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The Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region offers an action packed events calendar with a festival, carnival or performance to suit all tastes.  Why not plan your visit to Cairns to coincide with one of the major events and enhance your delegates experience of our local region.

Please click on the link below for a comprehensive event calendar for the Cairns and Great Barrier Reef region.

                                                            Events calendar

QUEENSLAND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS: 2 April–11 April; 26 June–11 July; 18 September–3 October; from 11 December
JANUARY
3 Jan New Year’s Day public holiday
26 Jan Australia Day public holiday
FEBRUARY
3 Feb Chinese New Year
MARCH
18 March Feast of the Senses, Innisfail
APRIL
22-25 Apr Easter
25 Apr Anzac Day public holiday
MAY
2 May Labor Day
public holiday
JUNE
11–13 Jun Cooktown Discovery Festival
13 Jun Queen’s Birthday public holiday
18-19 Jun Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival