01/10/2026
October is bringing the fun to Brisbane City 🍸🎨🌸
Here’s what to plan for:
🌹From 4 Oct: Sip and snack your way through spring at Customs House Brisbane’s riverside AIX Rose Garden.
🛍️ Shop handmade goods and local gifts at The Market Folk pop-up in Post Office Square
💚 9-14 Oct: Browse, discover and take home a piece of art at the Recovered Futures Art Exhibition in King George Square.
🎷 9-11 Oct: Jazz up your weekend with free live music by in Queen Street Mall by Brisbane International Jazz Festival x City Sounds.
⚽ 10 Oct: Celebrate the start of Brisbane Roar FC new season with face painting, player signings, member pack collection and more, from 1pm in Queen Street Mall.
🍽️ 13 Oct: Enjoy a one-night-only collaboration dinner between ShortGrain by Martin Boetz and The Fifty Six at Naldham House.
🌈 16-18: Mini Melt takes over Queen Street Mall with pop-up performances, creative workshops and live entertainment
🖼️17 & 18 Oct: Explore a decade of creative experimentation at Museum of Brisbane’s new In Residence: A Decade of Creative Practice exhibition.
🎨 21 & 28 Oct: Add your own mark to a growing artwork at Museum of Brisbane x Sunday’s Art Club 🌸’s immersive Scribble Station.
🥢 Gather your crew for a Southeast Asian feast at Luc Lac Brisbane ’s Bottomless Weekends.
Monthly highlights to add to the calendar:
🧳 Suitcase Rummage, 4 & 18 Oct at Reddacliff Place.
🎤 City Sounds, every Friday, Saturday & Sunday in Queen Street Mall.
🛍️ Brisbane City Markets, every Wednesday at Reddacliff Place & every Thursday at Queen's Wharf Brisbane
💃 Latin Friday Nights, Fridays from 7pm at Reddacliff Place (note: no Latin Friday nights on 2 Oct)
🎵 Gathering, free storytelling and cultural performances every Wednesday from 12-1pm at Queen Street Mall stage
🎶 City Hall Concerts, every Tuesday 12-1pm at Brisbane City Hall
See what else is on 👉 visit.brisbane.qld.au/inspiration/whats-on-brisbane-city
[ID: A view of the sunsetting behind a mountain range taken from a rooftop in Brisbane City]