What's on in Rocklea for free?
6 upcoming events
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Events in Rocklea for free
Thu8
Thursday 8 October
Later
Tue 13 · 6 AMFree
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Tuesday Common Carers Tree Planting
Oxley Creek Common
Thu 15 · 3 PMFree
🃏Trading cards🏆Tournament
After School Magic
Dragon’s Gate Gaming
Sun 18 · 2 PMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Bushcare and Beer
Oxley Creek Common
Tue 20 · 8:30 AMFree
🌱Ecology🌳Outdoors
Dunn Road Bushcare
159 Dunn Rd
Thu 22 · 3 PMFree
🃏Trading cards💛Inclusivity
After School Magic
Dragon’s Gate Gaming
See also in Rocklea for free
Sat 10 · 5 PMFree
🎻Classical🪕Folk / Acoustic
Sinfonietta
Christ Church, Saint Lucia
At 2:30 PMA$5–30
🌐World music🪕Folk / Acoustic
Odore! - UQ Taiko 2026 Concert
AEB Lecture Theatre, Saint Lucia
Sun 11 · 6 PMA$20
🌙Indie🎸Rock
Under The Mirrorball
Mirrorball Ministries, Brisbane
Mon 12 · 7:30 PMFree
🎸Jam / Open mic🪕Folk / Acoustic
Good Tunes Session 12 September 2026
The Burrow, West End
Sun 18 · 3 PMFree
🎫Concert
Bring the Beat to the Street: Riff Raff Radical Marching Band Rehearsal
T J Doyle Memorial Dr, Dutton Park
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$0–54.26
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Brisbane International Youth Music Festival - Concert @ Award Ceremony
St Peters Lutheran College - Centre for Learning and Innovation (CLI), Indooroopilly
Fri 25 · 7 PMA$27.46–32.74
🌀Ecstatic dance🌳Outdoors
5Rhythms Brisbane: The Freedom Frequency
South Brisbane Sailing Club, West End
Sat 10 · 1 PMFree
🎪Street party🤝Volunteering
Women's Picnic - Fundraising Event Women's Legal Service Queensland
Perrin Park, Toowong
Tomorrow · 6 AMA$7.50–15
🌳Outdoors🧺Market
Moon & Nation | 月与国同庆
Advanced Engineering Building (49), Saint Lucia
At 5 PMA$0–4494.8(2218)
✨Cabaret💋Burlesque
Blanc de Blanc Encore
The West End Electric, Brisbane
Thu 8 · 4 PMA$5
🎪Street party☀️Open air
Oktoberfest 2026
REDROOM, Saint Lucia
Thu 8 · 7 PMFree
❓Quiz
KATH & KIM Trivia [WEST END] at The Archive
The Archive, West End
Sat 10 · 7 PMA$15–20
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
Latin Mix Social // Fun Intro Lesson & Social Dancing
Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy, West End
Sun 11 · 9 AMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
Brisbane Celtic Festival 2026
Moorlands Park, Auchenflower
Sun 11 · 11 AMA$0–20.37
🧘Wellness🎪Street party
Wellbeing Day Festival Brisbane 26
Australian School of Meditation and Yoga, West End
Sun 11 · 12 PMA$10–40
🌳Outdoors🎪Street party
Take care
Jane Street Community Garden, West End
Sun 11 · 6:30 PMA$35–40
🧘Wellness🔬Experimental
Be Hear Now_Ambient Sound Bath_Brisbane
West End Yoga
Sat 17 · 7 PM
🎊Village dance
St Nicholas Aged Care 🌿A Night in The Olive Grove 🌿 Gala Ball
The Greek Club, South Brisbane
Sat 24 · 3 PMA$25–33
🎉Club🏠House
JESUS Dance Gathering
Kurilpa Hall, West End
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMA$32.29–50.99
💿DJ set
Halloween on the Harbour
New Farm Park Hub, Brisbane city
Fri 30 · 6:30 PMA$10
👑Drag show
The Night(mare) before Halloween
Come to Daddy, West End
At 7:30 PMFree
🕺Musical
Jasmine's Story Showcase
Nickson Room, Saint Lucia
Wed 7 · 6:30 PM
🩰Classical🎭Shows
Bespoke – Queensland Ballet
Thomas Dixon Centre: Talbot Theatre, Brisbane
Wed 7 · 6:30 PMA$35–89
🌊Contemporary🩰Classical
Bespoke
Talbot Theatre Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
Fri 16 · 5:30 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Johnny Flip's Fate by Chris Howlett: Rehearsed Play Reading
Metro Arts, West End
Tue 20 · 7 PMA$9.25–17.19
🎤Stand-up🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
Wreckers Queer and Female Comedy Night
The End Bar, West End
Wed 21 · 7 PMA$20–35
🎭Theatre
Dog on a Tuckerbox by Cullyn Beckton
Geoffrey Rush Drama Studio, Saint Lucia
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$14–19
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
SNAP! (October)
The Raven Hotel, West End
Sat 24 · 7 PM
🩰Classical🌊Contemporary
Young Artist Showcase 2026
West End Dance
Mon 12 · 8 AM
🗣️Talk
FINAL Mater Hospital Growth & Development Unit Conference
Hillstone, St Lucia
Wed 21 · 3 PMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Wide-Area Power Grid Monitoring and its Many Applications
ModWest Building (11A), Saint Lucia
Sat 19
🖼️Exhibition
Domesticidad by Monique Baques
Creative Room Art Space, West End
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition📸Photography
Out From The Mist 2026 Exhibition
The Nest Creative Space, West End
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition
Held in Community: An Exhibition of Art, Hope and Recovery
Gladstone Road Studios, Highgate Hill
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
📚Literature🗺️Guided tour
Süreyya Book Klub
Süreyya Kahve, West End
Tue 6 · 6:15 PMA$18–25
🎬Cinema
BUNO Movie Night – Charade
Buno Coffee Roasters and Cafe - West End
Wed 7 · 12:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Great Ocean Speaker Series | Pacific Art and Global Conversations with Aunty Sana Balai & Jocelyn Flynn
Viewpoint Room (UQ Sport), Saint Lucia
Wed 7 · 6:15 PMFree
🧘Wellness🌐World music
Soul Sistas Kirtan - The Journey Within
ASMY West End
Thu 8
🖼️Exhibition
Traces - By sarah Philips
Vacant Assembly, West End
Thu 8 · 5:30 PMA$25
🗣️Talk
Creating Impact for First Nations Communities
Aboriginal Art Co Gallery, West End
Thu 15 · 12 PM
🗣️Talk
Uniting Church Governance 101 (formerly Property Trust 101)
Uniting Church in Australia - Queensland Synod Office - Joycelyn Baillie Room, Auchenflower
Fri 16 · 2 PMFree
📜Poetry📚Literature
RCCAHF Creative Writing Fellow Celebration 2026
Fryer Library Teaching Space, Level 4, Duhig Tower, Saint Lucia
Sat 17A$55–310
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Book Links StoryArts Brisbane
Global Change Institute, Saint Lucia
Sat 17 · 2:30 PM
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Lee Holmes - Eat to Heal
Avid Reader Bookshop, West End
Wed 21 · 3 PMA$11.90
🍽️Food
Chinese Cultural Experience Day
Grassy knoll, 圣卢西亚
Wed 21 · 5:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Our Climate, Our Rights: An evening of stories, solidarity and action
Amore Events WEST END
Thu 22 · 9:30 AMA$0
🗣️Talk🔬Science
Open research, trusted knowledge: the future of repositories
Fryer Library, Level 4, Duhig Tower, St Lucia
Thu 22 · 7 PMA$10
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Books on Bywong with Frances Whiting
West Toowong Bowls Club
Fri 30 · 7 PMA$22.49
🥂Opening🏳️🌈LGBTQ+
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