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Upcoming Events in Brisbane

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

Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose
Friday, 1 May 2026

Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose

Celebrating Country and Culture through the bold designs of Magpie Goose. Museum of Brisbane is excited to collaborate with Magpie Goose, a proudly Aboriginal owned and led fashion and social enterprise, to celebrate extraordinary First Nations cultural stories and designs. This exclusive to Brisbane exhibition, developed in close collaboration with Magpie Goose owners Amanda Hayman (Wakka Wakka and Kalkadoon) and Troy Casey (Kamilaroi), offers a deep dive into the work of some of the region’s most talented First Nations artists and designers. Using clothing as a canvas for storytelling, this exciting collaboration will connect audiences with the rich and diverse cultural expressions of First Nations communities in Queensland and beyond. Discover the artists and stories behind the brand that’s making a difference, one garment at a time. Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland. 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 MoB website. Image: Magpie Goose x Quandamooka Artists, by Amanda Hayman & Troy Casey, Country to Couture, 2025, Photo by Dylan Buckee.

2026 Brisbane Anywhere Festival
Friday, 1 May - Sunday, 31 May 2026

2026 Brisbane Anywhere Festival

A festival where Brisbane’s hidden backyards, ferries, lighthouses, driveways and unexpected corners become the stage - anywhere but where you’d expect it. Since 2011, Anywhere Festival has championed artists by offering rent‑free, non‑traditional spaces and creative support, empowering bold new work without the burden of traditional venue costs. Audiences can stumble upon theatre in hedge mazes, circus in driveways, music in backyards, storytelling on ferries and even musicals in airplanes - performances that turn the city’s nooks and crannies into unforgettable experiences. Now a fixture of Brisbane’s cultural calendar with hundreds of performances each year, Anywhere Festival continues to inspire new ways of creating and experiencing live performance. This event is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council. For all events and more information, visit the Anywhere Festival website.

Pilates
Friday, 1 May 2026, 6 - 7am

Pilates

Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime. Meet by the Arthur Davis Park gazebo.

Tai Chi Qigong
Friday, 1 May 2026, 7:30 - 8:30am

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.

HIIT - cardio strength and core
Friday, 1 May 2026, 8 - 9am

HIIT - cardio strength and core

Circuit training, strength, cardio and core. Boost up your heart rate, with this fun active class to improve your cardio and core strength. High intensity interval training, mixed with circuit training and tabata. All ages and abilities welcome.

Pilates
Friday, 1 May 2026, 8 - 9am

Pilates

Bookings essential. Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime.

Billy Buddies ball sports
Friday, 1 May 2026, 8:30 - 9am

Billy Buddies ball sports

Bookings essential. This program is designed for kids aged 2-7 and serves as the home of Non-Contact Rugby League for children. At Billy Buddies, they celebrate all sports not just Rugby League! Their programs focus on fun, helping kids build social skills while learning the fundamentals of Rugby League and ball sports in general.

Tai Chi Qigong
Friday, 1 May 2026, 8:30 - 9:30am

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.

Yoga
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 10am

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.

Chair yoga in a park
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 10am

Chair yoga in a park

Use your chair to stretch and strengthen your body with both seated and standing poses. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Billy Buddies ball sports
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 9:30am

Billy Buddies ball sports

Bookings essential. This program is designed for kids aged 2-7 and serves as the home of Non-Contact Rugby League for children. At Billy Buddies, they celebrate all sports not just Rugby League! Their programs focus on fun, helping kids build social skills while learning the fundamentals of Rugby League and ball sports in general.

Yoga
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 10am

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.

Tai Chi Qigong
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 10am

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.

Community Immunisation Clinic - Mt Ommaney
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9am - 2:30pm

Community Immunisation Clinic - Mt Ommaney

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 Immunisation Schedule Queensland for advice about when you should be vaccinated. Providing a free immunisation service is another way Council is helping deliver Brisbane Vision 2031.

Tennis
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 10am

Tennis

Bookings essential. Join a social, fun coaching lesson with qualified tennis coaches, suitable for all abilities. Bring a tennis racquet if you have one. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Tennis
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9 - 10am

Tennis

Bookings essential. Join a social, fun coaching lesson with qualified tennis coaches, suitable for all abilities. Bring a tennis racquet if you have one. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Tiny Tutus Preschool Ballet
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:15 - 11:15am

Tiny Tutus Preschool Ballet

The joy of ballet starts at Tiny Tutus, Australia’s Leading Kids Ballet Classes. Fall in love with dance with an engaging, age-appropriate curriculum and watch every moment with our open class policy. Trial class bookings now open!

Yoga
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:15 - 10:15am

Yoga

Focus on a range of movements designed for active, healthy ageing and to relax the mind and body. Stretching, breathing, strength and balance exercises are included by incorporating standing poses and mat work into the session. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Tabata and core
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:15 - 10:15am

Tabata and core

Bookings essential. Great combination of interval training to improve cardiovascular fitness and specific core strength and stability exercises. Suitable for all fitness levels.

U-Jam
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

U-Jam

Bookings essential. U-Jam fitness is the combination of urban dance with hip-hop music and fitness. It is a high energy cardio workout using the hottest beats of the moment. Feel like you're at a dance party every time! Suitable for all ages.

Deep water aqua
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Deep water aqua

Bookings essential. This is an aquatic workout that uses all major muscle groups. Participants wear a buoyancy belt so there is no need to worry about being in deep water, however basic swimming skills are required. Bring a buoyancy belt if you have one or hire one for $5. Please include requests for buoyancy belt hire when booking. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Tai Chi Qigong
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

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.

Pilates
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Pilates

Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime.

Zumba Gold®
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Zumba Gold®

Enjoy a low-impact, moderate-intensity workout in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. Have fun shaking it at your own pace to zesty Latin tunes, Indian-infused rhythms, plus other music from around the world. This class can help you improve your balance, range of motion and coordination.

Yoga
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Yoga

Focus on a range of movements designed for active, healthy ageing and to relax the mind and body. Stretching, breathing, strength and balance exercises are included by incorporating standing poses and mat work into the session. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

ACCEPTING RETURNS ONLY: Wakerley mobile library
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30am - 4pm

ACCEPTING RETURNS ONLY: Wakerley mobile library

Reduced hours from 9:30am-12noon. The Mobile Library will not be onsite. Staff will be on site to collect returns only.

Mums and bubs babywearing fitness
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Mums and bubs babywearing fitness

Bookings essential. This is a safe postnatal mums and bubs workout. Combining core, cardio and strength based exercises while your baby is happy in a baby carrier. Suitable for all abilities.

Falls prevention and strength
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Falls prevention and strength

Increase your strength with our class focused on strengthening and lengthening muscles to improve posture and balance while increasing the overall stability of your body to reduce the risk of falls. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Zumba Gold®
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Zumba Gold®

Bookings essential. Perfect for active older adults who are looking for a modified Zumba class that recreates the original moves you love at a lower intensity. Learn easy-to-follow choreography that focuses on balance, range of motion and coordination. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Children’s storytime in the park - Frew Park, Milton
Friday, 1 May 2026, 9:30 - 10am

Children’s storytime in the park - Frew Park, Milton

Experience the magic of storytime with your child during a First 5 Forever storytime session in the park at the Pop-up Library. This interactive session includes stories and songs for young children. Ideal for children from birth to five years and their parents or carers. First 5 Forever is an initiative of the Queensland Government, coordinated by State Library of Queensland and delivered in partnership with local government. Location: On site parking available off Frew Street. Session is held at playground.