Tropic Weekender: Your curated guide to the best events across the Cairns region this weekend

Welcome to the weekend! But first, the weather forecast. There's a medium chance of showers across the next 48 hours with maximum temperatures of 32C and 31C on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

The latest edition of Tropic Weekender feature a bunch of cool stuff to do, including some St Patrick's Day celebrations across the region.

Whatever you do, make it an awesome tropical weekend!

Saturday March 16

Racing For A Cure is on this Saturday at Cannon Park!

1. Racing For A Cure by Cairns Jockey Club: Info

2. FFA Cup at Southside Comets Football Club: Info

3. Divas Launch Party at Cairns Dinner Theatre: Info

4. Celtic Craic St Patrick's Weekend with Damien Leith & Claymore at BAR36: Info

5. Bennelong by Cairns Performing Arts Centre and Bangarra Dance Theatre: Info

6. Fine Tuned at Tablelands Music Lovers The ORB: Info

7. St Patrick's 2 Day Carnival at Cairns BMX Club: Info

8. Pool Party at Crystalbrook Collection Resort: Info

9. Tribe Bazaar Markets at Trinity Beach Community Hall: Info

10. Free Kids Creative Space at Cairns Art Gallery: Info

11. Elvis Music Night at Portsmith Club: Info

12. Bobby Maguire at The Cotton Club: Info

13. Tanya Murphy live at Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf: Info

14. Harmonique at Pullman Cairns International: Info

Sunday March 17

Enjoy live music by Kaweyova this Sunday at the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon.

15. Woree Markets: Info

16. St Patrick's Day at The Bluewater: Info

17. Kaweyova live at Cairns Esplanade Lagoon: Info

18. St Patrick's Celebrations at O'Donnells Irish Bar & Grill Palm Cove: Info

19. St Patrick's Day at Gilligan's: Info

20. Ben Cole live at Hemingway's Brewery Cairns Wharf: Info

21. St Patrick's Day at Palm Cove Tavern: Info

22. Left Unsupervised Duo at Crystalbrook Greenfields: Info

23. Lucky Phil live at Rustys Festival of Music: 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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