CADCAI

04/09/2026

Proud to be part of this celebration! See you on Sat 12th Sep! Please check out their website for festival details.

01/09/2026

2026 Cairns Parade - Proud winning team

31/08/2026

31/08/2026

Thank you volunteers and thank you Cairns!

🎉🏆 GRAND PARADE WINNERS! 🏆🎉

What an incredible Grand Parade! A huge congratulations to all our amazing participants who brought the streets to life with their creativity, energy and community spirit. 🌟

And now, the moment we’ve all been waiting for… 🥁✨

🥇 1st Prize: Float 70 – CADCAI
🥈 2nd Prize: Float 25 – Cairns Steppaz
🥉 3rd Prize: Float 35 – Sparks Social Abilities
🌿 Best Eco: Float 20 – Cairns BMX

👏 Congratulations to all our winners! And a massive thank you to every float, performer, volunteer and supporter who helped make this year’s Grand Parade so spectacular.

You all helped make it a parade to remember! 💛🎊

31/08/2026

Anyone driven past our construction site lately? The Cultural & Heritage Centre is really taking shape — every week it looks more alive. We honestly can’t wait for the day we walk through those doors together.

We acknowledge the funding provided by the Queensland Government for this project. James MP James - Barron River MP

28/08/2026

See you tomorrow!

27/08/2026

Can't wait to see you all tomorrow at the parade!

27/08/2026

The annual CHINA Inc (Chinese Heritage in Northern Australia) conference returns to Cairns from 24–25 October, with a field trip to Innisfail on 23 October. The conference will be held at the Cairns Sheridan Hotel.

This year's theme, Commemorations, is especially fitting as it coincides with C150, including the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first Chinese in Cairns. It also marks CHINA Inc's 20th year, the 10th CHINA Inc conference, and the 50th anniversary of the Cairns and District Chinese Association Inc (CADCAI).

Title: Lit Sun Goong Chinese temple, Grafton St, 1920s
Image: P18665
Photographer: Unknown

Conference convenors welcome papers on any aspect of Chinese history across northern Australia.

To present a paper, or to attend the conference and join the mailing list, please contact Noreen Kirkman at [email protected]

25/08/2026

2026 Cairns Festival Parade is coming