A practical, date-ordered guide to significant public events involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations, active Elders, cultural leaders and First Nations ally organisations. Priority is given to Brisbane and South-East Queensland, followed by selected national dates.
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Priority dates at a glance
Four dates stand out for community connection, cultural participation and public visibility. Tap any date to jump to its full details further down the page.
- 23 AugYarning Circle with Remah Naji My own gathering at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane.
- 1–4 SepGoolwal Goolwal at BIGSOUND Free First Nations program in Fortitude Valley, with Uncle Joe Geia on his final tour.
- 12–13 SepQuandamooka Festival 2026 Two days of culture on Minjerribah, in whale season.
- 21 SepBrisbane Peace Lecture Youth justice and First Nations futures, at St John’s Cathedral. Free.
If you can only protect one date in your diary, make it Sunday 23 August 2026: my own Yarning Circle with Remah Naji at St John’s Cathedral. Come and share the morning with us.
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Uncle Bill Lemson
Who’s Your Mob? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family history workshop
State Library of Queensland, South Bank. Connects Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with State Library’s research expertise and collections for tracing First Nations family history. Part of National Family History Month. Booking required.
Official information →Guided Walk of the Tulla-yugaipa Track
Boondall Wetlands Reserve. A guided walk exploring the cultural and ecological significance of the wetlands with a First Nations guide. Free; bookings essential.
Official information and bookings →Yarning Circle with Remah Naji
Darnell Room, St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane. Uncle Bill Lemson hosts Remah Naji: linguist, community organiser, daughter of Palestinian refugees, and the first Palestinian woman to stand for the Australian Federal Parliament. Conversation, story and community in a welcoming setting. Free; all welcome; RSVP appreciated.
Gurindji Freedom Day Festival: 60 years since the Wave Hill Walk-Off
Kalkarindji, Northern Territory. Sunday 23 August 2026 marks sixty years since Vincent Lingiari led two hundred Gurindji, Mudburra and Warlpiri people off Wave Hill Station, the strike that sparked the national Land Rights movement and the story told in From Little Things, Big Things Grow. The Gurindji Freedom Day Festival commemorates the walk-off on Country.
Official information →GATHAA NAIDOC Next Gen Market
Coolum Civic Centre, Sunshine Coast. The monthly GATHAA First Nations market on Gubbi Gubbi Country turns its spotlight on the next generation, with young First Nations entrepreneurs, makers and performers joining the stalls, bushfood tastings, cultural workshops and live music. Free entry, all welcome.
Official information →First Nations Art Tour
Gallery of Modern Art, Level 3, South Brisbane. Robert Preston (Kiwai, Kulkalgal) leads a tour through the stories and histories at the heart of the Gallery’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection. The tour touches on themes of colonialism, racism, violence and deaths in custody, and refers to people who have died. Free; bookings essential.
Official information and bookings →Footsteps: First Nations Art Tour with Special Guest Troy Casey
Gallery of Modern Art forecourt, South Brisbane. A relaxed lunchtime walking tour of the Cultural Centre precinct’s First Nations public artworks, with special guest Troy Casey, proud Kamilaroi man and Managing Director of the Aboriginal design consultancy Blaklash. The tour opens with a cup of lemon myrtle tea at the Tow Row sculpture and finishes at Brian Robinson’s striking new Floriate outside the Queensland Performing Arts Centre. Run by Aboriginal Art Co, a proudly First Nations-led not-for-profit; family friendly, with gentle walking and regular stops. Arrive by 12.20 pm; the tour departs promptly at 12.30 pm.
Official information and tickets →From Plate to Paper: Relief Printmaking with Tamika Grant-Iramu
West End, Brisbane. A relief printmaking workshop led by Papua New Guinean-Australian artist Tamika Grant-Iramu, exploring imagery, storytelling and technique. $105.
Official information and booking →Goolwal Goolwal at BIGSOUND 2026
Brunswick Street Mall and venues across Fortitude Valley, Magandjin. Goolwal Goolwal, Yagara language for BIGSOUND, is the festival’s First Nations-led program, opening its 25th year on 1 September with a Welcome to Country, the Gather and Graze, and a Calling for Country ceremony for First Nations delegates arriving from Turtle Island, Aotearoa and Chile. The Home of Goolwal Goolwal at Hey Chica! is free and open to the public each day until 5.30 pm, with yarns, gatherings and First Nations market stalls curated by Flash Blak. Uncle Joe Geia performs during the Elders gathering on his final national tour, closing more than forty years as a professional songman.
Understanding Country: Beyond Cultural Protocols
Online, presented by Evolve Communities. A webinar with Aunty Munya Andrews, Bardi Elder, barrister and author, moving past checklist cultural protocols toward a deeper understanding of Country and relationship. $59 plus GST.
Official information and booking →National Indigenous Black Death in Custody Conference
Royal on the Park Hotel, Brisbane. A national gathering on truth-telling, justice and systemic reform, placing at its centre the families whose loved ones never came home. Yarning circles, ceremony and evidence-based discussion, with families, Elders, legal and health professionals and advocates. This conference deals with deaths in custody, grief and systemic injustice, and refers to people who have died. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Strong Women’s Health, Wellbeing and Leadership
Royal on the Park Hotel, Brisbane. An international gathering honouring the leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and Indigenous women worldwide, held around International Indigenous Women’s Day. Yarning, storytelling, ceremony and community-led sessions with Elders, health practitioners, midwives, researchers and advocates. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →AIDA 2026 Conference
Perth. The national conference of the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association, bringing together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students, doctors and health leaders. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Preparing Ground
Brisbane Festival. A First Nations dance work exploring connection to Country and cultural preparation.
Official information →Stories of Our Land
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba. World premiere production from The Young Mob Performing Arts Foundation (TYMPAF), giving voice to young First Nations performers telling stories of Country and identity.
Official information →CONVERGE 2026
Cairns. A national conference bringing together First Nations organisations, government and industry on partnership, procurement and community outcomes. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Dhiiyaan Immersion Trip
Dalby, Queensland. A four-day cultural immersion trip on Country hosted by the Gambu Mudjin Partnership, offering deep learning and connection. Capped at 15 places, so register early.
NAATSIHWP National Conference 2026
Melbourne. The national conference of the National Association of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and Practitioners. Ticketed; standard registration closes 10 September 2026.
Official information and registration →Unveiling Shadows
Brisbane Festival. A work by Joshua Taliani exploring identity and truth through movement and story.
Official information →Cultural Safety and Critical Consciousness Workshops
Online, presented by Weenthunga Health Network. A two-part workshop series for health and community workers building cultural safety practice and critical consciousness in their work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Attendance at both sessions is required, and the organiser notes the series may be rescheduled if minimum registration numbers are not reached.
Official information and registration →Migrating Bird
Brisbane Festival. A musical work by celebrated Kalkadunga composer and didgeridoo player William Barton.
Official information →St Lucia Serenades
Brisbane Festival. A free First Nations community music performance on the riverside at St Lucia.
Official information →TINA: A Tropical Love Story
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm, in the Brisbane Festival First Nations program. Ben Graetz, a creative leader with deep cultural ties to Malak Malak, Kungarakan, the Muran Clan and Badu Island, brings his celebrated tribute to Tina Turner: storytelling, cabaret and drag woven into a heartfelt homage that has travelled from Darwin Festival to stages across the country. Tickets $59, concession $49, Mobtix $29.
Official information and booking →Baleen Moondjan
Brisbane Festival. A work by acclaimed Bangarra founder and choreographer Stephen Page, blending dance and story.
Official information →Logan Child Protection Week: Family Fun Day
Woodridge. A free community family fun day marking Child Protection Week, with a focus on culturally strong, community-led approaches to keeping children safe.
Official information →Bright Nights by ANZ
South Bank, as part of Brisbane Festival. A First Nations rock and pop symphony of water, light and sound, staged across the festival season. Free.
Official information →Deadly Choices Junior Murri Carnival
Brendale. A junior rugby league carnival celebrating culture, health and community, run by Deadly Choices. Team registration closed 29 May 2026, but spectators are welcome to attend and support. Registrations have closed; waitlist forms remain available.
Official information →Gatherings here in Brisbane and South-East Queensland that fall beyond the rolling window, listed early because they are worth putting in the diary now.
Onesie World: community sewing workshops
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm, and the State Library of Queensland, South Bank. Free community workshops help sew a thousand onesies printed with the art of Queer First Nations artist Dylan Mooney, part of the MELT Festival participatory artwork Onesie World. No sewing experience needed; all welcome.
Official information →Mr First Nation at MELT Festival
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm. Producer Ben Graetz follows Miss First Nation with a new competition celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander drag king performers and Blak excellence. Two heats lead to a grand final on the festival’s opening weekend.
Official information →Fijian Flying Circus
Brisbane Festival. A Pasifika circus, music and dance work from Fiji company VOU, running across the festival season. This is a Pacific Islander production, presented within the festival’s First Nations and Pasifika program.
Official information →Living Sculptures: How the Birds Got Their Colours
Brisbane Festival. A First Nations circus and dance work for families, bringing a well-loved story to life. Free.
Official information →First Nations Art Tour
Gallery of Modern Art, Level 3, South Brisbane. Robert Preston (Kiwai, Kulkalgal) leads a tour through the stories and histories at the heart of the Gallery’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection. The tour touches on themes of colonialism, racism, violence and deaths in custody, and refers to people who have died. Free; bookings essential.
Official information and bookings →True Tracks: Pathway to Indigenous Engagement
University of Queensland, Herston campus, Brisbane. Workshop two in the True Tracks series on respectful Indigenous engagement, run by Health Translation Queensland. Free, by expression of interest, with a waitlist.
Official information and expressions of interest →Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking
Brisbane Festival. A theatre work mapping Aotearoa through the eyes of a Te Tiriti o Waitangi story. This is a Māori production from Aotearoa New Zealand, presented within the festival’s First Nations program.
Official information →Sunrise Ceremony: Bikki Wantimaa
Brisbane Festival. A First Nations sunrise ceremony of circle, dance and blessing, held across the festival season. Free.
Official information →Quandamooka Festival 2026
QUAMPI Arts and Culture Centre, 14 Ballow Road, Goompi (Dunwich), Minjerribah. Two days of Kunjiel (traditional dance), music, weaving, food, markets and panel discussions celebrating the continuing culture of the Nughi, Nunukul and Goenpul clans of Quandamooka, during the yalingbila (whale) migration season. Free; registration required.
Active Hope: Wise Responses for Uncertain Times
Northey Street City Farm, Windsor. A two day workshop in the Work that Reconnects, the Deep Ecology practice developed by Joanna Macy: navigating uncertain times with hope, resilience and creative power, including engagement with the ongoing traumas of colonisation. Facilitated by Emma Brindal, Em Maltby and Pam Blamey. A broad ecology and wellbeing workshop rather than a First Nations led event, listed for its explicit welcome: half price tickets for First Nations people and activists. Tickets $120 to $240. Shared potluck lunch each day, so bring a plate (easy plate ideas).
Official information and tickets →Archdiocese of Brisbane Reconciliation Dinner, with Aunty Denise Proud
Hillstone St Lucia, Carawa Street, St Lucia. The annual Reconciliation Dinner of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, this year featuring the launch of the Archdiocese’s 2026 to 2028 Reconciliation Action Plan by Archbishop Shane Mackinlay. Guest speaker Aunty Denise Proud, a Koa and Kuku-Yalanji woman born and raised in Cherbourg on Wakka Wakka Country, shares a lifetime of truth, history and reconciliation: teacher in charge of Cherbourg’s first kindergarten at just sixteen, more than twenty years delivering cultural and educational programs in prisons and youth detention, a Board member of Reconciliation Queensland, and honoured with an Honorary Doctorate from QUT and an Honorary Professorship from UQ. First Nations stalls, cultural performances and live entertainment; two-course dinner with drinks. $100 per person or $900 for a table of ten. RSVP by Friday 21 August 2026.
Tickets and details →Generations and Dynasties: The Brady Family
Brisbane Festival. A First Nations night of story, song and cultural legacy with the Brady family.
Official information →Generations and Dynasties: The Briscoe Sisters
Brisbane Festival. A First Nations afternoon of music, conversation and storytelling with the Briscoe Sisters.
Official information →Dance with Tom
Brisbane Festival. A First Nations dance and yarn for families, warm and welcoming to all ages. Free.
Official information →Pasifika Made
Brisbane Festival. Where ancestral knowledge meets contemporary Pacific arts, in music, dance and workshops. This is a Pacific Islander program, presented within the festival’s First Nations and Pasifika strand. Free.
Official information →Brisbane Peace Lecture 2026: Youth Justice Reimagined
St John’s Anglican Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane City, the same Cathedral that hosts the Yarning Circle. On the theme First Nations Futures Unbound, addressing the disproportionate numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children held in youth detention across Australia. Speakers are Dr Pekiri Ruska, a Goenpul woman from Minjerribah and Research Fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures, and Dr Krystal Lockwood, a Gumbaynggirr and Dunghutti woman and applied justice researcher at the TC Beirne School of Law. Free; booking required through TryBooking.
Official information and bookings →ACPA Community Showcase
Brisbane Festival. The Aboriginal Centre for Performing Arts presents a First Nations showcase of dance, music and theatre, created in real time. Free.
Official information →Skylore Nieergoo: Spirit of the Whale
The Landing, Queen’s Wharf, and viewable from South Bank and nearby riverside spots. Hundreds of drones retell a First Nations whale story by Yuggera and Toorabul man Shannon Ruska. Free to watch from public riverside areas; reserved seating ticketed on 25 and 26 September.
Official information →Sea of Light
Brisbane Festival. A light installation by Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara artist Elizabeth Close, running across the closing weeks of the festival.
Official information →Southside Seniors Expo
Calamvale Community College Sports Hall, 11 Hamish Street, Calamvale. A free community expo for the senior community, bringing government services, health providers, local organisations, community groups and businesses together under one roof, hosted by Leeanne Enoch MP and James Martin MP.
Indigenous Wild Foods & Cultural Festival
Evan Marginson Park, Goodna. A day of culture, connection and community for everyone: dance, stories, art, music and wild foods, with rides, stalls, food trucks and live entertainment. A NAIDOC Week activity delivered by WeCare Indigenous Services and Building Strong Families Foundation with support from the National Indigenous Australians Agency, Ipswich City Council and the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health. A drug and alcohol free event. All welcome.
Contact the organisers →Through Mununjali Eyes
kuril dhagun, State Library of Queensland, South Brisbane. A photography showcase by Mununjali journalist and photographer Wayne Coolwell. Free; guided tours run fortnightly.
Official information →Exhibitions provide flexible options for anyone who cannot attend a fixed-date gathering, and can support informed conversation before community meetings, talks or ally-organised events.
Regular, low-barrier gatherings running through August and September, all free with no bookings required unless noted.
- Every MonYarn Up Nambour Community Centre, 2 Shearer Street, Nambour, Mondays 3 pm to 5 pm. All First Nations people and their families are invited for a BBQ, a yarn and an activity, strengthening culture, connection and community. No bookings required.
- 19 & 26 AugThe Gathering series Queen Street Mall, Wednesdays 12 to 1 pm. Free weekly First Nations storytelling and cultural sessions: Layla Havana (19 Aug) and Kyara Hourigan on weaving (26 Aug). No bookings required.
- 12 SepBenarrawa Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Solidarity Group Benarrawa CDA, 79 Waratah Avenue, Graceville, Saturday 2 pm to 4 pm. A small solidarity gathering of First Nations and non-Indigenous community members to share news, reflect on recent community events and plan future ones alongside Benarrawa’s community development workers. Bring a small plate to share if you wish; tea and coffee are provided. All welcome.
- 19 Aug & 10, 11, 16 SepFirst 5 Forever: Jarjum Stories Carina, Mt Ommaney and Brisbane Square libraries. Free First Nations storytime sessions for children aged 0 to 5, repeated across both months. No bookings required.
- 11 SepWomen’s Yarning Circle Five Bridges, Friday 12 to 2 pm. A free, women-only yarning circle offering connection, culture and support.
Selected national events that may justify travel, online participation or local ally programming.
- 18–20 AugFirst Nations Clean Energy Symposium 2026 Geelong. A national symposium on First Nations leadership, partnership and benefit-sharing in the clean energy transition.
- 2 SepIndigenous Literacy Day National and online. The Indigenous Literacy Foundation celebrates First Nations stories, cultures and languages on the 2026 theme Country Is Our Teacher, with a free film and livestream presented with the Sydney Opera House, available on demand from 2 September.
- 1–31 OctIndigenous Business Month Nationwide. A month-long showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business leadership, on the 2026 theme Local and Connected. Queensland gatherings appear on the Business Queensland events calendar through October.
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Australian Native Food Festival
Carriageworks, Sydney. Presented by Indigiearth and led by Weilwan woman Sharon Winsor, two days of native ingredients, culture and connection: demonstrations from First Nations chefs and food advocates including Bruce Pascoe, Aunty Beryl Van Oploo OAM, Rayleen Brown and Mindy Woods, alongside a market of thirty First Nations owned businesses.
More information →Housing First Nations National Conference 2026
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane. A national conference and tradeshow on First Nations housing, including an innovation think tank. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Understanding Trauma: An Aboriginal Healing Journey
Kedron, Brisbane, venue to be announced. A two day program presented by Janine Cattanach, a Marrithiyel woman, social worker and child play therapist, drawing on the Strong Spirit Model and both Aboriginal and western philosophies: cultural identity, emotional regulation, intergenerational and complex trauma, and healing from an Aboriginal philosophy. Both days must be attended. The content deals with trauma and family violence. Run by WorkUP Queensland, who prioritise registrations from specialist domestic and family violence, sexual violence and women’s health services, so it is aimed at practitioners rather than the general public. Travel support may be available.
Official information and registration →Guwal Jilbay: Yarning Research Conference 2026
CQUniversity Brisbane campus. Redefining Impact from a Black Perspective: a research conference for higher degree and higher education research students, convened by CQUniversity’s Office of Indigenous Engagement. Registrations open August 2026.
Official information →The Alliance Conference 2026
Sofitel Brisbane Central. The only national conference convened by an Indigenous-led peak body focused solely on employment and training, on the theme Pathways to Impact. Two streams covering employment services reform and cultural safety, closing with the Alliance Celebration Dinner. Ticketed; early bird pricing closes 27 August 2026.
Official information and registration →Survival Day Ceremony at the Benarrawa
Gather at the bronze canoe near Simpsons Playground, end of Graceville Avenue, Graceville. The Benarrawa Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Solidarity Group’s annual local acknowledgement of Survival Day: a short ceremony at the waters of the Benarrawa, the Yuggera word for the lands and waterways of Oxley Creek, honouring the survival of the First Peoples of this Country and the people who lived, gathered, raised their families and cared for these waters and lands. Bring clap sticks, a hat, water, sunscreen, a rug or folding chairs, native flowers to cast into the bronze canoe and then the creek as part of the ceremony, your own keep cup and a named thermos of hot water, and a small shareable plate for the community breakfast afterward (easy plate ideas). Free; all welcome. An activity of Benarrawa Community Development Association.
Official information →Gatherings outside South-East Queensland that are significant enough to be worth the journey. Advance registration is recommended for all of these.
Aboriginal Health Conference 2026
Pan Pacific Perth. A clinical and community health gathering for doctors, nurses, allied health workers and Aboriginal health workers, with student rates available. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →8th World First Nations Traditional Knowledge Gathering
Shananda Wellness Garden, 129 Sutherland Drive, Taromeo, beside Blackbutt in the South Burnett, about two hours north-west of Brisbane. Malu Mai Wellness Consultancy, under the direction of Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop, hosts three days on Country across eight themes: Lore, Knowledge, Culture, Medicine and Healing, Spirit, Law, Environment, and Caring for Country. Guest speakers include Professor Gregory Phillips, Rochelle (Jungalungin) Pitt Watson, and Natalie Lewis. Delegates can camp on site, the Blackbutt showgrounds take caravans, and nearby towns offer beds. Fees run from $100 for one day, Elders, and students to $300 for the full three days, and every fee includes all meals. The Gathering takes no online bookings: ring Dr Morseu-Diop on 0459 508 460 to confirm a place and current fees, then pay by bank transfer as she directs. The organisers’ materials honour loved ones who have died. Sunday, the final day, falls on the same date as my Yarning Circle with Remah Naji in Brisbane.
Official information →Public Sector Indigenous Leadership Summit 2026
Canberra Rex Hotel, Australian Capital Territory. A leadership summit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people working across the public sector. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Indigenous Wellbeing Conference: On Our Terms
Hotel Realm, Canberra. A national conference on social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and community-led practice, convened by the ANZMH Association. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →CATSINaM National Conference 2026
Alice Springs Convention Centre, Northern Territory. The national gathering of the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Rise Strong, Lead Deadly: Indigenous Leadership Summit 2026
Sydney Masonic Centre, New South Wales. A national leadership summit for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across sectors. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Warrajamba: Delvene Cockatoo-Collins
Museum of Brisbane, open to 22 November 2026. An artist-in-residence project by Quandamooka artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins exploring Country, culture and connection. Free.
Official information →IAHA National Conference 2026
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The national conference of Indigenous Allied Health Australia. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Community-Driven Changes in Tackling Family and Domestic Violence
Gold Coast. A national gathering on community-led prevention and response, bringing together survivors, advocates, service providers, researchers and community leaders around survivor leadership and cultural responsiveness. This conference deals with family and domestic violence. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →National Indigenous Closing the Gap Health Conference
Hilton Hotel, Gold Coast. Elders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers, community leaders and researchers on holistic wellbeing, health equity and community-led solutions, grounded in culture and connection to Country. Ticketed; registration required.
Official information and registration →Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose
Museum of Brisbane, open to 31 January 2027. An exhibition celebrating First Nations-owned fashion label Magpie Goose and the stories woven into its designs. Free.
Official information →Snap Blak Contemporary Photography
Gallery of Modern Art, South Brisbane. Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photography from the Gallery’s collection. Free.
Official information →Great and Small Kindred Creatures in Indigenous Australian Art
Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane. Animals and kinship across the Gallery’s Indigenous Australian Art Collection, on show through the calendar period. Free.
Official information →Archie Moore: kith and kin
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), South Brisbane. The installation addresses ancestry, language, kinship and deaths in custody through a monumental genealogical work and memorial pool. Free admission; open throughout the period.
Official information →Dr Christian Thompson AO: House of Gold
Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, open to 12 September 2026. The exhibition explores Thompson's Bidjara and Chinese heritage through photography, sound and moving image. Free admission.
Official information →Exhibitions provide flexible options for anyone who cannot attend a fixed-date gathering, and can support informed conversation before community meetings, talks or ally-organised events.
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Compiled 13 July 2026; last updated 16 August 2026. Event schedules, ticket availability and registration deadlines can change; the official organiser page should be treated as the final authority. Community organisations, councils, libraries and cultural venues may announce further events after this guide was compiled.