Cairns Festivals & Events

Cairns, located in the Queensland province of Australia, holds some of the most spectacular festivals and events in the country. Ranging from horticultural events to food and wine festivals, from cultural shows to sporting events, the festivities of this city are famed worldwide and tourists and visitors to the region schedule their itinerary to coincide with some of these awesome events. While the Cairns Tropical Garden Show attempts to bring gardening and horticulture close to the layman by promoting gardening gadgets and equipments, schools and holds magnificent displays in May every year, the Cairns Show Wine Awards, held in the last weekend of June provides recognition to the various categories of luxuriant wines produced in Australia every year.

Both these events hold out awards and merits in the respective spheres. Companies producing garden pumps and such gizmos ensure they put up a stall in the Cairns Tropical Garden Show while the leading wine manufacturers consider it a privilege to enter their brand in the Cairns Show Wine Awards and winning is the archetypical feather on the cap. Festival Cairns is probably the highlight of the various events held in this city.

Three weeks of cultural and sporting revelry and a number of events covering categories such as family, films, sports, music and performing arts puts Cairns, the natives and their culture and heritage under international spotlight. Iconic performances by national and international artists and fireworks display top off the grand finale.