Hot and Steamy Festival 2025

Hot and Steamy Festival Port Douglas 2025

The annual Hot and Steamy Festival take place each February in Port Douglas. The event has become the de-facto warm up festival for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

• Visiting Port Douglas? Stay at the Oaks Resort, home of the official pool party.

Hot & Steam Program

February in the tropics is hot, humid and steamy! And it is a great time to visit. Fewer crowds, balmy evenings and everything is lush and green.

Awaiting the 2024 program – Here is an outline of the last event as a guide:

• Get L’eid Luau @ Zinc – Fire Pits, Food Trucks, Flambe, and Ice. Shake this up with tropical wonders from Zinc’s mixologists adding froze, flare, finesse and experience our version of street food in the tropics.
• Taste of the Tropics Long Lunch @ Salsa – Featuring a welcome cocktail and a stunning 3 course mouth-watering fusion of global culinary delights and local produce, Salsa will create a brilliantly varied menu for a long lunch.
• White Party @ Sugar Wharf – Opening dance party get ready for a banger of an evening on the stunning Sugar Wharf, overlooking Dickson’s Inlet and the Coral Sea.
• Beachside Cocktail Party – The Surfy  – Situated overlooking beautiful Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas, the Surf Club (‘The Surfy’) is hosting a meet and greet cocktail party. Singles, couples and thruples all welcome.
• Main Festival Party @ Central Hotel  –  Featuring a production extravaganza inspired by some of the world’s most famous pop stars.
• Soaked Pool Party @ Oaks Resort – Get SOAKING wet at what promises to be an incredible day at the stunning Oaks Resort. Wet or dry, don’t miss the fabulous Millie Minogue and her sexy dancing boys.

Where to stay in Port Douglas?

• Port Douglas is a chic, yet relaxed sea-side village. It is the ideal base to explore the World Heritage-Listed Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rainforest.
• After the party why not disconnect from the digital world entirely and spend a few nights in the World’s oldest living rainforest and immerse yourself in the sights and sounds of nature.
• We recommend staying at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, the only beachfront property to the Famous Four Mile Beach.

Recommended Hotels in Port Douglas

The following hotels are close to all of the top attractions in Port Douglas:

Peninsula Boutique Hotel,    Cottage & Lodge,    Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort,    Mantra Aqueous on Port