28 Aug - 6 Sep 2026

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Upcoming events
Image for Catch of the Day! Exhibition

Catch of the Day!

  • Tank 4
  • Friday 28 August - Sunday 6 September
  • 9:00 am
Free event
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VOICES by Pulsing Heart

  • Cairns Esplanade - Eastern Lawn
  • Friday 28 August - Sunday 6 September
  • 12:00 pm
Free event
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Tanks Twilight Markets

  • Full Tanks Arts Centre Precinct
  • Friday 28 August
  • 5:00 pm
Free event
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Bubble Emporium

  • Cairns Esplanade - Plaza Lawn
  • Friday 28 August - Sunday 6 September
  • 6:00 pm
Free event
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Main Stage

  • Cairns Esplanade - Western Lawn
  • Friday 28 August - Sunday 6 September
  • 6:00 pm
Free event
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Canvas of Cairns

  • Cairns Esplanade
  • Friday 28 August - Sunday 6 September
  • 6:30 pm
Free event
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First Nations First: Electric Fields + Tjaka + The Pad Boys

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Friday 28 August
  • 6:30 pm
Free event
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QSO Symphony Under the Stars

  • Munro Martin Parklands
  • Friday 28 August
  • 7:30 pm
Tickets required
Image for Grand Parade Night: Caravana Sun + Horns of Leroy + Hot Potato Band + Burger Joint Live Music

Grand Parade Night: Caravana Sun + Horns of Leroy + Hot Potato Band + Burger Joint

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Saturday 29 August
  • 3:30 pm
Free event
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Grand Parade & Fireworks Spectacular

  • Cairns Esplanade
  • Saturday 29 August
  • 5:30 pm
Free event
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ARCO Jnr

  • CPAC Studio
  • Sunday 30 August
  • 2:00 pm
Tickets required
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SKA-B-Q

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Sunday 30 August
  • 5:30 pm
Free event
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ARCO Snr

  • CPAC Studio
  • Sunday 30 August
  • 7:00 pm
Tickets required
Image for Em Rusciano: Addicted To Love Cabaret

Em Rusciano: Addicted To Love

  • Tanks Arts Centre - Tank 5
  • Sunday 30 August
  • 7:30 pm
Tickets required
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The Land Before Time

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Monday 31 August
  • 6:30 pm
Free event
Image for Disco Bingo Trivia Night with the Sassy Catz Live Music

Disco Bingo Trivia Night with the Sassy Catz

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Tuesday 1 September
  • 6:30 pm
Free event
Image for Silence of the Jams II: Lack of Judgement Day + Sunday Mistake Live Music

Silence of the Jams II: Lack of Judgement Day + Sunday Mistake

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Wednesday 2 September
  • 6:30 pm
Free event
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One Hour Wedding

  • Tanks Arts Centre - Tank 3
  • Thursday 3 September - Saturday 5 September
  • 6:00 pm
Tickets required
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Country Struts

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Thursday 3 September
  • 6:15 pm
Free event
Image for Craig and Karl - Double Vision Exhibition

Craig and Karl - Double Vision

  • Court House Building and Court House Lawn
  • Friday 4 September - Sunday 6 September
  • 9:00 am
Free event
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Welcome to Cairnsland

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Friday 4 September
  • 6:15 pm
Free event
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Casey Barnes - Made For This Tour

  • Tanks Arts Centre - Tank 5
  • Friday 4 September
  • 7:15 pm
Tickets required
Image for Females to the Front: Blusher + Empress + Zipporah Live Music

Females to the Front: Blusher + Empress + Zipporah

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Saturday 5 September
  • 6:15 pm
Free event
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Dirty Fame Flash Candles Club

  • CPAC Theatre
  • Saturday 5 September
  • 7:30 pm
Tickets required
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Carnival on Collins

  • Tanks Arts Centre & Cairns Botanic Gardens, Collins Avenue
  • Sunday 6 September
  • 9:00 am
Free event
Image for Are You Lonesome Tonight by Opera Queensland Live Music

Are You Lonesome Tonight by Opera Queensland

  • CPAC Studio
  • Sunday 6 September
  • 2:00 pm
Tickets required
Image for Miss Tee Ketu Band + The Next Wave Showcase Live Music

Miss Tee Ketu Band + The Next Wave Showcase

  • Festival Hub Esplanade Main Stage
  • Sunday 6 September
  • 5:30 pm
Free event
Image for NorthSite Contemporary Arts - Exhibition Suite Exhibition

NorthSite Contemporary Arts - Exhibition Suite

  • NorthSite, 96 Abbott St, Cairns
  • Monday 24 August - Saturday 5 September
  • 10:00 am
Free event
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Juubu Junggan Presented by Miriki Performing Arts

  • Bulmba-ja Arts Centre
  • Thursday 3 September - Saturday 5 September
  • 6:30 pm
Tickets required
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Little Taccas

  • BGVC Amphitheatre
  • Thursday 3 September
  • 10:00 pm
Free event
Image for Legacy Long Lunch Long Lunch

Legacy Long Lunch

  • Paper Crane, Crystalbrook (Ground Floor, 131-141 Esplanade)
  • Friday 4 September
  • 12:30 pm
Tickets required
Image for Jazz Under the Stars Live Music

Jazz Under the Stars

  • Cairns Botanic Gardens - Flecker Lawn
  • Saturday 5 September
  • 5:30 pm
Tickets required
Past events