Cairns Hipster Culture and Food Tour

With Cairns being the second Hipster capital of Australia, it's no wonder it is so cool ("hip"). But what makes it Hipster and why do Hipsters play such an important role in larger society?
We will explore the influential Hipster culture through food, cafes, street art, elite barbers, and vintage shops. Find out how much your life may be influenced by hipsters or if you're a closet hipster...!

The tour provides an overview of the global Hipster culture and how it has expanded in Cairns.

The importance and evolution of tattooing as art and a global trend, the emergence of graffiti as art, the food trends that hipsters have influenced (including the emergence of vegan food options), and the niche of elite barbers (and those hipster beards!) are all explored.

Discounts for seniors, children and groups of 4 or more offered.

Meeting Point

Cairns Museum

Cairns School of Arts building, Cnr Lake and Shields St, 93/105 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

In front of the Cairns Museum corner of Lade Street and Shields Street.

What's included:

• 10% Voucher for the Cairns Museum
• 10% voucher for Tropik Nutrition
• Experienced guide

What to expect:

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

evo Burger

105 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Hipster café culture

2 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Cairns City Tattoo

26 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Learn about the history of the Hipster movement and what characterised the top hipster cities of the world, which include the number of tattoo studios per capita

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Slap and Pickle Low and Slow Smokehouse

62 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Hipster café to discuss Hipster food and music trends

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Makin' Whoopee Gift Shop

58 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Visit to discuss Hipster culture of eco and handcrafted items

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

NorthSite Contemporary Arts (formerly KickArts)

Bulmba-ja arts centre, 96 Abbott St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of the role of non-mainstream art in Hipster culture

10 minutes

Jimmys Burger & Co

66 Shields St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discuss Hipster food trends

Pass by without stopping

Coffee Works Cairns

46 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discuss role of far north Queensland in national coffee production and specialist coffee producers in Cairns as part of Hipster culture

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Penlan Street Co

3/53 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of role of fashion in Hipster culture in Cairns.

5 minutes

The Source Bulk Foods Cairns

Shop 10/85 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of health focus of Hipsters, including influencing health trends

5 minutes

Café Strada

79 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster food and coffee trends (and Hipster watching!)

Pass by without stopping

Vintage Seeker

Oceana Walk Arcade, 11/62 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster culture and interest in vintage clothing and records

5 minutes

Caffiend

72 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster café culture

Pass by without stopping

Eggplant and Poppy

Oceana Walk Arcade 10 62 Grafton St, Shop 10, Oceana Walk Arcade, Cairns, 4870, Queensland

Discussion of Hipster culture

Pass by without stopping

Blvk Temple Tattoo

shop 3/87 Lake St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster tattoo culture.

5 minutes

Pantry 15

15/62 Grafton St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster food culture

Pass by without stopping

Earth Toys

33 Sheridan St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster game culture

5 minutes

Cartel Collective

4/32 Spence St, Cairns City QLD 4870, Australia

Discussion of Hipster elite barber trend

5 minutes