Upcoming Events in Brisbane
Discover what's happening in Brisbane with our curated selection of upcoming events, festivals, and activities.
Free guided tour - City Botanic Gardens
Take a free volunteer guided walk to learn about the plants and features at the City Botanic Gardens. Our volunteer guides all have a love for Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens and a desire to share their passion and knowledge with visitors. The walks are taken at a gentle pace for about one hour. Walking tours for individuals or small groups (no more than 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. Location: Meet at the City Botanic Gardens Information Kiosk (next to the Queensland University of Technology’s Main Drive pathway). Note: Walks may be subject to environmental conditions and guide capacity on the day.
Nundah morning book club
In April, read and discuss Tom Lake by Ann Patchett, and in May, North Woods by Daniel Mason.
Freestyle scooter clinic
Learn new skills on your Scooter that will help you ride skate parks safely and have more fun! This is a Chillout event suitable for young people 4-17 years.
Garden City readers book club
In April, read and discuss Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre. In May, read and discuss The Maid by Nita Prose.
Lota Youth Week event
An all-inclusive event, encouraging young people to enjoy and use their local skate park. Lessons for beginner skateboarders, a basketball workshop and drumming lessons with food and drinks. A perfect opportunity to meet like-minded people in the area and enjoy an afternoon of fun!
Cosmic Collisions
Collisions, both dazzling and destructive, release energy that drives the growth and evolution of the universe and shape our place within it. Produced by the American Museum of Natural History. Narrated by Robert Redford. Session concludes with a virtual tour of the Brisbane night sky. Cosmic Collisions was developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York in collaboration with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science; GOTO INC, Tokyo, Japan; and the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum. Cosmic Collisions was created by the American Museum of Natural History with the major support and partnership of NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Heliophysics Division.
Book chat coffee club
Meet other enthusiastic readers. New members welcome.
Community Immunisation Clinic - Upper Mount Gravatt
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 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.
Make and create for teens
Enjoy an afternoon of make and create activities. Ideal for those aged 13-17 years.
Youth Week: Live in the library
Celebrate emerging Brisbane talent in this live music performance.
Youth Week: Meccano construction for families
Do you have a construction whiz in your family? Bring your children or grandchildren along for a memorable hands-on family STEM session. Using traditional STEM skills, build a working model using metal strips, plates, girders and wheels that are connected together with nuts and bolts. Ideal for participants aged 10 years and older.
English conversation group
Our friendly and informal group meets in the library every Friday. Come along to make new friends and improve your English. Learners of all levels are welcome.
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.
Free guided tour - City Botanic Gardens
Take a free volunteer guided walk to learn about the plants and features at the City Botanic Gardens. Our volunteer guides all have a love for Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens and a desire to share their passion and knowledge with visitors. The walks are taken at a gentle pace for about one hour. Walking tours for individuals or small groups (no more than 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. Location: Meet at the City Botanic Gardens Information Kiosk (next to the Queensland University of Technology’s Main Drive pathway). Note: Walks may be subject to environmental conditions and guide capacity on the day.
Art appreciation group
Join other art enthusiasts to discuss artists, art styles and movements.
Botanic art: Illuminated Butterflies and their host plants
Butterflies bring a jewel-like brilliance to our beautiful gardens as they flit from flower to flower. However, their caterpillars can be rather fussy about the plants they eat! Using techniques from Medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, learn to use gold leaf and traditional paints to bring to life your chosen butterfly and its special host plant. 16+ years
Youth Week: Lord Mayor’s Writers in Residence emerging writers – Characters
During this Queensland Writers Centre workshop, we’ll take a look at how to make your characters stand out on the page – from their complex inner worlds to the way they express themselves, their relationships and motivations and how they develop (or arc) as your story progresses. Ideal for those aged 12–17 years.
Amazing eco art race
Bookings essential. Come along and work against the clock to explore a range of different creative activities focussing on the environment. Usually art is done on your own but not in this Bazil Grumble workshop! Here you will work both individually and as a team to get active and healthy and engage in a range of art forms! If you love interactive arts experiences then this is the workshop for you. This is a Chillout event suitable for young people 7-17 years.
One-on-one tech help
Contact Inala library branch 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.
School holidays: Make and create
Drop into the library to get creative with free art and craft activities. Ideal for children aged 4-12 years and their carers.
Make and create
Enjoy free school holiday activities for children aged 4–8 years.
School holidays: Family STEAM
Bring friends and family along for an hour of games and activities exploring science, technology, reading and art. Join in activities to challenge your thinking and bring out your creative side in a fun environment. Ideal for family and friends of all ages.
Kickboxing
Bookings essential. Enjoy learning the basics of kickboxing, bring a friend! This is a Chillout event suitable for young people 5-17 years.
Bee-Bot goe on a treasure hunt
Bee-Bot is going on a treasure hunt! Will you come too? Help this fun little robot find the hidden treasure. No prior programming experience required. Ideal for children aged 5-8 years.
One-on-one tech help
Contact Fairfield 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.
Journey to the Stars
This dazzling space show launches visitors through space and time to experience the life and death of the stars in our night sky, including our own nurturing Sun. Tour familiar stellar formations, explore new celestial mysteries, and discover the fascinating, unfolding story that connects us all to the stars. Those who come along for the journey may never see the night sky in the same way again. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, Session concludes with a virtual tour of the Brisbane night sky. Journey to the Stars was developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; GOTO INC, Tokyo, Japan; Papalote • Museo del Niño, Mexico City, Mexico; and Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C. Journey to the Stars was created by the American Museum of Natural History, with the major support and partnership of NASA, Science Mission Directorate, Heliophysics Division.
School holidays: Introducing Osmo
Discover an educational gaming system that merges tactile exploration with innovative iPad technology, actively engaging children in the learning process. Introducing young minds to coding in a fun and easy way, Osmal enables children to explore the world of science, maths, art and more through creative problem solving.
The engAGEd social club
This social group meets every Friday and participates in activities that keep the brain engaged and learning, including crosswords, puzzles, brain teasers, board games, and social interaction. All welcome.
School holidays: Make and create
Drop in and get creative with our free craft activities. Ideal for children aged 4–11 years.
Make and create
Drop into the library to get creative with free art and craft activities. Ideal for children aged 4 years and older.