Ipswich Festivals

14/06/2026

🎨✨ EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF SPARK AT IPSWICH CIVIC CENTRE VENUES✨🎭

Get ready to dive into an unforgettable line-up of live entertainment and laughter as part of the SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival at Ipswich Civic Centre. From side-splitting comedy to powerful theatre and incredible live music, there’s something for everyone to enjoy during SPARK!

🎭 SAPLINGS - 9 July
Raw, thought-provoking, and darkly funny, Saplings is a must-see theatre experience.
Through powerful, interconnected stories, four performers bring to life the struggles of young people navigating the youth justice system.

🎶 BUDJERAH + JEM CASSAR-DALEY - 10 July
Celebrate culture, connection, and contemporary First Nations voices in this extraordinary night of music. Budjerah’s soulful pop-R&B sound joins forces with Jem Cassar-Daley’s heartfelt indie-pop storytelling, supported by Birren’s warm, roots-inspired vibes.

🕺 FLOOD FEST - 10 & 11 July
A two Day Celebration of Ipswich’s homegrown street dance style, featuring performances, workshops, battles and artists from across Australia and guests from the USA.

🎤 JIMMY REES - 11 July
Don’t miss one of Australia’s most loved entertainers live on stage! Jimmy Rees brings his signature viral humour, sharp satire, and hilarious takes on everyday life to Ipswich.

🔥 Make Ipswich Civic Centre and Fire Station 101 one of your SPARK Festival destinations! Ticket link in comments ⬇️

12/06/2026

🕺 DANCE YOUR WAY THROUGH IPSWICH! 💃

Get ready for a wildly fun, laugh-out-loud experience with Guru Dudu’s Silent Disco Walking Tour, a dancing, walking adventure for all ages! 🎧Slip on your supplied Guru Dudu headset and groove through the streets as the energetic disco hosts play upbeat hits from your favourite decades. Expect spontaneous flash-mob moments, hilarious antics, and plenty of smiles.

📅 Nightly, 8 – 12 July
🕠 5:30 pm 🕕 6:00 pm 🕡 6:30 pm 🕖 7:00 pm
📍 d'Arcy Doyle Place
🎟️ $5pp, ticketed event - link in comments ⬇️

Guru Dudu Queensland - Silent Disco Tours is proudly presented by Ipswich Festivals ❤️

11/06/2026

🍷 CHALK + CHEESE 🧀

Think paint-and-sip… with a creative twist! Join a relaxed, guided Chalk Play experience, where you’ll contribute to a shared canvas while learning to create bright, bold botanical art inspired by native Ipswich flora. This social, hands-on session is all about connection, creativity, and colour in the medium of chalk during SPARK Creative Hub.

📅 Running nightly Thursday 9 to Sunday 12 July
⏲️5.30 pm to 6.30pm.
🎟️Tickets $25 pp - book online via link in the comments ⬇️
🧀 Your ticket includes your choice of red or white wine, or a soft drink on arrival, along with an individual cheese plate. This is an 18+ event.

Chalk + Cheese is proudly presented by Ipswich Festivals and facilitated by Inspired Art Studio.

11/06/2026

🐴 WESTERN STAR FAMILY RACE DAY 🐴

Bring the whole family for a day of racing at the Marburg Showgrounds and experience all the excitement just metres away from the action. With plenty of delicious food and drinks, mini-trot races, entertainment for the kids and the opportunity to bet on a winner.

See all the fantastic events on this month during Festival of Horsepower 😎 https://www.ipswichfestivals.com.au/festival-of-horsepower/

✨GOLDBET WESTERN STAR RACEDAY✨

Join us Sunday 21st June at the Marburg Showgrounds for a huge day of country harness racing action!

🐎 Live Harness Racing
🐴 Mini Trotters
🎈 Free Kids Activities
🎟 Multi Prize Raffle
🎶 Live Music
🍔 Canteen & Cafe
🍻 Cheap drinks at the Battlers Bar
📍 Bookie & TAB

⏰ Gates open 11am
🎟 FREE ENTRY

10/06/2026

🎺 TROMBONE WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT 🎺

Save the date! Start your day on a high note 🎶 Join the Ipswich City Big Band for a vibrant, feel-good performance, and witness history in the making attempting to break the world record for the largest trombone ensemble (currently 368 players!) on Sunday 12 July.

Led by local legend Matthew Chambers, hundreds of trombonists will fill Tulmur Place with an unforgettable wall of sound. This is one you’ll hear before you see and trust us, you won’t want to miss it!

👉 Play trombone? Be part of the record! Sign up and join the ensemble - link in comments⬇️⬇️

📅 Sunday 12 July
⏰ 11:30 am
📍 Tulmur Place, Nicholas Street Precinct
🎟️ Free event

Ipswich City Big Band Discover Ipswich

08/06/2026

🔥 FEVER: CANDLELIGHT CONCERTS ARE COMING TO IPSWICH 🔥

During SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival, experience the magic where live music meets a sea of flickering candles. Set within St Mary’s Catholic Church, this intimate concert series transforms a familiar landmark into something extraordinary. From classical to contemporary, each performance blends atmosphere and artistry, creating a truly magical evening that lingers long after the final note.

📢 Candlelight: Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
📢 Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
📅 Friday 10 July
⏲️ 6.00 pm + 8.00 pm
📍 St Mary’s Catholic Church, Ipswich
🎟️ Ticketed - link in comments to secure your spot

Candlelight Concerts by Fever Discover Ipswich

06/06/2026

🎵 MUSICAL MIND 🎼

Step into “Musical Mind” by Amigo & Amigo during SPARK Creative Hub, an immersive interactive installation that turns sound and light into a playground of creativity!

Making its Queensland Premiere, fresh from showings in the UK and Sydney, this artwork allows visitors of all ages to craft unique melodies and vibrant visuals through interactive touch panels 🎶 It is a celebration of innate musicality, blending harmonies and rhythms into a personalized experience.

📢 SPARK Creative Hub
⏲️ Wednesday 8 to Sunday 12 July - check web for times, link in comments.
📍 Nicholas Street Precinct
🎟️ Free to explore

Presented by Ipswich Festivals, produced by Amigo & Amigo 🎶

04/06/2026

🔥 IAG X MONO 🔥

Ipswich Art Gallery collides with the Institute of Modern Art during the SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival for a special expanded presentation of MONO; a night of boundary pushing sound, evocative movement and durational performance that invites audiences to lean into sense and sensation!

Featured Artists Include:

Primitive Motion Sound System, Queensland Conservatorium Gamelan Ensemble, Heinz Riegler, Unregistered Master Builder, Liam Keenan + J.WLSN, Cloudy Ku DJ set, Juliet Widyasari-Burnett, Akio Suzuki + Hiromi Miyakita, Vanessa Tomlinson

Plus your chance to explore exhibitions: The world came flooding in, and Ties that Bind in the Ipswich Art Gallery’s free entry UP LATE session.

📢 Saturday 11 July 2026
⏲️ 5.00 pm – 9.00 pm
📍 Ipswich Art Gallery + d’Arcy Doyle Place
🎟️ FREE 👉 RSVP via link in comments

02/06/2026

💥 ON THIS WEEKEND 💥

Visit Queensland Raceway on Saturday 6 June for this highly anticipated event! Click the link below for all the information ⬇️

CRUISE THE NIGHTS ASIAN THEME IS BACK!

After last year’s record-breaking biggest night ever… we’re doing it again!
This time we’ve gone harder: full cruise sessions + proper full-blown racing on the night. Cruise, then watch the races rip under the lights.

Asian vibes, big cars, big energy.
Can we match last year… or are we breaking the record again?
Let’s gooo! Who’s in?

https://www.qldraceways.com.au/events-at-queensland-raceway/cruise-the-night #/