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 20 May 2023 to Sat 19 Aug 2023
Free

Since its inception at the Anglican Church Grammar School in 1987, the churchie emerging art prize has sought to identify and profile rising artistic talent. It...

Institute of Modern Art, Ground Floor, Judith Wright Arts Centre, 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD 4006

Thu 1 Jun 2023 to Fri 30 Jun 2023
Free

“Balmoral Art Month” Photo Competition held by Friends of Balmoral Cemetery. Simply post your pictures taken in Balmoral Cemetery during the month of June to...

Balmoral Cemetery, Morningside

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 9:00am
Free

Share your current project with our informal Kenmore craft group. Bring along a piece you’re working on and share ideas with other craft-minded people over a...

Kenmore Library, Kenmore Village, 9 Brookfield Road, Kenmore

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 10:00am
Free

Perspectives of Brisbane offers a captivating insight into the people, events and changing landscape that is our city. The evolving life of Brisbane, its...

Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 10:00am
Free

A celebration of contemporary ceramics and their imaginative makers. From ancient vessels to figurines revealing the daily lives of people from antiquity...

Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 10:00am
Free

Place, in Brisbane, is not a static thing. We are at a crucial point in Brisbane’s urban development, with extreme changes to the city predicted over the next...

Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 10:30am
Free

Are you keen to develop your sewing skills? Join this interactive workshop to learn more about the Carindale Library Makerspace and practise the basic...

Carindale Library, Westfield Carindale, 1151 Creek Road (near Millennium Boulevard), Carindale

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 11:00am
Free

A guided tour of Museum of Brisbane's current exhibitions. An oasis in the heart of the city, Museum of Brisbane is a place to learn and discover the stories of...

Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City

Fri 2 Jun 2023, 4:00pm
Free

Precision: The Art of Cutting engages with the process of paper cutting as a medium, to transcend the folk tradition and aesthetically shift the practice into...

Metro Arts, West End

Last updated: 27 July 2022

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