What's on in Smithfield on a budget?
13 upcoming events
We've rounded up 13 upcoming events in Smithfield on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Smithfield on a budget
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Monday 19 October
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Fri 23 · 8:30 AMA$20
🌱Ecology🕊️Human rights
North Queensland Indigenous Ranger Dingo Workshop 2026
Boathouse Building A22 - JCU Cairns Campus
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMFree
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Assyrian Yalikhyateh workshops with STARTTS
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
Sat 31 · 5 PMFree
🎨Creative workshop🎯Board games0–15 yrs
Halloween at the Museum
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
Sat 7 · 7 PMA$20
🎷Jazz🎹Blues
Silver Fox Jazz Band - New Orleans Jazz & Blues
Macalister Brewing Company
Sun 8 · 9 AMFree
🏋️Fitness🤸Pilates & stretching
Boxclass Fitness Expo
BoxClass - Smithfield
Thu 12 Nov · 10 AMFree
♿Disability💛Inclusivity
Road Safety Workshop for Young People with Additional Needs
unit 15/108 Percival Rd
Sat 21 Nov · 10 AMA$10.20
Flawless Collector Co. Trading Card Show - November 2026
Smithfield RSL Club
Sat 21 Nov · 7 PMA$9.78
Science in the Taproom
Macalister Brewing Company
Tue 19 Jan · 10:30 AMA$11.37
Memphis-ing: 3D Diorama Workshop
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
See also in Smithfield on a budget
Fri 16 · 7 PMA$23–58
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Loose Goose: Goosemania Cairns
Narrow Tracks Distilling, Stratford
Wed 21 · 6 PMA$5
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Choral Evening 2026 - Once Upon A Song
All Saints Theatre, Redlynch, Cairns 4870
Sat 24 · 4 PMA$80
🎸Rock🎫Concert
Mark Seymour at Ellis Beach Bar & Grill - QLD
Ellis Beach Bar & Grill
Fri 16 · 5 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic☀️Open air
Garden Grooves
Harbourside Bar & Kitchen, Cairns City
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 24 · 6:30 PMA$30
⚽Team sports
Marlin Coast Rangers 80th Presentation Night
Trinity Beach Sports Club
Fri 23 · 4 PMFree
🎪Street party
Legacy Links Halloween Party
Serbian Cultural Centre, Edge Hill
Sun 18 · 2 PMA$17.50–32.50
🎤R&B
SUNDAY SHIFT.
The Pier Bar, Cairns City
Fri 23 · 6 PMA$0–22.49
🎉Parties
End of Term 4 Drinks
Crystalbrook Bailey, Cairns City
Tue 3 · 11:30 AMA$45–115
🍽️Food
Cazalys Melbourne Cup - The Outback Way
Cazalys, Westcourt
Sat 31 · 6 PMA$15–20
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Koah Hall Halloween Party 2026
Koah Hall
Sun 8 · 10 AMFree
🎪Street party
Ramsay Cairns Family Christmas Party 2026
Sugarworld Adventure Park, Edmonton
Sat 31 · 9:15 AM
🗣️Talk
DEFENDING THE FAITH - CLEAR Legacy - 31 October 2026
3 Mount Finnigan Court, Smithfield
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Starry Night Cinema - MAMMA MIA (PG) USA 108 mins
CAIRNS BOTANIC GARDENS, Edge Hill
Sat 31 · 5 PMA$22.49–33.08
🍽️Food
Cairns Cake Social
Events at Watson's, Manunda
TodayA$0–173
🖼️Art & Culture
Cairns Aquarium: Entry Ticket
Cairns Aquarium
Fri 16 · 12 PMA$250
🗣️Talk🤝Volunteering
The Junction Connection Lunch
Hilton Cairns, Cairns City
Sat 17 · 9 AMA$35
🗣️Talk
TRUMPED! Surviving Trump’s America
Spinal Life Healthy Living Centre, Cairns North
Wed 21 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Aboriginal Culture Talk and Presentation
YHA Cairns Central, Cairns City
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
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
Wed 21 · 6:15 PMA$30
💛Inclusivity
Life Drawing Cairns
WOMB, Machans Beach
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$27.78
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+💿DJ set
Tropical Pride Party 2026
O'Sheas Restaurant, Machans Beach
Sat 17 · 6:30 PMA$275–6,500
🤝Volunteering
2026 Ronald McDonald North Australia Cairns Gala
Brothers Leagues Club Cairns, Manunda
Sat 24 · 11 AMA$36.26–68.02
🏳️🌈LGBTQ+🍽️Food
Queer High Tea at The Chambers
The Chambers, Cairns City
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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