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Travel along the Esplanade to Lily Creek and back to the Esplanade, followed by free refreshments and heaps of fun cycling activities, including learn to ride, lose the trainer wheels, learn new bike skills, bike safety checks and maintenance tips. The route is flat and will take about 1 hour and there will be a shorter circuit available if you pre... Read More
Events happening in May
The Mayor’s Charity Golf Day is an annual event with a lengthy local history. It was introduced into Cairns Regional Council as a valuable charity fundraising event over a decade ago and continues to be one of the most popular on the business calendar. ... Scheduled in 2013 for Friday 3 May at Half Moon Bay Golf Course, the one day Ambrose ev... Read More
The annual Cairns Blues Festival sees a fine selection of performers from Australia and overseas. Blues music has influenced many genres of popular music, and this is showcased at this friendly, open air festival set amid the tropical splendour of Fogarty Park, on the Cairns Esplanade. This festival values hospitality, fine quality music, the Far N... Read More
The Mother's Day Classic is one of Australia's largest charity events and raises money for breast cancer research. More than 125,000 people took part in 2012 and raised $4 million. The 2013 Mother's Day Classic takes place on Sunday 12 May. ... Mission ... To deliver an inspirational community event that celebrates those touched by breast cancer an... Read More
Events happening in June
Just an our drive from Cairns, Babinda will celebrate their 50th harvest Festival. The Babinda Harvest Festival is an annual Babinda event. In this sugar town, it celebrates the start of the sugarcane harvest (mid June), as well as celebrating the harvesting of other tropical produce from their region.The Grand Parade will have themed floats from b... Read More
The Coral Coast Triathlon 5150 is a tradition in Tropical North Queensland that will join the Cairns Airport Adventure Festival for the third time in 2013. Taking place on 2 June 2013, , the Coral Coast Triathlon starts and finishes in the paradise of Port Douglas with a course featuring Four Mile Beach. 5150 (Olympic), Sprint and Entice... Read More
Even before Cairns hosted the 1996 MTB World Championships, The iconic Triple RRR (Rural, Rainforest & Reef) cross country event was in its 5th year. The Triple R mountain bike race is the longest running 'point to point' race in Australia. First run in 1991 the race has run consecutively for 22 years. ... The race has been run as club events,... Read More
Get ready! Australia's biggest and newest downwind iron ocean race is on again. This year, more outrigger canoes and surf skis are expected to do battle in this exciting addition to the Australian adventure race calendar. ... The challenge - should you choose to accept it - is a 40 kilometre awesome surf leg along the stunning North Queensland coas... Read More
This unique ocean swim offers competitors a chance to swim in the sparkling waters off Green Island. This spectacular 1.5km or 3km swim has the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef below the surface. Swimming over the reef brings the delights of colourful reef fish, turtles and a variety of corals as you navigate one of the most amazing reef swims... Read More
... Tune in on World Oceans Day on June 7th for a ground-breaking 12-hour underwater broadcast live from the Great Barrier Reef! ... Following up on last year's successful launch of the Catlin Seaview Survey, where a team of scientists and explorers brought Google Street View underwater for the first time, this year's Reef Live event is set to rai... Read More
Join in the tri fun with the kids’ only version of Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. Swim through the Esplanade Lagoon, ride along the Esplanade and run along the boardwalk to the finish at Fogarty Park. It’s not about being the best but giving it a go and having a whole lot of fun being active, plus you’ll get a finishers medal*&nbs... Read More
Set in one of the world’s most iconic tropical locations, Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns will take place on Sunday the 9th of June 2013. ... IRONMAN Cairns is a gruelling iron-distance triathlon that features a 3.8km swim, a 180km bike leg that travels one of the most scenic coastal roads in Australia towards Port Douglas and a 42.2km run that... Read More
Half the distance, half the pain on the same great course as Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns! IRONMAN 70.3 Cairns boasts a 1.9km swim, 90km cycle and a 21.1km run. Read More
Events happening in July
Cairns has become the place to be for ukulele lovers and music lovers alike the first weekend of July. The Cairns Ukulele Festival is an annual multi-day, multi-arts festival that brings people from all over the globe and from all walks of life and ages together to enjoy and make music in the tropics. ... There are concerts, workshops, tours and ev... Read More
Like A Fishbone by Anthony Weigh was first co-produced in Australia by Griffin Theatre Company & Sydney Theatre Company in 2010. ... A remote valley. An unspeakable crime. A prominent architect is commissioned to design a memorial to the victims. ... Like A Fishbone is both a psychological thriller and a haunting puzzle about faith, compassion... Read More
Events happening in August
From 8 to 11 August in 2013, Cairns will host the inaugural Great Barrier Reef Masters Games. Presented by the team behind the Gold Coast’s biennial Pan Pacific Masters Games using the same successful blend of sports and social programs, this exciting new event will see thousands of masters-aged men and women from across Australia, Oceania an... Read More
Bring a rug or chair and picnic supper. Lay back and take in the lush garden surrounds while you relax to the mellow tones of some of our best local jazz ensembles. Read More
Events happening in September
Come and celebrate Fathers Day on Collins Avenue with markets, music, food, kids’ entertainment, buskers and much, much more! ... Carnival on Collins is a great family fun day featuring loads of free entertainment for people of all ages. Local art, craft, produce and plants are available at a diverse range of market stalls, with free,... Read More
The Cairns Amateurs Racing Carnival is four days of Fun, Fashion, and Racing built around two days of horse racing in Cairns in early September each year. ... What began as a small meeting in 1959, designed to bring city and country together, has expanded over the years to become one of Australia's premier spring horse racing carnivals. ... 55 year... Read More
The Cardiac Challenge is a three day camping and recreational cycle ride in the September school holidays.The route includes some of the most stunning scenery in the Wet Tropics, Dry Tropics, and World Heritage National Parks of Far North Queensland starting in Cairns and progressing inland through the Kuranda range, Speewah, Mareeba, Mt Molloy, Mt... Read More
Events happening in October
Explore some of the toughest and most beautiful regions of Australia - on your bike! The Crocodile Trophy is known as the hardest and most adventurous Mountain Bike (MTB) stage race in the world and, starting with a circuit race at Smithfield near Cairns, over nine days you will ride for 1,000 kilometres on challenging and technical terrain, throug... Read More
Reef Feast - the best of Palm Cove, is a three day food event showcasing the local produce at its peak, and is in the hands of some of Tropical North Queensland's most creative and imaginative chefs. This year will be bigger, brighter and better than ever, with restaurants and cafes offering tastes to tempt the most discerning palates. Marquees off... Read More
Events happening in November
JUTE Theatre Company is passionate about professional development opportunities for regional independent producers, so we created the Indie Season. Since 2008, JUTE has provided independent practitioners the opportunity to produce their own work at the JUTE Theatre and program it as part of the JUTE annual season. ... The 2013 successful Indie appl... Read More