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Cairns Performing Arts Centre: Home for Christmas
1 December 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm AEDT

Seasons greetings music lovers! It’s time to “Deck the shed with bits of wattle” and join award winning performer, Darren Coggan, as he celebrates the joy of being Home For Christmas through a collection of songs and stories that embrace the festive spirit of Christmas in Australia.
Darren Coggan is one of Australia’s most exciting and diverse artists, a masterful storyteller with a knack of weaving fascinating and perceptive tales through his songs. He has forged a unique, diverse career that has seen him embrace the genres of country music, musical theatre and television performance with aplomb.
His touring productions celebrating the songbooks of John Denver, James Taylor and his critically acclaimed portrait of Cat Stevens have inspired audiences in the grandest theatres across the globe including sell out season sat the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Liverpool Philharmonic.
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