Cairns Holiday Specialists Blog - Author: Sophie Tabouel

For the Partiers – Dance   Port Douglas Rio Carnivale Party like you’re in Rio at the Port Douglas Tin Shed. Prizes for best dressed and best mask will be awarded on the night. Entry cost includes tapas and a cocktail on arrival. Where: Tin Shed – 7 Ashford Avenue When: Saturday 17th May 2014 from […]

For the Energetic – Play   Market Park Fun Fair Keep the whole family entertained with the Market Park Fun Fair. What’s included in your afternoon/evening: Free entry Market Stalls Rides Street theatre Live Entertainment Music This is a great lead up to the much anticipated ‘Street Parade’ on Friday night! Where: Rex Smeal Park, […]

DONT MISS THE 2015 PORT DOUGLAS CARNIVALE!   Bigger and better, celebrating the 21st Anniversary.     Click here for this year’s Fantastic Foodies Events For the Foodies – Taste   The Longest Lunch Traditionally the first event to begin the Port Douglas Carnivale each year, this three course lakeside dining extravaganza will impress the […]

The Port Douglas Carnivale turns 20 this year and event organisers are busy adding new events, inviting VIP guests and ensuring this is the biggest 10 day Carnivale yet! Last year approx. 20,000 attended the Carnivale which is now recognised as the largest food and wine festival in North Queensland. Confirmed this year is celebrity […]

  For the first time Palm Cove will hold the Mother’s Day Classic which is a major Australian event held annually in order to raise money for breast cancer research. Be part of this local community event that is supporting a great cause – the combat against breast cancer! Come along and watch on or […]

Cairns has won a bid to become one of nine hosts of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 2014 and 2016 also securing the World Championships being held in 2017. The world class Smithfield Mountain Bike Park will see top riders from around the world battling it out in the second round of this […]

People celebrate Easter according to their beliefs and their religious values. Christians regard Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that he was resurrected. Easter is the most significant event of the Christian Calendar. Though, for many Australians the four day Easter weekend marks the end of the […]

  If you are unable to spend the day or the evening with your Valentine on February 14th 2014 due to unfortunate circumstances or you just want to surprise someone you love, then you should buy a Valentine’s Day Gift Card for either some accommodation in Cairns, Palm Cove or Port Douglas (add a relaxing […]

Did you know 2014 is the Chinese year of the horse and people born in 2014 are said to be nobel, smart and free spirited? The 2014 celebrations in Cairns will carry over a 3 week period starting on the 24th of January through till the 16th of February. Festivities include traditional Chinese dining, the […]