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Upcoming Events in Brisbane

Discover what's happening in Brisbane with our curated selection of upcoming events, festivals, and activities.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Perrin Creek (Miawela St Park) Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 7:30 - 10am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Perrin Creek (Miawela St Park) 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.Perrin Creek (Miawela St Park) Bushcare Group meet on the first Sunday of the month 7.30am-10am, as well as the third Saturday of the month 7.30-10am.

Mobility for life
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 7:30 - 8:30am

Mobility for life

This class takes you through a variety of stretching and mobility exercises. Starting with a gentle warm-up you will be guided through both upper and lower body stretches and exercise to help mobilise joints and muscles. We finish with a full body relaxation, leaving you feeling rejuvenated for the rest of the day.

Yoga
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 7:30 - 8:30am

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.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Enoggera Creek Reserve Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 7:30 - 9am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Enoggera Creek Reserve 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 Enoggera Creek Reserve Bushcare Group meet monthly the second Sunday of the month 7.30-9am. Location: Meeting at the St John’s Wood Scout Hall, 547 Waterworks Rd, Ashgrove

Tai Chi Qigong
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8 - 9am

Tai Chi Qigong

This dynamic activity is invigorating and will help you feel relaxed, refreshed and calm. Rejuvenate your body and learn to create a tranquil mind. Join any week. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Moorhen Flats - Norman Creek FREECS
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8 - 11am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Moorhen Flats - Norman Creek FREECS

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 projectsThe Moorhen Flats Norman Creek FREECS meet on the first Sunday of the month 8-11am.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - The Fort Bushland Reserve Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8 - 10am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - The Fort Bushland Reserve 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 Fort Bushland Reserve Bushcare Group meets on the first Sunday of each month at 8am.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Sutling Street Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8 - 10am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Sutling Street 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 Sutling Street Bushcare Group meets on the first Sunday of the month at 8am.

Tai Chi Qigong
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8 - 9am

Tai Chi Qigong

This dynamic activity is invigorating and will help you feel relaxed, refreshed and calm. Rejuvenate your body and learn to create a tranquil mind. Join any week. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Manly Creative Markets
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8am - 2pm

Manly Creative Markets

The Manly Creative Markets operates Every Sunday (except when Christmas Day is on a Sunday!) from 8am until 2pm, as an alternative retail outlet for local and regional creative talent, and is definitely not a flea market.  You will find artisan wares, arts & crafts, plants,  great coffee, entertainment, massage, fashion, pet items and so much more at the Manly Creative Markets in Little Bayside Park every Sunday. Free parking in the surrounding streets.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Lions Nature Trail Bushcare Group (Kupi Park)
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:30 - 10am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Lions Nature Trail Bushcare Group (Kupi Park)

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 Lions Nature Trail Bushcare Group meet monthly on the first Sunday of the month, 8.30-10.30am in winter and 7.30-9.30am in summer, and welcomes new volunteers. Location: Kupi Park, 58 Tanderra Way, Karana Downs

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Rafting Ground Reserve Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:30 - 11am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Rafting Ground Reserve 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 Rafting Ground Reserve Bushcare Group meets the first Sunday of each month from 8.30am to 11am.

Zumba®
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:30 - 9:30am

Zumba®

Improve your fitness, burn hundreds of calories and learn some new dance moves! The classes move between high and low intensity dance moves designed to get your heart rate up and boost cardio endurance. Come join the party.

Zumba®
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:30 - 9:30am

Zumba®

Improve your fitness, burn hundreds of calories and learn some new dance moves! The classes move between high and low intensity dance moves designed to get your heart rate up and boost cardio endurance. Come join the party.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Ardes & Lomanrda St Park Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:30 - 10:30am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Ardes & Lomanrda St Park 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 Ardes & Lomandra Street Park Bushcare Group meets on the first Sunday of the month at 8.30am.

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Lion's Nature Trail Bushcare Group
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 8:30 - 10:30am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - Lion's Nature Trail 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 Lion's Trail Bushcare Group meet regularly on the first Sunday of the month at 8.30am.

Understory by Rachel Apelt
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 9am - 4pm

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

Aqua aerobics
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 9:30 - 10:30am

Aqua aerobics

Experience an excellent, low-impact cross-training workout in the water. Feel the benefits of exercise without the pain. Using minimum impact movements, participants will develop strength, mobility and movement in a fun environment.

Malayalee Community Fellowship
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm

Malayalee Community Fellowship

Join us for a time of community, reflection, and togetherness at our weekly Sunday gathering. Hosted by the Malayalam-speaking community in Brisbane, this event offers an opportunity to connect, find encouragement, and share in uplifting messages. Everyone is welcome! Find out more via their website.

Micro Museum
Sunday, 4 May 2025

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.

Introduction to permaculture in suburbia
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 10am - 2:30pm

Introduction to permaculture in suburbia

Bookings essential. Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of productive ecosystems which have diversity, stability, and resilience. Learn about its foundations and ethics and how these can be applied in an urban setting.  Using the Community Garden as a demonstration, we will consider how permaculture can be incorporated into our own communities, homes, and lives.

Little Artist’s Eye Spy
Sunday, 4 May 2025

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.

RQAS Exhibition: All Creatures and Wild Things
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 10am - 3:30pm

RQAS Exhibition: All Creatures and Wild Things

Royal Queensland Art Society Exhibition: All Creatures and Wild Things For this exhibition, artists were invited to consider our relationships with animals. Artworks can depict imagined, observed or experienced perceptions of the natural world, explore environmental and scientific themes, or investigate animals in folklore, symbology or the domestic realm. The exhibition will be on show at Petrie Terrace Gallery from Thursday, 17th April to Sunday, 11th May 2025. *Please note* gallery closed for the Easter long weekend (Apr 18-20th) and ANZAC Day (Apr 25th). Awards Night On Wednesday, 23rd of April at 7pm, join us at Petrie Terrace Gallery for the exhibition Awards Night! At this event we will announce the winning artworks. Nibbles will be provided and drinks available for purchase. Ticket prices: RQAS Brisbane Branch Members tickets: $5 Non-Members tickets: $15 Make sure to secure your ticket soon via the RQAS website! For further details, please contact the Gallery at 07 3367 1977 or email [email protected]. You can also follow @Petrie_Terrace_Gallery on Instagram and rqasBris on Facebook The Royal Queensland Art Society is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council. For more information, please visit the RQAS website.

Clock Tower Tour
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 10:15am - 4:45pm

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: A Touch of Tango with Asian Spice
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 10:30 - 11:30am

Bands in Parks: A Touch of Tango with Asian Spice

Bands in Parks performs at New Farm Park. Come on a musical journey with Bardon Strings, where strings come alive in a fusion of Latin flair and enchanting melodies. The ensemble will captivate your senses with the passionate rhythm of tangos, performing timeless pieces such as 'Over the Rainbow' and 'La Paloma', along with the haunting beauty of 'Gabriel's Oboe' from The Mission as well as some beautiful Asian-inspired music based on popular Taiwanese folk songs. Revel in a rich tapestry of sound and be swept away by the seductive beats of tango with Asian spice in the park.

Come and try lawn bowls
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 11am - 12:30pm

Come and try lawn bowls

Bookings essential. Are you looking for a new activity that ticks all the boxes? Come and try lawn bowls in a beautiful setting, meet new people and learn new skills. This is a structured bowling session with the focus on how to play lawn bowls. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Free guided tour - Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 11am - 12pm

Free guided tour - Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha

Take a free volunteer guided walk to learn about the plants and features at Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha. Our volunteer guides all have a love for Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens and a desire to share their passion and knowledge with visitors. Walking tours for individuals and small groups (up to ten people) are free and do not require a booking. Have a larger group? Find out more about booking walks for groups 10 or more in size. Meeting point: Meet at the Mt Coot-tha Visitor Information Centre. Note: Walks may be subject to environmental conditions and guide capacity on the day.

Bands in Parks: A Galactic Celebration
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 2 - 3pm

Bands in Parks: A Galactic Celebration

Bands in Parks performs at Brisbane Botanic Gardens, Mt Coot-tha. Join the Brisbane Municipal Concert Band for a spectacular afternoon of music at Mt Coot-tha Bandstand on Sunday, May 4th, as they celebrate the timeless saga of Star Wars in a concert like no other! Experience the thrill of the galaxy’s most beloved anthems, including John Williams’ legendary scores, brought to life by one of Brisbane's finest concert ensembles. From the powerful opening notes of the 'Imperial March' to the soaring melodies of 'Across the Stars', this performance will transport you to a galaxy far, far away. Pack a picnic, bring your light sabre, and join fellow fans for an unforgettable, family-friendly celebration of music, adventure, and the force. The perfect way to celebrate May the 4th in style—don’t miss out!

Yoga
Sunday, 4 May 2025, 3 - 4pm

Yoga

Focus on a range of movements to relax the mind and body. Stretching, breathing, strength and balance exercises are included by incorporating mat work into the session.

Micro Museum
Monday, 5 May 2025

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.