Tulmur Place Stage and Street Pitch Program

10:15 am – 11:00 am Big Wheel Show: Hannah Cryle

11:00 am – 11:40 am Heritage City Jazz

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Big Wheel Show: Hannah Cryle

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Denzel Kennedy

6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Ipswich Live Music Song Factory

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Milly and the Maths Show

D’Arcy Doyle Place Program

5:30pm – 7:30 pm Guru Dudu Silent Disco Tours

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Artist Night Market and DJ B33fcake

Workshops Program

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Pet Rock Workshop

10:00am – 12:00 pm Tin Can Radio Workshop

11:45 am – 12:15 pm Zumba for Kids Workshop

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Elements Collective Street Dance Workshop

5:00pm – 7:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hula Hoop Play Space Workshop

Interactive and Art Installations

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Musical Mind

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Chalk Play

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Array – Allen Tulloch

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Live Painting – Rebekah Walkarden

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Musical Mind

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalk Play

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Nightly Projections and Animated Artworks

A roving artist program will also run from 10:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:30pm daily.

* Schedule is subject to change

* Schedule is subject to change

Tulmur Place Stage and Street Pitch Program

10:00 am – 11:00 am Wild Eyed Wonder

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Circus Firemen

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Pauline Maudy And Friends

6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Wild Eyed Wonder

6:45 pm – 7:30 pm Circus Firemen

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Zenekar Music

D’Arcy Doyle Place Program

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Artist Night Market and DJ Tigerlil

5:30pm – 7:30 pm Guru Dudu Silent Disco Tours

Workshops Program

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Felting Workshop

11:15 am – 11:45 am Tai Chi with Live music

11:45 am – 12:15 pm Zumba for Kids Workshop

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Elements Collective Street Dance Workshop

5:00pm – 7:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Chalk and Cheese Workshop

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hula Hoop Play Space Workshop

Interactive and Art Installations

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Musical Mind

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Chalk Play

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Tin Can Radio Live Broadcast

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Array – Allen Tulloch

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Live Painting – Rebekah Walkarden

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Musical Mind

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalk Play

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Nightly Projections and Animated Artworks

A roving artist program will also run from 10:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:30pm daily.

* Schedule is subject to change

Nicholas Street Precinct

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Hand Made Markets

Tulmur Place Stage and Street Pitch Program

9:30 am – 10:30 am Damien J Johnson

10:30 am – 11:15 am A Chinese Pole: Reuben DotDotDot

11:15 am – 12:15 pm Paulina

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Bend it like Barbie: Lisa Lottie

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm The Emmavilles

5.30 pm – 6:00 pm Bend it like Barbie: Lisa Lottie

6:00 pm – 7:00pm Paulina

7:00 pm – 7:30 pm A Chinese Pole: Reuben DotDotDot

7:30 pm – 8:30 pm Mzaza

D’Arcy Doyle Place Program

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Artist Night Market and DJ Tigerlil

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm IAG Mono

5:30pm – 7:30 pm Guru Dudu Silent Disco Tours

Workshops Program

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Pet Rocks Workshop

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm The Big Group Sing with Mzaza Workshop

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Chalk and Cheese Workshop

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hula Hoop Play Space Workshop

Interactive and Art Installations

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Musical Mind

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Chalk Play

9:00 am – 1:00 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Array – Allen Tulloch

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Live Painting – Rebekah Walkarden

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Musical Mind

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalk Play

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Nightly Projections and Animated Artworks

A roving artist program will also run from 10:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:30pm daily.

* Schedule is subject to change

Tulmur Place Stage and Street Pitch Program

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Ipswich City Big Band

11:30 am – 11:45 pm Trombone World Record Attempt

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Bend it like Barbie: Lisa Lottie

12:45 pm – 1:20 pm Denzel Kennedy

1:20 pm – 2:00 pm A Chinese Pole: Reuben DotDotDot

5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Gling

5:45 pm – 6:15 pm Bend it like Barbie: Lisa Lottie

6:15 pm – 7:00 pm Squibs

7:00 pm – 7:30 pm A Chinese Pole: Reuben DotDotDot

7:30 – 8:30 pm Franky Smart

D’Arcy Doyle Place Program

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Artist Night Market and DJ Caro Francis

5:30pm – 7:30 pm Guru Dudu Silent Disco Tours

Workshops Program

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Scribble Lab – a Doodle Art Workshop

12:00 am – 2:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Botanical Illustration Workshop

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Chalk and Cheese

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hula Hoop Play Space

Interactive and Art Installations

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Musical Mind

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Chalk Play

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Array – Allen Tulloch

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Live Painting – Rebekah Walkarden

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Musical Mind

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Chalk Play

5:00 pm – 8:30 pm Kaleidoscope Reflections

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Nightly Projections and Animated Artworks

A roving artist program will also run from 10:00am to 2:00pm and 5:00pm to 8:30pm daily.

* Schedule is subject to change

The Circus Fireman

Angus and Matilda, turn up the heat with high energy acrobatics, red hot juggling, and searing comedy. Having toured to 26 countries so far, they will pop in to light up Ipswich before heading off on their European tour only days later. Catch them while you can.

Hannah Cryle

The Big Wheel Show, celebrates “everyday strong women” linking the power of mothers, teachers, nurses and community leaders to that of the circus strong woman. This show has been touring the world for the past 14 years and has won multiple international street theatre awards. Through comedy and circus stunts in the German Wheel, Hannah Cryle encourages audiences to recognise and appreciate the strength of the women in their own families.

Lisa Lottie

Lisa Lottie presents: Bend It Like Barbie – An Hilarious Circus Spectacle! Expect outrageous comedy, mind-blowing flexibility, and world-class hula hoop stunts in this fast-paced, high-energy show! Lisa Lottie has wowed audiences on TEDx and headlined internationally, including in Australia’s most legendary variety and circus shows, La Clique and Circus Oz. Get ready to laugh, gasp, and cheer for this one-of-a-kind, must-see performance!

Rebuen DotDotDot

Ex Cirque Du Soleil acrobat Reuben DotDotDot defies gravity and death with acrobatic stunts and balances you need to see to believe. The show that has it all – humour; handstands; and holding on for dear life! With a one-handed balance 17 feet up in the air, the ground never looked so hard…

Caro Francis

Ipswich’s Caro Francis is an electronic musician whose sound palette, songwriting and innovative production has caught the ear of tastemakers both locally and overseas. Expect a blend of her own idiosyncratic productions, unreleased tracks from friends, and an eclectic mix of dance-friendly club sounds.

Damien J Johnson

Damien J. Johnson is an award-winning, chart-topping, Ipswich-based Country/Blues artist. He has shared the stage with Australian music icons James Blundell, Daryl Braithwaite, and David McCormack (Custard), and has been featured on ABC Country and ABC Local Radio.

Damien J. Johnson will bring an acoustic, solo set on Thursday that will give audiences the opportunity to hear the raw, heartfelt essence of his song-writing.

On Saturday he turns up the energy with The Damien J. Johnson band, who will bring plenty of opportunities to sing-a-long, dance-a-long and clap-a-long to their funky, blues-infused country-esque songs.

Denzel Kennedy

Denzel Kennedy is an emerging Australian artist working at the intersection of music, storytelling, and cultural identity. As a Kalkadoon man, his work is deeply informed by lived experience, growing up away from Country while navigating identity, belonging, and expression – his creative practice aims to translate these experiences into sound and narrative that resonate with both personal and collective meaning.

Experience hip-hop and rap, often blended with elements of jazz and alternative production, that feels immersive where storytelling, tone, and atmosphere work together to spark reflection and curiosity in the listener.

B33fcake

Ipswich’s B33fcake eludes categorisation like a chameleon on a dense rainforest floor – one moment he’ll be crafting emotional, trippy electronica inspired by the likes of George Clanton and Imogen Heap, and the next he’s neck-deep in a TR-909 creating twisted rhythms that belong on the USBs of legendary dance artists like Underworld and Against All Logic. The itch he longs to scratch is simple; expertly curating the precise moment when a person truly succumbs to the music – the wonky synths, chugging bass and skittering percussion takes over the body and commands it to shake its hips in some sort of sonic hypnosis ritual.

DJ GAV

DJ Gav will be mixing all tunes soulful and funky – from the popular to the alternative on vinyl and digital formats.

Gling

Gling Hunt is a seasoned musician with an impressive musical journey spanning over 20 years. With a diverse background performing at a wide range of events, from large-scale festivals to intimate gigs, Gling has honed his ability to seamlessly connect with the atmosphere of any occasion. Notably, Gling’s musical talents extend beyond the stage. He’s not only skilled both as a frontman and musician, but has also demonstrated his versatility in the world of composition and film scoring.

Gling has an ability to infuse his musical sensibilities into powerful visual storytelling, with his musical journey being one of continuous growth and innovation.

Heritage City Jazz

Since their formation in 2025, Heritage City Jazz have become integral to the growing Ipswich Jazz Scene. Founders Elizabeth Close (vocals) and Rob Corcoran (sax and clarinet), will be joined by acclaimed Jazz pianist and vocalist, Larry Thomson, to open the music program of the Spark Festival. The audience can expect a fun set of Jazz standards, especially curated for the Spark Festival, including numbers such as “Fly Me to the Moon”, “Night and Day”, “Moon Glow”, and many more.

Ipswich Live Music : Song Factory

Presented by Ipswich Live Music – join us for an hour of homegrown talent, creativity, and collaboration for a repeat performance of Song Factory – Songwriter’s Showcase.

Original songs, written and sung by local artists, have been carefully selected and brought to life by the powerhouse 9-piece house band, The Knockout Collective. The fresh arrangements have been produced by the band members themselves and were part of the recent Hatchery program

From raw ideas to full-stage production, Song Factory is where local songs become something bigger – bold, vibrant, and ready to be heard.

Jamiesha

Jamiesha is a Tulmur-based First Nations band blending Barkindji and Western Samoan culture through pop, rock, soul and hip hop. Fronted by husband and wife, Aniesha & James, their performances are heartfelt, uplifting and deeply connected to family, storytelling, love and resilience. Audiences can follow Jamiesha’s music, performances and latest releases through their website at jamiesha.com.

LanGwij

LanGwij is a First Nations band from Tulmur/Ipswich, consisting of brothers & cousins aged 14-17, bringing together Barkindji, Samoan and Māori culture through energetic live performances and original music. LanGwij combine funk, rock, & reggae with youthful energy and powerful harmonies. From performing at Parliament House earlier this year to debuting at QPAC’S Clancestry at the end of July, LanGwij are on an upward trajectory and have been busy in the studio recording their first single. You can keep up to date with what they’re doing at langwjimusic.com

Milly and the Maths Show

With poetic storytelling and a genre-blurring sound that drifts between folk, indie pop, alt-country and dreamscape art rock, Milly and The Maths Show is a family ensemble, whose music is strongly connected to its Ipswich home and family history in Kalbar. Off the back of three single releases since the end of 2025, Milly & the Maths Show is building strong momentum in the Brisbane original music scene, based on a unique approach to songwriting, and the band’s focus on community building with audiences, other artists and local venues.
Fronted by female singer songwriter Milly Sargeant, the band features a powerhouse lineup of intergenerational talent — Eva Fritz on keys, Dave (Bud) Beckett, on bass, Ziggy Sargeant on drums, and Mitchell Bell on lead guitar.

Mzaza

Australian Folk Group of the Year (2025), MZAZA are six spellbinding musicians led by French-Australian singer Pauline Maudy. Their songs – deftly realised with vocal harmonies, accordion, violin, shah kaman (Persian spike-fiddle), drums, double bass and guitar – draw inspiration from France, Spain and the Balkans. Their third album has been described as “Punchy, energetic and suffused with joy” ( ★★★★ Songlines Magazine)

Mzaza’s set includes the work of Ipswich-based composers Goran Gajic and Malindi Morris.

Paulina

Paulina is a 21-year-old singer, songwriter, and producer making a significant impact within the Australian pop-soul landscape. Born in Germany and raised in Australia, she fuses emotional lyricism, innovative production, and a distinctive voice that is both ethereal and commanding. Themes of love, empowerment, and climate anxiety weave through her lush, immersive soundscapes.

A multi-instrumentalist, Paulina will play a solo set in the day and then return in the evening with her band.

Having just recently won the ‘Carol Lloyd’ Queensland Music Award, exploded online with her recent collaboration with renowned beatboxer Tom Thum and with a growing audience across Australia, the United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Canada – Paulina is committed to building a career grounded in purpose and longevity, Paulina states, “Through my music, I want to help people connect with their emotions, inspire self-confidence, and contribute to creating a kinder world!”

Pauline Maudy and Friends

Multi-award-winning French-Australian singer/songwriter Pauline Maudy is known for her band MZAZA, her prolific collaborations, and her intensively touring projects, particularly in Europe and Australia. Join her as she presents an intimate concert of chamber folk, a brand new collection of songs that trace the arc from darkness into light and celebrate the stubborn beauty of being alive.

Squibs

Squibs are a Jazz fusion band led by Ipswich based musician Mitch Bell, featuring Ethan Coleman, Charlie Green and Harold Brysen-Dean. Drawing inspiration from bands and musicians such as The Head Hunters, John Scofield, Casiopea and Alfa Mist, Squibs blend the hard-hitting grooves of funk and rock with the excitement of jazz improvisation and harmony.

Tigerlil

Ipswich local Tigerlil brings a colourful blend of sound shaped by a life in circus, burlesque, and the arts. Tigerlil spins an eclectic and vibrant mix of feel-good grooves, funky rhythms, and unexpected delights—creating the perfect soundtrack for browsing the Artist Night Market. Come for the markets, stay for the vibe.

The Emmavilles

Formed in 2019, The Emmavilles are an alt-country rock band from Tulmur/Ipswich. Blending sentimental storytelling with slow burning guitar driven tones, their songs recall subjects closest to their hearts; childhood memories and family dysfunction, dystopian dreamings, and observations of middle age life in a modern age.

“Made up of slow burning country and rock, The Emmavilles are soft-spoken and clouded in a haze of bittersweet recollections. Follow them in their travails, however, and you’ll run across a mostly hidden energy and passion, only surfacing when the band recall the things that are closest to their hearts.” Chris Cobcroft, 4ZZZ

Wild Eyed Wonder

Wild Eyed Wonder is the music project of Ipswich artist Dee Bradbery—an accomplished singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Shaped by rhythm and a love of storytelling, her songs dance across genres, balancing groove-driven energy with moments of stillness and reflection. Drawn to collaboration, she creates music that brings people together, including Hipswich (Ipswich Civic Centre, 2025) which united over 120 performers, and the award-winning production Roller Coaster (Everybody Now!, 2023). Her work has resonated with listeners across Australia and internationally. Grounded in hope, Wild Eyed Wonder invites audiences into a world of playfulness and possibility.

Zenekar Music

Zenekar are a quartet of Clarinet, Accordion, Double Bass and Percussion who draw inspiration from many folk music traditions to create their own originally crafted music. You will hear lyrical melodies reminiscent of Parisian street buskers, the powerful passion of Argentinian tango, the rhythmic energy of Afro-Cuban grooves and the exoticism of Eastern European melodies at this performance. In 2024 they were finalists for the Queensland Music Award in the Folk/World category and earlier in 2026 released their debut album titled “Swirls” through 4000 Records.

Andrew Kimberly

Breeana Hudson

Breeanna Hudson is a Springfield-based visual artist and digital illustrator whose work explores the body, identity, and human connection through bold colour, symbolic repetition, and layered pattern. She works across analogue and digital processes — hand-sketching forms and colour compositions before scanning and refining them as digital illustrations.

It begins with a murmur.
A book opened quietly.
A quill dipped in ink when no one was watching.
Small acts of curiosity – what if this matters?
The camera, raised as a witness.
A dictaphone pressed to record what might otherwise be denied.
A mouth opens, not a speech but a cry, a voice that has stopped asking permission.
It passes woman to woman, word of mouth.
Dismissed as gossip.
Survived as history.
What remains is the record — and the things that grow from it.
Women have always been speaking.
The question was whether the world was ready to call it a voice.

Donna Davis

Would You Love Me More…?
2021, Donna Davis, Audio by Tai Inoue.

‘Would You Love Me More…?’ evokes notions of preciousness and decadence; playing with the idea of ‘green blindness’ the work seeks to challenge perceived ecological hierarchies and encourage us to reflect on relationships with our multi-species kin.

The animation features eight climate-threatened endangered and critically-endangered flora species reimagined; cloaked in materials traditionally aligned with luxury and status in order to entice the viewers gaze and attention.
Through re-seeing, the work aims to scrutinize our own ‘green blindness’ and re-draw attention to the value of these species whose tropical mountain home is currently under threat from anthropogenic caused rising temperatures.
The work invites the viewer to consider the natural world not merely for our pleasure, rather as a multitude of interconnected systems that supports the health of our planet. Ultimately without plants, humans and all life could not exist, we are intrinsically linked and therefore share the same fate.

Artwork created in response to an art/science residency embedded within the Tropical Mountain Plant Science Project; a collaboration between the Australian Tropical Herbarium at James Cook University, the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Western Yalanji traditional Owners, the Wet Tropics Management Authority, the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, the Brisbane Botanic Gardens and the Cairns Botanic Gardens. Funded by the Ian Potter Foundation and Wet Tropics Management Authority.

Species referenced in this work: Boea kinnearii (Endangered); Eucryphia wilkiei (Critically Endangered); Hymenophyllum whitei (Critically endangered); Micromyrtus delicata (Endangered); Prostanthera albohirta (Critically endangered); Rhodamnia longisepala (Critically endangered); Syzygium fratris (Critically endangered); Zieria alata (Critically endangered).

Jacob Sarra

The overarching theme of my art is the journey taken, the different pathways throughout life and the connections made with people. My artworks are deeply personal explorations of my past, present and future. My journey through fatherhood has also been a powerful creative muse.

Kylie Hill

Musical Mind

Step into “Musical Mind” by Amigo & Amigo, an immersive interactive installation that turns sound and light into a playground of creativity. Making its Queensland Premiere, fresh from showings in the UK and Sydney, this artwork allows visitors of all ages to craft unique melodies and vibrant visuals through interactive touch panels. It is a celebration of innate musicality, blending harmonies and rhythms into a personalized experience. Presented by Ipswich Festivals, produced by Amigo & Amigo.

Chalk Play

Emily Kate Murray (Inspired Art Studio), will guide you to create a collaborative, evolving artwork inspired by the plants and flowers of Ipswich. Using chalk as a temporary medium, people of all ages and abilities play together on a shared canvas.

Kaleidescope Reflections

Kaleidoscope Reflections, created by Triangle House, is a vibrant, shape-shifting installation where light, colour, and perspective collide. By day, it’s a playful playground for curious minds, where children create dazzling patterns through hands-on kaleidoscope exploration. As night falls, the space transforms, inviting deeper reflection on the human experience through light, shifting perspectives, and poetry by Caragh Bradbery. Come back after dark to see it in a whole new light.

Botanical Illustration Workshop

Join Nicole Crosswell, scientific illustrator for the Queensland Herbarium, to learn the art of botanical illustration. Drop in for a moment or return day after day to hone your skills.

Tin Can Radio 

Zumba For Kids

Array (Alan Tulloch) 

Eyes peeled! Keep to the pathways! Animals are about! Hiding in corners. On pathway edges. Popping up like mushrooms. These animals demand attention. Across Tulmur Place, artist Alan Tulloch presents Array. He brings local extinct, threatened and endangered animals to life.

A screen… The stroke of a squeegee… Prints of animals… Sometimes bit-by-bit! Often in curious arrangements. Or stretching forward, breaking up!

Look for the Array Wagon. Follow Alan’s changing animal print trails. Array is for young and old. It’s a drama. It’s a story. It’s informative. It’s art! But be quick! Take a selfie – before animals get blown away. 

Scribble Lab – A Doodle Art Workshop

A drop-in, interactive experience inviting participants of all ages to contribute spontaneous doodles to a growing collaborative artwork. Guided by light-hearted prompts and an intentionally chaotic, welcoming atmosphere, the work removes the expectation of skill and instead celebrates curiosity, imperfection, and creative expression. The act of doodling becomes a simple but powerful way to ignite curiosity asking “what happens if I just start?” and invites people to rediscover their creative instincts.

Elements Collective Street Dance Workshop

Street dance artists from Elements Collective invite you onto Tulmur Stage for an open workshop combining movement, music and self-expression. All ages and abilities welcome.

Hula Hoop Playspace

Step into the LED hula hoop workshop playspace where movement meets glowing creativity. Open to all ages and skill levels, this playful space invites you to get creative while learning fun hoop tricks and dancing to the music.

Tai Chi with Live Music

Create Your Own Bug

Pet Rocks

Felting Workshop

Mieke den Otter is leading this workshop in Handspun Threads and Felt Dreadlocks. A practising visual artist who works across the mediums of paper, paint, textiles and digital media, she has a focus on making wearable pieces from wool and felt with all age arty folk. Try hand spinning raw fibre into a thread to wrap or wear – or Hand Felt raw wool into a dreadlock or necklace to wear creatively.