Road closures in the city for New Year's Eve celebrations
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Several road closures will be in place to allow for New Year’s Eve festivities in the Cairns CBD.
Celebrations in the city will begin at 5pm on New Year’s Eve with a four-hour concert on the Western Events Lawn at the Cairns Esplanade featuring DJ Chooky and DJ Bart, along with the melodic harmonies of the local Anais Campbell Trio.
Family fireworks will be held at 9pm, to give the expected sell-out crowd from the Cairns Taipans home game time to make their way from the Cairns Convention Centre to the Esplanade.
A second fireworks display will be held at the midnight to welcome in 2025.
Additional fireworks will be held at 8.30pm at Walker Road Sports Precinct in Edmonton, and the Palm Cove jetty.
Road closuresCairns Esplanade, Shields Street to Florence Street: Closed from 11am on 31 December to 9am on 2 January
Cairns Esplanade, Spence Street to Shields Street: Closed from 4.30pm on 31 December to 1am on 1 January
Cairns Esplanade, from Florence Street Minnie Street: Closed from 7.30pm on 31 December to 1am on 1 January
Espanade Dining Precinct from Shields Street to Aplin Street: Closed to all traffic from 11am to 5am daily, until Monday 27 January 2025. Commercial access will be available from 5am to 11am daily, and emergency vehicles will be permitted access at all times.