Arts Festivals

Cairns Festival is an annual 10-day celebration of art, culture and the beauty of living in Tropical North Queensland. The festival proudly showcases the breadth and depth of our local creatives, as well as bringing world-class national and international performers to the region.

Cairns Children's Festival is an annual event for kids and families, celebrating and encouraging creativity, expression and performance. Exhibitions, concerts and events are held across Cairns arts venues over two days, usually in May.

Live & Local: City Sounds is a FREE one-day music festival is filling the town with tunes in the most unexpected places.

A short film festival for local independent, student, emerging and professional film makers in North Queensland. The competition culminates in a red carpet event, the Understory Film Festival Screening and Awards Night, held annually.