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About cairnsukulelefestival

The Cairns Ukulele Festival is held in Cairns, North Queensland Australia. The festival runs for several days and comprises a range of events, such as tours of the region and concerts by ukulele royalty from around the globe. Venues are on the Great Barrier Reef, in tropical rainforest and have views over the Pacific Ocean.

Aug27

Community Concert Day Program

Posted on August 27, 2016 by cairnsukulelefestival

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Things have kicked off at the Esplanade stage and it is promising to be a glorious day filled with ukulele music. Until the Parade and Fireworks you’ll be able to see the following acts:

10:00:00	Kainoa
11:00:00	Hardey
11:50:00	Terabe&Parette Kindergarten
12:10:00	Ukulove
12:30:00	St Andrews Ukulele Angels
12:50:00	Tablelands Ukulele Group
13:15:00	Mayfield Uke Group
13:40:00	Kalulu Uke Group Victoria
14:05:00	Malaney Ukulele
14:30:00	Wild Women of Armidale
14:55:00	Ukes on a Mission
15:20:00	HUMPS
15:45:00	Aunty Cessa’s Ukulele Gamas
16:10:00	Townsville Ukulele Club
16:35:00	FN Ukes / artistworks winner
17:00:00	Bad Boys of Uke

After the fireworks, come on down and party with The Montgomery Brothers and friends until about 9pm today

Got more energy left after that? The Ohana Open Mic starts at 9.30pm again at the Hilton.

Enjoy!

Aug27

Workshops today and tomorrow

Posted on August 27, 2016 by cairnsukulelefestival

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Workshops are held at the Pacific Hotel this year.

Sold out are: Taimane, Sarah’s Doo-wop and Chord Melody workshops. Online ticket sales have now finished. Most other workshops have less than 10 tickets left on the door so it is first in best dressed for these.

We only sell tickets for the workshops on that day and it’s cash on the door only.

Aug25

Kala Opening Night and Ohana Open Mic

Posted on August 25, 2016 by cairnsukulelefestival

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Tonight, following the packed out Maton Songwriters on the Waterfront, we shall head upstairs to the Hilton 6 Degrees Bar.

In the foyer bar area, enjoy music by Hardey McMurrick, GJ Lee, and 2.5 Wise Men. From Taiwanese music, to instrumental and ukulele classics, their styles couldn’t be more different!

In the 6 Degrees area, there will be a plethora of festival acts for you to enjoy and get a taste for what is yet to come!

Kala shall have a display with some fine ukes for you to try out as well.

Then, we will kick on with the Ohana Open Mic session downstairs near the ballroom. Grab a drink at the foyer bar and come on down for a blackboard session; first in best dressed, 2 songs each. We will have an open mic session there every night.

There will be an Ohana ukulele lucky door prize every night!

The Ohana Open Mic nights shall be hosted by Craig Chee, Sarah Maisel and Kamuke Magazine’s Cameron Murray.

See you there!

Cameron Murray

Aug17

Join the ‘world’s largest ukulele marching band’!

Posted on August 17, 2016 by cairnsukulelefestival

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Cairns Festival Parade

Cairns Ukulele Festival is inviting all ukulele players to join Cairns Festival 2016 Grand Parade by becoming a part of the ’World’s Largest Ukulele Marching Band’.

Nicky Bomba, Festival artist and Melbourne Ska Orchestra front man, will lead the band creating a colourful spectacle that will wind its way along the Cairns Esplanade from 5:30pm. With spectators gathering in their thousands, organisers are expecting 20,000 people will line the Esplanade to cheer on a creative collection of floats showcasing Cairns, its lifestyle and magical surroundings that define the community’s sense of place.

The ‘World’s Largest Ukulele Marching Band will exemplify the true Cairns spirit of colour, happy go lucky attitude, Tropicana, fun and inclusiveness.

For more information, please head to the festival web site.

(Ukulele Clubs performing during the Community Concert Day, your band leader shall be contacted to coordinate logistics and timings)