The two-week long Ipswich Festival is the Ipswich community’s pre-eminent event in which all sectors of the community – mum-and-dad grass roots, amateur and special interest groups, amateur and semi-professional arts, historical and cultural groups, aspirants and the accomplished, and businesses of every persuasion – are invited to participate and contribute.

Enjoy fireworks over the Bremer River, a parade of lanterns, hilarious cabaret, public art, culinary delights, free family-friendly activities and much more from April 7–24. The festival is especially significant in that the majority of the events are totally free.

Event highlights include:

Fire on the River Thursday April 7, Riverlink
Roald Dahl’s The Witches April 8–23, Turnaround Theatre
Let the Organ Thunder April 8, St Paul’s Anglican Church
Comedy Night April 8 , Ipswich Jets Leagues Club
Global Fiesta April 9, Queen’s Park
In-Situ Public Art April 7–21, Ipswich Central
Unmasked April 11–24, St Paul’s Anglican Church Garden
The Ipswich Art Awards April 14–23, St Paul’s Anglican Church
The Fabulous Sounds of the Sixties April 15, Ipswich Civic Centre
Festival Concert April 16, Ipswich Civic Centre
Creative Kidz April 16, Ipswich City Mall
Tiger Street April 16, Ipswich City Mall
Ipswich Festival Criterium April 16, Brisbane Street, Top of Town
Parade of Light April 16, between Waghorn and Bell Street, Ipswich Central
Heritage Bank Street Concert April 16, Brisbane Street, Top of Town
HONK! April 16, Brisbane Street, Top of Town
Ipswich Doll Fair April 17, Ipswich Civic Centre
A Dame, A Devil & A Diva April 21, Ipswich Civic Centre
When the Rain Stops Falling April 22–30, A Studio 188
Jazz Wine & Blues April 23, Queen’s Park
John McSweeney April 23, Ipswich Civic Centre
Virtual Music Until May 2, Ipswich Art Gallery