Tropic Weekender: Your insider guide to the best events this weekend
Good news: there is no rain in the forecast for Cairns this weekend, just partly cloudy skies and maximum temperatures of 27C.
There are a lot of events across TNQ this weekend to enjoy. The Amateurs at Cannon Park is a highlight on Saturday, with Jazz Under the Stars at the Botanical Gardens on Saturday night. And on Sunday, there are lots of events to take your dad to on Father's Day, including the Cairns Bon Dance Festival on the Esplanade, Carnival on Collins, and community markets in Cairns and Port Douglas.
Whatever you do, have a great tropical weekend!
Saturday 2 September
1. Meet Eat Repeat at the Cairns Amateurs: Info
2. Energy exhibition at the Tanks Art Centre: Info
3. Eddie Skiba performs live at the Barron River hotel: Info
4. A Taste of Bavaria at the German Club Cairns: Info
5. Light painting event at Goomboora Park: Info
6. Painting workshop for kids at KickArts: Info
7. Jazz Under the Stars at the Cairns Botanical Gardens: Info
8. JCU TedX live recording: Info
9. The Steele Syndicate performs live at Bar36: Info
10. Unnecessary Farce at the Cairns Dinner Theatre: Info
11. Mossman markets: Info
Sunday 3 September
12. Cairns Esplanade markets: Info
13. Far North Queensland Gran Turismo bicycle race: Info
14. Cairns Festival Bon Dance Festival on the Esplanade: Info
15. Circa Tropica circus at Munro Martin Parklands: Info
16. Lord of the Flies theatre production at The Young Theatre Company: Info
17. Cairns Festival Carnival on Collins: Info
18. Celebration of Samoan culture on the Cairns Esplanade: Info
19. Port Douglas markets: Info
20. Cairns Festival city lights: Info
