Tropic Weekender: Your insider guide to the best events this weekend
We're in for possible thunderstorms and highs of 32C over the weekend. Thankfully there are plenty of indoor activities if you want to beat the steamy heat and potential storms.
You can hang out at the Cairns Regional Gallery and enjoy the work of acclaimed author and illustrator Shaun Tan or visit CoCA to check out their first artist in residence for 2017 Liesel Pink.
Saturday is the big Chinese New Year Street Festival on Grafton St, and sports fans can check out a trial match between the Northern Pride and the Cowboys Under-20s steam at Innisfail or take a beginner's running class with the crew at Dynamic Running.
All that and more is in today's TropicWeekender guide. Have a great tropical weekend!
Saturday 4 February
1. Northern Pride vs. Cowboys Under 20s: Info
2. Edmonton Storm Super 9's Pre-season Tournament: Info
3. Sport and Rec Expo at Port Douglas featuring Shane Webcke: Info
4. Beginner Runner's Clinic by Dynamic Running: Info
5. Cairns Airport Chinese New Year Street Festival: Info
6. Year of the Rooster Celebration at the Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort: Info
7. 100 Club Race Day: Info
8. Doc's Day Off photographic exhibition: Info
9. Liesel Pink - It's Public at CoCA: Info
10. Family Art Activity Day with acclaimed author Shaun Tan: Info
11. Botanical Drawing Workshops with Julie McEnerny: Info
12. Cairns Esplanade Markets: Info
13. Sports sign on day at Mt Sheridan Plaza: Info
14. Saturday Night at McGinty's: Info
Sunday 5 February
15. Cairns Taipans v Perth Wildcats: Info
16. Beginner Runner's Clinic: Info
17. Year of the Rooster Celebration at the Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort: Info
18. Doc's Day Off: Info
19. The Taste perform live at the Lagoon: Info
20. Billabong Beats Sunday Session: Info
21. Port Douglas Markets: Info
22. Sunday at McGinty's: Info
23. Cairns Blue Explosion at Elixir Tapas Bar: Info