'Tjapukai by Night' educating tourists

The Tjapukai Aboriginal Culture Park in Cairns continues to host an educational dinner show for locals and international tourists.

Tjapukai Aboriginal dancers light a ceremonial fire in Cairns for the British monarch. (Getty)

Tjapukai by Night is a unique twighlight event which has been educating tourists about local rainforest people through stories, dance and food for more than 25 years.

Visitors in attendance are treated to a dinner and stage show which focusses on the legends of Australia’s Dreamtime.

Each guest is given a pair of clap sticks upon arrival which can be used at the traditional Tjapukai corroboree and fire-making ceremony.

After a spectacular fire display, the guests are treated to a four-course buffet feast.

Throughout the meal, the Tjapukai dance troupe entertains guests on stage with Aboriginal song and dance.

Built on traditional Tjapukai land, the cultural park is in the Guinness Book of Records as Australia's longest running stage show.

Sections of the Tjapukai Aboriginal Culture Park will soon undergo a $12 million refurbishment, which will be completed within the next 12 months.