First Nations Community Calendar

A practical, date-ordered guide to significant public events involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations, active Elders, cultural leaders and First Nations ally organisations. Priority is given to Brisbane and South-East Queensland, followed by selected national dates.

Our companion page, the First Nations Newsfeed, tells you who reports these stories and who owns the outlets.

Priority dates at a glance

Ten dates stand out for community connection, cultural participation and public visibility. Tap any date to jump to its full details further down the page.

• 24 JulyBlak Day Out 2026 Major First Nations music and community gathering at the Princess Theatre.↓
• 26 JulyReconciliation Walk on Country Greenslopes Reconciliation Action Group morning walk and community gathering.↓
• 31 JulyClancestry First Gathering The most concentrated free community opening event in the calendar.↓
• 1–2 AugGATHAA First Nations Markets Artists, makers, bushfoods, community enterprise, workshops and cultural demonstrations.↓
• 2 AugMitchelton Truth Telling Community truth-telling with Aunty Sharron mirii Bell at Mitchelton Library.↓
• 4 AugNational Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day A major national date for services, schools, community groups and allies.↓
• 8 AugYothu Yindi, 40th Anniversary A major cultural closing event for Clancestry at QPAC.↓
• 23 AugYarning Circle with Remah Naji Uncle Bill’s own gathering at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane.↓
• 12–13 SepQuandamooka Festival 2026 Two days of culture on Minjerribah, in whale season.↓
• 21 SepBrisbane Peace Lecture Youth justice and First Nations futures, at St John’s Cathedral. Free.↓

If you can only protect one stretch in your diary, make it Friday 31 July 2026 and the weekend of 1 and 2 August 2026: the Clancestry opening and markets offer the highest concentration of artists, community groups, cultural workers, families and First Nations allies in one place.

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Gatherings here in Brisbane and South-East Queensland that fall beyond the rolling window, listed early because they are worth putting in the diary now.

Gatherings outside South-East Queensland that are significant enough to be worth the journey. Advance registration is recommended for all of these.

Exhibitions provide flexible options for anyone who cannot attend a fixed-date gathering, and can support informed conversation before community meetings, talks or ally-organised events.

Selected national events that may justify travel, online participation or local ally programming.

• 31 Jul–4 AugGarma Festival North-east Arnhem Land. Major Indigenous cultural, policy and leadership gathering.
• 6–9 AugDarwin Aboriginal Art Fair Darwin and online. Major art fair supporting participating artists and art centres.
• 8 AugNational Indigenous Music Awards Darwin Amphitheatre. National recognition of Indigenous musicians and community nominees.
• 9 AugInternational Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples International date used for gatherings, statements and education. Brisbane events are often announced close to the date; check with local organisations, councils and libraries.

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Compiled 13 July 2026; last updated 25 July 2026. Event schedules, ticket availability and registration deadlines can change; the official organiser page should be treated as the final authority. Community organisations, councils, libraries and cultural venues may announce further events, particularly around Children's Day and the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, after this guide was compiled.