Ipswich Festivals

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 #/

02/06/2026

🔥 SPARK CREATIVE HUB 🔥

Discover a bursting program of art and performance every day and night of the festival!

By day, Nicholas Street Precinct is alive with creative play, mind-blowing street theatre and live music. There is an abundance of family-friendly fun to be had and plenty for adults too!

By night, the Creative Hub lights up with activities stretching from Tulmur Place to d’Arcy Doyle Place and spilling into local venues. Explore music, performance, interactive installations, workshops, projections, markets and more.

📢 Wednesday 8 July to Sunday 12 July
⏲️ Various times
📍 d'Arcy Doyle Place and Tulmur Place - Nicholas Street Precinct
🎟️ So many free and ticketed events- visit website to find out all the information. Link in comments ⬇️

01/06/2026

Discover Ipswich knows exactly where to dine during the Festival of Horsepower this month 🤤🏎️

31/05/2026

🎸 LITTLE DAY OUT 🤹

Fan favourite Little Day Out returns for a sixth year during the SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival! Gather your festival crew and rock out with your Gumboots on to the 3-piece Australian band, The Gumboots!

Families will have a thrilling time building a cardboard box village to grooving at the Jumbo Funk Disco or adding your handprints to the pledge wall. As always there’s plenty to explore on this fantastical day thanks to Ipswich Festivals in partnership with Verso Projects.

📢 Saturday 11 July 2026
⏲️ 9.00 am - 3.00pm
📍 Ripley Town Centre
🎟️ $5 per entry - Secure your tickets now! 👉 link in comments

29/05/2026

🔥🚗FESTIVAL OF HORSEPOWER 🚗🔥

The engines are revving, the excitement is building, and Ipswich is officially alive with horsepower! 🏁 From drag cars and Superbikes to race days and family-friendly activities, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this June.

Whether you’re a motoring enthusiast or just looking for a great day out, now’s the time to get amongst the action and celebrate all things horsepower! 💨

Explore the lineup 👉 link in comments