Check It Out
We’ve found all the best Cairns events to check out this month, so you don’t have to!
Skywhales: Every Heart Sings
When: 3 September / 6.30am – 10.10am
Where: Cairns Showgrounds
More info: www.cairns.qld.gov.au/festival
Patricia Piccinini’s Skywhales are monumental sculptures in the form of hot-air balloons. Throughout 2021 and 2022, the sculptures have embarked on a tour floating across the skies of Australia, sharing concepts of love, care and responsibility in relation to ourselves, families, and other living beings. Combined with music and online resources, this is a show not to be missed.
Carnival on Collins
When: 4 September / 9.00am – 3.00pm
Where: Collins Avenue
More info: www.cairns.qld.gov.au/festival
Join the annual street party and celebrate life in the tropics as you wander through the beautiful Tanks Arts Centre and Cairns Botanic Gardens precinct. Enjoy pop-up dance acts, lively street performers, and dance to the multi-cultural rhythms of musical performances. A Cairns’ Father’s Day tradition and festival favourite, the carnival will also feature market stalls, arts crafts,
and an extensive array of free workshops.
Alice In Wonderland Cairns
When: 3 September / 9.00am – 5.00pm
Where: Cairns City
More info: www.cluedupp.com
Alice is trapped in Wonderland and time is running out to save her! Follow Alice down the rabbit hole and enter a topsy-turvy world of adventure, intrigue and impossible things at this immersive Alice in Wonderland event. For one
day only, the streets of Cairns will be transforming into a giant, escape-room-style experience on Saturday the 3rd September, 2022. Don’t be late! Solve clues which just get curiouser and curiouser, take on mad and mischievous
challenges, and uncover a dark conspiracy at the heart of Wonderland. Cost is $80.00 for a team of up to 6 players.
Dettol ODI Series vs New Zealand
When: 6 September / 8 September / 11 September / 2.20pm
Where: Cazalys Stadium
More info: www.cricket.com.au
International cricket returns to the top end as Cairns hosts the Aussie-Kiwi rivalry, equal parts friendly and fierce. The three-game Dettol ODI Series against New Zealand at Cazaly’s Stadium is a rescheduling of matches postponed amid COVID-19 travel restrictions last January, so come bring the
family and watch the action close up! Cost is $5.00 to $43.00
Cairns Amateurs
When: 8 – 10 September
Where: Cannon Park Racecourse
More info: www.cairnsamateurs.org.au
Join in the excitement at Cairns Amateurs race days this month. Three days of fashion, fun, festivities, and more. With live screenings of the race, fashions on the field and an atmosphere that will carry on well after the last race, this
is an event not to miss.
Tickets cost $25.00 to $320.00 Exclusive memberships available which will give you VIP access to both race days, access to the exclusive undercover Trinity Auto Group Members Enclosure, a delicious buffet lunch and access to a premium bar, live entertainment, and other exclusive activities.
Moon Over Machans Festival
When: 10 September / 1.00pm – 9.30pm
Where: Keith Edwick Park
More info: FB Moon Over Machans
We are glad to announce the new edition of Moon Over Machans. Join for a day full of fun, markets, kids activities, cultural dances, live music and much more.
Swan Lake
When: 30 September – 2 October / Various Times
Where: Cairns Performing Arts Centre / CPAC
More info: www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
The Royal Czech Ballet presents Swan Lake, one of the most loved classical ballet shows worldwide. This masterpiece follows the original love story of Prince Siegfried, who falls in love with Odette. Odette is under a spell where she is a swan by day that turns into a woman at night.
The spell can only be broken by a man who pledges his love forever. The Royal Czech Ballet features elite dancers from France, Italy, Moldova, and Ukraine. Suitable for all ages, the show’s cost is $65.00 – $105.00 / Free for Companion Card holders.
What’s On Guide
THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER
Truthmachine
Runs until 4 September
The Court House – Court Room
Various Times / $19.00 / 15+
Aftermath – Australasian
Dance Collective
Runs until 2 September
Tanks Arts Centre – Tank 3
7.00pm – 8.00pm / $25.00 – $30.00 / PG
www.australasiandancecollective.com
In Transit
St Monica’s Cathedral
6.30pm – 7.30pm / $15.00 – $30.00 / PG
FB FNQ Harp Connection
The Gruffalo
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
9.00am / 2.00pm / $17.80 / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER
Alex The Astronaut
Tanks Arts Centre – Tank 5
6.30pm – 7.30pm / $35.00 – $41.00 / 15+
www.alextheastronaut.com
Energy Exhibition 2022
Runs until 3 October
Tanks Arts Centre – Tank 4
9.00am – 4.30pm / FREE / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
Le Coup
Runs until 4 September
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
8.00pm / 6.00pm / FREE – $45.00 / 15+
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
Jazz Under the Stars
Cairns Botanic Gardens
5.30pm – 9.30pm / FREE / PG
FB Friends of Botanic Gardens Cairns
Cairns Port Douglas Trail Ultra
Runs until 4 September
Various locations
5.00am / 18+
www.cairnsportdouglastrailultra.com.au
Cairns Aquarium by Twilight with Dinner
Cairns Aquarium
3.15pm – 7.30pm / $69.00 – $365.00 / PG
www.cairnsaquarium.com.au
Free Social Beach Volleyball
Cairns Esplanade Beach
Volleyball Court
7.00pm – 8.00pm / FREE / PG
www.cairnsvolleyball.com.au
Alice In Wonderland Cairns
Cairns City
9.00am – 5.00pm / $80.00 / PG
www.cluedupp.com
Skywhales: Every Heart Sings
Cairns Showgrounds
6.30am – 10.10am / FREE/ PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/festival
Electro-Swingin’ Saturdays – After Dark Dry Bar
The Secret Jungle Cairns
6.30pm – 9.30pm / FREE / M
www.thesecretjunglecairns.com.au
SUNDAY 4 SEPTEMBER
Carnival on Collins
Cairns Botanic Gardens
9.00am – 3.00pm / FREE / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/festival
Laura Langman Netball Clinic
Sharks Netball Club
9.00am – 10.00pm / $22.00 /
Ages 10 – 12
www.cairnsnetball.net.au
Babinda Falls Hike
Babinda Falls
8.00am / FREE / 18+
FB Andy Hikes
Paint Your Pet
Adriana’s Painting Party
11.00am – 3.00pm / $60.00 – $80.00 / M
www.paintingparty.com.au
Fathers Day 2022
Bluewater Harbour
11.00am / Various Prices / PG
FB The Bluewater Trinity Park
MONDAY 5 SEPTEMBER
C&K Cairns Community Kindergarten Open Week Events
Runs until 9 September
Cairns Community Kindergarten
9.00am – 1.00pm / FREE / PG
www.candk.asn.au
C&K Balaclava Community Kindergarten Open Week Events
C&K Balaclava Community
Kindergarten
8.30am – 9.30am / FREE / PG
www.candk.asn.au/balaclava
TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER
Prep & Kindergarten
Information Morning
Peace Lutheran College
8.30am – 10.00am / FREE / PG
www.plc.qld.edu.au/events
Life Drawing Cairns
Runs weekly on Tuesdays
55 Greenslopes Street, Edgehill
6.00pm – 8.00pm / $17.00 / 18+
www.northsite.org.au
Dettol ODI Series vs New Zealand
Runs until 11 September
Cazalys Stadium
2.20pm / $5.00 – $43.00 / PG
www.cricket.com.au
WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
Free Social Beach Volleyball
Runs Wednesdays and Saturdays
Cairns Esplanade Beach Volleyball Court
7.00pm – 8.00pm / FREE / PG
www.cairnsvolleyball.com.au
SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER
Free Social Beach Volleyball
Runs Wednesdays and Saturdays
Cairns Esplanade Beach Volleyball Court
7.00pm – 8.00pm / FREE / PG
www.cairnsvolleyball.com.au
Cairns Parkinson’s Forum
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort
8.30am – 12.00pm / $10.00 – $15.00 / PG
www.parkinsonsqld.org.au
Ecstatic Dance Cairns presents DJ Future Roots
Tanks Arts Centre
6.00pm – 9.30pm / $38.00 – $48.00 / 18+
FB Ecstatic Dance Cairns
NQ After Dark
174 English St, Manunda
11.00am / $15.00 – $25.00 / 18+
FB NQ Beat Down & NQ After Dark
Moon Over Machans
Keith Edwick Park
1.00pm – 9.00pm / FREE / PG
FB Moon Over Machans
Cairns – 2022 Baby & Child First Aid Classes
Peace Lutheran College
9.00am – 12.00pm / $90.00 / PG
www.cprkids.com.au
Tin Pannikin Project
Historic Village Herberton
9.00am – 5.00pm / $19.00 – $92.00 / PG
www.historicvillageherberton.com.au
C&K Trinity Beach Community Kindergarten Open Day
Trinity Beach Community Kindergarten
9.30am – 11.00am / FREE / PG
www.candk.asn.au/trinitybeach
SUNDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
Painting Soiree
47 Best Street, Yorkeys Knob
3.00pm – 5.00pm / $43.00 / 18+
www.jackiarchibald.com
Connor’s Run Cairns 2022
Cairns Esplanade
5.00am / $10.00 – $100.00 / PG
www.connorsrun.com
Movement Therapy for Core, Neck & Shoulders
Train with Jane Pilates Studio
9.00am – 10.30am / $30.00 – $60.00 / PG
FB Train with Jane Pilates in Cairns
WEDNESDAY 14 SEPTEMBER
Mediumship with Alison
Runs until 15 September
Kindred Spirit Wellness Centre
7.00pm – 8.00pm / $250.00 / 18+
www.alisonmaiden.com
Cairns Sketchfest 2022
Runs until 29 October
The Court House
10.00am – 4.00pm / FREE / PG
FB The Court House
Gifts from our Sisters
Runs until 29 October
The Court House
10.00am – 4.00pm / FREE / PG
FB The Court House
The Healing Power of Industrial Ink & Magic
Runs until 29 October
The Court House
10.00am – 4.00pm / FREE / PG
FB The Court House
FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER
Out of Abingdon
Elixir Bar
7.00pm – 9.00pm
www.outofabingdon.com.au
Sounds of Schnitzel Music singalong night
German Club
5.00pm / FREE / PG
www.germanclubcairns.com.au
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER
Cairns Carnival
Runs until 18 September
Cairns Surf Lifesaving Club
7.30am – 3.00pm / FREE / PG
FB Port Douglas Surf Life Saving Club
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome Keepers In Training
Runs until 18 September
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome
9.00am / 11.00am / $40.00 / Ages 3 – 13
www.cairnszoom.com.au
North Queensland Show Jumping Championships
Runs until 18 September
Cairns Showground
8.00am – 4.30pm / FREE / PG
FB Off The Track QLD
SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER
Bill Bailey – En Route To Normal
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
8.00pm – 10.00pm / FREE – $98.00 / M
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
Afternoon Classics – NQ Chamber Orchestra
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
3.00pm – 5.00pm / $24.00 – $29.50 / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
Out of Abingdon
Ellis Beach Bar & Grill
1.00pm – 4.00pm / FREE with food / PG
www.outofabingdon.com.au
TUESDAY 20 SEPTEMBER
Roaming Wild Storytime
Earlville Shopping Town
9.00am – 11.30am / FREE / PG
www.earlvilleshoppingtown.com.au
Wake Squad School Holiday Training
Runs 22, 27, and 29 September
Cairns Wake Park, Smithfield
9.00am – 4.00pm / various prices / G
www.cairnswakepark.com
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome Keepers In Training
Runs until 21 September
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome
9.00am / 11.00am / $40.00 / Ages 3 – 13
www.cairnszoom.com.au
Junior Keeper Program at Wildlife Habitat
Runs until 21 September
Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas
11.00am – 3.00pm / $60.00 / Ages 8 – 14
www.wildlifehabitat.com.au
WEDNESDAY 21 SEPTEMBER
The Gruffalo
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
9.00am / 2.00pm / FREE – $18.00 / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
THURSDAY 22 SEPTEMBER
Lions ANZI Pacific Forum – Cairns
Runs until 25 September
Pullman Cairns International
1.30pm / $180.00 / PG
www.lionsanzipacificforum.com
FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
Ash Grunwald
Tanks Arts Centre – Tank 5
7.30pm – 10.00pm / $45.00 – $50.00 / PG
www.ashgrunwald.com
Wallaby Creek Festival
Runs until 25 September
Wallaby Creek Bridge, Rossvale
4.00pm / $5.00 – $480.00 / PG
www.wallabycreekfestival.org.au
Hambledon House Community Centre Southside Celebrations
Ravizza Park
11.00am – 2.00pm / FREE / PG
www.hambledonhouse.com.au
Fairytales On Ice
Cairns Convention Centre
6.30pm / $44.80 – $91.70 / PG
www.cairnsconvention.com.au
A night on the North Sea
German Club
5.00pm / FREE / PG
www.germanclubcairns.com.au
Art vs Science
Tanks Arts Centre
7.30pm – 10.00pm / $45.00 – $50.00 / 18+
www.tanksartscentre.com
Smartphone Video Workshop
Spinal Life Healthy Living Centre
9.00am – 4.30pm / $399.00 / PG
www.emotionvideo.com.au
SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
Curator’s talk: The Poetry and Politics of Contemporary
Printmaking in Cairns
The Court House
2.00pm – 3.00pm / FREE / PG
FB The Court House
Gordonvale Studio Sunset Horses
Adriana’s Painting Party
3.30pm – 7.30pm / $40.00 – $60.00 / PG
www.paintingparty.com.au
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome
Keepers In Training
Runs until 25 September
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome
9.00am / 11.00am / $40.00 / Ages 3 – 13
www.cairnszoom.com.au
Circus The Show
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
11.00am / 2.00pm / FREE – $49.90 / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
Gong and Tibetan Singing Bowl Meditation
The Yoga School
12.00pm – 1.00pm / $16.00 / PG
www.soundangelmusic.com
SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
Sunday Morning Sundance
Skypark Cairns by AJ Hackett
9.00am – 11.00am / $36.00 – $96.00 / 18+
FB Ecstatic Dance Cairns
MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
JCU STAR: School Tuition and Revision Workshops – Yr 12 Chemistry
Runs until 28 September
James Cook University, Ngumabada campus
1.00pm – 5.00pm / $325.00 – $375.00
www.jcu.edu.au/star-program
JCU STAR: School Tuition and Revision Workshops- Yr 12 Maths Methods
Runs until 28 September
James Cook University, Ngumabada campus
1.00pm – 5.00pm / $325.00 – $375.00
www.jcu.edu.au/star-program
Acrylic Painting Workshop
Runs until 29 September
UMI Arts
10.00am – 4.00pm / members only / ages 9+
www.umiarts.com.au
Cazalys School Holiday Bingo Buster
Cazalys
10.00am – 11.30am / Gold coin donation / PG
www.cazalys.com.au
TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome Keepers In Training
Runs until 28 September
Cairns ZOOM & Wildlife Dome
9.00am / 11.00am / $40.00 / Ages 3 – 13
www.cairnszoom.com.au
Junior Keeper Program at Wildlife Habitat
Runs until 28 September
Wildlife Habitat Port Douglas
11.00am – 3.00pm / $60.00 / Ages 8 – 14
www.wildlifehabitat.com.au
FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER
Pre-Oktfest Party
German Club
5.00pm / FREE / PG
www.germanclubcairns.com.au
The Butterfly Effect
Australian Tour
Tanks Arts Centre – Tank 5
6.30pm – 10.00pm / $79.90 / 18+
www.thebutterflyeffectband.com.au
Swan Lake
Runs until 2 October
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Various Times / FREE – $105.00 / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
Savannah in the Round 2022
Runs until 2 October
Kerribee Park, Mareeba
10.00am – 11.00pm / $10.00 – $315.00 / PG
www.savannahintheround.com.au
Tropical Arts hosts FNQATA 2022 One Act Play Festival
Bulmba-ja Arts Centre
Various Times / $10.00 – $20.00 / PG
www.tropicalarts.org
SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER
2022 Queensland Underwater Hockey State Titles
Runs until 3 October
Tobruk Memorial Pool
9.00am – 5.00pm / TBA / PG
FB Cairns Crays Underwater Hockey
SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER
NRL Finals 2022 Live Stream
Dunwoody’s Hotel
12.00pm – 9.00pm / FREE / M
www.dunwoodys.com.au
SATURDAY 8 OCTOBER
Your Wardrobe Cairns
Cairns Show Grounds
9.00am – 1.00pm / FREE – $55.00 / PG
FB Your Wardrobe Cairns
Multicultural Comedy Gala
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
8.00pm – 9.30pm / FREE – $59.95 / 15+
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
SUNDAY 9 OCTOBER
All Of Us Festival – Celebrating QLD Mental Health Week
Fogarty Park
3.00pm – 8.00pm / FREE / PG
www.kochfoundation.org.au
