Free Bands in Parks Concerts in Brisbane, 13 to 22 November 2026: South Brisbane, King George Square, Mowbray Park, Mt Coot-tha and Bracken Ridge (Brisbane, QLD)

Brisbane City Council’s Bands in Parks program has five concerts between Friday 13 and Sunday 22 November 2026, in South Brisbane, the CBD, East Brisbane, Toowong and Bracken Ridge. Four need no booking. The fifth, Twilight Jazz by the River, requires one through Eventbrite.

This guide uses the council’s own event pages, read on 9 November 2026. Queensland has no daylight saving, so every time is Brisbane time. Where the council has not said something, we say so.

Which five concerts, and where?

Date and time	Concert	Where	Band
Fri 13 Nov, 5:00pm to 7:00pm	Twilight Jazz by the River	Queensland Maritime Museum Park, South Brisbane	Australian Army Band
Fri 13 Nov, 7:00pm to 8:00pm	Pipers in the Square	King George Square, Brisbane City	Brisbane Pipe Band
Sun 15 Nov, 11:00am to 12:00pm	Lions, Tigers and Bears!	Mowbray Park, East Brisbane	Bayside Brass
Sun 15 Nov, 2:00pm to 3:00pm	Brass in Bloom	Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, Toowong	Brisbane Brass
Sun 22 Nov, 10:00am to 11:00am	Community Train Day	McPherson Park, Bracken Ridge	Brisbane Citizens Concert Band

How do I get into the jazz night at the Maritime Museum?

The council says bookings are required and sends visitors to Eventbrite. Entry is alongside the Maritime Museum ferry terminal, via Dock Street, because the main museum entry is closed on Friday nights. There is no BYO food or drink at this venue, and food and drink are for sale.

The page describes the spot as a vantage point near the Goodwill Bridge for watching the sunset over the Brisbane River, with big band jazz played by the Australian Army Band before the city warms up to Friday evening. The page shows no price, and its listing is tagged as free, so check Eventbrite before you go.

What is on in King George Square on Friday night?

Pipers in the Square runs from 7:00pm to 8:00pm at King George Square, 100 Adelaide Street. The council invites visitors to browse the twilight markets and listen to bagpipes with the Brisbane Pipe Band. It is free and needs no booking. Because it starts when the jazz at the Maritime Museum ends, the two are on the same evening, but we have not been given a travel time between them.

What is the plan for Sunday 15 November?

Two free concerts fall on Sunday 15 November. In the morning, Bayside Brass plays at Mowbray Park, East Brisbane, from 11:00am to 12:00pm, conducted by Damian Bowden. The council says the program includes music from Jurassic Park and The Lion King, plus Teddy Bears’ Picnic, The Muppets and Scooby-Doo, and asks families to bring a picnic rug.

In the afternoon, Brisbane Brass plays Brass in Bloom at Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. The listed pieces include Mountain Song, Hymn to the Highlands, Country Gardens, the Floral Dance and What a Wonderful World. The council suggests a picnic blanket under the trees. The address is 152 Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong.

The two Sunday venues are in different suburbs, and the council gives no travel time, so plan the trip between them if you want both.

What happens at the Bracken Ridge Community Train Day?

On Sunday 22 November, from 10:00am to 11:00am at McPherson Park, 146 Denham Street, Bracken Ridge, the council lists sausage sizzles, food and craft stalls, and rides on a real steam train. It says the Bracken Ridge Central Lions Club runs the day, with music from the Brisbane Citizens Concert Band. Entry is free and no booking is needed. The council does not say how many train rides there are or what they cost, so ask on the day.

Do I need to book or pay?

Concert	Cost	Booking
Twilight Jazz by the River	Page shows no price	Required, through Eventbrite
Pipers in the Square	Free	No bookings required
Lions, Tigers and Bears!	Free	No bookings required
Brass in Bloom	Free	No bookings required
Community Train Day	Free	No bookings required

How do I get there and check for changes?

The council pages give street addresses and no parking or public transport advice. Translink’s event transport page lists the events it has published special advice for, and none of these five was listed when we checked on 9 November 2026. Use Translink’s Journey Planner with the street address of the concert you want.

These are outdoor concerts and the pages say nothing about rain, so look at the council page for your concert on the day. We will update this guide if the council publishes transport advice, a Twilight Jazz price or a wet weather plan. Later Bands in Parks dates in December, including the Christmas lights concerts at Government House, are covered in our Brisbane free Christmas nights guide.

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Brisbane City Council, the Australian Army Band, Bracken Ridge Central Lions Club or Translink.

Sources

• Brisbane City Council: Bands in Parks, Twilight Jazz by the River, read 9 November 2026
• Brisbane City Council: Bands in Parks, Pipers in the Square, read 9 November 2026
• Brisbane City Council: Bands in Parks, Lions, Tigers and Bears!, read 9 November 2026
• Brisbane City Council: Bands in Parks, Brass in Bloom, read 9 November 2026
• Brisbane City Council: Bands in Parks, Community Train Day, read 9 November 2026
• Translink: Event transport, checked 9 November 2026