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| ( 3 ) | Date | Start time | End time | Event name | Event description | Location | Cost | Website link | Event contact phone | Event contact email | Category (Maximum of 4 categories) | Terms and conditions | Name | Phone | ||
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Wednesday 26 August 2026
2026-08-26T00:00:00+10:00
| 5pm | 8.30pm | Reef to Rainforest Dining Experience |
An Evening Under the Stars Join us for a truly unique dining experience on our stunning rainforest boardwalk, nestled between the lush tropical landscape and the golden sands of Four Mile Beach. As the sun sets and the rainforest comes alive, gather and enjoy a family-style feast inspired by the vibrant flavours of Thailand and Tropical North Queensland. Showcasing fresh local produce, seasonal ingredients, and bold Asian-inspired dishes, this carefully curated menu celebrates the very best of the region. Complementing the menu is a selection of premium beers and wines, chosen to enhance the flavours and create a relaxed, social dining experience. Whether you're a local looking for a memorable evening out or a visitor seeking an authentic taste of the tropics, the Boardwalk Dinner Series offers an unforgettable night of exceptional food, great company, and a spectacular setting. What's Included Family-style sharing feast Asian-inspired menu featuring local Tropical North Queensland produce Premium beer and wine package Exclusive outdoor boardwalk setting Stunning rainforest and beachside atmosphere Asian-Inspired Family Style Dinner Menu To Start Edamame with Sea Salt & Sesame Watermelon larb, mint & coriander Local reef fish Sashimi & green chili Cold Protein Dishes Poached Chicken with Ginger & Shallot Dressing Local reef fish Green style curry, Thai basil, chili & pickled cucumber Buckwheat Soba Noodle Salad, cucumber, snow peas, shallots, sesame and soy dressing. Side Dishes Thai Green papaya salad Roti bread Steamed coconut rice Dessert Coconut Panna Cotta with passionfruit and toasted coconut Mango Sticky Rice Event Details Please note this event is hosted outdoors on our Boardwalk beneath the rainforest canopy, adjacent to Four Mile Beach. We recommend smart casual attire and comfortable footwear. Reserve Your Place. Spaces are strictly limited to maintain an intimate dining experience. Secure your seat today and join us for an unforgettable evening beneath the stars. | Four Mile Beach | $125 | https://www.sevenrooms.com/events/aluco | [email protected] | Food & Wine Event | Aggy | [email protected] | 0431373451 | |||
| 2. |
Saturday 31 October 2026
2026-10-31T00:00:00+10:00
| 6:00pm | Katchafire @ Ellis Beach Bar & Grill |
Cairns / Ellis Beach Show - Early Bird $65 | Online $70+bf | General Admission $80. New Zealands’s Katchafire are teaming up with Hawaii’s Mike Love for their 2026 Australian Tour dates, along with a collaboration on their ‘Sensimillia’ single for the Revival 2.0 Guest Edition album. Mike will open each show with his own solo set, a powerful one-man-band performance built entirely live. Armed with guitar, keyboard, melodica and a pedalboard loaded with loopers, he layers bass lines, beatboxed rhythms and harmonies in real time, with nothing pre-recorded. His sound reaches beyond roots reggae too - folding in rock, soul, blues, folk and hip hop into what he calls his own "revolutionary consciousness music." | Ellis Beach Bar and Grill | https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/katchafire-wmike-love-revival-world-tour-tickets-1994661265540?fbclid=IwY2xjawTc4qJwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMURjazVtbmZXN2d0MmxIb3pzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeOQt3P0LgcGwaXL7nfFmC0nypvP6pGZIji6S8HD3M3is6osQQbfmASa3G_Io_aem_ylAmOeAezzNO_3b-QztFZw | [email protected] | Live Entertainment, Major Event | Jesse McClelland | [email protected] | 40553534 | |||||
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Saturday 24 October 2026
2026-10-24T00:00:00+10:00
| 5:00pm | 11:00pm | Mark Seymour @ Ellis Beach Bar & Grill |
With Special Guests Stuie Harcourt, Julian James & Beci Kate. Make sure you book our Courtesy Bus! Mark Seymour wrote his first song in the summer of 1980 about a space invader machine. He was broke at the time, living in a Carlton share house with no power and no running water. Shortly after the pop band he was in, ‘The Jetsonnes’, morphed into something slightly more apocalyptic, changed its name to ‘Hunters and Collectors’.. and Seymour went on to compose the dancefloor hell-scape single ‘Talking to a Stranger’ which secured several international record deals. Three years later, with the departure of Greg Perano on industrial percussion, the demonic groove was lost. Hunters and Collectors morphed again and Seymour wrote the pop ballad ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’.. To say that Seymour’s trajectory has been ‘inconsistent’ would be an understatement! And yet 45 years later, he’ll tell you that the process hasn’t changed that much. The only thing that has is the subject matter. There’s always been an acoustic guitar, a recording device, mumbled words and some vague description of where he was or who he was with, the rooms he’s lived in, roads travelled, either surrounded by musicians or alone in the back shed. Many songs have disappeared while others have endured beyond the circumstances that spawned them. For Seymour song writing has been as much about emotional survival as anything else .. Despite mixed fortune, Seymour’s songs have become pivotal in the musical story of the nation but Seymour is as mystified by their relative success as anyone.. “some just seem to have hit the mark more than others..” ‘Talking to A Stranger,’ ‘The Slab’, ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’, ‘The Holy Grail’, ‘Ballad of the One Eyed Man’ ‘Westgate’, ‘The Whole World is Dreaming,’ ‘The Dogs of Williamstown,’ ‘The Boxer,’ ‘Cherry Red’ ‘Waiting on the Kid,’… He has spent 18 years in front of Hunters and Collectors whose stylistic direction often changed abruptly from one album to the next and a subsequent 27 years as a ‘solo’ artist, acoustically and with four piece rock band ‘The Undertow’ performing pretty much everywhere.. from the Olympic Games to wine bars in central Queensland. When asked how performance has changed him he says “It’s all the same’.. songs are about making a connection through story.. with real people.. standing directly in front of you in a room.. it doesn’t matter where it is.. I just get behind the songs.. They’re all that matters really.” Even now the fundamentals haven’t shifted. In 2024 Seymour released ‘The Boxer’, his 19th collection of original songs.. He has recently collaborated with singers Vika and Linda Bull, contributing to their forthcoming album. He is also appearing on the Red Hot Summer Tour later this year and is currently preparing for a new album.. slated for release in 2026/27. | Ellis Beach Bar and Grill | https://events.humanitix.com/mark-seymour?fbclid=IwY2xjawTc4aNwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMURjazVtbmZXN2d0MmxIb3pzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeWcUFXywuUyTPbz1nmmlnW3Fkyd54vfQG528CrGJ45jAcaEa0mSzBj278XPg_aem_iLc5niUb8UyGhVhMnNAAww | [email protected] | Live Entertainment, Major Event | Jesse McClelland | [email protected] | 40553534 |
