Tjaka
Cairns Esplanade, Esplanade, 4870 Cairns City Directions
Fri 28.08.2026 17:00
If variety is the spice of life, then the Cairns Festival Main Stage is the whole pantry... and then some.
For ten glorious nights, this is where the festival throws the rulebook out the window. One minute you're belting out tunes with thousands of strangers, the next your line dancing at a Hoe Down, or perhaps watching the lines blur between cinema and live music or even finding yourself in the middle of a beautifully chaotic wearable art party rebellion.
And the best bit? It's all completely FREE.
Performers
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Tjaka
Having played iconic festivals like Splendour in the Grass, Dark Mofo, BIGSOUND, SXSW Sydney and captivating a crowd of 30,000 at Taiwan’s PASIWALI Festival, Tjaka have cemented themselves as a must-see act wherever they perform.
Brothers Geoff and Jake Fabila, proud descendants of the Jabirr Jabirr tribe in the Western Australian Kimberley, are joined by their best mate Felix Fogarty to blend electronic beats with lava-hot rap flow, melting audiences in a crucible of funk, reggae, and dance.
Tjaka’s high-energy bangers feature the Didjeribone (a slide didgeridoo, similar to a trombone), ripping guitar solos, and the deep sounds of the FaceBass, creating a contemporary Indigenous experience like no other.