The Snakepit | |
 The entrance of Cairns Convention Centre as viewed from Wharf Street (April 2019) | |
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| Location | Cnr Wharf & Sheridan Street, Cairns, Queensland, 4870 |
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| Coordinates | 16°55′39″S 145°46′40″E / 16.92750°S 145.77778°E |
| Owner | Government of Queensland |
| Operator | AEG Ogden |
| Capacity | 5,300 |
| Record attendance | 5,500 – 3 March 2004, Cairns Taipans vs Perth Wildcats NBL |
| Surface | various |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1995 |
| Opened | 26 June 1996 |
| Renovated | 2005, 2011 |
| Expanded | 1999, 2021–2023 |
| Architect | Philip Cox & Partners |
| Tenants | |
| Cairns Taipans (NBL) (1999–present) | |
The Cairns Convention Centre is a convention and entertainment centre in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. The venue was selected the World's Best Congress Centre in 2004 and 2014.[1]
- ^ Dalton, Nick. http://www.cairnspost.com.au/news/cairns-convention-centre-takes-out-worlds-best-congress-centre-at-general-assembly-of-the-international-association-of-congress-centres-aipc-in-berlin/story-fnjpvlcp-1226977018615, "Convention Centre World’s Best", The Cairns Post, 4 July 2014, page 1