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Cloncurry has a local steppe climate. It has high temperatures throughout the year, and thus it would be best to visit here during the winter season from April to September when average high temperatures range between 79 and 93 deg F. The town also celebrates the national event ANZAC Day (25th April) and its biggest local event, the Cloncurry District Show (in mid-June) every year during this time.

John Flynn Place Museum and Art Gallery

John Flynn was a bush clergyman and founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the first medical air service for remote station residents and local mining camps. John Flynn Place Museum and Art Gallery near Cloncurry pays homage to his visionary and his scientific innovations that had championed the cause and creation of the Royal Flying Doctor Service. John Flynn Place is home to a remarkable range of memorabilia, artifacts, documents and photographs related to him. This place is inclusive of Flying Doctor Museum, Art Gallery, Cultural Centre, Outdoor Theatre and the first plane used by the ‘Flying Doctor’.

Mary Kathleen Memorial Park & Museum

Situated near Cloncurry, Mary Kathleen was once a prosperous uranium mining town until it was dismantled following export restrictions on mining contracts in 1982. It is now a ghost town. Mary Kathleen Memorial Park commemorates the former uranium mining town of Mary Kathleen, while the museum purchased some administrative buildings like the Police Station, Police Residence, Town Office and ANZ Bank and some crucial relics and photographs.

Qantas Hangar

Qantas Hangar is credited with the concept of Australia's national airline and Cloncurry was where Qantas took the baby steps in 1920. Visitors can see the original and still operational Qantas Hangar at the aerodrome. This aerodrome reads ‘Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service’, the name that eventually became the iconic national aviation brand called QANTAS.

Festivals and Events

Cloncurry 150 Years (15 to 23 September 2017)

Cloncurry will be celebrating 150 years of the discovery of a rich deposit of copper in Great Australia Mine and the establishment of the first pastoral run in the Cloncurry district- two pivotal events that changed the course of local history in Australia since 1867. This event will be hallmarked by a series of family-centred events and a ball dance.

Curry Merry Muster Festival

Usually celebrated in first week of August every year, the ‘Merry Muster’ is a popular event that serves the thrills and spills of rodeo to Cloncurry residents since 1954. This event has evolved into a ‘pro-rodeo’ mega event and is dubbed as Australia’s highest single payout professional rodeo. This event is also inclusive of a dramatic and colorful street parade and would be seconded by food stalls and live entertainment. Curry Merry Muster Festival is concluded with the prize distribution to winner rodeo.