Located in The Old Church in Marburg, they create stunning bespoke Picnic and Events nestled under the trees with lots of charm and relaxing country vibes. Whether you're looking for somewhere special to host your birthday celebration, work function or girls day, blessingway, baby shower or just because, they have the perfect spot for you at Soul Nook.
Picnics are available on-site, Mondays through to Saturdays, within the beautiful church grounds. They have packages to suit all occasions and budgets, from a simple picnic rug set up under the trees, to full glam with beautiful Bell Tents and luxurious Star Marquee.
Bookings are available from 2-70 people with packages running up to three hours and include a gourmet grazing platter, delicious cafe beverages, a 10% off discount voucher for you and picnic styling (BYO beer & wine).
They can even hook you up with live music, specialist floristry or workshops and your own photographer for your event!
Bookings essential.
It's Halloween, where nothing is as it seems.
The Halloween miniatures competition is full of mimic monsters. A clever creature that pretends to be an innocent object until close enough to eat.
Running away from the Circus
Alex Jones has created an energetic and vibrant cast of characters who represent the challenges faced rediscovering her passion for creating works on canvas after a professional career as a costume designer.
Silver screen Blood suckers by Linda Maine.
An exhibition by ceramic artists, Donalee Moriarty and Nicolette Johnson, exploring the shared qualities that unite their seemingly opposing styles.
Brutalism and Baroque are architectural styles founded on contrasting ideals. Emerging in the mid-20th century, Brutalism emphasised bold geometric forms and functionality, while the Baroque of the 17th and 18th centuries celebrated drama, movement, and ornamentation.
These influences can be seen in the ceramic practices of Donalee Moriarty and Nicolette Johnson. Moriarty's work draws on modernism, and restrained geometry, embracing the integrity of clay. It In contrast, Johnson creates romantic, stylised forms that evoke history, symbolic meaning, and beauty that evokes the sublime.
Despite their contrasting approaches, the artists' practices run parallel and complement one another, creating a dialogue that highlights the intrinsic qualities of each other's work. Both artists are locally based, with Moriarty living in Ipswich and Johnson in Brisbane.
BRUTALIST / Baroque is an Ipswich Art Gallery exhibition.
The Noise of Time brings together more than 30 years of Ian Friend's artistic practice. The exhibition includes works from 1993 to work made from his Ipswich studio in 2026.
Throughout his career, Friend has drawn inspiration from literature, poetry, philosophy, music, and the natural world. Presenting works from different stages of his life, the exhibition reflects on the passage of time, connecting the energy and ambition of youth with the insight and experience gained over decades.
Friend's art explores the ways our lives are shaped both by what we gain and what we lose. While we often expect meaning to come from new experiences and achievements, it can also be found in absence, memory, and change. His creative process mirrors these ideas. Over periods that can span months or even years, he embeds ink, gouache, watercolour, and crayon into paper, then removes and reworks these through repeated cycles of building up and erasing. A desire to reinvent and challenge a more traditional practice of works on paper is constant in Friend's work, where paper is not only a base to create on, but intrinsic to the work's state of being.
A playful, sensory exhibition that explores what home means to children.
In Make yourself at home, home is shown as a feeling, made up of memories, people, stories and the everyday things that make us feel safe, calm and cared for. When you're young, home is often the centre of your world. It's where games are invented, stories are shared, snacks are made, and favourite objects are kept close.
Through art, textures and familiar objects, this exhibition invites children and families to explore the sights, sounds and feelings of home, from the smell of baking in the kitchen, to the comfort of a well‑loved blanket, or the special meaning held in a treasured family object.
The artists encourage visitors to see home through their eyes and to reflect on the small, everyday moments that help us feel we belong.
Sunday lunch and live music in the laneway at Stony Creek Brewing.
Stony Creek Brewing brings Sunday lunch and live music together in the laneway at Ipswich's only brewery. This family owned brewery offers a welcoming place for visitors to enjoy locally brewed beer, a meal and live music.
Families and friends can settle in for a relaxed afternoon together. The laneway is dog friendly, so visitors can bring their four legged companions along.
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 timed rounds while guests watch the artworks come to life in real time.
Visitors experience the excitement of live art in action. Brushes move fast. Paint flies. The crowd votes to decide who moves through to the final round. The atmosphere is vibrant, social and interactive.
Set inside the working brewery venue, Art Fight combines independent craft beer with local artistic talent. Guests can relax with small batch beers brewed onsite while supporting emerging and established artists from the region. Each event showcases new competitors, new styles and fresh creative themes.
Stony Creek Brewing Company is known for transforming its brewery space into a welcoming cultural hub. Art Fight reflects this commitment to supporting local creatives and delivering memorable entertainment experiences in Ipswich.
Art Fight 2, Art Fight 3 and Art Fight 4 continue the series, each building momentum and strengthening the connection between art, community and craft beer. Every event delivers a different artistic showcase, ensuring no two experiences are the same.
Art Fight at Stony Creek Brewing Company offers an energetic afternoon of live entertainment, audience participation and authentic local creativity in a unique brewery setting.
Lorelle’s Card Readings provide a unique opportunity to gain insights and clarity on the challenge stuck in your mind.
This individual reading guides your choice of cards to reveal information sitting in your energy waiting to be discussed and released.
Lorelle will then help clear any blocks with a simple healing visualisation.
Maybe you’ve been reassigned to a temporary role at work and know you don’t want to return to the old one. Do you wait for the temporary to become yours or do you actively seek another position?
Maybe your new partners insecurities are rocking the relationship before it’s even had a chance to fully establish. Do you wait it out or move on now?
When decisions like these are rolling around in your mind, your body is already showing you the answers, but you’re still clouded by confusion. Let the energy of the cards help you explore your feelings and desires allowing your own wisdom to emerge.
During this event, you'll:
Enjoy a Personalised Reading: Choose cards that will guide Lorelle to provide intuitive insights tailored to you.
Experience a Healing Visualisation: Clear energetic blocks and gain clarity with a guided visualisation.
Relax and Reflect: Sip on freshly brewed coffee and take in the serene environment of Trevallan Gardens.
Must be pre-booked.
Do not miss your chance to help nurture the development of your little one while nurturing yourself with some quality time with other beautiful souls. Take in the peaceful scenic grounds at Soul Nook whilst sipping Coffee and tasty local treats and mingling with other parents.
Swich It Up is excited to be in collaboration with Soul Nook to continue supporting mums. They are bringing their famous #PlayFunDamentals mixed-age educational playgroup, popping up every Thursday in six-week sets.
Sessions will focus on individual skill sets and will be largely unstructured, encouraging child lead play and allowing little ones to explore at their own pace to work on important skills and fundamentals through play.
Their educational playgroup will run for six weeks starting January 2026. Places will be limited so head to Swich It Up Facebook or website for details.
Play FunDamentals is a chance for parents to have a coffee, breathe in the fresh country air and meet other like-minded parents while allowing little ones to have an entertaining and educational outlet.
The Ipswich Turf Club Incorporated is a proud and historic club having grown from the first races held in the Ipswich area in 1848, to the first official race meeting in Queensland in 1859 to the forming of the Ipswich Amateur Turf Club in 1890 to race at the Bundamba Racecourse.
The Club was renamed in 1988 and the track renamed in 1991 to become The Ipswich Turf Club, racing at the Ipswich Racecourse. There are approximately 46 race meetings each year including two Saturday meetings, one of which is the famous Ipswich Cup.
The incredible resident tarot reader and clairvoyant, Anne Maree, returns in 2026, ready to guide you with her amazing, intuitive insights and over two decades of experience.
Due to high demand, spaces are limited, so don't wait! Secure your session to explore:
Tarot readings
Clairvoyance
Tea leaf readings
Psychometry
Anne Maree's sessions offer a unique and personal experience that can help provide clarity and direction. Have your cards read with a 5th generation clairvoyant/cartomancer within the serene grounds at Soul Nook. Anne Maree offers the tarot/oracle, mediumship and pendulum dousing, with over 17 years of experience.
Location: Underneath the rotunda, at a table on the grounds of the beautiful Soul Nook.
Bookings are essential.
Price: $50 for a 30min Reading (cash payable on the day
Book direct by messageing Anne Maree directly via Facebook - Tarot with Anne Maree.
Limited spots available.
Stony Creek Brewing brings Halloween fun to Ipswich with a celebration at its independent, family owned brewery.
Visitors can dress in their favourite Halloween costumes and enjoy locally brewed beer and a meal with friends. Live music on Saturday adds to the atmosphere.
The brewery and its welcoming laneway offer a relaxed setting to gather, share a few spooky laughs and celebrate Halloween while supporting a local family business. Please dress up you dog.
Banshees is a friendly bar and art space where you can enjoy live performances from local and touring performers from a wide variety of music genres and contemporary art exhibitions.
There are also regular open mic and karaoke nights.
Banshees’ quirky, colourful interior includes a whole busload of repurposed seating and an ever-changing line-up of art from emerging local artists. There is a fully stocked bar and a range of bar snacks available.
Ipswich Art Gallery has something for everyone – and no two visits will be the same!
Located in the heart of the CBD, Ipswich Art Gallery's beautifully restored heritage building blends history with cutting-edge creativity. Occupying the building that was the first town hall built in Queensland, the Gallery is a cultural hub for locals and visitors alike. The Gallery presents a year-round, dynamic mix of contemporary exhibitions, heritage displays, engaging public programs, school holiday activities, and interactive family-friendly exhibitions.
Rotating inhouse and touring exhibitions showcase creatives from the Ipswich region, as well as nationally and internationally significant artists. A calendar of hands-on workshops, artist talks, and up lates bring our innovative exhibition program to life.
Ipswich Art Gallery also takes play seriously. The first of its kind in the country, the dedicated Children's Gallery gives kids and their families an exciting and safe space to explore and interact with arts concepts. Our renowned, industry-recognised children's program encourages lifelong relationships with art.
Also located in the d'Arcy Doyle precinct, Ipswich Art Workshop features an inspiring calendar of artist-run workshops and artist-in-residence programs, and Ipswich Community Gallery hosts diverse exhibitions from emerging, community, and established artists and arts groups.
Ipswich Art Gallery has free admission and is open seven days a week. Check our website for periodic exhibition installation closures.
Ipswich Art Workshop is an accessible and welcoming multi-use, hands-on workspace, open to supporting a variety of arts-based initiatives.
Ipswich Art Workshop provides opportunities for creatives and arts organisations to forge connections within the community through a variety of innovative and diverse visual arts projects. The facility is used for art classes/workshops which are open to the public and artist residencies.
It's a hub for creativity, collaboration, and studio space for artists to inspire and be inspired!
Ipswich Community Gallery is a welcoming space for diverse arts-based initiatives, supporting community, emerging and established artists. The Community Gallery is located in a heritage building in the Ipswich CBD's cultural precinct in d'Arcy Doyle Place.
The Community Gallery serves as a dynamic space for artists to experiment, explore and expand their artistic practice. In turn, the gallery offers an open canvas for artists to share their work with the broader local community.
Applications for exhibition hire are submitted via an annual EOI. Exhibitions are open throughout the year, check our website for What's On.
The Community Gallery is a 5 minute walk from the Ipswich Train Station and Bell Street Bus Interchange, and 5 minutes from the Nicholas Street Precinct and Tulmur Place. On street parking (paid) is available nearby.
Proudly supported by the Ipswich Arts Foundation.
The Ipswich Civic Centre provides dynamic venues that not only deliver captivating performances but also serve as platforms for community events, performances, and functions that empower individuals and organisations to take ownership of their artistic expression and event planning, providing them with the resources and support they need to succeed.
Through comprehensive hospitality and technical services, the Ipswich Civic Centre offers turnkey event delivery, providing our community with opportunities to come together, connect, and celebrate in meaningful ways.
At the heart of everything they do lies a strong belief in the transformative power of the arts and the boundless potential of community engagement.
They celebrate the richness of artistic expression and the power of human connection by fostering and investing in a community who gather, support, engage and celebrate the arts and live entertainment through experiences and events.
The Legacy Hub is a vibrant, inclusive community space located in the heart of Ipswich's Nicholas Street Precinct. More than just a venue, it's a local gem where connection, culture, and creativity come alive for people of all ages and abilities.
Designed with accessibility and wellbeing in mind, The Legacy Hub offers free or low-cost weekly activities including family playgroups, wellness workshops, youth programs, and multicultural events. School holidays are packed with fun and engaging sessions—from craft and dance to games and interactive activities.
Visitors can enjoy soft play for little ones, classic arcade games, table tennis, a pool table, and a wide range of board games in a welcoming, family-friendly atmosphere. The space also supports local initiatives, cultural celebrations, and meaningful community connection.
Whether you're a local, a family on holiday, or a visitor looking to experience community-driven connection, The Legacy Hub offers something genuine, heartwarming, and uniquely Ipswich.
Located in the heart of the revitalised Nicholas Street Precinct, HOYTS Ipswich offers a premium cinema experience that combines comfort and innovation. Conveniently situated in the same building as General Public and miniBOUNCE Ipswich, it's part of a vibrant entertainment hub - perfect for a full day out.
The cinema features six state-of-the-art auditoriums equipped with lean-back seats, extra-comfy powered recliners, and luxurious daybeds with uninterrupted views. HOYTS Ipswich is also home to D-BOX motion recliners, that move in perfect sync with all the on-screen action for an immersive movie experience.
Providing a welcoming environment for all moviegoers, the cinema offers accessibility features and runs screening programs such as Prams at the Pix and HOYTS Little Stars which caters to families and young children.
Whether you're seeking the latest blockbuster or a comfortable outing with family and friends, HOYTS Ipswich delivers an exceptional cinematic experience.
Get ready to party at General Public Ipswich, where the fun never stops!
Now open in the lively heart of Nicholas Street Precinct Ipswich, the epic venue is your new go-to for food, drinks, and thrills all in one place!
Fancy a bit of friendly competition? Roll some strikes at the classic bowling lanes, unleash your inner gamer with exciting arcade challenges, or take aim with interactive darts. Golf lover? The high-tech golf simulator will have you swinging like a pro!
But wait, there’s more! While you’re busy having a blast, treat your taste buds to mouthwatering dishes and refreshing drinks that will knock your socks off. Whether you're on a date night, hanging out with friends, or looking for some family fun, General Public Ipswich is the place to be for unforgettable memories.
So gather your crew, buckle up for an adventure, and let the good times roll—because the fun starts here!
miniBOUNCE is an active-adventure play centre specially designed for walking age through to 6-year-old adrenaline hunters.
Everything at miniBOUNCE is designed to encourage fun and socialisation through Active Play – helping kids develop a positive relationship with physical activity for life.
Developmental Play is encouraged and facilitated through equipment and features, with a specific focus on agility, balance, coordination and strength – the FUNdamental ABC'S of dynamic movement play.
miniBOUNCERs can explore mini trampolines, a two-storey interactive play structure, oversized airbags, ball pits and slides in a safe and supervised environment.
The passionate, friendly and inspiring hosts foster the next generation of freestylers, making each visit exciting and new for every miniBOUNCER.
The café offers parents great food and coffee, with healthy and delicious choices to suit every young family for the perfect day out.
miniBOUNCE is your go-to destination for all of life's awesome milestones. There are value-packed 60, 90, or 120-minute session tickets, birthday parties and group packages.
Welcome to Nicholas Street Precinct, the vibrant heart of the rejuvenated Ipswich CBD. A hub for culture, arts, dining, retail and events, the precinct hosts everything from monthly markets and free open-air music concerts to engaging school holiday programs—attracting more than two million visitors each year.
Food lovers can enjoy an exciting mix of restaurants and cafés serving Australian, Japanese, Italian, Mexican, Indian, Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, making Nicholas Street Precinct Ipswich's go-to dining and entertainment destination.
Gather friends for cocktails and tapas at The Rusty Nail, satisfy your curry cravings at Indian Mehfil, or taste handcrafted pork and chive dumplings at That Dumpling Place—flavours that transport you straight to Shanghai.
If relaxation is calling, unwind at Sofia Nails and Spa or indulge in beauty and wellness packages at Austhetica Oasis. You'll also find TerryWhite Chemmart, a bakery, a women's fashion and décor boutique, and a convenience store for everyday needs.
The precinct continues to grow with HOYTS, General Public, The Commonwealth Hotel by Aushotels, Nautical Bowls and miniBOUNCE, while Vapiano and Hello Harry are set to open by the end of 2025—cementing Nicholas Street Precinct as a 'must-do' destination for both locals and tourists.
Located in one of Ipswich's beautiful Heritage Listed locations, CU@N8s is an above average Pool Hall.
Open seven days a week till late. Offering eight 9" American Nine Ball tables as well as gorgeous views on the deck.
Play a game or two, have a bite and a drink or two. Or just watch the world go by on the beautiful deck!
Among the eclectic range of shops and cafes on Brisbane Street in Ipswich’s historic Top of Town precinct is the treasure trove known as The Vintage Advantage.
Owner Glen Smith, a luminary of the city’s art scene, has amassed an extraordinary collection and a following that extends to Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Toowoomba. Step in through the tiled façade that still bears the name Lutvey’s after the clothing shop that occupied the space in the 1950s and you are suddenly surrounded by nostalgia-inducing displays from floor to ceiling.
There are racks of vintage clothing, cabinets crammed with costume jewellery and accessories, and an intriguing mix of decorative pieces, furniture, art and collectables. Those with heritage homes will find myriad ways to pour some period charm into their interiors.
