Cairns Vibrance

The reimagining of Herman Melville’s timeless novel, Moby Dick, combines live action, live filmmaking, and boundary-pushing visual theatre to create a unique and captivating experience. The production is the creative vision of the internationally acc

As the winter breeze cools the air and stars twinkle in the clear skies, we bid farewell to the Court House Gallery’s Music in Session series, which brought together an amazing mix of talented musicians who left the audience mesmerised. From Ingrid P

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It’s time to bring your vibrance to the Cairns Festival Grand Parade. Show us what makes you, your group, your community, your language, your traditions a bright and integral part of Cairns. The city will come alive with a fabulous street party celeb

Gulgi-barra (meaning Sand People) is a new dance work that pays homage to the ancient Gulgi-barra clan of the Yidindji tribe of Far North Queensland. Returning to the Cairns Esplanade with a new immersive light experience! FEATURING ART BY ROLAND NAN

In this issue, we talk to Arts & Cultural Education Officer, Christopher Kohn. Tell us in 25 words, what is your key role and main responsibilities? I work with a small, passionate team to help Council achieve its goals for young creatives, disabilit

Local & Vocal 2023 was a rocking success with twelve of the very best of Cairns and surrounding regions’ young emerging music acts, and a 200+ crowd in attendance – the rain wasn’t going to dampen the show with all music acts stepping up to the chall

Are you an artist or are you working with artists on a creative project in Cairns? Is a professional development opportunity on the horizon that would help you improve your skills? Cairns Regional Council may be able to help you achieve your goals, w

Cairns playwright Dennis McIntosh is accustomed to tackling big themes around life and work. He has published two autobiographies about his time as an underground construction worker and sheep shearer, highlighting the impact of hard physical labour

In late 2022 and early 2023, NorthSite Contemporary Arts at Bulmba-ja was buzzing with excitement as experimental arts took centre stage. The dynamic duo of Cairns multidisciplinary artists, Melania Jack and Patty Preece, collaborated with a team of

Inspirational creative works are developed in inspiring and interesting working spaces. In Cairns, there are several ways to track down access to spaces. The Cairns Arts and Culture Map website lists both Cairns Regional Council and private spaces wi

From Men In Cones, an artist-in-residence exhibition featuring the human landscape of traffic cones and high vis of Council workers, to the beauty of Sea Walls ocean street art around Cairns, and now onto winning one of Australia’s most prestigious a

The Cairns Arts and Culture Map is a one-stop-shop for information on our region’s cultural assets as well as the community’s creative services and resources. You can search Council assets such as venues, public art, and city collections along with h

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A range of gifts, souvenirs and books and from local designers and artists. Open 8.30am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.30am - 2.00pm Weekends and Public Holidays. Various days Community workshops range from Botanical Drawing and Basketry Weaving to

eAudiobooks eBooks eBooks in Foreign Languages eLearning for all ages eMagazines eMovies and Documentaries eNewspapers Genealogy Research and MORE! It’s never too early to talk, read and share stories with your child. First 5 Forever is a family lite

Katie Noonan lends her voice to celebrate the 50th anniversary release of Joni Mitchell’s legendary album Blue. Queensland’s own Katie Noonan is one of the finest singer-songwriters of her generation. So, it’s fitting that she should lend her voice t

When Regurgitator recorded their seminal album UNIT in a dingy Brisbane warehouse in 1997, they were trying to create a sound that steered them away from the machismo that influenced the punk-adjacent music scene at the time. “It was this divey rehea

Join Julie in her studio in Tank 4 for workshops in sculptural weaving and drawing. Abstraction Techniques for Drawing: Sat 3 June TIME: 10.00am - 11.30am COST: $20 Sculptural Weaving: Sat 10 & 17 June (run over 2 sessions) TIME: 10.00am - 11.30am CO

The Receive>Respond arts challenge and culminating exhibition provide an opportunity for artists aged 15 to 25 in the Cairns region to share their passion for art and collaboration. The challenge is simple. This year’s selector, NorthSite Acting Dire

Paradise Palette is a kaleidoscope of colour and pattern, blending tribal motifs with a range of contemporary subjects and themes, revealing the outstanding talent of Papua New Guinea’s mostly self-taught artists. Paradise Palette supports contempora

Julie Monro-Allison is a visual artist and researcher living on Ngunnawal Country (ACT). Her work is motivated by curiosity about the relationships between living organisms and the spaces they inhabit. Her practice encompasses drawing, textiles and s

REGURGITATOR announce UNITS - 25 YEARS OF UNIT IN ONE ELECTRIC STREAM OF SOUND AND COLOUR touring the nation in celebration of their iconic 1997 album, which will be played in full, in all its pixelated density, along with an extended set of hits! St

UK Legends 10cc’s Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour hits Australia in 2023 performing their enormous, worldwide hits that made them one of the most loved acts of a generation. With timeless hits including I’m Not In Love, Dreadlock Holiday, Rubber Bullets,

Talking Pictures invites you to explore the history and power of the moving image. Fiona Sewell, former journalist and die-hard movie buff, will moderate a lively discussion with special guests from the film before a feature length screening. Paradis

From the trauma and heartbreak of war in their home country to major cities in the United States and Europe, and now to Australia’s stages. This is the Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine. Act One: The Ukrainian showpiece…Forest Song This legendary ballet,

Australia’s biggest and best comedy festival is hitting the road for a huge 25th year! Featuring the best and brightest of the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re bringing the funny to you! Get ready for a stellar line-up with Roadsho

Off the back of her Meanjin Australian tour and various festival appearances, Thelma Plum is headed to the Tanks Arts Centre. The Gamilaraay woman, musician, and creator is continuing her powerful streak of music and art, carving out a place for hers

Cleo & Tony is a 1930’s noir inspired rendition of the classic Shakespearean tragedy Antony and Cleopatra - an epic tale between two lovers from opposite sides of the track, caught between duty and desire on a razor’s edge. In Tropical Arts’ 14th Ann

Prior to the release of his long-awaited fifth studio album, Dan Sultan, Dan is returning to Tanks Arts Centre on Friday 16 June for a special solo performance to showcase new and unreleased music, as well as his extensive and well-loved back catalog

Celebrated Queensland artist Katie Noonan will be presenting Joni Mitchell’s Blue accompanied by guitar virtuoso Ben Hauptmann. Over the past 20 years, five-time ARIA award-winning artist Katie Noonan has proven herself to be one of Australia’s most

Past, Present, Future focusses on the Indigenous community of artists, lecturers, and mentors that has developed around the CAIA program and is integral to CAIA’s success. The CAIA degree program has a reputation for cultivating the careers of some o

Coterie, a five-piece band spearheaded by four brothers from Perth, are rapidly building a reputation as one of Australia’s most electrifying live acts! Immersed in a culture of surf and art, the west coast act comprised of brothers Tyler, Joshua, Br

Tanks Arts Centre presents FRENZAL RHOMB - “The Cup Of Pestilence” Album Launch Tour 2023 with special guests The Meanies. The Cup Of Pestilence, it spilleth over. So it’s time to pour it out all over your gig-loving faces. Frenzal Rhomb has released

ARIA award-winning, R&B-pop artist and songwriter PAULINI has been heralded as one of the finest vocalists and performers in the country. This Fijian-born songstress has won the hearts of a nation with her angelic, five octave range, and engaging per

Lugger Bort is dedicated to the working life of the Aboriginal, Torres Strait and South Sea Islanders who worked the pearling, beche-de-mer and trochus industries, living on luggers in Far North Queensland. The exhibition provides insight into the ma

The Dreams show pays tribute to one of the worlds best selling bands of all time – Fleetwood Mac, and to the solo career of their leading lady, Stevie Nicks. Re-live one of the legendary bands and performers of the seventies and eighties, and one ban

Singers, songwriters, folk heroes, and independent artist trailblazers, The Waifs have been making music for a very long time. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their breakthrough album ‘Up All Night’ with a massive tour of Australia, sisters Vikki

Set on a futuristic version of earth that has suffered a catastrophic environmental collapse, the box office hit Ishmael by David Morton is a modern version of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick, reimagined for a new millennium as a contemporary spa

Whether you’re a musician, comedian, dancer, performer, stand up poet, or anything to do with the arts, we’d love to hear from you! The Cairns Performing Arts Centre Studio is set to be an incubator for fresh new creative work in Cairns. Launch Pad i

Songbird and improvised comedy queen Jenny Wynter performs By Request, the “side-splitting cabaret” which is never the same show twice. Join this internationally award-winning comic talent in a mind-blowing collection of songs, stories and comedy… al

An Extension of Myself is a collection of artworks exploring the complex relationship between creativity and identity. This exhibition invites an exploration of the many facets of Thomas Chen’s identity through a diverse collection of prints and mixe

Located in Mossman Gorge Aboriginal Community on the border of the Daintree National Park, Yalanji Arts nurtures and develops artists to showcase culture and generate individual and community growth. This exhibition of textiles and free-form ceramic

Talking Pictures invites you to explore the history and power of the moving image. Fiona Sewell, former journalist and die-hard movie buff, will moderate a lively discussion with special guests from the film before a feature length screening. Tracks

Vince Jones is that rare genre-defying artist who creates music without borders. Songwriter, trumpeter, and Australia’s leading legendary jazz vocalist with a voice as cool as a long G & T, Jones is a remarkable interpreter and composer of songs in a

Join artists Lorna Shuan, Laurence Gibson and Vanessa Cannon for an artwork presentation where they share their ceramic making process, while answering questions from the public in a relaxed and informal exchange. Watch as the Yalanji Arts artists de

WINNER - BEST COMEDY AT THE ADELAIDE FRINGE FESTIVAL Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically, to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it. The Umbilicals ta

After their critically acclaimed fourth album Modern Pressure, which saw the band tour arena with Billy Idol and Sticky Fingers, The Delta Riggs are on the road once again, the band’s energy the best it’s ever been. The Melbourne rockers’ psychedelic

This exhibition showcases underwater images from members of the Nautilus Scuba Club Cairns who have entered the club’s annual underwater photo competition. The categories include Macro, Portrait, Wide Angle and Behaviour. They provide the viewer with

With one of the most undeniable, ethereal, dramatic voices this side of Kate Bush, Katy Steele is one of the most recognisable voices of a generation. Emerging at 19 years old as lead singer for ARIA nominated outfit Little Birdy, Katy Steele continu

The Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour serves up a curation of action-packed, inspiring all-female short adventure films like no other. This unique blend of adventure, talent, inspiration, and stunning scenery comes together to unite not only women but

Celebrate the canine connection through this carefully curated collection of heartwarming stories about dogs and their people at the 2023 Top Dog Film Festival. Meet dogs from all walks of life on the big screen at the 2023 Top Dog Film Festival. Exp

After touring their sophomore release Exit/Eject throughout Japan in 2019, progressive hard-core rockers Forest. have remained unstoppable across QLD over the last few years. Supporting Aussie punk and metal legends Northlane, Alpha Wolf, Polaris, Cl

Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic is back by popular demand this August for their first Australian tour in two years! The show is set to again immerse fans in the spectacle, grandeur and extravagance of Queen and Freddie Mercury, but with the incredible Domi

James Reyne has provided the soundtrack to endless Australian summers. One of the finest vocal and guitar talents Australia has produced, James Reyne is responsible for iconic songs such as Reckless, The Boys Light Up, Beautiful People, Lakeside, Dau

ticketlink.com.au 1300 855 835 Box Office Cairns Performing Arts Centre Corner of Sheridan & Florence streets Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm All advertised tickets prices include a booking fee of 5% capped at $2. Gift vouchers are available to purch