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The 2026 Mackay NQ Games is just 1 year away!
The North Queensland Sports Foundation has been hard at work overhauling it’s web and digital content, upgrading registration platforms, creating new branding, working with merchandise suppliers, and planning for the 21st NQ Games (May 1st – May 4th 2026) to be the biggest in 20 years.
With the spotlight on the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games, there’s a renewed interest in building up regional infrastructure, sports clubs and capacity of volunteers and athletes.
The NQ Games serves as a unique platform, both providing a regional competitive atmosphere for aspiring athletes, but also as a celebration of sport and community for a range of smaller disciplines or associations.
NQSF’s Chief Executive Officer Alexander J. Fisher provided the following statement
“We’ve had tremendous interest so far from sporting clubs and associations in the 2026 edition of the Games in Mackay. I’m particularly excited about the number of smaller sporting communities that see The Games as a genuine opportunity to expand their player and volunteer bases and install a marquee event in their calendars.
There’s plenty of work to still do – we’re aiming for 40+ sports across the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday areas – but I’m very excited about what we’ll be able to share later this year.”
You can register your interest, and view the history of the event on nqgames.com.au
Whilst hard at work on the 2026 iteration of the NQ Games, we stumbled across these photographs sent in from the community of the original NQ Games; the motorcade, the Games Torch (held by Ron Grant OAM), the parade in front of 15,000 and more. If you want to learn more about the 1984 edition […]
Last night the 2024 NQ Games was officially opened at Cairns’ Fogarty Park – the rain just barely impacting and estimated 1,500 in the athletes march and another couple thousand attendees over a couple of hours. The traditional athlete’s march was led by a precession of Cairns Regional Council staff and representatives including Mayor Amy […]
Michael Healy, The Queensland State Government’s Minister for Tourism and Sport was in Cairns at the NQ Games Registration Hub today ahead of the Opening on Friday. Speaking with media, Minister Healy was delighted to show his support for a major event in his own electorate of Cairns. “The North Queensland Games represents a wonderful […]
