What's on around Manunda for free?
59 upcoming events
We've rounded up 59 upcoming events around Manunda for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events around Manunda for free
Mon12
Today
Tue13
Tomorrow
TodayA$0–289
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Ocean Freedom Great Barrier Reef Tour
Cairns Marina, 4870
TodayA$0–680
🗺️Guided tour🏊Water sports
Frankland Islands Reef Cruise
Cairns Central Childcare Centre, 4870
At 6 PMA$0
✂️Workshop🤝Volunteering
Cairns Stepping Forward: Families and Ice
Stratford Community Hall
Tomorrow · 7:30 AMFree
💼Career
CheckUP for Business - CAIRNS
The Bolands Centre Cairns | Offices & Conferencing
Wed14
Wednesday 14 October
TomorrowA$0–780
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Outer Great Barrier Reef Full-Day Tour with Lunch
Cairns Marina, 4870
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services💛Inclusivity
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Carers Morning Tea
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Wallaby Counting with YHA Cairns Central
Meet us at reception at Cairns Central YHA
Tomorrow · 5:30 PMFree
🧘Wellness🤝Volunteering
{CAIRNS HUB} An Evening of Nourishment and Connection for Carers
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Tomorrow · 6 PMFree
✂️Workshop🌱Ecology
Climate Crew Workshops Cairns
The Pier Bar
Thu15
Thursday 15 October
Thu 15A$0–289
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Walk, Sail and Snorkel: Great Barrier Reef & Green Island Tour
Cairns Marina, 4870
Thu 15 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
{CAIRNS HUB} First Aid Practical Skills Training
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Thu 15 · 12 PMFree
🤝Volunteering🌳Outdoors
Cairns Carers IPPS BBQ on the Esplanade
Esplanade BBQ - Egret
Thu 15 · 1 PMA$0–286.76
🗣️Talk
Minimax Implant & Medical 2026 Dental Impact Symposium
The Cairns Institute
Thu 15 · 4:30 PMFree
🧸Kids8–18 yrs
YOUNG CARERS: Pizza, Popcorn & Movie Night
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Fri16
Friday 16 October
Sat17
Saturday 17 October
Later
Mon 19 · 10 AMFree
💛Inclusivity🧘Wellness
ADHD Carers' Connect & Cuppa Time
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Tue 20 · 9 AMFree
🏷️Other
Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Training - Multicultural Communities, QLD
Centacare FNQ Multicultural Services
Wed 21Free
Consumer fair💼Career
Reward Hospitality Cairns Trade Open Days
Reward Hospitality
Wed 21 · 10 AMFree
🏷️Other
Celebrating Field Education
JCU Cairns Nguma-bada Campus, Smithfield, JCU Ideas Lab foyer (D4)
Wed 21 · 1:30 PMFree
♠️Card games
{CAIRNS HUB} Board Games + Card Games
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Wed 21 · 5:30 PMFree
💼Career
QACP Roadshow - Cairns
Salt House
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Aboriginal Culture Talk and Presentation
YHA Cairns Central
Thu 22 · 9 AMFree
💼Career
Your Business Connector Club — 2nd & 4th Thursday of the month
HOPSCOTCH Kitchen Bar
Thu 22 · 9:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Cairns: A Therapist's Guide to Mobility Scooter Prescription
Independent Living Specialists (ILS) - Cairns Showroom
Thu 22 · 11:30 AMFree
Cairns QLD October 2026- The Iconic Women Networking Event Inc.
The Patch Cafe - Align Wellness Centre
Thu 22 · 4:30 PMA$0
⚽Team sports🤾Sports & fitness
2026 Event 4 - Stratford Bowls Club
Stratford Bowls Club
Fri 23 · 11 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Weaving for Wellbeing
141-143 Abbott St
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party
Legacy Links Halloween Party
Serbian Cultural Centre
Fri 23 · 6 PMA$0–22.49
🎉Parties
End of Term 4 Drinks
Crystalbrook Bailey
Mon 26 · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Cairns Frontline Liver Care – Empowering Healthcare Workers
Cairns Harbourside Hotel
Mon 26 · 10 AMFree
🪑Flea market🌱Ecology
(Cairns Hub) Carer Connection Clothing Swap Day
141-143 Abbott St
Mon 26 · 2 PMFree
🧘Wellness
Mindfulness Practice for Carers
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Tue 27 · 4:30 PMFree
🏷️Other
Tips and Tricks for when everything in the kindergarten goes south
C&K Balaclava Community Kindergarten
Wed 28 · 7 AMA$0–750
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Daintree and Cape Tribulation Full-Day Tour
Cairns Marina, 4870
Thu 29 · 11 AMFree
🤝Volunteering
Mad Hatters Tea Party!
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Fri 30 · 10:30 AMFree
♠️Card games
{CAIRNS HUB} Board Games + Card Games
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
Sat 31 · 5 PMFree
📚Literature🪕Folk / Acoustic
Louder Than Life Book Launch
Elixir Music House
Tue 3 · 4 PMFree
🏷️Other
St Mary's Catholic College Evening Tours
St Mary's Catholic College
Wed 4 · 8:30 AMFree
🧘Wellness💛Inclusivity
Uplift Queensland — Creative Wellbeing & AOD Literacy Workshop
Tanks Arts Centre
Sat 7 · 1 PMA$35
🏷️Other
Breastfeeding Education Class, Cairns
Brinsmead Community Center
Sun 8 · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party
Ramsay Cairns Family Christmas Party 2026
Sugarworld Adventure Park
Mon 9 · 9 AMFree
✂️Workshop💼Career
Get Found Online | Kuranda | Beginner
Kuranda Community Precinct Room (above the library)
Wed 11 Nov · 9:30 AMFree
💛Inclusivity
Share and learn – Using the Workforce Capability Framework & Resources - Cairns 2026
Cairns Harbourside Hotel
Fri 13 Nov · 8 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Research and Innovation Symposium 2026
The Yeinie Building, James Cook University
Thu 19 Nov · 4 PMFree
✂️Workshop
Unpacking Schemas facilitated by Inspired EC
C&K Boopa Werem Kindergarten and Preschool
Tue 24 Nov · 9:30 AMFree
Queensland Regional Disability Conference 2026 - Cairns
Pullman Cairns International
Sat 28 Nov · 11:30 AMFree
🧾Drop-in services
CLEAR Appreciation Luncheon 2026
The Bluewater – Lighthouse Functions Room
Tue 8 Dec · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
Cairns Stepping Forward: Dealing with Conflict
Stratford Community Hall
Tue 8 Dec · 6 PMFree
Queensland Police Service Recruiting Seminar - Cairns
Cairns Police Station
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PMFree
🧺Market
Cairns Christmas Market
Events at Watson's
Sat 12 Dec · 3 PMFree
🧺Market
Cairns Christmas Market
New venue tbd
Tue 2 Mar · 6 PMFree
Experience TAS - Prospective Year 7 Evening
Trinity Anglican School,
Sat 6 Mar · 1 PMFree
Breastfeeding Education Class. Saturday, 6 March 2027, Cairns
Brinsmead Community Center
Thu 20 MayFree
Women of Impact Retreat
Pullman Palm Cove Sea Temple Resort and Spa
See also around Manunda for free
Wed 21 · 6 PMA$5
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Choral Evening 2026 - Once Upon A Song
All Saints Theatre, Redlynch, Cairns 4870
Fri 16 · 7 PMA$23–58
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Loose Goose: Goosemania Cairns
Narrow Tracks Distilling, Stratford
Sat 17 · 8 PMA$20
🌙Indie🎶Singer-songwriter
Spare Tyre Politics @ Elixir Music House
Elixir Music House, Cairns City
Fri 23 · 6:30 PM
🎤Music quiz🎫Concert
Music Bingo with Todd
German Club Cairns, Bungalow
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$42–49
🎷Jazz💜Soul / Funk
The Jazz Room: The Heart of New Orleans
Bulmba-ja, Cairns
Sat 7 · 2 PMA$5
🎫Concert
Buzz Music School - Student Showcase
Buzz Music, Earlville
Sat 7 · 7 PMA$20
🎷Jazz🎹Blues
Silver Fox Jazz Band -New Orleans Jazz & Blues
Macalister Brewing Company, Smithfield
Sat 24 · 4 PMA$80
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Mark Seymour at Ellis Beach Bar & Grill - QLD
Ellis Beach Bar & Grill
Sun 18 · 2 PMA$17.50–32.50
🎤R&B
SUNDAY SHIFT.
The Pier Bar, Cairns City
Tue 3 · 11:30 AMA$45–115
🍽️Food
Cazalys Melbourne Cup - The Outback Way
Cazalys, Westcourt
Sat 24 · 6:30 PMA$30
⚽Team sports
Marlin Coast Rangers 80th Presentation Night
Trinity Beach Sports Club
Sat 31 · 6 PMA$15–20
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Koah Hall Halloween Party 2026
Koah Hall
Fri 16 · 12 PMA$250
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
The Junction Connection Lunch
Hilton Cairns, Cairns City
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Starry Night Cinema - MAMMA MIA (PG) USA 108 mins
CAIRNS BOTANIC GARDENS, Edge Hill
Sat 17 · 9 AMA$35
🗣️Talk
TRUMPED! Surviving Trump’s America
Spinal Life Healthy Living Centre, Cairns North
Tue 27 · 6:30 PM
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
Training Seminar - Navigating Menopause CAIRNS CITY
Novotel Cairns Oasis Resort, Cairns City
Thu 29 · 6 PMA$16
📚Literature
Books and Chooks October Event
Salt House, Cairns City
Sat 31 · 9:15 AM
🗣️Talk
DEFENDING THE FAITH - CLEAR Legacy - 31 October 2026
3 Mount Finnigan Court, Smithfield
Sat 31 · 5 PMA$22.49–33.08
🍽️Food
Cairns Cake Social
Events at Watson's, Manunda
Sun 1 · 9:30 AMA$20–35
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The Attachment Effect
The Chambers Cafe | Watkins Room | Upstairs, Cairns City
Wed 4 · 7 PMA$52.33–262.94
🗣️Talk
Motov8ing Boys - CAIRNS
The Benson Hotel, Cairns City
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$275–6,500
🤝Volunteering
2026 Ronald McDonald North Australia Cairns Gala
Brothers Leagues Club Cairns, Manunda
Fri 23 · 8:30 AMA$20
🌱Ecology🕊️Human rights
Cairns - North Queensland Indigenous Ranger Dingo Workshop 2026
Boathouse Building A22 - JCU Cairns Campus, Smithfield
Sat 24 · 11 AMA$36.26–68.02
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🍽️Food
Queer High Tea at The Chambers
The Chambers, Cairns City
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$27.78
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+💿DJ set
Tropical Pride Party 2026
O'Sheas Restaurant, Machans Beach
Sat 7 · 6 PMA$36–700
🤝Volunteering
Friends of Himalayan Children Fundraiser Dinner
De Jarlais Function Centre, Cairns
Wed 21 · 5 PMA$10
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
MasQUEERade Ball presented by SSAYIT + YETI
Bulmba-ja, Cairns
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Venues around Manunda for free
The Hound Small Bar
4 events
Cairns Harbourside Hotel
3 events
Cairns Marina, 4870
9 events
Bulmba-ja Arts Centre
4 events
Cairns Aquarium
4 events
Bulmba-ja
5 events
Elixir Music House
5 events
Wellways Cairns Carer Hub
9 events
The Benson Restaurant and Bar
6 events
Juggle Pots
7 events
Stratford Community Hall
4 events
All Saints Theatre
3 events