Grab your picnic rug , camp chair and family and come along to a free movie night on the big screen at the Festival Village. The Cooktown Amateur Swimming Club will be holding a fundraiser during the movie, selling popcorn, hot dogs and drinks, so bring a few extra dollars for some hot popcorn!

Blueback (2022), PG, Drama, Family

While learning to dive, young Abby befriends a magnificent wild blue groper, beginning her life-long journey to save the world’s coral reefs. When the quiet reef at her coastal hometown is threatened by commercial fishing operators, Abby and her activist Mum take on poachers and developers to save her friend. BLUEBACK is a feature film adaptation of Tim Winton’s best-selling and critically acclaimed novella; a universal fable for all ages about friendship, family and the power of one young girl to make a difference.