If you're looking for things to see and do in Brisbane, check out Brisbane City Council's creative events program – an innovative, socially inclusive and diverse program of arts and cultural activities and events including music, festivals, outdoor movies, Council sponsored events and community projects. 

The calendar view on this page shows all creative events in our What's On calendar ordered by date and time.

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Creative events calendar

Sat 30 Nov 2024 to Sun 27 Apr 2025
Free

BrisAsia Festival 2025 presents Asia Pacific Triennial. Immerse yourself in the most compelling new artwork being produced across Asia, the Pacific and...

Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art, Stanley Place, South Brisbane 4101

Sat 30 Nov 2024 to Mon 5 May 2025
Free

From 30 November 2024 to 5 May 2025, we invite you to explore Council’s latest Outdoor Gallery exhibition, Asia Pacific Triennial Kids: Outdoors presented in...

Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St, Brisbane City

Sat 7 Dec 2024 to Sat 25 Jan 2025
Free

Contact Zone by Victoria Wareham is an exhibition of new and recent work that explores the ontology of the screen by understanding it as an invisible...

Metro Arts, West End

Tue 21 Jan 2025, 10:00am
Free

These school holidays, come to the State Library of Queensland to explore sustainability with a twist! Enjoy hands-on activities for all ages, including Make it...

State Library of Queensland, Stanley Place, South Brisbane

Tue 21 Jan 2025, 10:00am

Visit Anzac Square Memorial Galleries these school holidays to make a poppy pin-wheel and discover the significance of poppies. A resilient flower, the red...

Anzac Square, Brisbane City

Tue 21 Jan 2025, 10:00am
Free

Come along and bring your knitting, weaving, spinning and crochet projects to work along like-minded fibre crafters, make new friends and get inspired with new...

Bracken Ridge Library, 77 Bracken Street, Bracken Ridge

Tue 21 Jan 2025, 10:30am

Our messy play and nature play classes give babies and children an opportunity to learn that it's ok to be messy while building, imagining, investigating...

New Farm Park, New Farm

Tue 21 Jan 2025, 11:00am
Free

This school holidays, drop into the library to get creative with free art and craft activities. Ideal for children aged. Ideal for children aged 3-8 years.

Annerley Library, 448 Ipswich Road, Annerley

Tue 21 Jan 2025, 11:00am
Free

Join illustrator Mark Guthrie for an interactive, fun and creative step-by-step guide through a series of hands-on exercises to develop confidence in drawing...

Annerley Library, 448 Ipswich Road, Annerley

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