Ipswich in Winter 2025

WHAT’S ON IN 2025 WINTERNATIONALS WARM UP Saturday 31 May to Sunday 1 June Get a sneak peek of your favourite competitors as they warm up their engines and shred some rubber ahead of the biggest weekend of drag racing! GULF WESTERN OIL WINTERNATIONALS Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 June It’s loud and it’s proud – it’s Australia’s largest drag racing event! See the amazing flame-throwing Top Fuel Dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars along with over 400 cars and motorcycles competing for the National

TAB IPSWICH CUP Saturday 21 June

Ipswich’s social event of the year! Established in 1866, the Ipswich Cup attracts 13,000 racegoers to a day of entertainment, horses, fashions, socialising and infield festive fun. WESTERN STAR FAMILY RACE DAY Sunday 22 June There’s nothing quite like a family day out at the trots! Experience all the racing excitement up close and personal at one of the last remaining harness racing courses in Queensland. 2 DAYS OF THUNDER Saturday 28 to Sunday 29 June Get ready for a massive weekend of Super Series racing filled with thrilling on track action, a diverse car line up, motorsport legends, trade stands and plenty of entertainment.

Championship honours. CRUISE THE NIGHT Saturday 14 June

Rev your engines for an epic night at the racetrack with mates, followed by a social circuit cruise. With food trucks, trade stalls and kid-friendly activities, it’s one big festival of car culture.

TRACKSIDE TO TABLESIDE Take a break from the adrenaline to explore city-wide foodie delights and refuel during Festival of Horsepower.

ALL GM DAY Sunday 15 June

Celebrate all things General Motors in a day full of action, both on and off the track. Bring your GM vehicle and enjoy thrash sessions, roll racing, parade laps and much more! TAB IPSWICH CUP CALCUTTA Thursday 19 June Draw a TAB Ipswich Cup runner or be there to ‘buy’ the Cup winner at this year’s TAB Ipswich Cup Calcutta.

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