Festivals Up North

Festivals Up North (or FUN as we are better known) is one year young and was formed by local arts and event producers who needed a platform to facilitate independent art, and festival productions.

We recognised the great opportunity the Buskers Festivals offered to our local artists and community as well as the benefits to our tourism industry. The Buskers Festival seemed a very appropriate starting point for a creative production house to grow and showcase arts projects, festivals and events.

Our goals are simple:

Create, promote and grow positivity, impact, art expression and sustainable events whilst having fun.

We do not operate with commercial intent and any profit generated from what we create is invested back into the growth and development of existing and new projects.

The Ergon Energy Cairns Street Buskers Festival will be a great success this year and in the future thanks to many contributors: our sponsors, our creative team, our volunteers. FUN acknowledges that everything we do is a team effort and no one person's contribution is of less value than any others.

FUN welcomes and encourages like minded and spirited individuals and organisations who want to join us in fun festival and a fantastic future. Input and contributions come in all shapes and sizes and we have many levels on which you can be involved.

We hope you all make the most of what Festival Cairns and the Buskers Festival has to offer and we look forward to many years of creating top-notch, world class festivals and events with you and for you.

Melinda Norris
Creative Director
Festivals UP North (FUN)

The Team

Melinda Norris - F.U.N
Creative Director & Event Manager

Ursula Lyons - F.U.N
Pitch Manager

Narissa Heath - F.U.N
One Night Stand Comedy Club Manager

Rachel Bradley - F.U.N
Costumes & Theming

John Logan - JLE entertainment
Artist management and all round good bloke

Kain Shepard - Kanaka Designs
Graphic Design and Concepts

Rob Rutten and Joyce Mar - Rutten Technology Services
The web and tech gurus

Mark Fuccelli - DreadSound
AV and live production team

Matt Mann
The funniest guy in Cairns

Jason and John Hanlon
Set construction

Velvet Eldred - F.U.N
L-after Party Manager

Angi Varley - F.U.N
Event Assistant