Moving Picture Nights
Moving Picture Nights are free, open-air family film nights hosted annually throughout the Cairns region, from Aloomba and Gordonvale in the south, in the suburbs, and out to the Northern Beaches.
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
Event listings and announcements are shared on Council's Facebook and the My Cairns App so follow or download the app to stay up-to-date.
Accessibility: Council’s Moving Picture Nights will be broadcast with open caption subtitles, creating a more inclusive and enjoyable experience for everyone. For further information about venue accessibility please contact our team on 4044 3316.
2026 dates:
Harald Falge Park, 11 English St, Manunda
- Kids activities 5pm
- Sausage sizzle (paid)
- Multicultural Performance - celebrating Multicultural Month
- Movie 6:45pm
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
Kangaroo (2025, PG)
The 2025 family comedy Kangaroo follows Chris Masterman, a disgraced Sydney TV weatherman stranded in the outback. He forms an unlikely partnership with Charlie, a 12-year-old girl, to rescue and rehabilitate orphaned baby joeys. This heartwarming journey shifts Chris's focus from materialism to community and wildlife conservation. Loosely inspired by real events from the life of conservationist Chris "Brolga" Barns, the film beautifully blends fictional drama with the true mission of The Kangaroo Sanctuary.
Ravizza Park, Edmonton, Ravizza Dr, 4869
- Friday 4 September
- Movie 6:45pm
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
The Magic Faraway Tree (G)
Based on Enid Blyton’s best-selling children’s classic The Magic Faraway Tree follows Polly and Tim and their children Beth, Joe and Fran – a modern family who find themselves forced to relocate to the remote English countryside. Soon after the family’s arrival in the countryside, the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents including treasured characters Moonface, Silky, Dame Washalot and Saucepan Man. At the top of the tree, they are transported to spectacular and fantastical lands and, through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learn to reconnect and value each other for the first time in years.
Norman Park, 67-71 Gordon St, Gordonvale QLD
- Saturday 3 October
- Musician 6.00pm
- Movie 6:45pm
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
Bookworm
Bookworm is a 2024 New Zealand adventure comedy drama film directed by Ant Timpson from a screenplay by Toby Harvard, based on a story by Timpson and Harvard. It stars Elijah Wood and Nell Fisher. The film follows a young girl embarking on an adventure with her estranged American father to seek out the mythical Canterbury panther.
300L Cavalcade St, Khalu Park, White Rock QLD
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
- Saturday17 October
- Live Music 6.00pm
- Free sausage sizzle (mission Australia)
- Movie 6:45pm
Kangaroo
| Kangaroo is a heartwarming Australian family film starring Ryan Corr and Lily Whiteley, about a disgraced former TV weatherman who befriends a young Indigenous girl in the Outback and helps rescue orphaned kangaroos. Through their shared mission, he finds redemption, purpose, and a deeper connection to wildlife and community. |
Loridan Drive Park, Brinsmead, QLD
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
- Saturday 24 October
- Live Music 6.00pm
- Club fundraiser - food, drink and ice-cream available for purchase
- Movie 6:45pm
Wonder (2017) - PG
| Wonder stars Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, and Owen Wilson, and follows Auggie Pullman, a boy born with a facial difference, as he attends mainstream school for the first time. Through courage, kindness, and resilience, Auggie inspires those around him while teaching valuable lessons about empathy, acceptance, and inclusion. |
Baseball Cairns - Trinity Beach, (Baseball field, opposite the sports club)
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
- Saturday 31 October
- Live Music 6.00pm
- Club fundraiser - food, drink and ice-cream available for purchase
- Movie 6:45pm
Oddball stars Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, and Coco Jack Gillies, and tells the true story of an eccentric farmer and his granddaughter who train a mischievous dog to protect a colony of little penguins from predators. Combining family adventure with themes of conservation, courage, and community, the film celebrates the power of teamwork and the bond between people and animals.
Ivanhoes Rugby League Club - Smithfield
Bring a picnic blanket, snacks and your mates to enjoy a family-friendly film under the stars with your neighbours and community.
- Saturday 7 November
- Club fundraiser - food and drink available (pizza truck and canteen)
- Face painting and balloon animal making from 5.pm
- Live Music 6.15pm
- Movie 6.45pm
Paper Planes stars Ed Oxenbould, Sam Worthington, and Deborah Mailman, and follows a shy Australian boy who discovers a talent for paper plane flying and dreams of competing at the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. Through determination, creativity, and family support, he overcomes personal challenges and learns to chase his dreams.
Last Updated: 1 October 2026
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