The Perfect Venue
Surrounded by the spellbinding majesty of the creatures from the reef and rainforest, guests will enjoy contemporary, Australian cuisine, fine wines and the highest levels of personalised service in a setting like no other. Menu options include cocktail, plated or banquet and beverage packages, and can be enhanced with guided tours, Turtle Hospital tour and personalised, underwater diver held signage.
Birthdays, banquets, weddings, product launches, charity events, cocktail parties and more can be catered for by Dundee’s Restaurant. You are spoilt for choice with five unique venues to choose from – each with their own highly themed habitats, animals and visual backdrops that make this dining experience so memorable.
Choices include Dundee’s Restaurant or for the ultimate wow factor there is nothing that compares to the Ocean Room in the heart of the aquarium.

Our Venue Spaces
You are spoilt for choice with our unique venues, each with their own themed habitats, animals and visual backdrops that make your experience memorable.
For a surreal, extra-sensory dining experience, nothing compares to the magnificent 1.5 million litre Oceanarium, linked through a 20m underwater tunnel to Australia’s only 10 mere tall Deep Reef tank – this space takes Wow to a whole new level!
- Capacity: Seated 120 guests – 50 in Oceanarium, 60 in Deep Reef + 10 in Underwater Tunnel. Cocktail 200 guests – roaming throughout the whole area.
Inspired by flooded billabongs and native gum trees on the nearby Tablelands and Gulf Savannah, this event space is as enchanting and rare as the species that live there. Enjoy views of freshwater Whiptail Rays, Barramundi and Mangrove Jack in our 400,000 litre, 13 metre long “River Monsters” aquarium while you dine under the gum trees.
- Capacity: Seated 60 guests. Cocktail 100 guests.
Dundee’s at the Cairns Aquarium offers a contemporary and innovative dining experience with its own 70,000 litre marine aquarium. The tank provides a mesmerising encounter of aquatic life, creating the backdrop for a truly unique setting. Options include sole use or terrace only.
- Capacity: Seated 107 guests. Cocktail 150 guests.
Corporate and Private Functions
Make your guests feel very important with an exclusive, private guided tour of the aquarium after hours. That’s what will set your function apart from the ordinary. Add great food, professional friendly service in a unique location and we know your guests will take home great memories.
All enquiries to Cairns Aquarium Events Team at [email protected]