In June, the Lantern and Music festival is held on the Island. This unique annual event which combines dance, culture, music and drama is based at Point Lookout. This is a celebration of the start of the whale watching season. Contact us for your land-based whale watch tour, including transport from Brisbane or the Gold Coast Humpback whales can regularly be seen passing the headlands of Straddie from June to November. Up to 300 whales pass the headlands.
Many people gather on the headlands in the hope of seeing passing whales on their annual migration.