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What's On in Brisbane in October

2025

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Updated: Oct 02, 2025

From Night Feast, Brisbane Writers Festival, Bell Shakespeare Company's Romeo & Juliet, the Good Food & Wine Show and the all-Aussie show The Lucky Country to CelticFest, The Veronicas, Oktoberfest and Urban Country Music Festival, the top things to do in and around Brisbane in October:

Night Feast
Entry to Night Feast 2025
Night Feast returns to Brisbane Powerhouse with a vibrant feasting menu of food, immersive art and live music
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The 39 Steps
Poster of The 39 Steps
The turbo-charged, Olivier and Tony Award-winning comedy smash that mixes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller with a dash of Monty Python-style chaos
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Brisbane Writers Festival 2025
Brisbane Writers Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Writers Festival will bring a star-studded program of events when it is held for the first time this year at Brisbane Powerhouse
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Living Loud: 20 Years of Youngcare
The Veronicas at Living Loud: 20 Years of Youngcare
Iconic Brisbane charity Youngcare is hosting a massive anniversary concert at The Triffid, headlined by The Veronicas
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Milton House Spring Social
Drinks on Lawn in front of Milton House
Milton House Spring Social is a four weekend pop-up bar set to transform historic Milton House's lawn into a festival of spring
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Oktoberfest at Eat Street Northshore
Women holding beer steins Oktoberfest at Eat Street Northshore
Brisbane, dust off your dirndl and lederhosen's - Oktoberfest is coming to Eat Street Northshore!
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Sky High Brunch
Tables and chairs at Aloria
Elevate your Sundays this spring with a Sky High Brunch at Aloria on Sky Deck, where you can indulge in an exquisite rooftop brunch experience
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The Long Sunset
Crowd in front ot stage The Long Sunset
After a massive sellout in 2024, The Long Sunset is back - and this year it’s setting up camp in Boonah for three unforgettable days of music, art and adventure!
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Cinematic - The Oscars
QSO performing Cinematic
Queensland Symphony Orchestra’s popular Cinematic concert returns to QPAC with an Oscar worthy lineup of movie music
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Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
Bell Shakespeare returns to Brisbane Powerhouse with Romeo & Juliet, marking the company's 1st performance there in 14 years.
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Good Food & Wine Show
Get ready to sip, shop, snack and sample when Australia’s favourite culinary celebration, the Good Food & Wine Show returns
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Archie Moore: kith and kin
Archie Moore's kith and kin makes its Australian premiere at GOMA, the first time the artwork has been diaplayed since winning the Golden Lion Awars
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CelticFest
Highland Cows CelticFest
CelticFest Warwick invites you to #GetYourCountryCelticOn at Queensland’s biggest Celtic festival
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The Lucky Country
Cast ensemble The Lucky Country
The smash-hit new musical The Lucky Country is heading to Brisbane Powerhouse this October as part of Melt Festival.
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The Lark
Headshot of Noni Hazlehurst
Starring Noni Hazlehurst, The Lark is a one-woman, powerful and moving meditation on life, death and change
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Comedy Open Mic Night
Neon Comedy sign on wall
Get up and have a go! This is your chance to see if you’ve got what it takes to make an audience laugh!
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Australia Independent Film Festival
King-of-Forks AIFF
AIFF returns to showcase the very best Australian & International short films, documentaries and animations at Palace Cimemas, James St
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Spooky Putt Putt
Entrance to Spooky Putt Putt
Victoria Park's Spooky Putt Putt is a world of spooktacular fun, with creepy clowns, zombies & ghosts
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An Evening with Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters on couch
The Broadway icon will perform an exclusive show at Melt Festival 2025, in what will be her first Australian performance in over a decade
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Urban Country Music Festival
Crowd at Urban-Country-music-festival
Urban Country Music Festival is back with a day of outstanding live music, entertainment and community spirit at Caboolture Showgrounds
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In Conversation with Jane Harper
Jane Harper, In Conversation with Jane Harper
Join bestselling author Jane Harper at Brisbane Powerhouse to celebrate the release of her new standalone crime novel.
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Waltzing the Wilarra
Cast dancing on RPAC stage
Step inside the world of Waltzing the Wilarra, a powerful, entertaining and music-filled night of nostalgia at RPAC
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Whitefella Yella Tree
Main actor in Whitefella Yella Tree
A First Nations love story set on the brink of history premieres in Queensland at La Boite
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Oktoberfest at The Hills
People holding beers at Oktoberfest at The Hills
Put on your best lederhosen and dirndls as Oktoberfest at The Hills of Rivermakers brings the spirit of Munich to Brisbane
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Recovered Futures Art Exhibition
People looking at art Recovered Futures Art Exhibition
Now in its 34th year, the huge free exhibition will showcase more than 300 works by 217 artists with lived experience of mental health challenges
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Weekend Table
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Weekend Table is a multi-day, multi-venue series of 12 unique culinary events hosted across the Toowoomba Region
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Ladbrokes Spring Racing Carnival
Women in dresses and hats Ladbrokes Spring Racing Carnival
Don your fascinators, as the Ladbrokes Spring Racing Carnival is back at Eagle Farm & Doomben Racecourses
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In Conversation: Dame Quentin Bryce
Quentin Bryce
The official Queensland launch of Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography, in conversation with Honourable Anna Bligh AC
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Sandgate Art Society Creative Trail
Bird art at the Sandgate Art Society Creative Trail
The Sandgate Art Society Creative Trail brings together more than 40 artists across 23 locations, held over two art-filled weekends
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An Evening with Henschke at Aloria
Tables with views at Aloria The Star Brisbane
Indulge in An Evening With Henschke at Aloria, one of Brisbane's best restaurants, where elevated dining meets one of Australia’s most revered wine legacies
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The Bogong's Song – a call to Country
The Bogong's Song
The Bogong’s Song is a blend of storytelling, shadow puppetry, dance, and song created especially for primary-aged children.
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The God of Small Things
Adi-Laxmi The God of Small Things
A world-leading conservation project and free exhibition showcasing a collection of artworks by iconic Indian artist Raja Ravi Varma’s
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In Conversation with Jonathon Moran
Jonathon Moran with a red backdrop of flowers
Join entertainment journalist and podcast host Jonathon ‘J.Mo’ Moran as he brings his hit book Mental as Anyone to the stage
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Diwali
Crowd under lights at Town Square
Get ready to experience the magic of Diwali at Westfield Mt Gravatt when Town Square is transformed into a vibrant festival space
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Aerospace Experience Day 2025
Helicopter landing Aviation High School
Aviation High is hosting its annual Aerospace Experience Day with rocket launching, flight simulators, drones, helicopter landings and more
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Queens Wharf Heritage Walking Tours
The Queen's Wharf Heritage Walking Tour gives a fascinating insight into the hidden stories of Brisbane's development, from a Penal Settlement
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Cake Date
Weekend-Table---Cake-Date TCOF
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers will end this year's festtivities on a sweet note, with the launch of its scrumptious new event, Cake Date
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Halloween at Eat Street Northshore
Clown at Halloween Eat Street Northshore
Brisbane’s favourite food and entertainment hub is about to get a haunting Halloween makeover!
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The Lovers
Cast on stage The Lovers
A fresh, high-energy reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with an electrifying pop score, a dynamic live band, and a whole lot of heart
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In Conversation with William McInnes
Hero Image - In Conversation with William Mcinnes
Bestselling author and actor William McInnes brings a collection of stories about Australian summers to Brisbane Powerhouse
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Artbox for Kids
Craft at Artbox for Kids
The ever-popular Children’s Art Centre at GOMA is celebrating artist Mandy Quadrio at 'Art Box for Kids'
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Leanne Kenneally & Alex Raineri
Headshot of Leanne Kenneally
One of Australia’s and Brisbane’s very own great lyric soprano, Leanne Kenneally will be joined by Alex Raineri in Songs of Light and Sky
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Festival of Frights 2025
Crowd at Redcliffe Markets Festival of Frights 2025
Ghouly good times are ahead, as Redcliffe Markets prepares for their annual Festival of Frights!
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Plantapalooza Plant Festival
Customers looking at plants at the Plantapalooza Plant Festival
The Plantapalooza Plant Festival, a celebration of spring and all things plants, returns to the Saturday Fresh Market
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Halloween Ghost Train
Halloween Ghost Train
All aboard the Halloween Ghost Train for a spooktacular journey and dinner on a heritage steam train
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Yatala Drive-In is screening the 1970's cult classic and longest running musical of all time for its 50th anniversary
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Barktoberfest
Crowd at the Carseldine Farmers Market Barktoberfest
BARKTOBERFEST: Brisbane’s most pup-ular event returns for 2025!
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Wonderstruck
Hero Wonderstruck GOMA
Visitors of all ages will find wonder and awe in the everyday with Wonderstruck, a major free exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art
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Halloween at Eat Street Northshore

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Crowd in front ot stage The Long Sunset

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King-of-Forks AIFF

Australia Independent Film Festival

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SIX60 Live

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Melbourne Cup at Sirromet

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