National Youth Week has kicked off and Cairns Regional Council is presenting a range of events to celebrate.

Council has partnered with community organisations to put on events in Mossman, Trinity Beach, Cairns, Edmonton and Gordonvale.

Mossman’s George Davis Park will host activities including Xbox games, OzTag, air brush tattooing and a sausage sizzle.

For those looking for a bit of adventure, a day of hiking, bushcraft, navigation and exercise will start bright and early on Sunday in Mossman.

Next week, make a splash at Trinity Beach and join the Fluro Flava underage rave, which will provide a drug-free, alcohol-free dance party featuring live DJs and a laser show.

Fans of live music are also well catered for, with the Subject to Noise band night at Gordonvale RSL to feature some of Cairns’ best up-and-coming musical talent.

And the week will start and end with a splash, with a beach day at Trinity Beach on Monday and evening waterslides at Sugarworld next Friday.

National Youth Week activities:

• Saturday, April 6, 9am-noon – Activities in George Davis Park, Mossman. Includes Xbox games, OzTag, air brush tattooing, sausage sizzle
• Sunday, April 7, 8:30am-4.30pm – Hiking, bushcraft, navigation. Pick up from Mossman or Port Douglas. Phone 4099 3677 or 0410 422 275 to book.
• Monday, April 8, 2-6pm - Trinity Splash Beach Day. Includes sausage sizzle, ultimate frisbee and beach volleyball.
• Wednesday, April 10, 7-10pm – Fluro Flava underage dance rave in the Cairns CBD featuring live DJs and an epic laser experience.  Tickets $5 from Headspace, Spence St.
• Thursday, April 11, 6-10pm – Subject to Noise at Gordonvale RSL. All-ages gig featuring local youth bands. Entry $10 at the door.
• Friday, April 12, 6-9pm – Sugar Dash evening waterslides at Sugarworld Waterpark with live DJ, lasers and sausage sizzle. Tickets $10 at the gate.
• Sunday, April 14, 8am-1pm – Community fun run open to all ages. Starts at Mossman Hospital carpark, finishes at Mossman Gorge Community Church.

All events are fully supervised and are drug and alcohol-free. Visit Council’s What’s On page for more information www.cairns.qld.gov.au