There’s only a few days until the 2025 Easter school holidays. If you’re struggling with what to do with the little ones, we’ve done the research so you don’t have to.
Gabby’s Dollhouse comes live to the stage on Friday, March 28 and Saturday 29 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The DreamWorks Animation show premiers in Australia before the launch of the World Premiere season. A cast of talented Australian and New Zealand singer-actor-puppeteers tell the story of Gabby, as she unboxes new surprises, before jumping into a fantastical world of cat characters that live inside her magical dollhouse. Get tickets at https://gabbysdollhouselive.com
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2025 is at the Brisbane Powerhouse from April 2-5. A unique collection of short films, it is a celebration of the beauty and power of oceans, capturing footage taken above and below the water’s surface. For tickets go to https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/ocean-film-festival-world-tour-2025/
Watch a free outdoor movie in the suburbs when Trolls Band Together screens at 6.30pm on April 4 at Regent Park, 805 Wynnum Rd, Cannon Hill. Food trucks will be available from 3pm. The event is pet friendly but they need to be on a leash.
If you’re looking for the Easter Bunny, you might find some hints of him at Robertson Park, 249 Indooroopilly Rd, Taringa on April 5 between 10am and noon. Join the bunny sack races, bunny’s burrow obstacle courses, egg and spoon races, and costume relays. Bookings essential – visit http://www.bazilgrumble.com/eggs-cellent-easter-games-at-robertson-park-taringa-1000am-sat-5-april-seniors-and-children-4-years-and-over/
Aspley will hold a community street tree planting on April 5 from 9am-noon. All new street trees have been chosen to suit the site and local area. Planting holes will be dug beforehand and tools supplied. As a thank you for participating, enjoy a free cold drink and sausage sizzle afterwards. You can also take home a free native plant. Meet at the Marchant Park sportsfield carpark on Ellison Road, opposite Boulter St.
Catch The 91-Storey Treehouse from April 5-8 or Room on the Broom from April 10-13 at QUT Gardens Theatre. Andy and Terry’s Treehouse has reached an amazing 91 Storeys in this engaging adaptation of the book. While Room on the Broom has enjoyed a sell-out season across Australia with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up. For tickets go to https://www.gardenstheatre.qut.edu.au/whats-on
A free circus variety show is coming to Brisbane City Hall as part of the Lord Mayor’s Children’s Program. Curbside Carnies: The Magical Mystery Box of Dreams features hula hooping, juggling, acrobatics, aerials, dance, and other amazing feats of strength. There are two performances on April 7 – at 10am and at 2pm. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/lord-mayors-childrens-program-the-magical-mystery-box-of-dreams-tickets-1260257928389?aff=oddtdtcreator
Tour de Brisbane on April 11 caters for all ages and abilities, including the Big Family Ride covering 6.5km of closed city roads. Children aged eight or older can ride solo with parental supervision, while those under seven years can ride with mum or dad in a bike trailer or on a bike seat. Funds will go to The Common Good in support of heart and lung transplant research at the Prince Charles Hospital. For more information visit https://tourdebrisbane.org/events/community-ride/
Writers Revealed is an exhibition of treasures from the British Library and the National Portrait Gallery in London from April 12 – August 3 at the Gold Coast’s HOTA. Explore six centuries of world-famous portraits and rare manuscripts from literary legends such as William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, William Blake, Virginal Woolf, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, JR Tolkien, and Lewis Carroll.
Bring out the artist in your child at the Brisbane Illustration Fair on April 12 from 11am-4pm at Superordinary, 175 MacArthur Ave, Hamilton. There will be more than 170 artists who will showcase and sell their work while sharing their love of illustration, comics, printmaking and more. Free entry. There will also be workshops and food trucks. Visit https://www.instagram.com/brisbaneillustrationfair/
Pack a picnic and make your way to the Redcliffe or Sandgate foreshore for the start of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race on April 18 at 11am. It’s the 77th anniversary of the race that runs every Good Friday. Competitors start the race just off Sandgate, and will sail north past Redcliffe, giving landlubbers the chance to enjoy the spectacle onshore. You can also spot the sails going by the Shorncliffe foreshore where the Bluewater Festival will be in full swing from 9.30am-8pm at Moora Park with live bands, kids workshops, rides, food and markets which culminate in a beach party and fireworks in the evening.
