Best entertainers in Mareeba
Mareeba has its own MC and its own country band, and after that the list belongs to Cairns. A clown and a singer-songwriter from Kuranda come next, then singers, duos and a DJ from Cairns and the northern beaches, and they make up nearly everything in reach. Which is fine, as long as you remember that the straight line on each card crosses the Kuranda Range and the road doesn't.
Up here the work is farm weddings, the rodeo weekend in July and the run of school and club functions through the dry, and the same handful of acts covers all of it. A Cairns duo will do a Tablelands job, but they're pricing an hour each way on a mountain road and a late finish. So ask early, say the property is out past Mareeba rather than in it, and let the country band on the page tell you what a shed full of locals wants to hear.
Top picks in Mareeba
Top picks are the nearby performers with the most visible reviews, then rating, then the closest; further afield the closest come first, and premium listings break remaining ties. Distances are straight-line from Mareeba. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Mareeba
How much does a DJ cost in Mareeba?
Most of the DJs in reach live in Cairns, so the first thing in the price is the range road, twice. After that it's the hours, whether they bring lights and a PA into a shed with neither, and how late a farm reception runs. The from-prices on the Cairns DJs on this page are their town starting points; ask what the same night costs at Mareeba.
Do Cairns entertainers travel up to the Tablelands?
Most do, and Mareeba is the easy end of it compared with Atherton or Herberton. The catch is the descent after midnight, so a fair few will ask for a room or an earlier finish for anything further out. Say which town and they'll tell you straight.
Is there an MC based in Mareeba?
Yes, there's one on this page who gives Mareeba as home, and for a wedding or a club presentation night that saves you paying a Cairns MC to drive up. An MC who knows the district's families and the rodeo crowd runs a Tablelands room better than a stranger with a good voice. Book them for the whole night, not just the speeches.
What entertainment suits a Mareeba farm wedding?
Country early and a dance set late is the shape that works out here, because the guest list is usually half farming families and half friends up from Cairns or Brisbane. A singer with a wide set or the local country band, then a DJ if you want the floor going past eleven. Tell the act whether the reception is in a shed, because that changes their gear.
Booking tips
Say Tablelands, not Cairns
A Cairns act reads a Mareeba enquiry as an hour up the range and an hour back, often in the dark. Give the actual road and the finish time, and the travel line on the quote will be an honest one.
The country band is the local pick
Mareeba's own band plays country, which is what most of the district's weddings and club nights actually ask for. Book it before you go looking for a Cairns cover band that has to climb the range.
Kuranda is closer than it looks
The Kuranda acts sit at the top of the range on the Mareeba side of the drive, so they reach a Tablelands venue without the descent into Cairns. For a kids' party or a ceremony singer, start there.