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

What a sensational weekend of sunny weather and awesome events ahead in the Tropical North!

The weather bureau forecasts maximum temperatures of 28C and mostly blue skies on both Saturday and Sunday, so conditions are ideal to get out and about across the Cairns region.

In today's edition of Tropic Weekender, we've rounded up the best in sport, live music and fun activities to check out over the next 48 hours.

Whatever you end up doing, have an awesome tropical weekend!

Ross Noble performs at the Cairns Convention Centre on Saturday.

Saturday August 4

1. Cairns Cup 2018 at Cannon Park: Info

2. Ross Noble at Cairns Convention Centre: Info

3. FNQ Emergency Services Charity Ball at Eastern Events Lawn, Cairns Esplanade: Info

4. Performance of Peter Pan at Trinity Anglican School: Info

5. Tell Me on a Sunday at Cairns Dinner Theatre: Info

6. Tour of the Tropics Day 2 at Malanda: Info

7. Freshwater Saltwater Exhibition 2018 at UMI Arts: Info

8. Northern Pride vs CQ Capras at Barlow Park: Info

9. Aeroflow Outflow Nitro Funny Cars at Springmount Raceway: Info

10. Gallery Kids Art Club with Hayley Gillespie at Cairns Art Gallery: Info

11. '80s Ladies Day at North Cairns Tigers: Info

Sunday August 5

12. Gin, Gin and more Gin Masterclass at Gin Social: Info

13. The Hillbilly Goats and guests live at BAR36: Info

14. Sunday Sesh with Soul Rabble at The Conservatory Bar: Info

15. Tour of the Tropics - Tour de Fork at Yungaburra: Info

16. Palm Cove Markets: Info

Christmas parties seem to be taking over everyone's calendars, lucky we've got a few more options to fill in all the blanks. Japanese comedian Takashi Wakasugi is sharing his take after five years in Aus. NorthSite is hosting an artist meetup, as well as a new exhibition launch. We have a couple workshops by The Posy Crew and Annee herself with a Vietnamese coffee masterclass at Nu Nu. Plus, there are a few end of year performances by local choir, dance and community groups.

There's now no denying what time of year it is, so to shimmy in all the festivities we have a bunch of Christmas events all weekend long. JUTE's young talent is on full display with help from Overall Arts, and we have comedy at the Tanks with The War on 2023 wrapping the year up in a messy little bow. Paramour Cabaret is back for one night only, James R. Thomas is hitting the stage at Elixir, and Rock'n'Roar4 Paws is in Mareeba this time to raise funds for the Mareeba Animal Refuge.

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