Thanks for attending the 2024 Bribie Island Nature Festival. See you next year 17-19 October 2025.
Photo: Bambi Gosbell
2024 Festival Program
Friday 18 October
CSIRO Discovery Tour
A guided tour through CSIRO’s research facility - SOLD OUT!
Drawing with the Bush
An art workshop on the site of Ian Fairweather's residence.
Natural Book Binding
An art workshop at the Bribie Island Library.
Elements of Red Beach
A guided artists walk on Bribie Island's stunning Red Beach
Print.ED
A tribute to Ian Fairweather, Bribie’s noted and enigmatic resident artist in the year that marks the 50th anniversary of his passing.
Shifting Shores: Bribie’s Beautiful Beaches
An exhibition celebrating the beaches at our doorstep.
Pumicestone Piano
Sign up for your own performance on the festival's beautiful Pumicestone Piano
Canvas to Catwalk
Canvas to Catwalk showcases stunning original fabric designs inspired by the natural beauty of Bribie Island.
Saturday 19 October
Wonders of the Wallum Walk
A short walk through Bribie Island National Park with local ecologist Ben Timmings.
Writing About Nature
Learn tips and tricks from a published wildlife writer, Darryl Jones.
Rewilding Your Garden
Learn how to incorporate local species into your coastal garden.
Gingko Walk
A meditative nature workshop exploring blind contour drawing and haiku poetry
Bribie BioBlitz
Help record the biodiversity of Bribie Island.
Wings over the World
Join us in welcoming back the miraculous migratory shorebirds as they arrive on Bribie Island for the summer season.
The Savage Garden
A short walk discovering Bribie Island's carnivorous plants.
Revealing Tiny Creatures
A talk by science illustrator Geoff Thompson.
Artists of Bribie
Visit a unique collective of Bribie Island artists’ studios.
Microbat Survey
Join Dr Elizabeth Williams on a night time adventure to trap and record Bribie's microbats.
Pumicestone Piano
Sign up for your own performance on the festival's beautiful Pumicestone Piano
Meet the Microbats
A talk on an often unseen species, Australia's microbats.
Bribie Island Butterfly House
Yarun Ephemera
Catch a fleeting arts exhibition exploring nature as art materials at Yarun Ephemera.
Soundwalks of Yarun
A unique way to connect with the Island’s rich natural heritage through immersive soundwalks
Treecreative Walkshop
A guided walk exploring the sights and sounds of the environs.
Feeding the Birds at your Table
A talk on how to feed Australian native birds in your backyard safely
Creating Natural Fictional Characters
Writing workshop with local author Gary Crew.
Shifting Shores: Bribie’s Beautiful Beaches
An exhibition celebrating the beaches at our doorstep.
Sunday 20 October
Yarun Cultural Experience
A guided cultural tour around Yarun (Bribie Island).
Ancient Mariners
Hear from locals protecting Bribie’s turtle population.
Birds in Your Neighbourhood Walk
Walk, talk and field observation with ecologist Professor Darryl Jones.
Shifting Shores: Bribie’s Beautiful Beaches
An exhibition celebrating the beaches at our doorstep.
Bribie Bioblitz
Help record the biodiversity of Bribie Island.
Treecreate Incubator
Treecreate Studio invites you for a morning of creative experimentation with a broad range of processes and technologies exploring our local plants
Artists of Bribie
Visit a unique collective of Bribie Island artists’ studios.
A unique way to connect with the Island’s rich natural heritage through immersive soundwalks.
Soundwalks of Yarun
Bribie Island Butterfly House
Pumicestone Piano
Sign up for your own performance on the festival's beautiful Pumicestone Piano
Birds in your Neighbourhood Talk
An introduction to some of Bribie's common bird species spotted in the neighborhood
Wild Wonders
Fun nature-based activities for kids.
Wings over the World
Join us in welcoming back the miraculous migratory shorebirds as they arrive on Bribie Island for the summer season.
Bribie Jazz
JMI returns to the Bribie Island Nature Festival to headline the Festival Finale, featuring a new jazz ensemble and emerging jazz sensation Lily Dauod.