Check it Out
An Evening With Brian Nankervis
When: 9 November / 7.30pm
Where: Tanks Art Centre
More info: www.tanksartscentre.com
Enjoy a night of laughter, stories, poetry, song… and quizzing! Brian will share a diverse range of experiences paired with honest reflections on the wonderful world of show business. You will see rare footage from Let The Blood Run Free, Hey Hey, It’s Saturday, Prank Patrol and RocKwiz, and hear hilarious and moving stories drawn from solo Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows. Tickets are $50 and companion card holders receive free entry.
Vance Joy – The Long Way Home Tour
When: 5 November / 6.00pm – 10.00pm
Where: Munro Martin Parklands
More info: www.vancejoy.com
Vance Joy is coming to Cairns for The Long Way Home Tour with friends Budjerah & Mia Wray. This concert will be an unforgettable homecoming for one of Australia’s favourite artists, whose hits have been streamed over 3.2 billion times worldwide. In his biggest tour yet, Vance Joy will give his fans the chance to come together and celebrate the best of Australian music. Joined by his full band and some incredible guests, this promises to be one of 2022’s most special events. Cost: $79.90 – $179.90
Christmas Craft Market – Leukemia Foundation
When: 13 November / 8.00am – 2.00pm
Where: Cairns Show Grounds
More info: Leukaemia Foundation – Cairns Branch
The Leukemia Foundation’s annual Christmas Craft Market is a great way to support local crafters and get all organised for Christmas with some wonderful unique gifts. There will be over 100 stalls, including snacks and coffee. Bring the kids along to this wonderful event and get prepared for the
festive season.
The PakMag Christmas Party at Rainforestation
When: 26 November 10am – 12pm
Where: Rainforestation Nature Park Kuranda
More Info: www.pakcairns.com.au/christmas-party
PakMag is going wild this Christmas with the team from Rainforestation Nature Park. To win your free tickets valued at $53 each, head to our website to enter. We have 700 to giveaway! There will be lots of amazing entertainment, a visit from Santa, and prizes for best dressed.
Spooked
When: 19 November / 1.00pm / 7.00pm
Where: Cains Performing Arts Centre
More info: www.cairns.qld.gov.au/CPAC
In this show it’s Halloween and all the children are out for Trick or Treat wandering about … until they see a house at the edge of the forest with a bright light in the window. Will they dare to pass the old iron gates and brave the graveyard? Enjoy your journey as Dancescapes Spooky Monsters come together to celebrate all that is creepy and slimy. Tickets start at $40.00.
Sign Time Cairns
When: 26 November / 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Where: Munro Martin Parklands
More info: www.deafconnect.org.au
Across Australia, Deaf Connect is the largest whole-of-life service provider for Deaf, Deafblind and hard of hearing Australians. Deaf Connects Sign Time events are a great way for students to practice their Auslan skills and meet new people, so come along to this free event. Remember to bring your swimmers for a dip into the cool water of Gomboora’s Freshwater Creek.
The Princess Bride at the Botanic Gardens
When: 12 November / 7.30pm
Where: Flecker Botanical Gardens
More info: Starry Night Cinema
As the ultimate fairy tale, this classic and Starry Night favourite blends true love, edge-of-your-seat action, and clever humor into a timeless movie that just gets better every time you watch it. Pack your blankets, pillows, and delicious snacks for a family or girls night out under the stars.
Santa is Coming – Time to Get Your Photo!
Cairns Central – Santa arrives on Saturday 19 November.
Mount Sheridan Plaza – Visit Santa’s Garden, have photos with or without Santa from November 26.
Smithfield Shopping Centre – Santa arrives November 19 with pet photos on 3rd, 10th and 17th December, and Sensitive Santa on the 4th and 11th of December.
What’s on Guide
We’ve found all the best Cairns events to check out this month, so you don’t have to!
TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER
Crowded House
Cairns Convention Centre
7.30pm – 10.30pm / $122.00 –
$178.00 / PG
www.cairnsconvention.com.au
Dance Force Tour 2022
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
6.00pm / $45.00 – $69.00 / Free
with companion holder card / PG
Melbourne Cup Luncheon at the Casino
Reef Hotel Casino
11.30am – 3.00pm / $199.00 / 18+
www.reefcasino.com.au
Melbourne Cup Luncheon
at Trinity Beach
Trinity Beach Sports Club
12.00am – 3.00pm / $63.00 / M
www.trinitybeachsportsclub.com.au
Robert Sherwood Duffield
– Botanical Mysteries
Runs until 7 November
Botanic Garden Visitor Centre
Various Times / FREE / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
Melbourne Cup Progressive Palooka
11.30am – 3.00pm / $189.00 / 18+
www.eventbrite.com.au
Life Drawing Cairns
55 Greenslopes Street
6.00pm – 8.00pm / $15.00 / 18+
www.northsite.org.au
Ngamumu (For Mothers)
Community Workshop
35 Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
9.30am – 11.30am / FREE / PG
www.eventbrite.com.au
Artist Connect Group
November
NorthSite Contemporary Arts
5.30pm – 7.30pm / FREE- $15.00 / PG
www.northsite.org.au
Melbourne Cup at Crystalbrook Riley
Crystalbrook Riley
11.30am – 3.00pm / $129.00 – $169.00 / M
www.crystalbrookcollection.com/riley
WEDNESDAY 2 NOVEMBER
Junior Shred Squat 7-9yrs
Weekly on Wednesdays
Smithfield Mountain Bike Track
5.00pm – 6.00pm / $175.00 / Ages 7 – 9
Ride Fundamentals – Bike Skills & MTB Tours
THURSDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Benchmark Wines of Australia Dinner
Ochre Restaurant
6.30pm / $179.00 / 18+
www.wineselectors.com.au
Partner Up Queensland Cairns & FNQ Meet the Hub
JCU Ideas Lab
4.00pm – 6.00pm / FREE / M
Partner Up Queensland – Far
North Queensland Region
Mayi Medicine
35 Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
10.00am – 1.00pm / FREE / PG
www.eventbrite.com.au
FRIDAY 4 NOVEMBER
Travelling Film Festival Cairns
Runs until 8 November
Cairns Central Cinema
Various Times / $14.00 – $130.00 / PG
www.sff.org.au
Woven Stories Exhibition Launch
Runs until 10 December
The Court House
6.00pm / 10.00am / FREE / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au
SATURDAY 5 NOVEMBER
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Cairns Convention Centre
7.30pm / $91.00 – $183.00 / PG
www.cairnsconvention.com.au
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
6.30pm / $35.00 – $45.00 /
Free with companion holder card / PG
www.cairnsperformingartscentre.com.au
End of Year Drum and Dance Night feat Sibo
Bangoura
Machans Beach
Community Hall
6.00pm – 9.00pm / $25.00 – $30.00 / PG
Drum And Dance Cairns
Minjil Children’s Dance and Culture Workshops
35 Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
3.00pm – 4.30pm / FREE / PG
www.eventbrite.com.au
Saturday night date with a DJ
Botanical Garden’s Visitors
Centre
6.45pm – 9.00pm / $35.90 / 18+
Ecstatic Dance Cairns
Connecting Cord Through Yalanji Weaving Workshops
35 Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
9.30am – 11.30am / FREE / PG
www.eventbrite.com.au
Community Kirtan
The Yoga School
5.30pm – 7.30pm / FREE / PG
Kirtan in Cairns
Learn To Row
Club Trawler Base Road
6.00am – 7.30am / $20.00 – $180.00 / M
www.cairnsrowing.com.a
Music Makers Playgroup
Runs weekly until 3 December
Buzz Music
9.30am / FREE / PG
www.buzzmusic.co
SUNDAY 6 NOVEMBER
Tom Ballard Comedy
Three Wolves
3.00pm / $15.00 / M
Laughing Heart Comedy
Yin and Sound Journey
Through The Chakras
Pullman Palm Cove Sea Temple
Resort and Spa
3.00pm – 5.30pm / $60.00 / M
www.hartigyoga.com
MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER
Bulkaway Muruku Song
and Yarning For Families and Their Babies
Earlville Library
10.00am / FREE / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library
TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Ngamumu (For Mothers)
Community Workshop
35 Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
9.30am – 11.30am / FREE / PG
www.eventbrite.com.au
WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER
An Evening With Brian Nankervis
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
6.30pm / $59.00 / Free with
companion holder card / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
Queensland Stories
Bulmba-ja Arts Centre
7.00pm / $15.00 / PG
www.topologymusic.com
Berry Bros & Rudd
Whisky Masterclass
Three Wolves
6.00pm / $15.00 / 18+
Three Wolves
THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER
Blink of an Eye – TAFE Diploma
Graduates of 2022
Runs until 6 December
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 4
Various Times / FREE / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
Mayi Medicine
35 Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
10.00am – 1.00pm / FREE / PG
www.eventbrite.com.au
FRIDAY 11 NOVEMBER
Whoodafunkit
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
7.30pm / $20.00 / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
SATURDAY 12 NOVEMBER
The Princess Bride at the Botanic Gardens
Flecker Botanical Gardens
7.30pm / $10.00 – $40.00 / PG
Starry Night Cinema
First Nations Children’s Festival
On the lawns of the Seville, 35
Bauhinia Ave, Earlville
9.00am – 1.00pm / FREE / PG
www.ngamumu.com
SUNDAY 13 NOVEMBER
One Of Us Is Lying
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
11.00am / 5.30pm / $28.00 –
$42.00 / Free with companion holder card / PG
www.cairnsperformingartscentre.com.au
Christmas Craft Market -Leukemia Foundation
Cairns Show Grounds
8.00am – 2.00pm /
Goldcoin Donation / PG
Leukaemia Foundation – Cairns Branch
An Evening with Spirit
Red Beret Hotel
7.00pm – 9.00pm / $60.00 / M
www.alisonmaiden.com
Clifton Beach Race
Deadmans Gully
Environmental Reserve
6.00am – 8.00am / FREE – $15.00/ PG
www.dynamicrunning.com.au/clifton-beach
THURSDAY 17 NOVEMBER
Networking / November
Business, Beer & Bubbles
The Backyard, Shangri-La
5.30pm – 7.30pm / $30.00 – $40.00 / 18+
www.cairnschamber.com.au
Yoga Storytime with First 5 Forever
Earlville Library
10.00am / FREE / PG
www.cairns.qld.gov.au/library
FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER
Trinity Anglican School
Year 12 Valedictory
Pullman Cairns International Hotel
6.00pm – 9.30pm / $90.00 / PG
rcuda@tas.qld.edu.au
Starspawn: Overture & Landfall by Travis Bain as part
of Understory Film Festival
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
7.00pm / $15.00 – $20.00 / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
Weihnachtsmarkt
German Club Cairns
7.00pm / FREE / PG
German Club Cairns
SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER
Santa Has Arrived!
Santa Photography, Sensitive
Santa and Pet Photography will be available.
Runs until 24 December Smithfield Shopping Centre
Various times / Check online for times and costs
www.smithfieldcentre.com.au
Spooked
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
6.30pm / $40.00 – $49.00 /
Free with companion holder card / PG
www.cairnsperformingartscentre.com.au
Geoff Dixon: Portraits of Us, as part of Understory
Film Festival
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
7.00pm / $15.00 – $20.00 / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
Holy Cross School Christmas
Fair 2022
Holy Cross School
4.00pm / FREE / PG
Holy Cross, Trinity Park
She Just Wants to Dance –
Video Launch – Al Boulton Band
Elixir Bar
7.00pm / $20.00 / M
Elixir Music House
SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER
Beautiful Chaos
Runs weekly until 5 December
Cairns Esplanade
10.30am – 12.30pm / FREE / PG
Phoenix Functions
TUESDAY 22 NOVEMBER
Better Births Workshop
Cairns City Library
5.30pm – 8.30pm / FREE / PG
Maternity Consumer Network
FRIDAY 25 NOVEMBER
Invincible The Helen
Reddy Story
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
6.30pm / $69.00 – $79.00 /
Free with companion holder card / PG
www.cairnsperformingartscentre.com.au
Below The Line Open Forum,
as part of Understory Film
Festival
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
2.00pm / FREE / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
The Do’s and Don’ts of Filmmaking, as part of
Understory Film Festival
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
7.00pm / $15.00 – $20.00 / G
www.tanksartscentre.com
3 O’Clock Flagpole
Bulmba-ja Arts Centre
7.30pm / $22.00 / M
www.jute.com.au
SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER
Understory Film Festival Screening and Awards
Presentation 2022
Munro Martin Parklands
6.30pm / $15.00 – $20.00 / Free
with companion holder card / PG
www.cairnsperformingartscentre.com.au
The PakMag Christmas Party
Rainforestation Nature Park
10.00am – 12:00pm / FREE / G
PakMag Cairns
Sounds Like Christmas School
Choir Competition
Mount Sheridan Plaza
9.00am – 11.00am / FREE / G
Mt Sheridan Plaza
Understory Film Festival
Masterclass: Documentary Making
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
9.00am / $40.00 – $50.00 / G
www.tanksartscentre.com
Understory Film Festival
Masterclass: Feature
Film Making
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
11.30am / $40.00 – $50.00 / G
www.tanksartscentre.com
Understory Film Festival Symposium
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
2.30pm / FREE / G
www.tanksartscentre.com
The Beatles 50 Years
On Beatlemania
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
6.30pm / $49.00 – $69.00 /
Free with companion holder card / PG
www.cairnsperforming artscentre.com.au
The Commitments
Flecker Botanical Gardens
7.30pm / $10.00 – $40.00 / PG
Starry Night Cinema
Gong and Tibetan Singing
Bowl Meditation
The Yoga School
12.00pm – 1.00pm / $16.00 / PG
www.soundangelmusic.com
Sign Time Cairns
Goomboora Park
2.00pm – 4.00pm / FREE / PG
www.deafconnect.org.au
Santa Paws
Runs until 27 November
Pet Cafe Edmonton
10.00am / FREE – $10.00 / PG
Pet Cafe Edmonton
Leathercraft For Beginners
Mini Workshop
Blackbird Espresso Warehouse
12.00pm / PG
www.houseofkindred.com
SUNDAY 27 NOVEMBER
Bottomless Lunch
Little Sister Cairns
11.00am – 2.00pm / $90.00 – $100.00 / 18+
www.little-sister.com.au
Active Birth Workshop Cairns
Cairns Birth Collective
12.30pm / $250.00 / PG
Cairns Birth Collective – FNQ Region
SATURDAY 3 DECEMBER
Artists’s Bookmaking with Phoebe Alison and
Tekira Jewell
Bookings Essential
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 4
11.30am – 2.00pm / FREE / PG
www.tanksartscentre.com
Community Kirtan
The Yoga School
5.30pm – 7.30pm / FREE / PG
Kirtan in Cairns
SUNDAY 4 DECEMBER
Northlane
Tanks Arts Centre / Tank 5
7.00pm / $50.00 / 18+
www.tanksartscentre.com
SUNDAY 18 DECEMBER
Midland
Cairns Convention Centre
8.00pm / $71.30 / PG
www.cairnsconvention.com.au
