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.
Aqua yoga
This is a low impact form of exercise that supports the body while still providing function and movement. Many yoga poses that you do in a class can be adapted for the pool, sometimes using the pool walls as if it were the studio floor. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.
Chair fitness
Bookings essential. Enjoy a fun and effective body conditioning class from the comfort of a chair. It aims for graceful ageing, strong core, toning, balance and coordination. Work at your own pace. Bring an exercise band if you have one. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.
Aqua aerobics
Experience an excellent, low-impact cross-training workout in the water. Feel the benefits of exercise without the pain. Using minimum-impact movement, participants will develop strength, mobility and movement in a fun environment.
Passport to the Universe
Get your passport for a thrilling journey through the Solar System, out of the Milky Way Galaxy and to the edge of the observable universe, returning home via a black hole. Narrated by Tom Hanks. Session concludes with a virtual tour of the Brisbane night sky. Passport to the Universe was developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Major support for new version provided by the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
Sky Martial Arts Academy
Discipline for Taekwondo & Korean Sword Art. Tae Kwon Do is one of the most systematic and powerful Korean Martial Arts. It uses offence and defence techniques with all parts of the human body while hands and feet play key roles in the techniques. It is a discipline that shows a way of enhancing one's spirit and life through mental and physical training. Today it is a global martial art that has an international reputation and stands proudly among official games in the Olympics.
Kids sports
Fun park games for the whole family to enjoy.
Beginner line dancing
Beginners line dancing is designed to help you improve your memory while exercising and having fun at the same time. Everyone is welcome and no partner is required.
Talk to a Planner
Talk to a Planner sessions help residents, business owners, community groups and industry professionals understand Brisbane City Plan 2014 (City Plan) and how it relates to their building and construction plans. Talk to a Planner is available all year round, with additional sessions held regularly across the city for your convenience. During these free sessions you can speak face-to-face with a planning specialist, giving you the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about how City Plan relates to your property. Council also has a team of dedicated officers who can answer simple questions about your development application over the phone during business hours (9am-4pm, Monday-Friday). To speak to an officer please phone Council on 07 3403 8888 and ask to speak with a Planning Information Officer.
Bollywood fitness
Bollywood inspired dance fitness class suitable for all ages and abilities, where we laugh, move and have fun with simple, enjoyable dance steps together.
Yoga
Bookings essential. 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.
Future Founders Forum - North
Are you a young person wanting to launch your own business? Do you want to be inspired by other young people, and network with likeminded peers? Or a parent seeking to understand how to support a promising young entrepreneur? Then join us at Brisbane City Council’s Future Founders Forum! Gain valuable insight from speakers with lived experience as young founders to better understand how to identify opportunities, navigate challenges, find the right support, and stay motivated. By attending this event you’ll hear first-hand from a guest speaker and panel of local entrepreneurs who started their business journey while they were still at school or university. Not only will you get to hear from those who have been there before. You’ll also get to meet other young people, ask questions of the panel and learn about available support for young entrepreneurs. Places are limited. Register now. Venue: Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 21 Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside. A Future Founder Forums event for students and youth.
Kids karate classes
Kids karate classes for primary school aged children. Play On vouchers accepted.
Pilates
Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime.
Seido Karate Classes for Children
Our children’s program has classes at 5.30pm, three times per week (Monday, Thursday & Friday). The majority of students in our children’s program are 6-12 years old, but we have some children start as young as 4 or 5 and some parents who join in the class with their child(ren). Our classes are suitable for beginners through to advanced students. On Monday and Thursday, an advanced class is run simultaneously for our advanced yellow, green, and brown belt students. Children learn discipline, focus, confidence, strength and humility as well as being active and learning to socialise and work with other children of various ages, abilities and backgrounds.
Zen Do Kai karate classes
Family oriented, reality based self-defence classes.
Seido Karate Classes for Adults & Teens
Our adult program offers classes at 6.30pm, three times a week (Monday, Wednesday & Thursday). Our adult program includes students as young as 10 through to students as mature as 80+! The adult syllabus starts from 15 years old, with students learning the junior (children’s) syllabus up until this age. Our classes are suitable for beginners through to advanced students. On Monday and Thursday, an advanced class is run simultaneously for our green, brown and black belt students. Black belt classes are also run at 7.30pm on Monday and Thursday. Adults and teenagers learn discipline, focus, confidence, strength and humility as well as being active and having the opportunity to socialise, meet and work out with like-minded individuals of various ages, abilities and backgrounds.
Krav Maga Self Defence & Fitness Classes
Want to up your fitness and self defence skills, book your introductory Krav Maga Class now.
The People’s Economist with Gary Stevenson
The People’s Economist - live in Australia! In his debut Australian and New Zealand tour, former Citibank trader turned #1 bestselling author of The Trading Game, Gary Stevenson (aka Gary’s Economics) explains the forces shaping our world and gives you the tools you need to fight back.
Combined Artists Studio - Our Summer Views and Blooms 2026
The Combined Artists Studio is happy to invite you to the February exhibition of our work "Our Summer Views and Blooms 2026". See pieces from: Annissa O'Shea Adele Walker Cath Brown. Types of art include: watercolours and inks acrylics and oils silver jewellery.
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.
Pilates
Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime. Meet by the Arthur Davis Park gazebo.
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
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
Bookings essential. Pilates helps you strengthen and stretch simultaneously through core-based exercises. Join anytime.
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.
Zumba Gold®
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.
Moggill Art Group Exhibition
A collection of works for sale by local artists. All proceeds from a raffle and 10% of sales will support the work of local wildlife carers continuing the legacy of Irene Darlington, founder of Irene’s Wildlife.
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.
Pickleball
Bookings essential. Discover Pickleball, the addictive game with the funny name. It's a paddle sport you can learn in minutes and play for a lifetime. Enjoy elements of tennis, badminton, and table tennis in one sport that's fun for all ages and skill levels. It easy to play and low impact. This is a GOLD event suitable for seniors.