Fiesta, Food, Fun & Flavours
An incredible evening of culinary delights from around the world, live music, dance, free children’s workshops and activities for people of all ages.
WHEN: Friday 20 April, 5pm to 9pm
WHERE: Queens Park, Goleby Avenue, Ipswich
COST: Free entry
Libraries Up Late: Treasure Hunt
It’s team versus team in this brain teasing dash for the finish line. Work together to find the treasure hidden in the library by using all the logic and cunning you can muster.
WHEN: Friday 20 April, 6pm to 8pm
WHERE: Ipswich Central Library, South Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Ipswich Art Awards
More than 200 works will be on display at this major regional art exhibition. Categories include photography, painting, sculpture, drawing and printmaking. All art will be available for purchase.
WHEN: Thursday 12 April to Sunday 22 April, 10am to 4pm
WHERE: St Paul’s Anglican Church, 124 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Unmasked
Ipswich school students showcase their amazing artistic skills, painting 1.5m-high masks representing the theme ‘Waterways and the fate of the Sea’.
WHEN: Thursday 12 April to Sunday 22 April
WHERE: St Paul’s Anglican Church gardens, 124 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
2018 Annual Proms Concert
St Paul’s Anglican Church presents the second annual Proms. In keeping with tradition, the evening features a mix of classical, sacred and secular music along with well-known choral items. Bookings on 3812 0377.
WHEN: Friday 20 April, 7.30pm
WHERE: St Paul’s Anglican Church, 124 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
COST: Adults $35, seniors and students $25
Solidarity Külture Club
It’s time for end-of-the-week drinks and chills at the Solidarity Külture Club, now at Goleby’s Basement. Music-themed films and live original music from local and inter-city artists, all enveloped in cool tunes courtesy of your host, MSG.
WHEN: Friday 13 April, 6pm til late
WHERE: Goleby’s Basement, West Street, Ipswich
COST: $5 entry, cash bar
Imagination
This selection of new works by award winning local artist Margaret Klumpp uses splashes of vibrant colours and a simple mixture of styles, strokes and textures, leaving all imagination to the theatre of the mind.
WHEN: Until Monday 30 April, 9am to 1pm
WHERE: ARTtime Supplies, 203 Brisbane Street, Ipswich
COST: Free
Ipswich Grammar School Ghost Tours
Join this supernatural journey around the Ipswich Grammar School campus involving stories of the many spirits said to still reside there. This is a fun and intriguing look into the unexplained paranormal. Book tickets here.
WHEN: Friday 20 April, 4.30pm and 6.30pm
WHERE: Ipswich Grammar School, Darling Street, Ipswich
COST: Adults $10, children $5
Springfield Markets
It’s market day at Springfield. Hop on down to Robelle Domain Parklands for an afternoon treat, browse through local talented artists and crafters, shop for homewares and enjoy dinner with family and friends from food trucks and multicultural stalls.
WHEN: 3pm-8pm
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands, Springfield Central
COST: Free entry
Climbing Web
Reach new heights and explore a hand crocheted climbing tunnel created by Evelyn Roth. Complete with music and spinning disco lights, kids can climb, tumble, dive and spin while safely suspended off the ground.
WHEN: 10am to 5pm
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, d’arcy Doyle Place‚ Ipswich
COST: Free
Mums, Dads and Bubs
The Springfield Mums, Dads and Bubs runners group aim to get parents out of the house and meeting with other parents.
See more activites for Mums and Bubs at Active and Healthy Ipswich – click here
WHEN: 9.30am every Friday
WHERE: Robelle Domain Parklands, 155 Southern Cross Circuit, Springfield Central
COST: Free
Railway Swimming Club
Railway Swimming Club is a family friendly club run by volunteers. Races are for kickboard swimmers through to Seniors.
WHEN: Friday nights at 7pm
WHERE: Georgie Conway Swim Centre, Toongarra Road, Leichhardt
COST: Pool entry free with membership. Membership fee is $50 for the six month season
GYS YOUTH BBQ
The Goodna Youth Service exists to empower young people in their communities, to maximize their potential in the face of the barriers or challenges to positive living.
WHEN: Friday afternoons 3.30pm – 4.30pm
WHERE: GYS Office, 11 William Street, Goodna
COST: Free
Eighty8 Hip Hop
End the working week with a bang with hip ho classes for beginners. Fun, easy and cheap. Open to all levels of dance and to those with no experience at all. Taught by one of New Zealand’s finest dancers so you will definitely be promised a great session week after week.
WHEN: 6.30pm
WHERE: Lifestyle Health Clubs, 344 Redbank Plains Road
COST: $12
Ipswich Artists: works from the Collection
See the diversity and skill of local Ipswich artists in this display featuring works that have been acquired for the Ipswich Art Gallery Collection.
Artists featured are Gary Abkin, Tim Acutt, Chenaya Bancroft-Davis, Annie Clarke, Donna Davis, Charmaine Davis, Mieke den Otter, Colleen Gardener, Angela Geertsma, Sally Harrison, Lizzett Kim, Wayne McDonnell, Sharon McKenzie, Deb Mostert, Kate Roberts, Andrew Spark and Helen Vere. Many of the pieces displayed have been acquired through the Ipswich Art Awards over the past 15 years and are shown in conjunction with this year’s Ipswich Festival.
WHEN: 10am – 5pm
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, Darcy Doyle Place‚ Ipswich
COST: Free
ANZAC: Photographs by Laurence Aberhart
ANZAC is the result of acclaimed New Zealand photographer Laurence Aberhart’s thirty year journey photographing World War One Memorials across New Zealand and Australia.
Focusing on the lone ‘digger’ memorials Aberhart’s photographs chart a seemingly simple pathway through the landscapes of these two nations, reflecting the scale the conflict had on these regions.
This exhibition is presented to coincide with the centenary anniversary of the end of the First World War.
WHEN: 10am – 5pm
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, Darcy Doyle Place‚ Ipswich
COST: Free
19th & 20th Century Works
View some of the finest pieces from the Ipswich Art Gallery’s collection of 19th and early 20th century fine art and folk art, as well as contemporary works reflecting Ipswich’s heritage.
WHEN: 10am-5pm daily, until October 14
WHERE: Ipswich Art Gallery, d’Arcy Doyle Place, Nicholas St, Ipswich
COST: Free entry
