Weekend Event Guide | Friday 26 August-Sunday 28 August 2022

CAIRNS FEST / All weekend. A celebration of arts and culture in the tropics. Over ten days of local and world-class national music, theatre, art, film and comedy are on show. Every day of the Cairns Festival, there is live music and exhibitions at Festival HQ, which is located at The Court House, as well as two extravaganza events that light up the Cairns City Library and the Cairns Esplanade.

πŸ”¦ Reef Light | Cairns Esplanade – from 6.30pm every night
πŸ’‘ City Lights | Cairns City Library – from 7.00pm every night

Full festival program can be found here – https://bit.ly/3vShFzA

AUSARMOURFEST22 / Get totally tanked at the Australian Armour and Artillery Museum all weekend. Further details.


Friday 26 August 2022

ENTERTAINMENT

AUSTRALIAN FOREIGNER SHOW / The Yachty 6.30pm. Details.

MT MOLLOY NATIONAL HOTEL / Live music by Shannon Hunter (he’s back!) and Jag the Joker sitting on $650. Tickets with your drink purchase from 5.30pm. Meat tray raffle at 7pm raising funds for the local community clubs. Enjoy Happy Hour and a transfer bus home (book early!)

PADDYS / Live music from 8pm

COURT HOUSE HOTEL / Live music 7.30-11pm

CENTRAL HOTEL / Jag the Joker and live music from 7.30pm

HEMINGWAYS / Live music from 5pm

CANE TOAD RACING / Chillis from 6pm

PRISCILLA , QUEEN OF THE DESERT – ENCORE PERFORMANCES / Clink Theatre 7.30pm


HEALTH, SPORT & WELLNESS

DAINTREE YOGA / 10am Buffs Hall, Mossman

ACTIVE8 FITNESS / Free Seniors Movement and Parkour at Mossman Gymnastics Club & Kindergym 10.30am


FAMILY, ART & COMMUNITY

MOSSMAN COMMUNITY CENTRE / “SheShed” from 9am-1pm (also Tuesday and Wednesdays)

MOSSMAN COMMUNITY CENTRE / “Playgroup” each Friday for kids 0-5yrs from 9.30-11.30am

BOOMERANG BAGS COMMUNITY SEWING GROUP / Mossman Community Centre 9.30-11.30am


Saturday 27 August 2022

ENTERTAINMENT

JULIAN JAMES supported by KIRSTY BURCHILL / Mossman Shire Hall presented by Lynda’s Music, 7-9pm. Julian James has been around Melbourne’s live music scene since before he was allowed to drink in bars. The sound of his band β€˜Julian James and The Moonshine State’ mixes a love of moonshine-drinking finger picking country with the southern swamp wail of a back porch fiddle. Julian has released three well-received albums to date, all of which he’s road tested on frequent laps of our wide brown land. Tickets and further details.

COURT HOUSE HOTEL / Live music from 7.30-11pm

CENTRAL HOTEL / Live music by DNA from 7.30pm

CANE TOAD RACING / Chillis from 6pm

PADDYS / Live music from 8pm

SHERATON SUNSET SESSIONS / 4-7pm. There’s no better way to spend a laidback afternoon than with cool drinks, Mediterranean bites and classic Ibiza chill out tunes as you float in our sparkling blue saltwater lagoons, or settle onto the sandy shore of the resort’s main beach. A beautifully crafted shared sunset moment in paradise. Perfect for couples, groups of friends or adult families to gather together and celebrate. Tickets promos.marriott.com/CNSSI/sunset-sessions

CAIRNS CUP CARNIVAL / Weekend 2 at Cannon Park Race Track

PRISCILLA , QUEEN OF THE DESERT – ENCORE PERFORMANCES / Clink Theatre 7.30pm


MARKETS

MOSSMAN / 7am-1pm

YUNGABURRA / 7.30am

YUNGABURRA BOOK FAIR / 8am


SPORT, CULTURE & COMMUNITY

YOGA WITH LUCY / 7am Buffs Hall Mossman

DAINTREE YOGA WITH SCHELL / 9am Buffs Hall Mossman

PORT DOUGLAS CROCS AFL v CAIRNS CITY LIONS from 12.30 pm onwards at Holloways Beach


Sunday 28 August 2022

ENTERTAINMENT

AMY SHARK / The Tanks 7pm

QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA / SUPERFAMOUS at Munro Martin Parklands. Full details and tickets.

MOUNT MOLLOY NATIONAL HOTEL/ Yazmindi Sunday Session 1pm

PLANTATION RESORT / Sunday Session by the Pool with live tunes by Yahdoh from 4pm

COURTHOUSE HOTEL SUNDAY SESSION / Live music from 12-3pm and from 7.30pm

CENTRAL HOTEL / Live music by Seachange from 7.30pm

ELLIS BEACH BAR & GRILL / $1 Oysters & Live Music from 1-4pm

PRISCILLA , QUEEN OF THE DESERT – ENCORE PERFORMANCES / Clink Theatre 7.30pm


MARKETS

PORT DOUGLAS / 8am-1.30pm


WINE & DINE

PALMER SEA REEF GOLF CLUB / Sunday Roast Special from 11.30am-2.30pm

BARBADOS / Seafood Sunday Session 3-5pm


SPORT, WELLNESS, CULTURE & COMMUNITY


What is the weather doing?

A high [1034 hPa] in the Great Australian Bight will move slowly eastwards over coming days, maintaining a firm ridge across North Queensland Waters. A trough over the northern Coral Sea may approach the North Tropical Coast over the weekend, with winds increasing 15-25 knots.


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