ULTIMATE Frisbee is a relatively new sport taking flight in Mackay.

Anyone who wants to the learn about this new take on an old past-time can visit the Mackay Ultimate Frisbee League booth at council's Sports Expo and Sign-on Day next weekend.

The sport will be among nearly 100 exhibitors at the MECC on Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14, from 9am to 1pm.

Brenton Williamson, of Mackay Ultimate Frisbee, became hooked on the non-contact, team sport when he played while at university in Brisbane. 

"The biggest thing I enjoy about Ultimate Frisbee is the people and the culture around it,'' he said.

"Ultimate Frisbee is played with zero referees, so it is all self-officiated.

"We run around on about a half-a-soccer-sized field and we throw the frisbee to each other until someone scores (in an end zone)."

Williamson said the sport, popular in the United States, was taking off in Australia.

"It's a lot bigger in universities…but at the moment I think there are about 10,000 people playing across Australia," he said.

"It's bigger down south in Brisbane but is slowly taking off in Mackay. "

Williamson said players could be as social or competitive as they liked.

"Last year the Brisbane team I played on finished second in the nationals in Perth," he said.

Mackay Sports Expo and Sign-on Day

• February 14 at the MECC from 9am to 1pm.
• Nearly 100 exhibitors and the Rio Tinto Active Zone will again be a feature.
• Special guest is rugby league legend and LGAQ Ambassador Shane Webcke.
• There will be a lucky door prize, as well as a prize for the best-dressed booth.
• The Sports Expo is supported by Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, Rio Tinto, SportsPower and Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Association.