The town comes together for this major creative celebration, presented by our region’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
Sun 29 Aug
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.
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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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.
Let’s pretend the far North became its own nation. Who would design the flag, and what iconic symbols and features might it incorporate?
An amazing new exhibition by Steve Rutherford reveals Cairns in an intriguing light.
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.
An exhibition that extends tribute to those who work in the trades.
Tennyson’s Pistols & Pavlova is a Cairns Regional Gallery LEAP (Loft Emerging Artists' Program) exhibition
The Cairns Festival event will include dozens of aspiring Queensland musicians, and a closing performance by headliner Felicity Urquhart.
Cairns Civic Theatre in partnership with Paradise Concerts presents a program of the music of Saint Saens, Bach, Fauré, Poulenc, Franck and Ibert
Under the night sky, two worlds collide in this fascinating performance where scientific theory meets traditional belief.
There are no events active for today. The Festival runs between Friday, 20 August 2010 and Sunday, 5 September 2010.