Cairns Vibrance

Arone Meeks grew up with his initiated grandfather and was honoured by the celebrated Indigenous artist, Thancoupie, in a relationship described as “Athoy”—spiritual mother. In addition, he spent time living with the Mornington Island community, find

This special Cairns Festival event promises to be a memorable night of remarkable music with Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins. SUNDAY 29 AUGUST MUNRO MARTIN PARKLANDS All tickets $82 (inc b/fee) FRIDAY 27 AUGUST CPAC All tickets $25 (inc b/

Save the date for the biggest party of the Cairns calendar! FRIDAY 27 AUGUST - SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER Heavy Hitters, Tom Thum and HIGH TEA with BOOFF projects are supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. Moody Creek Community Conce

LIQUID NIGHTS IN BOHEMIA HEIGHTS A live show that brings Tim Rogers Liquid Lunch radio programme out of the Double J studios and onto the stage. THURSDAY 2 SEPTEMBER TANKS ARTS CENTRE All tickets $45 (inc b/fee) By Everybody NOW You’re invited to the

BY CIRCA Created by Benjamin Knapton and the company It’s a show… in a bubble! Circa brings together a vast cast of eclectic artists and Cairns locals to imagine and enact their visions of the future. FRIDAY 3 SEPTEMBEREASTERN EVENTS LAWNFROM 7.00pm

SATURDAY 28 AUGUST Interactive Circus on the Esplanade 10.00am - 3.00pm CAIRNS ESPLANADE Bring the family down and join in the circus play. Try climbing a silk or trapeze, riding a unicycle, stilt walking, juggling, hula hooping and more! STARTING AT

COMMUNITY CONCERT The communities of Manoora, Manunda and Mooroobool will present bite-sized performance pieces of original song, dance, fashion and poetry on the mainstage, set by Moody Creek. WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER ROLLINIA CLOSE, MANOORA FROM 5.00p

EVERY NIGHT OF FESTIVAL 7.00pm - 11.00pm Annually, Cairns Festival engages local and national artists to create a large scale projection artwork on the historic Cairns City Library. These artworks speak to the culture, history and lifestyle of Tropic

A magical evening of music and local guests with Barry Morgan. The one and only Barry Morgan (Organ Salesman extraordinaire, Virgo, and reluctant bachelor) continues his life’s mission to bring HOPE* (Home Organ Party Experience) and joy live at Cair

Tropical Reflections was a body of work in oil paint, supported by a RADF Small Arts grant. Local landscapes were painted on large pieces of board in this emerging artist program. The public exhibition entitled “Ignition” included various works as we

Teenage Wellbeing was a verbatim theatre project, supported by a RADF Major Round Grant, that was designed to encourage dialogue about and explore adolescent development. Fifteen teenagers from different high schools around Cairns were invited to par

Throughout the country people are often looking for spaces to develop or present cultural or creative works. In Cairns there are several ways to track down access to spaces. The Cairns Arts and Culture Map website lists both Council and private space

Leonie Leivenzon started her working life as a general practitioner before switching job titles to hypnotherapist. In 2013, Leonie took a new career path and began her journey as an artist. Usually based in Melbourne, Leonie ventured to our little pi

Join our team of dedicated volunteers to support events and exhibitions in Cairns. We’re looking for enthusiastic people with an interest in the arts and an ability to interact with the general public to help us present vibrant events and arts experi

Cairns Regional Council opened the doors to the refurbished Court House with a free community event on Friday 19 February 2021. Throughout the year, the venue will present a vibrant program of shared arts experiences suitable to a diverse audience wi

Day One of the Cairns Tropical Writers Festival, opens with a morning gathering of the Torres Straits Writers Network. They will join a workshop with leading journalist and author Helen Chryssides. The FREE entry afternoon will see a series of book l

Queensland based beat boxer, Tom Thum, pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds. It’s been said many times that he appears to have not only a symphony orchestra but also a jazz ba

This landmark exhibition, the first of its kind in Australia, presents exciting new hand-printed Indigenous textiles from remote communities across far north Australia. Indigenous textile screen-printing is a dynamic art form that inhabits a previous

For a week in September Cairns will be the Capital City of Watercolour in Australia, hosting an exhibition of the best paintings from around the nation before they travel to Italy to the International FabrianoInAcquarello Symposium 2022. Pack your pa

At CPAC you will witness innovative and debut performances in addition to a well-crafted mix of classics and revived theatrical pieces. With multiple performance spaces, the versatility of the venue enables the presentation of a variety of events inc

Cairns’ very own local comedy legends, Guilt Free, are on the hunt for North Queensland’s Funniest comic! After some months of searching for this individual in venues across the region, it’s time for the final slam down, the head to head, the Hunger

Immerse yourself in one of the most unique productions touring the world. Celtic Illusion, the Irish dance and Grand Illusion sensation that has taken Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada and the USA by storm and will celebrate its 10yr annivers

This is a show that delivers a captivating live concert recreating the unforgettable sound of Jeff Lynne’s The Electric Light Orchestra. Performing all the classic hits including Evil Woman, Living Thing, Don’t Bring Me Down, Telephone Line, Sweet Ta

Shakespeare’s classic comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is reawakened in this breathless production brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem. Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, there

Kidault superstars The Listies are back with their side-splittingly clever badaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, made just for kids. A very cheeky, very clever, utterly irreverent riff on Hamlet – made especially for children. The Listies, maestros o

The Boys Light Up, one of Australian Crawl’s most loved songs, will turn the big 4-1 in 2021, and to celebrate, James Reyne will tour the nation paying homage to this enduring tune. “So, we’re coming to your town to celebrate its Come-Of-Age - bring

In our second concert of 2021, the NQ Chamber Orchestra will perform a selection of the beautiful string music of the UK and Scandinavia. The concert will feature works by Vaughan Williams and Elgar representing the UK while the Danish composer Niels

Time to check-in to Hotel California The Eagles Experience – the captivating live concert and stage show saluting the extraordinary talent and timeless catalogue of The Eagles. With a stage full of show-stopping voices and musicians, relive the beaut

After 5 years of comedy in Cairns, Peter James has decided he’s moving to Brisbane. This will be his final show in Cairns before he packs his life into a ‘98 Toyota Corolla and heads south indefinitely. It’s all of his best material from his time in

Frontier Touring are delighted to announce award-winning singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke’s Child In Reverse Tour, taking place across September, October, November and December 2021! Joined by her a six-piece band, the tour will see Kate play reg

The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway return to Australia with a brand new show. The World of Musicals brings the very best of Musical theatre to life. This incredible production with the wonderf

Make Animal Farm Great Again, Again… George Orwell’s powerfully potent and profoundly popular allegory returns in a multi-award winning theatre production - served fast, furious and full of grunt. Created by critically-acclaimed shake & stir theatre

Since its opening in 2016, Munro Martin Parklands (MMP) has become one of the community’s favourite outdoor spaces. Come for a quiet day-time stroll amongst the flowers, birdlife and butterflies, explore the fairy light covered trees at night or expe

Australian singer/songwriter Missy Higgins has enjoyed phenomenal success with her irresistible melodies and ‘arrow through the heart’ lyrics, delivered by a striking voice that clearly means it. In addition to touring the world with her undeniable s

RocKwiz are completely thrilled to be bringing their unique blend of kwiz, comedy and live music to the balmy nights of Cairns Festival. What can beat a night home watching Rockwiz on the box? Rockwiz Live! In the beautiful Munro Martin Parklands on

It’s hard to think of two artists who have ingratiated themselves into the hearts and minds of the Australian music loving public more than Kasey Chambers and Busby Marou. This tour will bring together great friends who write incredible songs, love t

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The Tanks, nestled amongst lush rainforest at the base of Mount Whitfield, is surrounded by the Cairns Botanic Gardens precinct just four kilometres north of the heart of Cairns city. Originally the centre was the World War II Royal Australian Navy F

The Tanks presents a series of Sunday Markets at the Tanks Arts Centre. The markets are held every month from April to November. There are many markets around Cairns and each provide a different slice of cultural life in the tropics. At the Tanks Mar

Australian communities are living through a period of restrictions on movement in response to controlling the spread of Covid-19. For many of our Elders, it is not the first time they have lived with restrictions on movement. It was not that long ago

Kuepper; the co-founder of ‘70’s proto-punks The Saints, chief architect of the uncompromising Laughing Clowns and The Aints! and master songsmith over some 15+ solo albums, and White; the brilliant drummer of renowned instrumentalists Dirty Three, p

Celebrate Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture through an extraordinary presentation of wearable art, fashion, dance, music and performance. Of Spirit & Story is an exploration of cultural stories, connection to Country, and tru

Three of our region’s loudest, heaviest, shredder bands are hitting the Tank 5 stage to tear it up! Be there when opinionated 5-piece Wasabi Barbie, alternative indie rock My Deaf Eyes and metal heads Sit Ubu Sit rock the Tanks for Cairns Festival! 7

A live show that brings Tim Rogers Liquid Lunch radio programme out of the Double J studios and onto the stage. Brimming with live music, interviews and musings from those across the cultural spectrum, it promises to be a thinking person’s theatre an

By Everybody NOW You’re invited to the ultimate night at the Dance Hall … in a Tank! Part theatre performance, part invitation to get up and dance, this is an all ages event that immerses everyone in an evening of old time and new time dance floor ma

Young artists share their creative energy and insights in this annual student exhibition, bursting with innovative, high-quality works that will engage and inspire you. ENERGY is a presentation of visual art produced by school students across the reg

Wander through our magical garden of tropical delights, surprise street performers, market stalls bursting with local goodness and free live music. As well as being a long-standing local favourite, Carnival on Collins is a Father’s Day tradition and

For three weeks in June-July, Townsville-based artist Michael Pope undertook a residency to create a new body of work, exploring the tropical environment of the Cairns Botanic Gardens. Pope, on a visit to Cairns in December 2020, was struck by the wa

Climate change stories are weaved into a condensed, dynamic adaptation of Hamlet in Tropical Arts 13th Annual Shakespeare at the Tanks production. With a large, diverse cast, “Hamlet & the Climate Emergency” fuses theatre, dance, and music with power

All tickets for Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns Performing Arts Centre and Munro Martin Parklands events are sold through Ticketlink. ticketlink.com.au 1300 855 835 Box Office Cairns Performing Arts Centre Corner of Sheridan & Florence streets Monday - Fri

From London to New York, David Strassman’s comic genius has shocked and surprised. Now it’s your turn to experience Strassman’s uproarious comedy with those infamous favourites, the loveable Ted E. Bare and the evil Chuck Wood. In The Chocolate Diet,