What's happening around town this November
Whether you’re after music tours or comedy shows, gala dinners or long-lunches with sporting greats, this month has everything you want and more.
Photography by Eleanor Byrne
Published 01 November 2023
Photography: Gather & Graze
Welcome to The Field Guide’s comprehensive guide covering what’s happening the entire month of November, so you’ve got time to lock in plans well in advance.
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Graduart
01 November - 08 December
Graduart is an annual art exhibition that showcases artworks from graduating Visual Art students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The works represent a broad cross-section of emerging contemporary art practice, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, and mixed media work.
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AB Facey's - A Fortunate LiFE -
02 - 05 November
As A.B. Facey’s extraordinary story unfolds, audiovisual projections and live actors evoke distinct natural environments, definitive historic events, and the daily grind of farmers, settlers and city dwellers throughout 20th Century Western Australia.
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AN EVENING OF INTERIORS AT HARRY AND KIT
03 November
Join Harry & Kit for An Evening of Interiors at the newly opened Harry and Kit in Toowoomba, Queensland. An evening filled with all things interiors including a panel discussion with three amazing Toowoomba businesses: Angela Smith Interiors, Milton & King and The Toowoomba Gallery, they will be joined by these incredible business owners to discuss the evolution of interior design; their tips and tricks; and the fundamentals of renovating and decorating your interior space.
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LEAVING JACKSON
03 November
Come and join Leaving Jackson for a night of all things Johnny Cash. All the hits and stories in a two hour live concert not to be missed - Folsom Prison Blues, Jackson, Walk the Line, Boy Name Sue, Ring of Fire, San Quentin, Big River, Hurt, Get Rhythm, Ghost Riders, Highway Man, Sunday Morning Coming Down and much more.
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Gather & Graze 2023
04 November
Enjoy a luxurious evening of fine food and live entertainment at Gather & Graze 2023, raising funds for Tony’s Community Kitchen.
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Queensland to a T
04 November - 03 March 2024
Queensland to a T dishes the dirt on the qualities that made tea towels desirable Queenslandiana and how we see them now. Featuring 100 tea towels from the State Library of Queensland's Glenn R. Cooke Souvenir Textile Collection, this is a unique look into Queensland’s culture and identity. The humble tea towel can be many things to many people –decorative décor, cherished souvenir, stylised reminder of a treasured time. Not only that, this exhibition also reflects the state's changing ideas and interests - and the stubborn longevity of some stereotypes.
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ROME, SWEET ROME
04 November
TCS Contemporary Choral present 'Rome Sweet Rome'! Join them as trainee Gladiator, Littlus Wimpus proves himself man enough to win the love of a Temple Maiden; have a flutter with Venus and Cupid, a niggle with Nero, be tempted by the Temple Maidens and believe wacky Cassandra's predictions - especially the one that says the audience will have a great time!
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Stories in Song
04 November
An evening of musical storytelling by local musicians in the historic Perseverance country hall with the option to include dinner and dessert.
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MUSIC OF THE NIGHT
05 November
Music of the Night- Australia’s Premier Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber and West End musicals is back by popular demand from 2022’s sellout performance! From the iconic Phantom of the Opera score and Webber's many hit musicals we have all come to love and adore, the Music of the Night spectacle is presented by Australia’s own and internationally acclaimed multi award winning instrumentalist and vocalist Joey Fimmano.
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MELBOURNE CUP
07 November
Melbourne Cup is on again for the race that stops a nation, and most venues across the city are hosting events complete with entertainment, food and drinks packages. Check out our roundup of events to see who, what, where and how to purchase tickets; just be sure to get in fast!
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Beached: One Man's Journey to Thinness
09 - 11 November
Unapologetically satiric, Melissa Bubnic’s Beached is also the moving story of a man imprisoned in his own body. It lays bare the mercenary nature of reality TV and turns the microscope on society’s insatiable appetite for human misery. Performed by UniSQ’s third year students.
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GRASSROOTS TO GREATNESS: LEADERSHIP LUNCH WITH WAYNE BENNETT
10 November
Enjoy a Leadership Long Lunch with special guest, sporting great Wayne Bennett. 100% of the funds raised by this event will be donated to the Rotary District 9620 Drought Relief Program.
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Knight Fight XXII: Showgrounds Showdown
11 November
Full Contact Medieval Combat: The Armour is real, the Weapons are steel. Tyr's Warriors are proud to present Fight Knight XXII: Showgrounds Showdown. Knight v Knight in a show of skill and strength, with one on one and group match cage fights. Live band Gutterfire will be supplying the killer soundtrack.
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AN EVENING WITH THE OWLS
11 November
The night starts with Cheeseboards and Awassi lamb burgers and as the lights go down the Owls to take centre stage, the team teaching about these amazing creatures, as the Owl’s showcase their individual prowess and attendees get the opportunity to be up close and personal to these majestic birds. The evening finishes with an Awassi Ice Cream.
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Honky Tonk Angels
11 November
A night of good old country fun, Honky Tonk Angels returns to Toowoomba after a crowd pleasing performance in 2022.
Starring Brooke McMullen, this show is a love letter of songs through the decades, celebrating the women of country music! Featuring hits from the 50’s - 90’s Honky Tonk Angels is sure to get you reminiscing and strolling down memory lane. An unforgettable night of hits including Jolene, Stand by Your Man, Crazy, Coal Miner's Daughter and Man I Feel Like A Women.
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BOY & BEAR
11 November
Their first regional tour they have done in years, Australian music has never been more ready for Boy & Bear; there hasn’t been a more perfect time for their charismatic and uniquely warm and enveloping presence to return.
Boy & Bear’s previous four albums have all gone top 10 on the ARIA charts, with two of them taking out the number 1 slot (Harlequin Dream, Limit of Love), their debut album Moonfire coming in at number 2, and Suck On Light coming in at number 7.
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TOMMY FLEMING: THE VOICE OF IRELAND
12 November
Tommy Fleming has many times been described as the ‘Voice Of Ireland’ and is one of Ireland’s top entertainers with over 6.5 million Youtube hits and over 3.5million album sales worldwide. Singing traditional Irish songs mixed with contemporary classics from Danny Boy & Raglan Road to You Raise Me Up, Fleming has toured extensively throughout Ireland, UK, Netherlands, China, United States and Australia, the latter he refers to as his "second home".
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CHristmas Tree Lighting Ceremony & Twilight Market
16 November
Get your Christmas shopping sorted with nothing but the best in handmade goodies. Marke a night of it with a visit with Santa, shop the fabulous markets and watch the annual tree lighting at Grand Central shopping centre.
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TWILIGHT EATS At the windmill
18 November
The very first Twilight Eats at the Windmills! Fab food stalls, live music and a friendly atmosphere at this special event. Hot food, cool tunes and warm vibe are on offer.
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Low & Slow Masterclass
18 November
Smokey McBBQ’s Low & Slow Masterclass collaboration with Mouseproof. Designed to teach the fundamentals of operating and managing different smokers and grills, here to show you that anyone can BBQ. Cover techniques such as grilling, smoking, reverse searing, brining, pickling and trimming with selection of proteins and sides. How to set up different style of smokers and grills for grilling, roasting and smoking with briquets, charcoal & gas (and of course, eat everything you cook).
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Sunset Yoga Flow in the Lavender
19 November
Join Windy Acres for a beautiful grounding Yoga flow in amongst the Lavender. A treat for all of the senses. Starting with a cup of Lavender tea and a small gift, sit amongst the lavender with the bees buzzing in the flowers and watch the warm sun setting behind Bunkers Hill.
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Connect and Learn - Home Mushroom Cultivation
20 November
Would you like to grow delicious, nutritious mushrooms at home? Growing mushrooms, or buying local, is an excellent way to increase the diversity and nutrition of the produce you eat.
In this informative session with demonstration, Robyn and Ken will teach us about the many varieties of mushrooms that they grow right here in Toowoomba, the many health benefits and uses of mushrooms, how to fruit Oyster Mushrooms from spawn, how to cultivate Shiitake Mushrooms on logs.
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Dog Point Wine Dinner
22 November
Join Cork & Lever in welcoming wine maker Jak Nash from Dog Point Vineyard. Exceptional fine food, current release & exquisite rare museum release wines for an intimate long table dinner. This is a ticketed event.
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COMEDY NIGHT w/ JARRYD GOUNDREY & MJ WONG
25 November
Grab your friends, co-workers or family and unwind with this up close and personal comedy experience.
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THE MADONNA SHOW
25 November
With two hours of non-stop hits, The Madonna Show features classic costumes, iconic dance routines, and all the hits from her glory days. Come on girls! Do you believe in love? ‘Cause we got something to say about it, and it goes something like this…
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FESTIVE ENTERTAINING
25 November
The festive period is the time of year when you like to share great moments around a table with friends and family. It’s can also be one of the most stressful and busy times of the year. Lots of planning and decisions! In this workshop learn not only to cook delicious impressive “Fayre” but also to plan, and minimize stress! Something different from the traditional turkey lunch too. With Michelin Chef Bruno Loubet.
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URZILA CARLSON: JUST NO!
28 November
In Just No!, Urzila (Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s People Choice Award, Have You Been Paying Attention?) has discovered our frustrations are what brings us together – not sport, not love, not peace – but people who do us wrong or get on our tits. Even Urzila’s chart-topping premiere podcast That’s Enough Already! sees her discussing everything that frustrates them, and after three seasons, Urzila is yet to find one that she disagrees with!
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