BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Cairns Regional Council//Whats On//EN VERSION:2.0 X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Brisbane BEGIN:VEVENT UID:https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/facilities-sport-leisure/events/council-events/court-house-events-and-exhibitions/cairns-childrens-festival-2025-exhibition-launches DTSTART:20250501T170000 DTEND:20250501T190000 SUMMARY:Cairns Children's Festival 2025 exhibition launches DESCRIPTION: The celebrations for Cairns Children’s Festival starts early at Court House Gallery with exhibitions and interactive activities launching from Thu 1 May.Exhibition & activities: 1-18 MayOfficial launch: 5pm, Thu 1 MayAll welcome.About the program:TomorrowlandWhat will the world be like when our children have grown up? Our regular children’s art curator, Sorami Ochi, asked that very question to children.The Art Cases: National Gallery of AustraliaThe Art Cases program is a core part of the National Gallery’s Touring Exhibitions program. The program comprises of interactive travelling art-filled cases which can be handled by children and adults.Star Weaver PavilionThis interactive installation is an ever-growing, community-made tapestry, where kids (and grown-ups!) can weave, knot, and create using sustainable materials like bamboo and recycled yarn.Cairns Children's Festival is a kid-centric weekend, designed to nurture creativity, curiosity, and connections to both the natural world and arts and culture.The main Cairns Children’s Festival festivities take place:Saturday 17 MayCourt House Gallery Mulgrave Gallery                                           Cairns Performing Arts CentreSunday 18 MayTanks Arts CentreCairns Botanic GardensCairns Children's Festival\n LOCATION:{event_metadata_event.location} TYPE:Art & Exhibitions URL:https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/facilities-sport-leisure/events/council-events/court-house-events-and-exhibitions/cairns-childrens-festival-2025-exhibition-launches PRIORITY:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE X-MICROSOFT-CDO-BUSYSTATUS:TENTATIVE BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY DESCRIPTION:The celebrations for Cairns Children’s Festival starts early at Court House Gallery with exhibitions and interactive activities launching from Thu 1 May.Exhibition & activities: 1-18 MayOfficial launch: 5pm, Thu 1 MayAll welcome.About the program:TomorrowlandWhat will the world be like when our children have grown up? Our regular children’s art curator, Sorami Ochi, asked that very question to children.The Art Cases: National Gallery of AustraliaThe Art Cases program is a core part of the National Gallery’s Touring Exhibitions program. The program comprises of interactive travelling art-filled cases which can be handled by children and adults.Star Weaver PavilionThis interactive installation is an ever-growing, community-made tapestry, where kids (and grown-ups!) can weave, knot, and create using sustainable materials like bamboo and recycled yarn.Cairns Children's Festival is a kid-centric weekend, designed to nurture creativity, curiosity, and connections to both the natural world and arts and culture.The main Cairns Children’s Festival festivities take place:Saturday 17 MayCourt House Gallery Mulgrave Gallery                                           Cairns Performing Arts CentreSunday 18 MayTanks Arts CentreCairns Botanic GardensCairns Children's Festival\n TRIGGER:-P1D END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR