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The Pier Bar
A waterfront bar in The Pier Shopping Centre, 1 Pierpoint Road, open daily till late.
About The Pier Bar
The Pier Bar is a waterfront bar at The Pier shopping centre beside the Cairns Marina, with a deck looking over the water. It serves wood-fired pizzas and a full kitchen menu through lunch and dinner, and gets busier as the night goes on.
The venue is best known for its Sunday sessions. Weekends bring live music and DJs, with recurring nights including House Fridays, the Sunday Shift, an open mic night and reggaeton parties.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: thepierbar.com.au, australiantraveller.com, arrivalguides.com. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Area
- Cairns Esplanade, Marina & Wharf
- Music
- House, reggaeton, live music and open mic
- Best nights
- Friday (House Fridays) and Saturday DJs; Sunday sessions
- Address
- The Pier Shopping Centre, 1 Pierpoint Road, Cairns City QLD 4870
- Opening hours
- Daily 11.30am till late
- Music
- Live music and DJs on weekends
- Kitchen
- 12pm to 3pm and 5pm to 9pm
Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.
Map & Street View
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 The Pier Bar
Within a ten-minute walk: Salt House (3 min, waterfront bar & djs), Rattle n Hum (4 min, pub & live music), The Woolshed (7 min, backpacker bar & club) and P.J. O’Brien’s (8 min, irish pub & live music).
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
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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 Spotted something out of date?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.