Shellharbour SUP Festival

An annual event celebrating stand up paddle boarding for all levels, combined with live music, food & market stalls, a licensed beach bar, plus entertainment for everyone!

This AMAZING 3-day event includes:

• SUP Yoga & SUP Sound Bath
• SUP Surfing
• SUP Battle Of the Paddle race
• SUP Distance racing
• SUP dress up novelty event
• SUP sprints for both race boards & inflatables

There's something for everyone! This is a celebration of SUP for competitors to recreational paddlers, pups on SUPs & Goats Afloat!

📅 Event Details

• Registrations: Now OPEN for this year's SUP Festival
• Dates: 30th October - 1st November 2026

📍 Meeting Point

• Fri/Sat: Warilla Beach exact beach break tbc
• Sun: Mia Beach, Reddall Reserve, Lake Illawarra

What's included

• Competition Entry
• Festival T-Shirt
• Food/Drink Voucher (surfers & distance competitors)
• Festival Bag
• Entry to win a SUP

Itinerary

📅 Friday 30th Oct From 7am: SUP surfing heats & semi finals at Warilla Beach

📅 Saturday 31st Oct From 7am: SUP surfing finals at Warilla Beach At the completion of the SUP surfing: BOP (Battle of the Paddle) tech race at Warilla Beach

📅 Sunday 1st Nov Location: Reddall Reserve Lake Illawarra

Activities & Events:

• SUP Yoga and Sound Bath
• SUP distance race
• SUP Novelty event
• SUP sprint races
• Pups on SUPs & Goats Afloat
• Live music
• Food & market stalls
• From 12pm: Presentation

Highlights

The Shellharbour SUP Festival combines elite stand-up paddle boarding competition with a fun, community-focused festival atmosphere where everyone, from professional athletes to first-time paddlers and even dogs on SUPs can get involved.

Set across the stunning waterways of Warilla Beach and Lake Illawarra, this 3-day event blends:

• SUP surfing
• Distance racing
• Yoga
• Live music
• Markets
• Food trucks
• Novelty events

...into one vibrant coastal celebration.