Upcoming Events in Brisbane
Discover what's happening in Brisbane with our curated selection of upcoming events, festivals, and activities.
One-on-one tech help
Bring in your phone, laptop, notebook or tablet and get one on one tech assistance, we will help to troubleshoot technical issues, develop digital skills and improve online confidence. A Brisbane Libraries Tech Connect workshop.
English conversation group
This friendly and informal group meets in the library every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Come along to make new friends and improve your English. Learners of all levels are welcome.
Create it
Tuesdays to Thursdays 3.30-4pm, excluding school holidays. Drop in to Wynnum Library to spark your child’s imagination through learning by making. Participate in hands-on activities that explore science, technology, reading and art. Ideal for children aged 5-12 years.
Make and create for kids
Drop into the library to get creative with free art and craft activities. Ideal for children aged 4-11 years and their carers.
Community Immunisation Clinic - Carindale (evening)
Brisbane City Council provides free vaccinations to eligible residents (aged from 6 weeks and above) through our community immunisation clinics. Immunisation helps protect people against diseases such as influenza, measles, whooping cough, polio and tetanus. Take a look at the National Health Medical Research Council vaccination schedule for advice about when you should be vaccinated. Providing a free immunisation service is another way Council is helping deliver our Brisbane Vision.
Chess fun club
Play chess in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Practise against others of similar ages or seek tougher challenges if desired, focusing on improving skills by having fun. Ideal for those aged 7-15 years.
Sensory friendly: Junior STEAM
Join us with family or friends for fun tactile and digital activities designed to relax and inspire. Ideal for children aged 5-9 years who are neurodivergent, or experience sensory sensitivity or sensory overload.
Manga club
Do you binge-watch anime? Connect with fellow fans and share your love for manga and anime. Bring along the manga you're currently reading and enjoy the company of others who share your passion. Ideal for those aged 12-17 years.
Bollywood fitness
Bollywood inspired dance fitness class suitable for all ages and abilities, where we laugh, move and have fun with simple, enjoyable dance steps together.
Meditation journey
Bookings essential. Unwind from your busy week and get rejuvenated from within with our relax and meditate session featuring meditation, breathwork, mindfulness, sacred sounds and yoga Nnidra (full body relaxation).
Pilates
Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime.
Ashgrove craft circle
Join us for a chat and a cuppa while working on your craft project. Please bring your own craft materials. New members welcome. Please call the library for more information.
The writing room
Meet other writers, find inspiration, and share your work in a supportive and creative environment.
Evening book club
Come along to our book group and meet other enthusiastic readers. New members welcome. See library staff for details.
Crafty Party with MIKAs
Become a jewellery designer for a night! Art meets fashion when contemporary maker Mika brings her eclectic, architectural jewellery design to MoB for a very special Crafty Party. Grab a glass of bubbly, and settle in for a walk-through of Mika’s design practice, before trying your hand at sketching out your own design. Then put theory into practice as you bring your creation to life with guidance from the artist. Each participant will take home a one-of-a-kind piece inspired by Mika’s design philosophy. Workshop includes: –2.5 hour designer-led workshop –All sketching and making materials supplied to make a statement necklace –A glass of bubbles thanks to our friends at Symphony Hill Wines or a soft drink Museum of Brisbane is Brisbane City Council’s leading history and art museum where you can experience our city’s vibrant culture. For more information, please visit the Museum of Brisbane website.
Not another book club
Meet other people and discover great reading suggestions. See library staff for details.
Understory by Rachel Apelt
Be drawn into a dialogue with nature through Rachel Apelt’s Understory. Visual artist Rachel Apelt, who lives in the upper catchment of Kedron Brook and Cabbage Tree Creek, shares her deep connection to nature with this exhibition. A ‘walking artist,’ her work presents details and impressions from her daily walks along creeklines and forest reserves. The work celebrates the special role of Macaranga trees in creekline regeneration, highlighting their beauty and ecological importance as well as the sense of community that can flourish in their shade. Understory is open now until 30 May 2025 at the Boondall Wetland Environment Centre. Open hours: Tuesday - Friday 9am - 4pm Saturday - Sunday 9am - 12pm
2025 Anzac Day Parade Brisbane
While we remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for freedom during the Dawn Services and other services of Remembrance, the ANZAC Day Parade is an opportunity to celebrate and recognise all those that have served and still continue to serve our country. It will feature former and current ADF veterans and other support organisations that contribute to the Parade that make it the commemoration worthy of its heritage. The Parade takes place in the Brisbane Central Business District and is free and family friendly. The best position to view the Parade is on Adelaide Street, between George Street and Creek Street. The Parade runs between 9:45am and 12:30pm, and vehicle movement will be restricted within the Central Business District from 3am to 3pm. This event is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council. For more information, please visit the RSL South Queensland website.
Little Artist’s Eye Spy
Polish your peepers! You never know what you might spot. There is plenty for little eyes to spy with this free MoB Kids activity sheet. Transform your Museum visit into an exciting game of Eye Spy and discover details you might otherwise have missed. Can you spot the flowers? This playful Museum experience will immerse you in all manners of local art, history and culture, encompassing five different exhibitions. Ask our friendly staff at MoB reception when you arrive. We have activity sheets for children and their parents or carers. Museum of Brisbane is Brisbane City Council's leading history and art museum where you can experience our city's vibrant culture. For more information, visit the MoB Little Artist's Eye Spy website.
Micro Museum
What will you collect? Welcome to Micro Museum – a space for telling stories through objects. You are invited to explore the fascinating world of collecting, and uncover the memories that objects hold. Inspired by major exhibition Precious in this space you are the curator. You can select, sort and arrange a wide array of items, many of which are second-hand or vintage. Each object holds memories, and now you can create your own.
Clock Tower Tour
Discover the hidden secrets of your heritage-listed City Hall building with a guided tour of Brisbane’s iconic Clock Tower. The Clock Tower Tour is a “must do” while in Brisbane! For many years, City Hall’s Clock Tower elevated the building to Brisbane’s tallest, offering visitors a magnificent 360 degree view of the city around them. Whilst the view has changed significantly over the last 90 years, the time-honoured tradition of “taking a trip up the tower” happily continues at Museum of Brisbane. The Clock Tower Tour includes a ride in one of Brisbane’s oldest working cage lifts, a look behind Australia’s largest analogue clock faces and time to explore the observation platform that shares a unique perspective of your city. See if you can catch a glimpse of the bells! Make a booking online today to secure your spot! Spaces are limited and fill up quickly. Date & Time 10:15am - 4:45pm Daily, every 15 minutes Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour.
Bands in Parks: Anzac Swing
Bands in Parks performs at Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. Take a look at the Freedom Wall memorial and head down to the bandstand lawn for an Anzac tribute concert. Grab your picnic rug and basket, and join BSB Swing as they journey back through the swing era with classic jazz from Armstrong to the Andrew Sisters.
One-on-one tech help
Contact New Farm Library to enquire about one-on-one tech assistance to troubleshoot technical issues, develop digital skills and improve online confidence. A Brisbane Libraries Tech Connect workshop.
West End Markets
A weekly community event featuring music with fresh produce and healthy fast food, fashion and gifts under a canopy of glorious giant fig trees. Davies Park Market West End has a wide array of products and produce that you won’t find anywhere else in Brisbane.
Yoga
Focus on a range of movements to relax the mind and body. Stretching, breathing, strength and balance exercises are included by incorporating standing poses and mat work into the session.
Yoga and meditation
*** This event has been cancelled. *** Enjoy stretching, strengthening and breathing techniques combined with relaxation and meditation. No previous yoga experience required.
Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Mookin-Bah Bushcare Group
Join other like-minded volunteers to help protect and restore Brisbane’s unique biodiversity through our Habitat Brisbane program. Whatever your skill level and motivation, joining your local Habitat Brisbane group is a great way to connect to nature and be active and healthy, all while meeting new people, developing new skills and making a difference to your local environment. With 160 groups across the city there’s bound to be one near you! Habitat Brisbane volunteers undertake a variety of activities including: managing environmental weeds revegetating with local native plants creating habitat for native wildlife citizen science projects.The Mookin-Bah Bushcare Group meets the second and last Saturday of each month 7-9am in the warmer months, 7.30-9.30am in the cooler months.
Kundalini yoga
This session aims to incorporate ancient yogic practices; yoga posture, breath, mantra, mudra and meditation into one class. When five components are combined, it produces the complete and immensely powerful practice of Kundalini Yoga to uplift your energy, clarify your mind, cultivate your joy and happiness and improve your health and well-being.
Yoga and meditation
Bookings essential. A yoga and meditation therapy based session connecting with nature. This will help you to move towards healthy habits and wellbeing. Helping to reduce stress and anxiety, strengthening body and mind.
Yoga
*** This event has been cancelled ***. Focus on a range of movements to relax the mind and body. Stretching, breathing, strength and balance exercises are included by incorporating standing poses and mat work into the session.