CIAF enlivens the Festival with Indigenous art, music, dance, film, theatre, artist talks, a symposium, a public art trail and art activities for children and families.
Fri 20 Aug - Sun 22 Aug
Tropic Wave is a free celebration of the rich diverse cultural and contemporary heritage
Sat 21 Aug
An extraordinary meal and a foodie afternoon at Cairns Festival that is not to be missed
This much loved event starts the festival with a community event for 30,000 friends and neighbours.
Audiences at the Shangri-La will enjoy a three-course meal as the love story of Jose and Margarita Paronella unfolds before them.
Set in a dystopic future where the line between black and white is starkly defined, this love story speaks unflinchingly of reconciliation.
Blackbird tells the stories of six generations of women in Megan Sarmardin's family. This is an epic story told with song, about ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things.
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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Tue 10 Aug - Sat 28 Aug
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
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.
This community outreach project involves a poster competition for local schools, with students designing art around the “Keep it Wild” theme.
Ten local artists have designs on the Esplanade, and they’ll unleash their temporary public art ideas.
The Street Star Buskers Competition is all about strutting your stuff, showing off your talents, testing the waters and acheiving your goals.
This Toastmaster's speech competition asks young people and adults to ponder the characteristics and sense of place in the Cairns Region.
Let’s pretend the far North became its own nation. Who would design the flag, and what iconic symbols and features might it incorporate?
Tennyson’s Pistols & Pavlova is a Cairns Regional Gallery LEAP (Loft Emerging Artists' Program) exhibition
An exhibition that extends tribute to those who work in the trades.
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.
Don´t miss CIAF 2010, where you can view the work of Queensland´s Indigenous painters, sculptors, weavers, printmakers and textile artists.
An amazing new exhibition by Steve Rutherford reveals Cairns in an intriguing light.
On centre stage at the Pier, Ben O'Donoghue hosts a free cooking demonstration using local tropical foods from the Farmgate Market.
Djumbunji Press will be open during the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, and is designated stop on the CIAF bus route. Visitors can view the studio and see printmaking demonstraions by Master Printmaker, Elizabeth Hunter.
Cairns Festival, in partnership with local creative hot shop, Merchants of Fine Objects, serves up three chances to investigate the musical underground of the far North. Tickets are affordable. The music is diverse wild, and free. And the vibe is pure Mofo...
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