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Queensland / Cairns / Cairns CBD / Gilligan’s

Backpacker bar & clubs

Gilligan’s

A big backpacker resort on Grafton Street with several bars and two nightclubs, plus ticketed shows.

About Gilligan’s

Gilligan's is a large backpacker-oriented bar and nightclub complex on Grafton Street in central Cairns. It runs several bars, a pool area and a gaming room, and shows live sport on indoor and outdoor screens.

The main venue programs DJs, live bands and themed nightly events, with a Sunday pool party and ticketed touring acts listed into 2027. The Attic, the upstairs club with its own entrance and two bars, brings in guest DJs and offers VIP booths and bottle service.

Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: gilligans.com.au, atticlounge.com.au, fencingcairns.net.au. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.

Area
Cairns CBD
Music
DJs in the club, live bands on the back deck, guest DJs at Sunday pool parties
Best nights
Saturday (The Attic from 9pm); Sunday pool party from midday
Address
89 Grafton Street, Cairns City QLD 4870
Capacity
Up to 2,000 (figure quoted on the venue's own site)
Rooms
Main bars, The Attic club, pool area, Lucky Lounge gaming room
Hours
The Attic: Fri and Sat 8pm-3am (per The Attic's site)
Official site & what’s on ↗Getting home

Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.

Map & Street View

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Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.

Around Gilligan’s

Within a ten-minute walk: The Jack (2 min, pub & live music venue), P.J. O’Brien’s (3 min, irish pub & live music), The Woolshed (4 min, backpacker bar & club) and Rattle n Hum (8 min, pub & live music).

Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.

More in Cairns CBD

Checked 13 October 2026 against venue sites, Visit Brisbane, Destination Gold Coast, Townsville, Whitsunday and Tropical North Queensland tourism, 2026 gig listings, TransLink and Business Queensland. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.