The 10 Best Fun Activities & Games in North Queensland, Queensland

Mission Arts is a vibrant community arts centre located in Mission Beach, QLD bringing a variety of creative opportunities and experiences to the residents and visitors of the Cassowary Coast. The centre was opened in August 2010 and consists of a gallery, gallery shop, open air workshop space, dedicated pottery shed, and a combined administrative/catering/storage area. We are the largest completely self-sustaining community arts organisation in the Far North and operate as a completely volunteer led and volunteer run organisation. We host approximately 12 exhibition openings a year, which are free and open to the public and facilitate more than 100 workshops a year, covering a range of areas such as basketry, mosaic and glass work, pottery, creative writing, drawing and painting. Our facility is available for hire and we welcome conversations with interested artists, individuals and groups wishing to further explore their connection to the arts.

Challenge yourselves in this immersive escape room experience! You and your team will have 60 minutes to find the clues, solve the puzzle and escape the room. With two rooms to choose from there is something for everybody in this unique experience right here in the heart of Port Douglas!

A Quest room! Discover how to connect with fairys for real. Find the keys & unlock the secrets with costumes to borrow, clues to follow, games to play & treasure to hunt.Journey through an enchanted forest, past the waterfall & through a stream to find the secret fairy garden. Look out for pirates & goblins on the way! Will you find the fairys?! $15 for the Mini Quest (15mins) or $30 for the 1hr tea party which includes the Quest. Book a tea party or pop in for a Quest

Why not indulge yourself when visiting Port Douglas by trying Pour Painting in a fab artist’s studio. Perfect for single people, a group of friends and is definitely one of the top family friendly activities to experience in Port Douglas. This hidden gem is an informal and fun introduction to painting and it's good for couples too... especially those birthday and anniversary surprises!! So come on over and creat a pour painting within a working and air-conditioned artist studio in Port Douglas or if you're looking for that activity that's good for a rainy day - look no further. BE WARNED pour painting is addictive! Create a personal memory of your time in tropical Queensland. IT’S REAL EASY & GREAT FUN!

Escape the heat at one of Cairns' best known landmarks, the Esplanade Lagoon. Set on the Cairns foreshore overlooking Trinity Inlet, the 4800 sq metre saltwater swimming lagoon offers locals and tourists a year round safe swimming location. Saltwater is pumped from the inlet and filtered through a state of the art filtration and chlorination system, to meet Australian Standards. The kids can enjoy the sandy edges, build sand castles and play in shallow water. On the other side of the Lagoon, visitors can lounge on the timber decks in moderate shade. Shady trees, landscaped gardens and open spaces all contribute to the leisurely atmosphere on the Esplanade The Lagoon is open 6am-6pm Thursday - Tuesday, Midday-6pm Wednesday all year round.

Muddy's playground is open every day of the year between 9am and 7pm (including public holidays and weekends). Sections of Muddy's are closed for maintenance on Tuesday and Thursday mornings until noon. Even when maintenance works are being carried out, Council aims to have at least half the playground available for use. Muddy's is a modern, fun, safe, splash playground and parkland. It incorporates active, passive, interactive and educational facilities with a combination of play equipment. Muddy's playground is themed "Life in Trinity Bay" and the playground includes water play areas plus a flying fox, sound chimes, track ride, rope bridge, slides, play houses, story telling areas, see-saw, trick track and puzzle games. Please note that the disabled-use Liberty Swing uses the MLAK national keying system. For access please ask at Muddy's cafe. Muddy's has two toilet facilities one at the north end of Muddy's near the cafe and one at the southern end of Muddy's. Muddy's has barbecues, picnic tables and an on-site cafe.