Things to do in Cairns, Queensland: The Best Fun Activities & Games

Escape the heat at one of Cairns' best known landmarks, the Esplanade Lagoon. Set on the Cairns foreshore overlooking Trinity Inlet, the 4800 sq metre saltwater swimming lagoon offers locals and tourists a year round safe swimming location. Saltwater is pumped from the inlet and filtered through a state of the art filtration and chlorination system, to meet Australian Standards. The kids can enjoy the sandy edges, build sand castles and play in shallow water. On the other side of the Lagoon, visitors can lounge on the timber decks in moderate shade. Shady trees, landscaped gardens and open spaces all contribute to the leisurely atmosphere on the Esplanade The Lagoon is open 6am-6pm Thursday - Tuesday, Midday-6pm Wednesday all year round.

Muddy's playground is open every day of the year between 9am and 7pm (including public holidays and weekends). Sections of Muddy's are closed for maintenance on Tuesday and Thursday mornings until noon. Even when maintenance works are being carried out, Council aims to have at least half the playground available for use. Muddy's is a modern, fun, safe, splash playground and parkland. It incorporates active, passive, interactive and educational facilities with a combination of play equipment. Muddy's playground is themed "Life in Trinity Bay" and the playground includes water play areas plus a flying fox, sound chimes, track ride, rope bridge, slides, play houses, story telling areas, see-saw, trick track and puzzle games. Please note that the disabled-use Liberty Swing uses the MLAK national keying system. For access please ask at Muddy's cafe. Muddy's has two toilet facilities one at the north end of Muddy's near the cafe and one at the southern end of Muddy's. Muddy's has barbecues, picnic tables and an on-site cafe.

Join the free jumping revolution & visit the only trampoline park in Cairns - Jump Mania! Conveniently located only 7 minutes from the city centre, Jump Mania is equipped with 7 activity zones, 66 inter-connected trampolines & Skydeck Cafe. It's fully enclosed & air-conditioned so you can enjoy jumping rain, hail or shine. Jump Mania is an affordable, fun & healthy activity for friends & family!

Centrally located at DFO shopping centre, Westcourt. Laserfun brings you awesome laser tag in a fully air-conditioned venue. Battle it out in our movie-set style arena, with state of the art battle-suits. Excellent for parties, or just a day out. If you prefer, you can relax in the lounge with a coffee and watch the action on screen.

Welcome To Tobruk Memorial Pool Belgravia Leisure, on behalf of Cairns Regional Council, proudly manages the iconic Tobruk Memorial Pool. The recently redeveloped facility offers members and guests a FINA approved ten lane 50m Olympic Pool, a six lane 25m lap pool, a warm water therapy pool, a toddler splash area, a Flow Rider (artificial wave machine), Cafe, two function rooms and retail. The Tobruk Memorial Pool is by far the most exciting aquatic facility in North Queensland. Whether you’re a future flowboarder, a young Ian Thorpe, an aqua aerobics lover or just looking to enjoy a good coffee; Tobruk Memorial Pool is a place where tourists and locals can come to socialise, train and enjoy state of the state of the art facilities.