First of all, Cairns is in Australia –http://wikitravel.org/en/Cairns
I haven’t heard the result yet but the ‘Ukulele enthusiasts will gather this afternoon (Saturday, July 3) at the Courthouse Hotel in an attempt to break the world record for most number of ukuleles played at the same time…The previous record, kept by London, attracted 851 players.’
Read more about it – Uke fever hits Cairns- Local Cairns News | cairns.com.au
The festival’s Website is listed with a hyphen but that didn’t work for me. Try this – http://cairnsukulelefestival.net/
You may also follow the festival on Twitter – http://twitter.com/cairnsukefest