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Wet weather activities

South East Queensland has had its fair share of tropical summer downpours lately, so I thought I might put together some ideas for what you can do in Noosa and surrounds when it's wet - along with the obvious options of shopping, dining, pubs and bars, for which wet weather makes a perfect excuse!

* Noosa has a good independent cinema, Noosa 5 Cinemas, on Sunshine Beach Road in Noosa Junction, and there's a cafe downstairs if you want to do a movie/meal deal.

* Kids up to about ten love Panda's Playland (pictured) - and they serve good coffee and food.

* Noosa has an unbelievable number of spas, massage services and other wellbeing options, from glamorous day spas to mobile massage and yoga instruction.

* Underwater World is only about half an hour from Noosa, and there's a shuttle bus service if you need transport. A very appropriate place to spend a wet day!

* There are loads of galleries around Noosa and Eumundi, including the Noosa Regional Gallery, David Hart Galleries, Desert Rain Indigenous Fine Art, Putipula Gallery, The Cooper Gallery and The Gallery Eumundi.

* You can go ten pin bowling in Noosaville.

* Belmondos Fresh Food Market is indoors and is a great place to wander and pick up gourmet goodies if you're a foodie. Or shop and dine at the Organika shop and cafe if you're into organic food.

* The J in Noosa Junction has a wide range of shows, workshops and other entertainment for adults and children. Check their website for listings.

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Noosa Longweekend

The Noosa Longweekend Festival kicks off tomorrow, if you happen to be in town or want to make a trip. They mean it when they say long weekend - it goes for 10 days, through to June 27, so there's still time.

I'm going to be away for a lot of it, unfortunately, but I'm going to see "A Celebration of Short Films" with a friend on Sunday and I've promised to take the munchkins to some of the kids' events.

It's a huge and really varied program that I couldn't even begin to sum up (other than to say it includes theatre, music, film, dance, food and literature), so I'll instead say click here to have a look for yourself!  You can buy tickets through the Noosa Longweekend website.

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