Tropic Weekender: Your insider guide to the best events this weekend

Hooray for Friday and the weekend in paradise!

Today's TropicWeekender guide is massive. 

Music, sport, the arts, family friendly events...it's all in here.

Enjoy!

Join us at Barlow Park on Saturday to join the 3 km run to encourage better fitness and health for women.
The Grass Is Greener is back and ready to showcase the best of Australian talent.

Saturday 15 October

1. Cairns Esplanade Markets: Info

2. Photography for Family Historians: Info

3. Miss Saigon - the 25th Anniversary: Info

4. CAD Wearable Art Parade at Cairns High: Info

5. The Grass Is Greener: Info

6. Paradise is Singing at Jute: Info

7. The Turtle and the Lamb: Info

8. All That Remains: Info

9. Rock This Country Blue 2016: Info

10. Beyond the Surface: Info

11. Country & Western Landscape Re-Imagined: Info

12. Kinderballet: Info

13. Tinaroo Barra Bash: Info

14. Gravitate: Info

15. The Magnificent Seven: Info

16. Reef Blitz 2016: Info

17. GAZE 2016 Tropical Mardi Gras Art Exhibition: Info

18. Porttoberfest: Info

19. The Zips Dinner & Show: Info

20. Cairns Women's Fun Run/Walk: Info

21. Sculpture Botanica Cairns 2016: Info

22. Taipans Away Game Party: Info

23. Big Al's Game: Info

Don't miss out on the Tinaroo Barra Bash, which will be run as a Catch & Release Family Fishing Tournament this weekend!

Sunday 16 October

24. Gravitate: Info

25. Port Douglas Sunday Markets: Info

26. Paradise is Singing: Info

27. AJ Hackett Sunday Sessions: Info

28. Tinaroo Barra Bash: Info

29. Kinderballet: Info

30. Reef Blitz 2016: Info

31. Beyond the Surface: Info

32. Tastes of the Tablelands: Info

33.Country & Western Landscape Re-Imagined: Info

34. Sculpture Botanica Cairns 2016: Info

35. GAZE 2016 Tropical Mardi Gras Art Exhibition: Info

36. The Magnificent Seven: Info

37. The Zips Dinner & Show: Info

38. All That Remains: Info

39. Miss Saigon - the 25th Anniversary: Info

40. Sydney Comedy Festival: Info