Cairns Ecofiesta

The Cairns Ecofiesta is Queensland's premier sustainability festival, a free-entry event held on the doorstep of two World Heritage areas - the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforest.

The city’s tropical Munro Martin Parklands comes alive with performance, hands-on workshops, local food and family fun. Explore clean tech, chat with experts in the net zero transition and wander through market stalls offering sustainable living solutions.

You'll be inspired by our local leaders and leave with new skills for a lighter impact on this important environment.

Applications for volunteers are still open!

Reef Resilience Showcase

The 2024 Ecofiesta will feature a Reef Resilience Showcase:

• Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Australia's favourite science communicator, Dr Roger Beeden, Chief Scientist of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Dr David Wachenfeld, lead scientist of Australian Institute of Marine Science for a panel about climate change and the Great Barrier Reef.
• Hear first-hand how First Nations leaders care for land and sea Country, and how you can help.
• Explore the Reef Resilience Expo Space of local leaders and community organisations responding to its threats.

The Reef Resilience Showcase is funded by the partnership between the Australian Government’s Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

Program announcements

• Damon Gameau Q&A, Director of Regenerating Australia (screening), That Sugar Film and 2040
• Composting
• Making the Most of Solar
• Bike Maintenance

Thank you to this year's sponsors