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Eddy Finn Ukulele Mystery Tour tickets selling fast!

Eddy Finn Ukulele Mystery Tour tickets selling fast!

The Eddy Finn Ukulele Mystery Tour has struck a chord with ukulele fans around the country and overseas, with 50% of all tickets available sold on the first day!

If you’d like to be a part of this magical experience, get your ticket(s) as soon as possible! Follow this link for more information.

Tickets for the concerts at the Tanks Arts Centre (8 July) will go on sale late next week.

Roll up for the Eddy Finn Ukulele Mystery Tour!

Roll up for the Eddy Finn Ukulele Mystery Tour!

All aboard! Join the Cairns Ukulele Festival artists on this original 22 tonne double decker bus and cruise the sights of Cairns ukulele party style! We’ll be visiting beaches, rainforest and a local pub, enjoying live performances along the way!

Feature artists on this tour are fulare_pad from Japan!

Your hosts are experienced local tour guide Luke Walker and ukulele party animal Craig Chee!

Included in your tour:

  • bus sightseeing tour
  • live performances and heaps of jamming
  • lunch (including vegetarian options)

Follow this link for more details and to book your space! Tickets go on sale Friday 13 April, 9am.

Capacity is extremely limited so book early!

Workshop tickets selling fast

Workshop tickets selling fast

Following last week’s workshop ticket announcement, tickets are being snapped up by ukulele fans from around the globe. Manitoba Hal’s “Blues for everyone” is now sold out and other workshops are filling up quickly. Grab this opportunity to learn clawhammer style picking, jazz, or to play like Herb Ohta Jr. in affordable 1-1.5hr workshops! Festival organisers urge anyone interested in attending the ukulele workshops to make bookings as soon as possible!

Follow this link for more details about the workshops.

Have you always wanted to own a Hawaiian ukulele? Why don’t you build one! Hawaiian ukulele builders from Koaloha, the brand played by many of the world’s ukulele superstars, including Herb Ohta Jr. will be conducting a 2-day workshop in the week leading up to the festival.

For more information about this ukulele building workshop, please click on this link.

Stay tuned for more artist and show announcements later this week!

Workshop schedule up – bookings open 9am March 27th

Workshop schedule up – bookings open 9am March 27th

We have just released the workshop schedule.This year’s workshops cover folk, jazz, blues, and more, so this is an excellent opportunity to improve your playing and learn from the best!

Instructors: Herb Ohta Jr., Paul Hemmings, Manitoba Hal, Aaron Keim, Craig Chee

Bookings open Tuesday morning (27 March) at 9am. For the schedule, and booking info, please follow this link. Workshop contents can be found here.

Capacity is limited for all workshops and we always sell out so book early!