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Brisbane Events and Brisbane Festivals
(Brisbane, Queensland - QLD, Australia AU)




Brisbane offers a number of lively festivals and events, which take place throughout the year, in and around central Brisbane. The residents of Brisbane like to party and Brisbane offers an extensive calendar of festivals and events. Local Brisbane newspapers and leading magazines regularly publish the latest cultural events and festivals in Brisbane, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Brisbane.

Brisbane's helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Brisbane. Many of the events and festivals in Brisbane draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Brisbane.




National Public Holidays

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 26th January - Australia Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday March / April - Easter
• 25th April - Anzac Day
• 1st Monday in May - Labour Day
• 2nd Monday in June - Queen's birthday
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

Brisbane Calendar of Festivals and Events 2009 / 2010 - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia AU


Brisbane Events and Festivals in January - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Cockroach Races - 26th January, The Story Bridge Hotel hosts this festivity on Australia Day

Brisbane Events and Festivals in February - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Brisbane International Motor Show - early February, an exciting motor show featuring everything in the world of motoring
• Chinese New Year - celebration taking place in Brisbane's Chinatown
• International Cricket - one-day event played at Brisbane Cricket Ground

Brisbane Events and Festivals in March - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• St Patrick's Day - 17th March, a celebration of Australia's Irish ancestry

Brisbane Events and Festivals in April - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Musica Viva Australia - April to November, a series of international concerts
• Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race - yacht race starting from the Shorncliffe Pier and going to the Queensland Coast to Gladstone
• Queensland Winer Racing Carnival - mid-April to end June

Brisbane Events and Festivals in May - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea - 5th to 8th May
• Paniyiri Greek Festival - late May, a multicultural event showcasing Greek culture in a one-day ethnic festival, with over 20,000 people from Brisbane's Greek community
• Brisbane River Run and Walk - late May

Brisbane Events and Festivals in June - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Whale Watching - 1st June to 1st November
• Queensland Day celebration - 6th June, staged by members of the Queensland Performing Arts
• Brisbane Medieval Fayre - early June, featuring a variety of cultures and time periods, with battle re-enactments and a wide range of entertainment
• Brisbane Wine Festival - mid-June, a popular wine festival
• Brisbane's Gay Pride Festival - held in June, this extravaganza attracts around 25,000 people each year. Featuring a host of gay and lesbian fun and games Brisbane's Pride Festival includes art exhibitions, a street march, sports events, and the popular Queens Birthday Ball

Brisbane Events and Festivals in July - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Brisbane Festival of Music - held on odd-numbered years
• International Film Festival - a ten-day film festival
• Valley Fiesta - mid-July, a food and music festival held in Chinatown and Brunswick

Brisbane Events and Festivals in August - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Royal National Agricultural Show 'Ekka' (Royal Easter Show) - early August, held in the RNA Showgrounds at Brisbane
• Brisbane International Film Festival - a festival of films from Australia and Asia-Pacific

Brisbane Events and Festivals in September - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Brisbane Riverside Festival - an early September arts event, with food, entertainment and fireworks, over twelve days
• Brisbane Festival - Brisbane cultural event featuring music, drama, dance, and art and many large-scale free activities

Brisbane Events and Festivals in October - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Gold Coast Indy 300 - four-day festival centreed around the IndyCar Grand Prix
• Brisbane International Animation Festival - mid-October, this festival features works at the forefront of animation
• Livid Festival - Brisbane's premier music festival
• Octoberfest - a popular event in Brisbane featuring numerous beer-drinking festivals

Brisbane Events and Festivals in November - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Pinnacles Music Festival - a 15-day celebration featuring jazz and improvised music

Brisbane Events and Festivals in December - Brisbane, Queensland (QLD), Australia

• Woodford Folk Festival - 31st December, 78 km north of Brisbane in Woodford

 
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