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Upcoming Events in Brisbane

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

Cardio tennis
Monday, 19 October 2026, 7 - 8pm

Cardio tennis

This is a fun, social, high-energy group fitness session that combines tennis with a great cardio workout to music. No tennis experience is required.

Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose
Tuesday, 20 October 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.

Sunrise trail experience
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 6 - 7am

Sunrise trail experience

Kickstart your morning with a guided sunrise hike featuring energising movement and light exercise along a scenic trail. Enjoy simple strength, balance, and mobility activities for all abilities while soaking up the beauty of nature in a refreshing, uplifting setting.

Chair Pilates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 7 - 8am

Chair Pilates

Bookings essential. Fun and effective exercises for toning, core strength, balance and flexibility. Chairs are used for stability and support. No floor work involved. Work at your own pace.

Pilates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 7 - 8am

Pilates

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

Brisbane Sculpture Festival 2026
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8am - 5pm

Brisbane Sculpture Festival 2026

Explore the captivating world of sculpture through Sculptors Queensland's dynamic exhibitions, showcasing the mastery of local artists. Our curated displays unveil the diverse expressions of form, material, and concept, offering a visual feast for art enthusiasts.Join us on a journey of discovery and appreciation, as we celebrate the power of sculpture to inspire, provoke thought, and elevate the human experience.Sculptors Queensland, Brisbane Sculpture Festival is open during Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha opening hours.

Functional fitness
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8 - 9am

Functional fitness

Bookings essential. Improve your balance, stability, co-ordination, strength and cardio fitness for healthy ageing.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Zumba GoldĀ®
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8 - 9am

Zumba GoldĀ®

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.

Yogalates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8 - 9am

Yogalates

Enjoy a fusion of yoga and Pilates, encompassing the flexibility, balance and meditative elements of yoga with the muscle strengthening and toning of Pilates. Beginner friendly and all levels are welcome.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Pilates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8 - 9am

Pilates

Pilates strengthens and stretches simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join any week.

Tai Chi Qigong
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8 - 9am

Tai Chi Qigong

Feel relaxed, refreshed and calm after this dynamic exercise. Rejuvenate your body and learn to create a tranquil mind. Join any week.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Yoga
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8:30 - 9:30am

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 - McDowall Bushcare Group
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8:30 - 11:30am

Volunteer Bushcare Working Bee - McDowall 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 McDowall Bushcare Group meet every Tuesday from 8.30-11.30am.

Tai Chi Qigong
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8:30 - 9:30am

Tai Chi Qigong

Feel relaxed, refreshed and calm after this dynamic exercise. Rejuvenate your body and learn to create a tranquil mind. Join any week.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Tai Chi Qigong
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 8:30 - 9:30am

Tai Chi Qigong

Feel relaxed, refreshed and calm after this dynamic exercise. Rejuvenate your body and learn to create a tranquil mind. Join any week.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Silver Swans
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

Silver Swans

You're never TUTU old!Release your inner dancer! Join our Silver Swans class, specially designed ballet classes for 55 year old's and over (though there is no upper or lower age limit).Benefits of the class: improve balance - minimising falls slowing down ageing (connected to calming the immune system) increasing cognitive ability (by promoting new synapse connection) not to mention the social benefits.

Gentle fitness
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

Gentle fitness

Join this fun and gentle exercise class to improve strength, balance, coordination and flexibility. Improve overall fitness in one class for all levels. If needed, you can use a chair too.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Pilates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

Pilates

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

Silver Swan's Ballet Classes
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

Silver Swan's Ballet Classes

Release your inner dancer - join our Silver Swans class - specially designed ballet classes for 55 year old's plus (though there is no upper or lower age limit). Improve balance - minimising falls Slowing down ageing (connected to calming the immune system) Increasing cognitive ability (by promoting new synapse connection) Not to mention the social benefits!

Tai Chi Qigong
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

Tai Chi Qigong

Feel relaxed, refreshed and calm after this dynamic exercise. Rejuvenate your body and learn to create a tranquil mind. Join any week.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Yoga
Tuesday, 20 October 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.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

HIIT - cardio strength and core
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

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.

Yogalates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

Yogalates

A fusion of yoga and Pilates, encompassing the flexibility, balance and meditative elements of yoga with the muscle strengthening and toning of Pilates. Beginner friendly and all levels are welcome.

Community Immunisation Clinic - Carindale
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9am - 2:30pm

Community Immunisation Clinic - Carindale

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.

BOOKED OUT - 50 Plus: Tai Chi Wellness
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9 - 10am

BOOKED OUT - 50 Plus: Tai Chi Wellness

***This event has been booked out.***Tai Chi Wellness benefits arthritis, diabetes, balance, breathing, relaxation and many others. The slow, gentle flowing movements promote energy and wellbeing.The Tai Chi Wellness is an hour-long standing class requiring moderate level of strength and balance and is not NDIS registered.Note: Some experience required.

Keep your business running when disruption strikes
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:15 - 11:30am

Keep your business running when disruption strikes

Learn how to keep your business operating, minimise downtime and recover faster when disruption occurs.Is your business ready to respond when disruption strikes, whether it's a natural disaster, cyber-attack, technology outage or supply chain disruption? Being prepared can make the difference between a temporary setback and a major business interruption.This practical workshop facilitated by Holocron Cyber will help you identify risks, strengthen resilience and develop or refine a Business Continuity Plan to help keep your business operating when it matters most.In this interactive session, you will:explore an all-hazards approach to managing business disruptionsunderstand how governance and risk management can strengthen business resiliencelearn practical cyber security strategies tailored for small and medium businessesbegin developing or strengthening a Business Continuity Plan for your business.You'll leave with practical tools, greater confidence and a clearer understanding of how to prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters and other business disruptions.This workshop is part of Brisbane City Council's participation in the Queensland Government's Community Recovery and Resilience Officer program.Assistance provided by the Australian and Queensland governments through the jointly funded Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

MoveFit
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

MoveFit

Bookings essential. Maintain or increase your fitness with exercises; improve strength, mobility, flexibility and balance in a fun, welcoming group setting. Specifically targeted to suit active older adults and those just starting their journey to a fit and healthy lifestyle.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Yoga
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

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.

Yoga
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

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.This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.

Power and Pilates
Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 9:30 - 10:30am

Power and Pilates

Improve your balance, posture and stability with an all over pilates workout including a touch of power to elevate the heart.