Round-ups, suggestions and ideas to make your weekend better.
Toowoomba’s Tastiest Band Serving up Biscuit Beats at ConCon
How a missed ticket, a clever pitch, and a love for biscuits landed Kingston Crumb on stage with Hamish & Andy.
Made to Move | Exhibition
An exhibition led by local artist Nadine Reynolds, featuring collaborative pieces with fifteen emerging young artists, Made to Move blends vibrant paintings, detailed drawings, and embroidered silk works, creating a shared artistic dialogue between generations.
Christmas Bunnies Have Arrived at Grand Central (and They’re Kind of Adorable)
Join the festive fun at Grand Central Shopping Centre, where giant Christmas bunnies are spreading cheer and holiday surprises this season.
The Co Op Dairy re-opens after 119 years
Reopening 119 years after it was first established, the Co-op Dairy is once again a cooperative workspace, with the aim to become a a creative hub for makers, doers, and everyone in between.
Big Skies Festival returns this October
Running from October 3-7 at the stunning Jimbour House, the festival has a lineup that’s already looking incredible.
Painting with Fibre
Cloth, bamboo, river reed, wool, silk…from woven eel catchers to middle eastern rugs, ikats, kimonos and renaissance wall tapestries, textile art is an artistic practice steeped in history. Leonie Hart takes a look at this curiously mesmerising artform and talks to local textile artist Barbara Stephenson.
Icons of Style and Speed
In what was clearly just an excuse to oohhh and ahh over some beautiful bodies of work, in our latest Autumn Edition, we talk to three local car enthusiasts about their ‘pride-and-joy’ and explore the region’s thriving car scene.
Opera at Jimbour returns this May
One of the most anticipated cultural events in the Australian calendar, Opera at Jimbour returns 10-12 May to celebrate its 21st anniversary in style.
Profile: Calico Pony
We caught up with Katie Mendl of Calico Pony to discuss how her love for horses and the countryside fuels her exceptional talent for fine-art photography, creating images that speak to the heart.
Behind the Curtain
Toowoomba is full of hidden gems, and nestled amougst the tree lined end of Margaret Street, The Toowoomba Repertory Theatre is one of them. Nicole Yap talks theatre, history and community with some of its aspiring actors and directors.
Eclipse Luna Light Journey Lights up Queens Park
Journey through an enchanting spectacle of light and sound in the heart of the Botanic Gardens as the iconic Queen's park awakens each night with this immersive light journey.
The TFG (must-read) Booklist
Here it is! Our list of 12 Books you should be reading right now.
The fairytale life on stage of The Empire’s Cinderella
Like the iconic imagery of Cinderella fleeing the palace steps as the clock strikes twelve, for talented Toowoomba triple threat Shannon Gralow, her story so far has been leading right to this moment.
Furari Flores - Stealing Flowers
Furari Flores is an immersive multisensory art experience exploring the wonder of plants by local artist Cara-Ann Simpson.
The [super]Power of Art
Documenting the rise of ancient civilisations, revolutions and reformations, colonialism and slavery, Art has witnessed the passing of time; it has idealised and idolised, contained and restrained. Art has deep roots and it is not going anywhere.
‘The Next Big Thing’ 2024 Art Prize
Now in it’s second year, The Toowoomba Gallery has announced its 2024 Art Prize, ‘The Next Big Thing’, with a first prize of $5,000.00
Camerata announces their 2025 season
The artistic group will reimagine some of classical music’s greatest works while celebrating contemporary Australian pieces and artists – all with their trademark adventurous programming and energy.
Exhibition: Mr Chippa and the Woodblock Carver of Bagru
"Mr Chippa”, the latest exhibition by Lee Fullarton, skillfully unveils the Magic of Artistry, blending printmaking, sculpture, and painting with the mystical storytelling of an Indian village's woodblock carver.

