Cairns Indigenous Art Fair

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

Angus and Julia Stone — Music Botanica

Angus and Julia Stone return to Cairns to showcase their hot-selling release, Down the Way, but this time it’s under a canopy of stars and a nearly full-moon.

Sun 22 Aug

Ben O'Donoghue Celebrity Dinner

Ben O’Donoghue joins Philip Mitchell and his team to create a delicious Taste Paradise tropical 4-course Celebrity Chef Dinner at the Sebel Reef House & Spa

Sun 22 Aug

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.

Sun 22 Aug

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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Blak Flair Creative Merchandising

Tue 10 Aug - Sat 28 Aug

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

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

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

Esplanart

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

Sun 22 Aug

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.

Sun 22 Aug

Colourful Icons of Cairns

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

Sun 22 Aug

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?

Sun 22 Aug

Sustainable Living Expo

An annual showcase of sustainable living information, services, products and innovative ideas in the Cairns region.

Sun 22 Aug

CIAF: Art Fair

Don´t miss CIAF 2010, where you can view the work of Queensland´s Indigenous painters, sculptors, weavers, printmakers and textile artists.

Sun 22 Aug

Taste of Palm Cove

This is a fabulous way to try the delicious menus from Far Horizons at Angsana, Sea Temple, Deli aDrift, Nu Nu's, Bella Baci, Lime and Pepper, Il Forno, Beach Almond, Après Beach Bar & Grill, Vivo Bar and Grill and many more.

Sun 22 Aug

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.

Sun 22 Aug

Lunch for the Trades

An exhibition that extends tribute to those who work in the trades.

Sun 22 Aug

Pistols and Pavlova: Kristin Tennyson

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

Sun 22 Aug