07/09/2026
It was a gorgeous day yesterday for Carnival on Collins at the Cairns Botanic Gardens which marked the final day for the Cairns Festival 2026 and Father's Day. There was an excellent drumming performance by Cairns Taiko at the Flecker Botanic Gardens in the morning who put all the children to work with their own drumming implements, followed by a gig by Lontano. The Tanks Arts Centre Market stalls were teeming with people in costumes, one being our very own Hayley Gillespie and the stall holders were smiling with the welcome crowdđ. A lovely day it was.