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.