Cairns Footy Trips: AFL Grand Final Watch Party 2026
If your footy trip is heading to Cairns for the AFL Grand Final weekend, Mad Monday has a massive Grand Final watch party lined up in the heart of Cairns.
On Saturday 26 September 2026, Mad Monday groups will come together for an afternoon of AFL, cold drinks and Grand Final celebrations at one of our Cairns venue partners.
It is another reason Cairns continues to be one of the most popular destinations for a Mad Monday footy trip.
AFL Grand Final Day in Cairns
The AFL Grand Final is one of the biggest sporting days of the year, and spending it away with your teammates makes it even better.
Mad Monday has groups travelling to Cairns across Grand Final weekend, with our Grand Final watch party giving everyone a central place to get together and watch the game.
Expect a packed afternoon with footy on the screens, plenty of Mad Monday groups and the atmosphere that comes with watching the biggest AFL game of the year with your mates.
If your club is already in Cairns with Mad Monday that weekend, this is one event you will not want to miss.
Why Cairns Is Made for a Footy Trip
There is a reason we send so many sporting clubs to Cairns every year.
Everything you need for a good end of season trip is concentrated around the Cairns CBD. Accommodation, pubs, bars, nightclubs, restaurants and the Esplanade are all close together, which makes organising a large group considerably easier.
During the day you can recover by the Cairns Esplanade Lagoon, head out on the water or find a pub to watch the footy.
At night, the CBD comes alive and Mad Monday groups have access to the venues and events we organise throughout their trip.
More Than Just Accommodation
A Mad Monday Cairns footy trip is not simply a hotel booking.
We organise complete end of season trips for sporting clubs, taking care of the parts that can become painful when you are trying to organise 10, 20 or 30 teammates.
Depending on the package selected, your Cairns Footy Trip can include accommodation, custom Mad Monday trip singlets with player nicknames and numbers, hats, stubby holders, group events and access to Mad Monday venue experiences.
Every group also gets the infamous Best On, Worst On, Biggest Pest and Virgin singlets to hand out during the trip.
That means the trip starts well before everyone gets on the plane.
Custom Footy Trip Singlets
Every Mad Monday group can get its own custom designed footy trip singlet.
We create designs specifically for clubs and groups, with your team colours, mascot, destination and trip details incorporated into the artwork.
Add everyone's nickname and number and you have something the boys will actually keep long after the trip is finished.
You have probably seen plenty of them around Cairns already.
Planning a Cairns Footy Trip for 2027?
If your club is deciding where to go for its next end of season trip, Cairns should be high on the list.
Mad Monday organises footy trips for AFL, rugby league, rugby union, soccer and other sporting clubs from across Australia, with packages designed specifically for groups.
Cairns remains one of our biggest destinations because it gives clubs exactly what they want from a footy trip: warm weather, a compact nightlife precinct, plenty to do during the day and venues accustomed to large sporting groups.
Whether there are 10 people or 30 plus, we can put together a Cairns Footy Trip around your group's budget.
Book Your Cairns Footy Trip With Mad Monday
Already talking about next year's footy trip in the group chat?
Get the boys together and start planning early.
Mad Monday can organise your Cairns Footy Trip, including accommodation, custom merchandise, events and the extras that turn an ordinary weekend away into a proper end of season trip.