When:
Queen's Baton Relay: 15 - 17 March 2018
Festival 2018: 4 - 15 April 2018
Commonwealth Games Basketball: 5 -10 April 2018 @ Cairns Convention Centre
Where: Cairns Region
Cairns will come alive this March when the Queen's Baton Relay will travel from the beaches of Palm Cove through to the new community facilities, and will feature many of the iconic backdrops the region is renowned for including the Cairns Esplanade, Cairns Botanic Gardens and Munro Martin Parklands. Find out when and where the Baton will be in Cairns here.
Then Cairns will host Festival 2018 during the Games, a bold arts and cultural 12-day program designed to galvanise the region, inspire audiences and celebrate the games. The key element of the program will be a LiveSite on the Cairns Esplanade where residents and visitors can watch the games live on big screens and enjoy live performances. The full program will be unveiled closer to the Games. For more information visit Cairns Regional Council.
During the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games preliminary rounds of the men’s and women’s Basketball competition will be held at the Cairns Convention Centre from 5 to 10 April. Tickets start from $30 and are available from GC2018. Cairns Convention Centre is located at Cnr Sheridan St & Wharf St, Cairns City.
Visit Cairns during the Queen's Baton Relay or Commonwealth Games and take advantage of these great free or low cost events in the Cairns region. Stay 20 minute north of Cairns Airport at superb Trinity Beach in fully self contained apartments in a tropical paradise at Bellevue at Trinity Beach. BOOK NOW
* All Commonwealth Games facts and figures were taken from the official Commonwealth Games website GC2018
