Reef to Reef
Gear up for this Reef to Reef, a four-day, 185km stage mountain bike race.
Gear up for this Reef to Reef, a four-day, 185km stage mountain bike race.
The Tour of the Tropics is a two days road cycling event held in Cairns & Great Barrier Reef.
Relay For Life is a fun and moving overnight experience that raises vital funds for the Cancer Council’s research, prevention, information and support services.
Don’t miss this year’s Cairns Show
A popular event for those clocking up their marathons, and ultra-runners who want to try a multi-day event.
Buckle up for the toughest 8 seconds in sports and find out what it means to be cowboy at the PBR Cairns Invitational.
Two-thousand masters-aged men and women from Australia, Oceania and South East Asia compete in 20+ individual and team sports across four days of competition.
An annual celebration for children aged 12 years and under, the Cairns Children’s Festival puts Cairns’ youngest creatives in the spotlight.
Celebrate Chinese New Year in Cairns across 15 days with dance performances, banquets and more.
Unleash your inner Robinson Crusoe by camping on the Great Barrier Reef! Have you ever dreamed of escaping from the hustle and bustle of our busy lives? Where life is simple, revolving around the rising sun and falling tide? Yep, so have we! Here’s Eight island campsites where you can unleash your inner Robinson Crusoe.
Tropical North Queensland is the only region in Australia with two distinct Indigenous cultures, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander. Connect with these ancient cultures 60,000 years in the making.
The region’s largest event of its kind, showcasing the latest products and services for our homes, lifestyles and outdoor adventure.
Cairns’ newest one-day sporting event.
With endless picturesque places on the doorstep, you’re spoilt for choice as soon as you touch down in the tropics. Send your holiday posts to the top of the feed with these Instagram locations near Cairns.
If you’re looking to connect with nature and discover a rainforest that’s the oldest, longest and largest in Australia, go behind the foliage with this guide to the five precincts of the Wet Tropics.
Australia’s longest running travelling film festival, showcases Australian and international features, documentaries and short films in regional Australia.
A festival favourite tour.
Crystalbrook Collection New Year’s Eve at the Esplanade is a massive carnival event that brings a diverse crowd together to celebrate the start of another year in our beautiful city.
Kids restless and suffering cabin fever? Let them release that pent-up energy by ziplining over a crocodile, exploring underwater coral gardens or venturing through the Southern Hemisphere’s largest butterfly sanctuary.
Welcome to a brand new Australian sporting event, proudly born in Cairns: Australia’s inaugural World Pole Sports Championships (WPSC) qualifying event, taking place at the new Cairns Basketball Stadium.
Pole is one of the fastest growing sports on the planet. This inaugural competition will be open to all Australian pole sports athletes and athletes from countries that don’t have a WPSC qualifying event, including New Zealand and most Asian countries.
Cairns to Cape York is an angler’s Nirvana: a pristine environment that is both challenging and inspiring. With the largest diversity of fish species in Australia and the ability to fish all year round, a visit to Tropical North Queensland should be on everyone’s bucket-list.
From cosy rainforest retreats to once-in-a-lifetime Great Barrier Reef reef events, epic waterfalls to spectacular outback scenery, this is why you should put the green light on your summer holiday.
With such a vibrant foodie culture, finding the best cafes in Cairns can be overwhelming. Fuel your caffeine addiction with these local favourites for a guaranteed quality cup of coffee.
Feel grounded the moment you arrive at a private sand cay on the Great Barrier Reef.
The Great Barrier Reef is the only place in the world that you can swim with dwarf minke whales: an experience so exclusive it only happens for two months of the year and only in Tropical North Queensland.
Alongside The Great Pyramid Race is also a 6.2 kilometre Race to the Base and a 1,800 metre Race around Alley Park (for competitors from 10 years of age), and a Charity Fun Run for all ages.
Are you visiting Tropical North Queensland soon? Take advantage of our Tropical Dollars and get $100 off tours and experiences* when you book through Experience Oz! Use code TNQ100