Cairns

Cairns Entertainment

Entertainment around Cairns/Gimuy ranges from reef-life encounters and seasonal water play to intimate music rooms, community theatre and full-scale performances. You can settle in for a film at Earlville, explore the tropical habitats of Cairns Aquarium, or make a celebration more memorable with karting, laser tag, escape rooms or a booked live act.

There is plenty for shared outings, too: Edge Hill brings together an atmospheric arts venue and community theatre, while Cairns City offers performance, music and cabaret in distinctive spaces. The choices below cover relaxed evenings, active group adventures, family attractions and entertainment arranged for private occasions.

🎬 Cinema & Screen Entertainment

Event Cinemas Cairns Earlville

Catch regular film sessions at this suburban cinema, including V-Max screenings for a larger-scale viewing experience. The venue can also host private-cinema events, giving groups a straightforward setting for a shared screening or special occasion. It is based at Stockland Shopping Centre in Earlville, making a movie outing easy to combine with time in the centre.

Stockland Shopping Centre, Mulgrave Road, Earlville, Cairns, QLD 4870

🎭 Theatre, Comedy & Cabaret

Cairns Performing Arts Centre

Cairns Performing Arts Centre presents theatre, music, dance, contemporary circus, opera, film and comedy across multiple performance spaces. Its programme brings together local artists, youth work, collaborations and touring productions, so an evening here might mean a polished stage show, a concert or a more contemporary performance. Ticket information is available on 1300 855 835.

Corner of Sheridan & Florence streets, Cairns

JUTE Theatre Company

JUTE creates, produces and tours new Australian theatre from regional Queensland. Its Cairns/Gimuy work includes mainstage productions, new-work development, artist pathways, and youth and community programmes. With a base at Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, it offers audiences the chance to encounter contemporary Australian stories while supporting a continuing regional theatre practice.

Bulmba-ja Arts Centre, 96 Abbott St, Cairns QLD 4870 · Office: (07) 4281 6832

The Rondo Theatre

This volunteer-run, not-for-profit community theatre presents a continuing Cairns season of major and smaller productions, including plays and pantomime. It is also a place for local performers, backstage crew and other theatre volunteers to take part in making shows. The result is an inviting option for audiences who enjoy community-led productions and a strong sense of theatrical participation.

47 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill · Ticket sales and enquiries: 0415 822 333 · General enquiries: 07 4053 2000

🎶 Live Music & Nightlife

Tanks Arts Centre

Set among converted World War II oil tanks in the Botanic Gardens precinct, Tanks Arts Centre combines live entertainment with visual arts and creative activity. Tank 5 is used for concerts, while Tank 4 houses gallery exhibitions; the continuing programme also includes performance, workshops, markets and festivals. Ticketing enquiries are available on 1300 855 835.

46–64 Collins Avenue, Edge Hill QLD 4870, Australia

Elixir Music House

Elixir Music House brings live music, poetry, comedy, cabaret, markets and film together in Cairns/Gimuy. Originally a jazz bar, it now offers a varied what’s-on programme for performances and gatherings, making it suited to a night that shifts from music to spoken word or a more theatrical style of entertainment. Contact: 0497 119 956.

92 Abbott St, Cairns/Gimuy

🎮 Games & Interactive Fun

Cairns Kart Hire

Cairns Kart Hire combines go-karting with an indoor laser-tag arena and escape rooms, giving groups several ways to turn an outing into friendly competition. Escape-room teams work through puzzles together, while packaged combinations and private functions suit celebrations, team activities and social groups. The operator is at the corner of Walker Road and Captain Cook Highway.

Corner of Walker Road and Captain Cook Highway, Cairns, Queensland 4870

🎡 Family Attractions & Amusements

Cairns Aquarium

Cairns Aquarium follows Tropical North Queensland habitats from rainforest rivers to reef and Coral Sea environments. Visitors can see animal presentations, habitat talks, a marine touch pool, and shark and ray feeds. Guided Marine Life Encounters and Turtle Rehabilitation Centre tours add a closer look, while Aquarium by Twilight and Night at the Aquarium offer after-hours ways to experience the displays. Reservations: +61 7 4044 7300.

5 Florence Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia

Sugarworld Adventure Park

Sugarworld Adventure Park offers seasonal water-based fun in Edmonton, with Splash Town for younger children, waterslides, resort-style pools and Putt Putt Island’s nine-hole mini-golf course. The water slides and pools close annually for maintenance from May to September, while the mini-golf offering provides a different kind of family challenge. General enquiries: 07 4055 5477.

Edmonton, Queensland

🏎️ Active Leisure & Adventure

Cairns Wake Park

At Cairns Wake Park in Smithfield, riders can try cable wakeboarding or kneeboarding, with sessions suited to beginners through to experienced participants. Equipment, helmets and life jackets are provided for wake sessions. A seasonal Aqua Park, Kids Club sessions and selected social sessions add variety, with age and swimming requirements applying to particular activities. General enquiries: 07 4038 1304.

43 Lakeside Drive, Smithfield, QLD 4878

🎤 Bands, Entertainers & Party Entertainment

Killer Entertainment

Killer Entertainment arranges acts for Cairns and Port Douglas events, from solo acoustic performers, duos and trios to party bands, DJs, instrumentalists, jazz performers, pianists, MCs and novelty acts. That range makes it possible to shape the entertainment around a celebration, corporate occasion or private function, whether the mood calls for background music, dancing or a hosted programme.

Cairns and Port Douglas service area

Tony George Entertainment

Tony George Entertainment provides live music and MC services from Cairns for weddings, conferences and functions across Cairns, Port Douglas, Townsville and wider Queensland. Bookable formats include a solo singer-guitarist, duo, trio and larger cover-band options, alongside master-of-ceremonies and entertainment-management services. Bookings: 0412 952 551.

Cairns service area

FNQ Bands

FNQ Bands is a Cairns-based community music organisation with concert and stage bands. Its musicians perform live music for the local community and build varied repertoire through regular rehearsals and public performances, offering an ensemble-based option for audiences who enjoy the energy and detail of a live band. General contact: 0435 959 907.

Cairns service area

Whether you are planning a family outing, an active group day, a theatre night or a celebration with live music, Cairns and its surrounding suburbs offer plenty of ways to make time together feel special. Local businesses, bands, performers and entertainment operators are warmly invited to create or update a directory listing, and providers with upcoming shows can share them through Events.

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