Featured Events
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QUEER SLICE X Melt: LGBTQIA+ Makers Market
QUEER SLICE X Melt is back and bigger than ever!Magandjin's favourite Queer makers' market has joined forces with its biggest festival of Queer art and culture for another year. Join us on Sunday 25th October as we take over The Lanes, Fortitude Valley with a celebration of local Queer creatives!Grab a coffee, buy local, and help us fill Winn Lane, Bakery Lane and California Lane with art and joy. Whether you're into paintings or pastries, jewellery or jams, leatherwork or landscapes: QUEER SLICE X Melt is for everyone.QUEER SLICE X Melt is proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council.QUEER SLICE is an LGBTQIA+ artist market focused on amplifying the voices of local Queer creatives in Brisbane.
Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret Gala
Brisbane City Council presents the Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret Gala: Legends and icons: the people, moments and music that shaped our world.Enjoy a spectacular afternoon of entertainment featuring the finest acts from the Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret program as they perform alongside industry mentors. Through song, music, dance and spoken word, performers bring to life a soundtrack of social change, unity, hope and celebration.Come along and support these wonderful, talented seniors at the Lord Mayor's Cabaret Gala.The Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret program is producer by Chris Fennessy, Epiphany Productions (Aust).
Parkside Plates: Healthy takeaway alternatives
Bookings essential. Join us for a fun, hands-on cooking and nutrition workshop where you'll learn how to recreate your favourite takeaway meals at home. Take home easy recipes and practical tips for quick, delicious meals the whole family will enjoy. This is an adult only, 18+ event.
5 Seconds of Summer - EVERYONE'S A STAR! World Tour
History-making multiplatinum Australian alt-rock and future punk/ pop band 5 Seconds of Summer have announced the EVERYONE'S A STAR! World Tour. The tour will kick off in March with a European and UK leg running through May, followed by U.S. dates from May to August, before concluding in the band's home country of Australia next. See below for the full tour routing.Alongside today's tour announcement, the band have today released new single 'Telephone Busy' taken from their highly anticipated forthcoming new album EVERYONE'S A STAR!Embarking on their most ambitious new era yet and pioneering a genre-bending sound, earlier this month the band announced their highly anticipated sixth studio album, EVERYONE'S A STAR! due out November 14th - and their first official new music since 2022.The album is 5 Seconds of Summer as you've never seen or heard them before, boldly elevating their sound and aesthetic to another stratosphere. Conceived as both a sonic leap forward and a reassertion of their identity, the record draws inspiration from artists like N.E.R.D., Gorillaz, The Prodigy and beyond, while embracing the energy that has always made 5 Seconds of Summer an electrifying live band.
Last Bush Babies for 2026
This will be our final Bush Babies session for 2026 as the warmer weather arrives. Organised activities will pause over summer, but visitors are still welcome to drop into the centre during opening hours to explore the displays and enjoy the space.Bring your little ones (aged 0-1) to Karawatha Forest and let them discover the magic of free play in nature. This relaxed, outdoor session introduces babies to the wonders of the bush while offering families a safe, welcoming space to connect with each other and their local reserve.Requirements:All babies must be accompanied and directly supervised by an adult.Wear a wide-brimmed hat, sun-smart clothing, sunscreen, fully enclosed walking shoes, and insect repellent.Bring drinking water and a snack or picnic lunch, as no food outlets are available on site.Note: Event may be cancelled on the day due to weather or environmental conditions.
Hocus Pocus
Brisbane's Largest Halloween Festival!Brought to you by PLACE Bulimba, Councillor Lucy Collier and Bulimba Community Centre, Hocus Pocus Halloween is back!!Lollies, kids disco, inflatables, entertainment and performances, games, food trucks and more!! Bring the whole family to Bulimba Memorial Park for a spooky family friendly afternoon out. Don't forget your costumes to win great prizes as an individual or group. See you there! 🎃👻 This is a free family event.This event is only possible with the support of our amazing sponsors and supporters from our community: PLACE Bulimba & Shannon Harvey Brisbane City Council Bulimba Community Centre Crackerjack Toys Di Farmer MP Hampton Swim School Kick Dance Renee Coffey MP Southside Eagles Wee Make Music This event is brought to you by Only Good Times Events Co.This event is proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival
Celebrating its 20th year, the 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival brings the Bard to Brisbane with theatre, talks, dance, swordplay, and more fun for the whole family!Experience Shakespeare's thrilling tale of battles, rebellion and royal adventure with a professional production of Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2 combined) in the amphitheatre at 5.30pm. Follow the mischievous Prince Hal as he leaves behind a carefree life to face fierce rivals and fight for England's crown. Directed by Tama Matheson, this open air production features a stellar cast of Brisbane Shakespearean actors.Come early for pre-play entertainment including an interactive activity for children, an Elizabethan dance workshop, swordplay demonstration, and a Shakespearean language talk.Pack a picnic or purchase delicious food and drinks from our food trucks.4MBS is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council.
4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival
Celebrating its 20th year, the 4MBS Brisbane Shakespeare Festival brings the Bard to Brisbane with theatre, talks, dance, swordplay, and more fun for the whole family!Experience Shakespeare's thrilling tale of battles, rebellion and royal adventure with a professional production of Henry IV (Parts 1 & 2 combined) in the amphitheatre at 5.30pm. Follow the mischievous Prince Hal as he leaves behind a carefree life to face fierce rivals and fight for England's crown. Directed by Tama Matheson, this open air production features a stellar cast of Brisbane Shakespearean actors.Come early for pre-play entertainment including an interactive activity for children, an Elizabethan dance workshop, swordplay demonstration, and a Shakespearean language talk.Pack a picnic or purchase delicious food and drinks from our food trucks.4MBS is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council.
Come and try lawn bowls
Bookings essential. Discover the fun and friendly game of lawn bowls! Perfect for all skill levels, lawn bowls is a low-impact activity that combines strategy, precision and a touch of competition. You must wear flat-soled shoes or go barefoot.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.
Queer Quiz Live
This isn't your dad's favourite free-to-air quiz show.Queer Quiz Live is a chaotic live trivia panel show packed with queer comedians and performers (with a couple of straighties for diversity purposes) who must fight each other to the death. No. Not death, it isn't covered under our insurance.Expect camp nonsense, audience participation, niche queer knowledge and at least one contestant taking it far too seriously. It's loud, messy, very gay and somehow still technically educational.Location: PIP Theatre, 20 Park Road, Milton.Melt Festival is proudly sponsored by Brisbane City Council.
Brisbane City Hall Organ Recital - Jennifer Chou
Jennifer Chou made her Melbourne Town Hall debut as soloist with the Orchestra Victoria soon after she settled in Australia in 2004. She has performed as a soloist across the country in major town halls and Cathedrals including Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, and Sydney.Overseas, Jennifer has appeared as soloist in Europe including venues such as the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris and the Westminster Abbey in London, elsewhere such as the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Esplanade Concert Hall in Singapore, Cathedrals in New Zealand; and in the 41st and 49th International Bamboo Organ Festival in the Philippines.At present, she is Associate Organist at the Scots Church Melbourne where she plays the 4 manual Rieger organ on most Sundays.Jennifer is a sought after organ teacher, she had taught the organ for the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. Since 2015, she teaches the organ at Melbourne High School and Camberwell Grammar School. She also has taught masterclasses in Hong Kong, Singapore and within Australia, and has adjudicated for the New Zealand Organ Competition, the Ringwood Eisteddfod organ section in Melbourne, and the American Guild of Organists Hong Kong Chapter (video round).Born in Hong Kong, Jennifer graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong majoring in the organ. She studied the organ with Wolfgang Rübsam at Northwestern University at which she obtained a Master of Music degree and the Certificate of Performance with Honour. She furthered her studies at the Conservatoire National de Région de Rueil-Malmaison in Paris in the organ class of Susan Landale and obtained the Prix de Virtuosité à l'unanimité avec les félicitations du jury.Following that, she specialised in French Classical and North German repertoire with Michel Bouvard and Jan Willem Jansen at the Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de Musique et Danse in Toulouse in Cycle de Perfectionnement. Her graduation concert awarded her the Premier Prix d'Orgue à l'unanimité in the frame of the Toulouse les Orgues International Festival. She won "Mention Speciale" in the Biarritz International Organ Competition (France).
WILD ABANDON by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong
A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong - a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas - all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else's fantasy. Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Power House
WILD ABANDON by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong
A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong - a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas - all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else's fantasy. Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Power House
WILD ABANDON by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong
A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong - a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas - all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else's fantasy. Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Power House
Women's bus driver career open days - Rochedale Bus Depot
Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a Brisbane City Council bus operator?Discover whether a career as a bus operator is right for you at the women-only open day (2 sessions: 8.30am-1.30pm or 12pm-5.10pm. Registration required). Take a behind-the-scenes tour of the depot, meet drivers and trainers, ask questions in a relaxed, pressure free environment, and even experience the thrill of driving a bus under the supervision of a qualified instructor.No previous experience needed.Venue: Rochedale Bus Depot, 59 School Road, Rochedale.
WILD ABANDON by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong
A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong - a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas - all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else's fantasy. Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Power House
WILD ABANDON by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong
A bold, sensual new multi-narrative drama comes to MELT Festival 2026. Wild Abandon is a daring new work by Seán Dowling, Ian Lawson, and Merlynn Tong - a funny, messy, and unexpectedly tender play about sex, intimacy, and the rules we make to feel safe.Set across a single night in a nondescript hotel room, Wild Abandon follows three couples arriving with three different agendas - all chasing the same thing: permission. Permission to want what they want. Permission to break their own rules. Permission to be seen, without being swallowed whole by shame, expectation, or someone else's fantasy. Cast: Seán Dowling, Anna McGahan, Merlynn Tong, Jodie LeVesconte, Julian Curtis, and Zac Callaghan.Presented by Museum of Brisbane in association with Melt Festival Location: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Power House