Bribie Island will be spotlighted on the weekend of 18-20 October for the Bribie Island Nature Festival.
Now in its second year, the island will be abuzz with a fantastic range of events, including creative workshops, talks, studio art trails, guided walks, a jazz concert, and a fashion showcase—all celebrating our beautiful Bribie Island. People can also purchase tickets for creative workshops and guided walks through our beautiful natural spaces. There are also plenty of free events and activities over the weekend, designed to encourage residents and visitors to experience and learn more about Bribie Island—its diverse habitats and wildlife, its important cultural heritage, and its creative people.
Bribie Island Community Arts Centre The Bribie Island Community Arts Centre will be a busy festival hub with Print. Ed a tribute to Bribie Island’s iconic artist Ian Fairweather, free performances from community members on the Pumicestone Piano and a new outdoor visual arts exhibition, Yarun Ephemera, featuring natural materials to celebrate the intricate beauty of Bribie Island.
The arts centre is also a good starting point for the Artists of Bribie art trail. Here, you can pick up a map of all the open studios, see a sample of the artists’ work, and then hit the road for a day of exploring.
Bribie Island Seaside Museum and Library Shifting Shores: Bribie’s Beautiful Beaches will be open for the festival weekend. The library is opening especially for the festival weekend on Sunday, 20 October, and people can book in to hear free talks and participate in creative workshops. Ancient Mariners, a talk on the endeavours of Bribie Island Turtle Trackers and other conservation groups running monitoring programs on the threatened turtle population.
The library also features a talk by Professor Darryl Jones, Birds in Your Neighbourhood, which is an introduction to some of Bribie’s common bird species spotted in the neighbourhood. Treecreate Studio invites you to drop into the library between 10 am – 2 pm to see their artists at work exploring creative techniques such as cyanotypes, 3D printing and eco print-making techniques.
Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club Free events at Pacific Harbour Golf and Country Club include a talk from Queensland Museum science illustrator Geoff Thompson, whose exquisite illustrations of the tiniest insects will reveal an unknown world. Other talks at Pacific Harbour include Meet the Microbats and the controversial topic of Feeding the Birds at My Table by Darryl Jones
Imagine meeting a bird that has flown more than 10,000 km to reach our shores. Bribie Island is an internationally significant endpoint for one of the world’s great bird migrations and will be a featured highlight of the festival weekend. Volunteers will be on hand with spotting scopes at Wings over the World, encouraging attendees to drop in and learn more about these endangered species and observe them at rest, recuperating at our very own Kakadu Beach Roost.
Bribie Island Nature Festival has more than 30 events and activities over the weekend of 18-20 October. Many events have limited capacity and will be booked well in advance. For more information, go to www.bribieislandnaturefestival. com.au or pick up a program at the Bribie Island Seaside Museum or Bribie Island Library. For any queries, [email protected]