Festival Events on Sat 4 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.

Sat 4 Sep

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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.

Sat 4 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.

Sat 4 Sep

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Esplanart Children's Workshops

Free Workshops for Kids at Cairns Regional Gallery

Sat 4 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?

Sat 4 Sep

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Cairns Amateurs Carnival

The city’s annual signature social event, and one of Australia’s leading Spring horse racing carnivals, the Amateurs is a Cairns institution on the final weekend of the Festival.

Sat 4 Sep

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Colourful Icons of Cairns

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

Sat 4 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

Sat 4 Sep

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Energy Exhibition

This year’s exhibition will feature a diverse range of best young and emerging artists in the region from Tully to Thursday Island.

Sat 4 Sep

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Amazing Drumming Monkeys Take the Tropics

The 2 monkey puppets (Bongo & Congo) play African drums, lead audiences in songs & dances, perform magic tricks and (low tech) special effects gags etc. The show also features beautiful positive messages, such as caring for our environment, and getting along with each other.

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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.

Sat 4 Sep

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