What's On in Ipswich Central

Name: Ipswich Show 2026
Start: 2026-05-16T09:00:00
End: 2026-05-16T21:00:00
Location: 81 Warwick Road, Ipswich, QLD, 4305

Ipswich Central

Including Ipswich CBD and surrounding suburbs

Ipswich Central is the heart of the beautiful heritage City of Ipswich. Here you’ll find historic homes, eclectic cafes, shops and bars. See art in galleries and outdoors on building walls. Explore history in museums and beautiful churches and connect with nature in sculptured gardens and serene green spaces.

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Featured Events

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It's showtime! Get ready for three action-packed days of family fun at the Ipswich Show! From the moment the gates open till the very last firework explodes, there will be loads of fun, entertainment, exhibitions, competitions, rides and more. Visito...

Ipswich Show 2026

Ipswich, QLD

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The Festival of Horsepower is a month-long program packed full of adrenaline and excitement in the City of Ipswich! Taking place in June, the annual festival features a number of Australia's signature racing and motorsports events, from the glitz and...

Festival of Horsepower

Ipswich, QLD

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SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival transforms familiar places into spaces for connection, creativity and celebration. Across the city, Ipswich becomes a vibrant playground of colour, music, movement and light that will delight audiences of all ages. At the ...

SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival

Ipswich, QLD

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Galvanized is the city's festival of heritage, showcasing some of the best heritage experiences and events Ipswich has to offer. Delve into the history of Ipswich with tours of iconic sites, unique workshops and events, and a variety of heritage expe...

Galvanized - A Festival of Heritage

Ipswich, QLD

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Arts, Culture and Food

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It's showtime! Get ready for three action-packed days of family fun at the Ipswich Show! From the moment the gates open till the very last firework ex...

Ipswich Show 2026

Ipswich, QLD

Painting the Celestial is a major retrospective exhibition celebrating the work of Ipswich-based painter Leonard Brown. Renowned for his sublime, mini...

Leonard Brown — Painting the Celestial

Ipswich, QLD

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Abstract artists, Bruce, Strauss and Xu explore the geometric plane through their contemporary studio practices. On Planar is a group exhibition featu...

On Planar

Ipswich, QLD

Free

Ipswich Art Gallery currently hosts major works from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection. The Sharing the National Collection initiative, f...

Sharing the National Collection

Ipswich, QLD

The Annual Arttime Gallery Colour event. 50 Artists will paint a canvas using a hero colour to compete for a solo exhibition. This year the colour is ...

Colour Champion Competition and Exhibition 2026

Ipswich, QLD

Welcome to the The Rusty Nail Brunch Club. Exclusively for Brunch Club, we open the doors early to our VIPs for a very tasty way to start your day. Jo...

Brunch Club | Saturday May 23

Ipswich, QLD

Brew Dog of the Month is a relaxed dog-friendly lunch experience at Stony Creek Brewing Company. Visitors can enjoy great food, fresh craft beer and t...

Brew Dog of the Month at Stony Creek Brewing Company

Ipswich, QLD

The Stony Creek Brewing monthly smoker BBQ is a signature food and beer experience in Ipswich, Queensland. Each month, the on-site smoker takes centre...

Stony Creek Brewing Monthly Smoker BBQ Experience Ipswich

Ipswich, QLD

The Ale Alliance Beer Club at Stony Creek Brewing Company is a guided tasting experience. Guests gather inside the working brewery. New small batch re...

Ale Alliance Beer Club

Ipswich, QLD

About SISTERHOOD CELEBRATIONS LUNCHEON 2026 ❤️💜 ✨ Lampshade Hats, Laughter & Ladies with Heart ✨ Friday, May 29th, 2026 11:30 AM Check-In | Lunch ser...

❤️💜 Sisterhood Celebrations Luncheon 2026 💜❤️

Ipswich, QLD

A collective exhibition of LGBTQI+ artists connected to Ipswich, exploring identity, place and community. Pink Lemonade showcases a group of artists w...

Pink Lemonade

Ipswich, QLD

Welcome to the The Rusty Nail Brunch Club. Exclusively for Brunch Club, we open the doors early to our VIPs for a very tasty way to start your day. Jo...

The Brunch Club | Sunday June 7

Ipswich, QLD

Bronwyn Sargeson is an artist who reimagines medical procedures and interventions, seeking to transform the experiences of a wounded body into moments...

Bronwyn Sargeson: Artist in Residence

Ipswich, QLD

Welcome to the The Rusty Nail Brunch Club. Exclusively for Brunch Club, we open the doors early to our VIPs for a very tasty way to start your day. Jo...

The Brunch Club | Saturday June 20

Ipswich, QLD

COMING SOON - An XR installation by Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine, where stories from flood affected people highlight how we embody household objects...

The World Came Flooding In

Ipswich, QLD

COMING SOON — This exhibition honours the resilience, knowledge, and culture of Elders with connections to the Ipswich region. Inspired by this year’s...

Still Deadly: Voices of Our Elders

Ipswich, QLD

COMING SOON - What binds us to home? What—or who—makes belonging possible? How do we carry our histories with us, and how do they shape the lands we i...

Ties that bind

Ipswich, QLD

Welcome to the The Rusty Nail Brunch Club. Exclusively for Brunch Club, we open the doors early to our VIPs for a very tasty way to start your day. Jo...

The Brunch Club | Sunday July 5

Ipswich, QLD

It*s Material is an artists' collective whose contemporary jewellery practices span minimalist form, feminist ethics, and the environment. In their ha...

It*s Material: Artist in Residence

Ipswich, QLD

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SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival transforms familiar places into spaces for connection, creativity and celebration. Across the city, Ipswich becomes a vibr...

SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival

Ipswich, QLD

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COMING SOON - Ipswich Art Gallery collides with the Institute Of Modern Art for a special expanded presentation of MONO Join us for a night of boundar...

MONO x IAG

Ipswich, QLD

Welcome to the The Rusty Nail Brunch Club. Exclusively for Brunch Club, we open the doors early to our VIPs for a very tasty way to start your day. Jo...

The Brunch Club | Saturday July 18

Ipswich, QLD

Discover thousands of antiques, vintage treasures and collectables at the — set to be the biggest Ipswich fair yet. Held fully indoors at the Ipswich ...

Ipswich Collectormania - Antique, Collectable and Record Fair

Ipswich, QLD

Art Fight at Stony Creek Brewing Company is a live competitive painting event where creativity meets community energy. Four artists go head to head in...

Art Fight at Stony Creek Brewing Company

Ipswich, QLD

Welcome to the The Rusty Nail Brunch Club. Exclusively for Brunch Club, we open the doors early to our VIPs for a very tasty way to start your day. Jo...

The Brunch Club | Sunday August 2

Ipswich, QLD

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Music and Entertainment

Experience a fun and relaxed Saturday night at Stony Creek Brewing with live music, fresh craft beer and a welcoming local atmosphere. Visitors can en...

Live Music Saturday Nights at Stony Creek Brewing

Ipswich, QLD

It's a massive themed trivia event! It's a massive themed trivia event! Join us for an evening of amazing food, great drinks, games, and trivia! The q...

TRIVIA ABOUT NOTHING Trivia at Hotel Commonwealth [IPSWICH]

Ipswich, QLD

Presented by the Ipswich Seniors Concert Group… You're invited on a whimsical and musical magic flying carpet ride, traversing some delightful, despon...

Nostalgia & Nonsense - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

Roll up, roll up. Or use a more conventional form of transport to get to the show. It's entirely your choice. Unless you accidentally become trapped i...

Ross Noble – Cranium of Curiosities - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

Mitch Bell's Jazz Emissaries present Short Stories… A night of jazz inspired by the music of Wayne Shorter. One of Mitch Bell's earliest influences in...

Mitch Bell's Emissaries of Jazz at Studio 188

Ipswich, QLD

Presented by Outlawed Touring… A stage set in the 60’s when Johnny Cash performed one of the most famous shows of his career “Live at Folsom”. You’ve ...

Johnny Cash – The Man in Black Returns

Ipswich, QLD

Enjoy a relaxed Friday night at Stony Creek Brewing with live music, fresh craft beer and a welcoming local atmosphere. Visitors can settle into the o...

Live Music Friday Nights at Stony Creek Brewing

Ipswich, QLD

Presented by The Spooky Men's Chorale… The Spooky Men's Chorale is a magnificent, many-headed beast which has single-handedly turned the world of men'...

Spooky Men's Choral - 25 Years of Pointless Grandeur - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

Allstar Dance presents their showcase and musical production Starstruck… The first act is a tale with a modern day twist on your favourite musical num...

Allstar Dance – Starstruck Showcase

Ipswich, QLD

Australian comedian and actor Pauly Fenech , best known for his fearless satire and larrikin spirit, is stepping out of the television spotlight and i...

VOTE 1 PAULY !

Ipswich, QLD

New World Artists Presents Off the back of the extraordinary success of his current 15 date regional By Request tour of Australia, beloved singer-song...

Diesel By Request - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

The Girl from Greece are pleased to present… Our Big Fat Greek Café Tour! Following their sold-out theatrical debut "The Girl from Greece: A Tribute t...

Girl from Greece - Our Big Fat Greek Cafe Tour at Studio 188

Ipswich, QLD

Formidable Vegetable are returning to Banshees on their 2026 Winter tour! Alongside collaborators Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan, this will be an evening...

Formidable Vegetable with Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan

Ipswich, QLD

It's a massive themed trivia event! It's a massive themed trivia event! Join us for an evening of amazing food, great drinks, games, and trivia! The q...

THE ONE WITH ALL THE QUESTIONS Trivia at Hotel Commonwealth [IPSWICH]

Ipswich, QLD

Presented by Ipswich Civic Centre and Australian Theatre for Young People… "I wasn't there 'cause I wanted to be, I was there 'cause I had to be, okay...

Saplings - National Tour 2026

Ipswich, QLD

Budjerah - brings his signature vocals, dynamic stage presence, and evolving artistry to the Civic Centre stage in July. A Coodjinburra man from the B...

Budjerah + Jem Cassar-Daley w/ Birren - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

Come on down for a night of swamp blues and soul with the 8 Ball Aitken Band. Fresh back from the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where they...

8 Ball Aitken Band with Dillion James

Ipswich, QLD

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Ipswich. Get y...

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

Woodend, QLD

⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Ipswich. Get y...

Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Woodend, QLD

Australia's newest underground dance style, born on the floodplains of Ipswich, is blooming and we're here to celebrate! The annual Flood Dance event,...

Flood Fest 2026 at Fire Station 101

Ipswich, QLD

Presented by Ipswich Civic Centre… After his sold-out 2025 tour In Reel Life, Australia's much-loved entertainer, Jimmy Rees is returning to Queenslan...

Jimmy Rees - One Night Only - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

About As part of SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival 2026, the Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir invites you to bask beneath the Northern Lights and immerse y...

Northern Lights

Woodend, QLD

Studio 188 and Arts Queensland present… It's kind of hard to believe, but another milestone has ticked over for Brisbane indie legends Screamfeeder – ...

Screamfeeder – Mixtape Sessions - Studio 188

Ipswich, QLD

It's a massive themed trivia event! It's a massive themed trivia event! Join us for an evening of amazing food, great drinks, games, and trivia! The q...

GILMORE GIRLS Trivia at Hotel Commonwealth [IPSWICH]

Ipswich, QLD

Presented by Ben Maiorana Entertainment. Following a hugely successful 2023/2024 sell-out tour, Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody are returning with a brand n...

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody - Ipswich Civic Centre

Ipswich, QLD

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Lifestyle and Family

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Enter the dazzling world of LightPlay, where curiosity sparks and ideas really come to light! Step into a world where light becomes an element of crea...

IAG Kids: LightPlay

Ipswich, QLD

Colour Frenzy promises a vibrant day out for all ages, featuring 5 Colour Stations, a Foam Station filled with bubbles, and new inflatable crawl obsta...

Ipswich Colour Frenzy

Ipswich, QLD

COMING SOON - A playful, sensory exhibition that explores what home means to children. In Make yourself at home , home is shown as a feeling, made up ...

IAG Kids: Make yourself at home

Ipswich, QLD

Join us at Cribb Park for a special National Tree Day community planting event with the Garden of Eden Bushcare Group ! This is your chance to roll up...

National Tree Day 2026 - Cribb Park Habitat planting

North Ipswich, QLD

Free

Join the City of Ipswich as they celebrate the festive season in style with 'Christmas in Ipswich'! Christmas in Ipswich is a City-wide festive celebr...

Christmas in Ipswich

Ipswich, QLD

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Sporting

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Mon 1 Jun - Tue 30 Jun

Festival of Horsepower

Ipswich, QLD

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Markets

Welcome to the Ipswich Plant and Lifestyle Fair! This biannual fair is a celebration of green living, wellness, and community. Held at the vibrant Nicholas Street Precinct, this free event is pet and family-friendly, offering something for everyone p...

Ipswich Plant and Lifestyle Fair

Ipswich, QLD

From their amazing handmade stalls, to their beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen, to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park, and so much more. Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo Ipswich. Th...

The Handmade Expo Market

Ipswich, QLD

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Classes and workshops

Join us for our Seasonal Spritz Cocktail Class , a hands-on cocktail class that celebrates the world’s most iconic aperitif. Over the course of the af...

Cocktail Class: Seasonal Spritzes

Ipswich, QLD

The Manikin Making Workshop is an arts and craft workshop to highlight the importance of representation in society. The Manikin Making Workshop is for...

Manikin Making Workshop

Ipswich, QLD

Ready to slow down, connect, and create? In this full day of weaving at the Ipswich Art Workshop, you will le arn to weave using the wheat ear and spi...

Basket Weaving Bliss - wheat ear + spiral stitch!

Ipswich, QLD

Discover the art of lino printing in this hands-on workshop designed for beginners and enthusiasts alike. Over the session, you’ll create your own des...

Mandala Lino Printing with IPSARI

Ipswich, QLD

🧀 🧀 Cheese glorious cheese!!! Stop spending good money on cheese when you can make your own. 09:30 - 12:30 pm Mozzarella, Feta, and Halloumi. 13:30 ...

The Ultimate Cheese & Fermentation Workshop in Ipswich

Ipswich, QLD

Ready to slow down, connect, and create? In this full day of weaving at the Ipswich Art Workshop, you will le arn to weave using the 'wrapping' stitch...

Basket Weaving Bliss - contemporary wall hanging with 'wrapping stitch'

Ipswich, QLD

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Tours

Sat 16 May +36 more dates

Greater Brisbane Hot Air Balloon Flight & Optional Breakfast

Tickets for Greater Brisbane Hot Air Balloon Flight & Optional Breakfast 🎫 Ticket for 1 Adult (13+): 1-Hour Balloon Flight - includes: Approximate 1-hour balloon flight over Ipswich, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions Personalised in-flight commentary...

Ipswich, QLD

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Business and Community

Ipswich City Council’s Economic Development Team delivers free monthly mentoring and business support sessions to support new and existing business ow...

Business Booth- Ipswich May 2026

Ipswich, QLD

Join us for a special edition of Business After 5 as we celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Ipswich Region Chamber of Commerce. This milestone even...

Ipswich Chamber 120th Anniversary

Ipswich, QLD

Unlock Your Path to Awards Success: Submissions Workshop Do you have questions about the 2026 Ipswich Region Business Excellence Awards? Wondering who...

2026 Business Excellence Awards - Submissions workshop

Ipswich, QLD

In today’s fast-moving, technology-driven world, the most successful businesses aren’t choosing between people and technology—they’re combining both s...

Masterclass: Marketing Your Business in the Era of AI

Ipswich, QLD

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