Leading neurosurgeon and New York Times best-seller, Henry Marsh, will close the Writers + Ideas International Series at Brisbane Powerhouse this May. Marsh will sit down and talk with Paul Barclay, presenter and series producer of Big Ideas on ABC RN, to share his insight into the highs and lows of a life dedicated to operating on […]

Brisbane's premier State of Origin party is back again at Paddington's Darling & Co. Don your colours with pride and gather your mates for an Origin feed and drink up. With free entry all night long you'll be greeted with a pop-up beer garden, some of Brisbane's best food trucks and plenty of big screens […]

Saint Lucy is bringing the good times with some good, old-fashioned trivia on the last Wednesday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. You will have the opportunity to duke it out against other teams to prove your intellectual superiority while also enjoying some delicious Italian food. First place will win a $150 cash prize […]

After three successful years, the Queensland Cabaret Festival is returning in 2017. This year boasts an impressive selection of international and Australian performers ready to set stages alight at Brisbane Powerhouse, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Queensland Multicultural Centre this June. This year’s Festival is brimming with internationally acclaimed talent including iconic Australian singer-songwriter Paul […]

The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival screens in Brisbane at Palace Barracks 1-3 June. Opening with the Australia premiere of Hollie Fifer's gripping debut documentary, The Opposition. The film details the struggle of 3,000 residents of the Paga Hill community in Papua New Guinea, who watched helplessly as police pulled down their homes, to make way for […]

Cycling adventures are the perfect means to explore destinations at a relaxed pace, allowing you the time to delve into the local culture and discover hidden gems which are off the beaten path. You don’t have to be a cycling novice to explore the world on two wheels - we operate a range of cycling […]

Join the R Marine Crawley Team on the water for a weekend getaway featuring an exclusive viewing of the Riviera 4800 Sport Yacht. Starting at  Couran Cove through to Dux Anchorage and finishing at the Gold Coast, sit back, relax and enjoy the beautiful ocean view.

Bite Sip Stroll is a unique and gourmet dining experience that is returning to Brisbane this June. The event will be hosted by four of Brisbane's most award winning restaurants Sake Restaurant & Bar, Esquire, Moda and Urbane. Guests are invited to take a Bite at each, a Sip of expertly paired wine, all while […]

Presented by QUT Art Museum, Australian painter and 2016 Archibald prize winner Louise Hearman, introduces her first major museum survey, curated by Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) Curator Anna Davis. The exhibition runs from June 3 to August 6, featuring  paintings, drawings from across 25 years of the artist's practice.    

The Treasury Brisbane Ladies' Oak Day will take off at the Eagle Farm racecourse on Saturday, June 3. The fashion theme for this race will be Feminine and Classic where racegoers are encouraged to dress with soft colour palettes, floral prints, and intricate details. The race day ambassadors will be TV presenter, model and athlete Kris Smith, […]

Resident chef and owner of Golden Pig Food & Wine School, Kartrina Ryan is hosting a relaxing afternoon that includes fine food and wine that invite your tastebuds to celebrate the rich produce and cool climate wines from See Saw Wines Orange, central-western New South Wales.

Fancy a nice, sunny Saturday afternoon at a beach park with the company of the local community? If yes, then make sure you make your way down to Jamieson Park for Scarborough Orginals! This is their third event and guests will be entertained by Bridget O'Shannessy, a 16-year-old country singer, Lunchtime, a young punk-rock band […]

Queensland Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company present a comically flawed story about tragically flawed people. Noises Off is a show unlike any other with a whirl of slamming doors, missed cues, dropped lines and dropped trousers. Since its 1982 premiere, this shamelessly entertaining farce has been a hit worldwide and now it has landed in Brisbane […]

Mormor Food and Gecko Grove Fine Foods are holding their second event, First Sunday Food, at the historic Grantham Butter Factory on Sunday 4 June 2017. First Sunday Food is a celebration of the food and producers of the Lockyer Valley and the event will host food demonstrations, Butter Factory history tours, live music, local […]

Naturally Good Expo is the Asia Pacific's leading event for sourcing the latest healthy food, beverages and home-living products. This year, the Naturally Good Expo will be hosted at the new ICC Sydney Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour, in partnership with Fantastic Food and Drink. The show will be held from 10am until 5pm daily from June 4 […]

To mark the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band', 'Beatles Afternoon' invites you to sit back in New Globe Theatre's retro cinema for a visual feast of The Beatles footage, rarities, music videos and archival clips. 'Beatles Afternoon' will take place on June 4 at 1:30pm. Enter here for […]

The action-packed Monster Jam extravaganza is returning to Australia bigger and better than ever - and Brisbane will be the first to host! With stunt woman Rhianna Buchanan recently announced as Australia's first ever Monster Jam driver, this event can't be missed. Ticket go on sale today here.

It’s a Dog’s Life is a unique debut exhibition capturing the joy, quirkiness, delight and human-ness of dogs and other pets in a collection by internationally awarded photographer Serenah. From a superhero to a psychiatrist the pets, their human personas and their personalities are presented in a range of images, including a number of never-before […]

Queensland University of Technology graduate, Roman Longginou will have his solo exhibition 'Torn' premiered at the REDSEA Gallery between June 6 and July 2. His collection interprets contemporary Vanitas through a series of charcoal pigment drawings. Traditionally, paintings executed in the Vanitas style challenges viewers of the transience of life, the futility of pleasure, and the […]

An array of speakers, including British academic Dr Malcolm Fisk and Australia’s Dr Karl Kruszelnicki will be presenting at the Community Care Business Transformation and Innovation Conference. The conference will explore how the community care sector can embrace the changes brought about by technology, disruption and innovation. The event will be held in Room Three […]

Australia's largest beachside festival filled with 50s and 60s nostalgia, Cooly Rocks On will once again be held at Coolangatta and Tweed Heads from the 7th - 11th of June this year. Rockabilly buskers, street parades and over a thousand classic hot rod cars will line the streets throughout the festival. The event will also […]

  Caloundra is welcoming the Downunder Beachfest for its third year. Running for 5 days, the festival will offer a range of activities including a lunchtime cruise, a street party, markets, rockabilly bands, an open air cinema showing American Graffiti, Pin Up model competition, and over 700 classic cars on show! Registration and tickets to […]

The 64th Sydney Film Festival will be bringing the world's best new films to town for 12 days and nights of inspiring and entertaining premieres, talks, parties, international director and actor guests and more. Sydney Film Festival Director, Nashen Moodley says, "2017 promises to be another spectacular year for Sydney Film Festival. Audiences will immerse […]

Australian figurative landscape artist, Steve Lopes' exhibition 'Island of Misfits' will be on show at Mitchell Fine Art Gallery during June. Capturing his curiosity towards the idea of migration, specifically to Australia and New Zealand, 'Island of Misfits' will explores mysterious imagined landscapes inhabited by curious, quirky and sometimes puzzling characters. A grand opening will […]

Make your way over to The Arts Centre Gold Coast this June for fantastic theatrical plays you'll love. The Adventures of Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Return of Pantoland | 23 June - 1 July Produced by Bonnie Lythgoe, watch The Arts Centre transform into a magical 'Netherland' this June. Starring Todd McKenney as Captain Hook, […]

The Lethbridge 10, 000, Australia's biggest small-scale art award, opens this June. This year, the gallery is pleased to announce their ongoing partnership with Art Shed Brisbane,  who are sponsoring the category prizes in this year's award. The opening event will be on June 10, with the announcement of the winner and presentation of the prizes […]

Come and discover this year's award winning products and projects at the 2017 Good Design Festival. Kicking off on Thursday 8 June at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney followed by the Good Design Awards Ceremony and Official After Party. The Good Design Festival will officially open to the public on Friday 9 June and will run […]

Ben Ely and Tim Steward are gracing the Junk Bar’s Skukum Lounge, treating audiences with solo and joint performances. In recent years, the two artists have been honing their song-writing skills. Ben released his solo album Goodbye Machine in 2015, and Tim’s band Screamfeeder released their album Pop Guilt this year. By Rosa Li Image supplied […]

Kick start Winter 2017 at Australia's only snow music festival. PEAK Music Festival will take place at Perisher for the opening of the snow season across the June long weekend. More than 35 Australian and international artists will descend on Perisher to showcase their truly amazing mix of talent and entertainment across 10 live stages throughout the […]

Caloundra Chamber of Commerce will hold their next Better Business Breakfast on Friday, June 9 at The Events Centre, Caloundra with guest speaker Wilson Luna, global leader in business development. The breakfast is a wonderful opportunity for the business community to come together and get some information and inspiration over breakfast. Attendees will meet Wilson […]

The Treasury Hotel is putting on an evening of style and sophistication. Guests will learn about and savour a selection of wine from eight of Australia and New Zealand's most revered wineries. The Woombye Cheese company has provided a range of delectable cheeses to further enchance the experience. Don't miss it - buy your ticket […]

Changing Mind Space is hosting a wine tasting and mindfulness evening - Winefulness. This session will hone in on the experience of drinking wine and how it tastes, smells, looks and feels. There will be eight beautiful Italian wines integrated into the lessons in mindfulness, using the tasting to learn and practice strategies you can […]

In homage to the modern edge and timeless class of Frank Sinatra, The Gold Coast Jazz and Blues Club is hosting a Sinatra Spectacular where seasoned crooner Brad Leaver, Swing Central Big Band and Renae Suttie will be grooving and moving to all your favourite memorable tunes. Tickets for non-members cost $30 at the door.

Brisbane Arts Theatre presents The Woman in Black, a spine-tingling play that will leave you on the edge of your seat. The second largest running play on the West End after Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap, The Woman in Black follows a lawyer who believes he's been cursed and enlists a young actor to help him tell his family's […]

Carseldine Markets is turning three and invites you to celebrate with a day of giveaways, free breakfast, live entertainment and more. The north side fixture has become a hot spot for fashion, gourmet food, art, crafts, fresh produce and getting bigger and better every week.

The UBET Stradbroke Day will set off at the Eagle Farm racecourse on Saturday, June 10, with three Group 1 and three Group 2 races. The fashion theme for this event will be black and white with a touch of red! The race day ambassadors will be ARIA award winner Anthony Callea and entertainer, singer, […]

Taking place during the Cooly Rocks On festival, the Pedal Car Show'n'Shine will showcase the best pedal cars and strollers, or 'Tot Rods'. Nostalgia Garage's miniature vehicles  and other entrants will be judged on their style, connection with the 50s and 60s Cooly Rocks On theme, and crowd opinion. To enter, visit http://www.coolyrockson.com/.

In celebration of World Gin Day, Dutch Courage in the Valley will be hosting a number of masterclasses in the art of the spirit affectionately known as "adult vodka". With a number of experts on hand such as Kangaroo Island Spirits and Brisbane’s very own Humpybong Distillery, you'll have answers to all your burning gin […]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman in possession of a theatre script must be in want of an audience. Penny Ashton's one woman comedy act, Promise and Promiscuity, which retells Jane Austen's classic Pride and Prejudice, is coming to Brisbane as part of the Brisbane Cabaret Festival. Show times are June 10th […]

Join the La Boite Theatre Company for the annual HWY festival where artist stretch boundaries by inviting audiences to enter into a dialogue around new work. Attendees are welcome to view rehearsed readings, showings, workshops, master classes and conversations about theatre practice in real time. The 2017 HWY artists hail from diverse backgrounds and are […]

Sunshine Coast based Gourmet Garden is hosting a one-off industry event to share some of the design secrets that led to the creation of a recently launched 'new to world' food innovation, Finishing Drizzles. Finishing Drizzles are a healthy, fresher sauce alternative to ketchup and BBQ sauces. They're packed with flavoursome Queensland grown herbs, spices and […]

Artist Debbie Parker brings to life Australian icons with her unique paintwork and acute understanding of light and colour. To view her brilliant works this year, be sure to attend her solo exhibition's opening night on Wednesday, June 14 at 5.00pm at the Percolator Gallery. Entry into the venue is free.

A new adaptation of the George Orwell classic '1984'  has hit QPAC acclaimed as a "compelling incarnation" by The Age. This re-examination created by Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan presents a radical exploration of surveillance and identity set in a dystopian future. Seen by more than a quarter of a million people, this award-winning international theatrical blockbuster […]

The Sydney Film Festival's Gourmet Cinema will be presenting the Australian premiere of 'Barbeque' by Adelaide filmmaking duo Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker in June. The unique communal seating encourages guests to share their thoughts on the film, while enjoying delicious food provided throughout. Film-only options are also available.

TWfineart in the Valley presents 'Love Notes From the West' by Californian artist Tom Savage in an open exhibition from June 14 to July 10. Savage is a contemporary American painter whose works hang in museum collections across the United States. His works draw inspiration from post-war European automatism and surrealism with a strong presence […]

A tragicomedy about footy, friendship, sporting culture and small town rivalries will blur the line between actor and audience during The Forwards season at the Brisbane Powerhouse this June. This follows a series of successful shows on the Gold Coast as part of Bleach* Festival in April, with Shock Therapy Productions returning to the Visy […]

The Big Eagle Jazz Band will perform traditional jazz, blues and gospel tunes from the earliest periods of recorded music at the Brisbane Jazz Club. The Band will celebrate the music of jazz pioneers including the Original Dixie Land Jazz Band, New Orleans Rhythm Kings, Jelly Roll Morton, and Clarence and Spencer Williams.

This month Doll by Babushka is coming to the Gold Coast for one night only. Prepared to be stunned and humoured by a darkly comedic cabaret, performing arrangements from Queen to Destiny's Child. With a stellar cast featuring Opera Queensland's Alicia Cush and many more, you're in for a treat.

The Sunnybank $2 food trail returns for its third consecutive year featuring an authentic and delicious Asian culinary experience. The trail offers a range of mini-dishes from cuisines such as Chinese, Japanese, Hong Kong Style, Vietnamese, Taiwanese and more. There will be free entertainment all day and the chance to win a $10,000 international foodie […]

'Magda Community Artz' is excited to present a weekend of superb guitar playing with Michael Fix, Richard Gilewitz, and Queensland's only performance by Tony McManus and singer Fiona Ross. They will be premiering their new CD Clyde's Waters. Their concert on Saturday, June 17, will follow a guitar concert on Friday, June 16.