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Most Popular Hotels in Cairns:
450 Mulgrave Road, 4870
Kewarra Beach P.O. Box 199, 4979
62 Abbott Street, 4870
Pierpoint Road., 4870
 
 




The Cairns Civic Theatre, corner of Sheridan and Florence Streets (tel: (07) 4031 9555; website: www.cairnscivictheatre.com.au) operated by the City Council, is the main venue for both amateur and professional comedy, dance, drama and circus. The Centre of Contemporary Arts (CoCa) (tel: (07) 4050 9401; website: www.coca.org.au) is home to JUTE Theatre (tel: (07) 4050 9444; website: www.jute.com.au), a multi-award-winning contemporary theatre company. The Tanks Arts Centre (tel: (07) 4032 2349) is a unique venue in Edge Hill for performance and visual arts housed in a series of huge converted WWII oil tanks. It is home to the Cairns Concert Orchestra. The Rondo is home to Cairns Little Theatre (website: www.cairnslittletheatre.com), which puts on several theatrical productions each year. The Cairns Convention Centre (tel: (07) 4042 4200; website: www.cairnsconvention.com.au) is the largest venue in town and the arena of choice for the most significant visiting events and bands.

Cairns City Cinema (tel: (07) 4031 1077) and Cairns Central Cinema (tel: (07) 4052 1166) are both run by Birch Carroll & Coyle (BCC) (website: www.greaterunion.com.au) and show all the newest blockbusters. The End Credits Film Club (tel: (07) 4050 9450; website: www.endcredits.org.au) screens non-mainstream films on various dates and in various venues, including both BCC Cinemas, CoCa and open air screenings at the Flecker Botanic Gardens.

More information on all events in Cairns can be found in The Fly magazine (free), published every Thursday and available at most hotels, attractions and bars, and through Ticketlink (tel: (07) 4031 9555; website: www.ticketlink.com.au), where tickets may also be purchased.

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