HOST NOTE: After consulting with the Cairns Regional Council, we won't be proceeding with our event on Friday 20th September due to the passing of Gimuy elder, Gudju Gudju Fourmile. No More Butts fully supports this decision.

"As a sign of respect for the Gimuy community who are in mourning, we have been advised to suspend all engagement activities involving Gimuy Walubara Yidinji or on their country. As a result, we are unable to proceed with your event - the Big Butt Hunt on Friday 20 September."

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The Big Cigarette Butt Hunt is back in Cairns for 2024.

In 2023, five teams battled it out for the prestigious recognition of collecting the most cigarette butts during the event, with a whopping 10,350 butts collected.

Teams are formed and on the day, they are allocated a street, as they navigate their way from Cairns Central, down to the Reef Eye on the Western Events Lawn along the Cairns Esplanade.

Teams are provided with PEP and biodegradable bags to collect the cigarette butts in. The team who has collected the most amount of cigarette butts in the 1.5 hours will be crowned the winner for 2024.

Sign up as an Individual, or to an existing team. If you would like to create a new team, just let us know via contact@nomorebutts.org and we'll add it to the list.