Festival Events on Wed 1 Sep

The Impossible Dream

Audiences at the Shangri-La will enjoy a three-course meal as the love story of Jose and Margarita Paronella unfolds before them.

Wed 1 Sep

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Lagau Dunalaig – Contemporary Printmaking by Brian Robinson and Joel Sam

Torres Strait Islander artists Brian Robinson and Joel Sam completed recent artist residencies at Djumbunji Press, the KickArts Fine Art Printmaking Studio.

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Cairns Birding Tours

See the region and Cairns as one giant aviary. These bird watching tours and field trips proved very popular at last year’s Festival. They return to showcase the Cairns region and the spectacular bird life around us.

Fri 20 Aug - Sun 5 Sep

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Keys to the City

Keys to the City returns for the 2010 Festival, and the city streets will again offer opportunities to make music and discover a spontaneous Mozart effect.

Fri 20 Aug - Sun 5 Sep

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Keep it Wild Poster Competition

This community outreach project involves a poster competition for local schools, with students designing art around the “Keep it Wild” theme.

Fri 20 Aug - Sun 5 Sep

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Esplanart

Ten local artists have designs on the Esplanade, and they’ll unleash their temporary public art ideas.

Wed 1 Sep

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Street Star Buskers Competition

The Street Star Buskers Competition is all about strutting your stuff, showing off your talents, testing the waters and acheiving your goals.

Wed 1 Sep

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Due North

Due North is an exhibition that celebrates the achievements of a select and diverse group of established landscape artists. Their work has captured the essence of the Far North—a region often in contrast to the archetypal Australian scene.

Wed 1 Sep

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Flags of an Imaginary Nation

Let’s pretend the far North became its own nation. Who would design the flag, and what iconic symbols and features might it incorporate?

Wed 1 Sep

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Pistols and Pavlova: Kristin Tennyson

Tennyson’s Pistols & Pavlova is a Cairns Regional Gallery LEAP (Loft Emerging Artists' Program) exhibition

Wed 1 Sep

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Colourful Icons of Cairns

An amazing new exhibition by Steve Rutherford reveals Cairns in an intriguing light.

Wed 1 Sep

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Cooked In Cairns- City Place Stage

Cooked In Cairns are giving all current and prospective entertainers the opportunity to be a part of the Esplanade and City Place festivities.

Wed 1 Sep

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Cooked In Cairns- Esplanade Stage

A fantastic opportunity for artists of all genres and all ages to showcase their talents at Cairns’ most high profile public venues.

Wed 1 Sep

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Nan Jombang - SangHawa & Rantau Berbisik

The Nan Jombang Group is one of Indonesia’s leading contemporary performing arts companies.

Wed 1 Sep

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Short Cuts

Come along to The Young Company over the festival period to see some of our region's creative children and young people perform scenes from their favourite stories.

Wed 1 Sep

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The Salvage Company Present Homo apocalyptus

A riveting psychological thriller, Homo apocalyptus examines the costs of survival in this modern world. What do we give up, and what do we keep, when we are faced with life and death choices?

Wed 1 Sep

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Ensembles, Arias and Pipe Organ

Ensembles, Arias and Pipe Organ is a showcase concert of the classical music and local performers of Far North Queensland.

Wed 1 Sep

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