08/08/2025
Nikki has your weekend plans sorted with just some of the events on this weekend across Cairns and the Coast! 👇
Friday 8 August
🏁 Thunder In The Canefields
Cairns International Speedway, Thompson Rd, Edmonton.
This event attracts the best in 360/LS sprintcar drivers nationwide to Cairns for two massive weekends of racing across four nights. $27,600 total prize pool! Wingless sprints & more!
6pm–10pm | 🎟️ Tickets @ cairnsspeedway.com
🍽️ Taste Port Douglas
8–10 August
Australia’s leading tropical food & drink celebration!
Four days of masterclasses, curated events, and exquisite dining with top chefs and passionate producers.
📍 Various locations | 🎟️ Tickets @ Taste Port Douglas
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Saturday 9 August
♻️ Trash to Treasure
Buy Back Shop, Portsmith
Celebrate sustainability, reuse & creativity at this fun community event.
🛍️ Market stalls, food vans, live music, workshops & more!
⏰ From 9am
🎬 Top Dog Film Festival 2025
CPAC
A heartwarming film fest featuring extraordinary dogs & their humans—from hero pups to hilarious hounds.
🎟️ Tickets from Ticketlink
🎤 Mel Buttle – Taking My Sunglasses Off To Hear You Better
CPAC
Comedian, mum, and Taskmaster fave Mel Buttle brings the laughs in her latest tour.
🎟️ Tickets from Ticketlink
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Sunday 10 August
🐾 Paws & Browse
Syd & Jane Granville Park, Holloways Beach
Dog adoption day + markets + best dressed dog comp! Also featuring discounted desexing chats with Greencross Vets.
⏰ From 8am
🚗 Cairns Swap Meet, Car, Bike & Truck Show
Scott St Entrance
Classic vehicles, community vibes & cool finds.
⏰ All day | 💵 $5 cash entry (kids under 17 free)
🚴 Alive Pharmacy Warehouse Ride for Isabel 2025
Norman Park, Gordonvale
Scenic charity ride through Gordonvale’s cane fields, all for a great cause.
⏰ 6:30am–12pm
If you know of any other events, drop them in the comments! 👇