# What's On In Ipswich, QL This Weekend | May 1-3, 2026 | AllEvents

- **Subtitle**: Ipswich, Queensland is a city full of experiences, activities and events. Explore some of the best things to do in Ipswich, Queensland this weekend and make your Friday, Saturday and Sunday full of fun and excitement.
- **Category**: Weekend
- **Display Name**: Events this weekend
- **Type**: time_filter

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## Featured Events

- **Event Name**: Vice City - Fortitude Valley's True Crime Tour
  - **Description**: Step into the Underbelly of Vice City – Fortitude Valley’s True Crime TourTake a Walk down Vice City…Beautiful one day – deadly the next – and corrupt the day after that.
  - **Date**: Sat, 06 Dec – Sat, 28 Nov (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fortitude-valley/vice-city-fortitude-valleys-true-crime-tour-tickets/80009488353225
  - **Venue**: Church Street & Wickham Street
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  - **Price**: min: 25, max: 34, currency: AUD
  - **Categories**: entertainment, heritage-walk, sports, art
- **Event Name**: Brisbane's - True Crime Tour
  - **Description**: Explore the hidden past on Brisbane’s True Crime TourTake a Walk on the Dark Side…Don’t be fooled by the bright lights and bustling city streets. This city has a past…a dark past…Enjo
  - **Date**: Fri, 14 Nov – Fri, 13 Nov (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/brisbane/brisbanes-true-crime-tour-tickets/80002779395403
  - **Venue**: King George Square, Brisbane City QLD, Australia
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  - **Price**: min: 25, max: 34, currency: AUD

## About

Weekends become special if you know how to make the most out of it. There are a lot of fun things to do and events in [CITY] this weekend for you to explore.

Make your weekends memorable. Check out all upcoming weekend events in [CITY].

## Weekend Events in Ipswich

- **Event Name**: Ipswich Lapz #17 Autumn
  - **Description**: Here we go people...
Sat 2nd May 2026 5-9pm
Ipswich Lapz #17 Autumn is good to go...

A huge turnout is expected as we coincide with Ipswich City Council event management and car displays in the mall.
Trains, Planes and Auto's displays at Park n Pose, in
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  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/ipswich-lapz-17-autumn/200029687649359
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Cbd
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- **Event Name**: Drag Paint and Sip 2nd May 2026 Ipswich
  - **Description**: Join us for a fabulous drag paint and sip experience in Ipswich hosted by the one and only Tara Zann 💋

Early Bird: $40
Final Release: $50
Limited Door Tickets: $55

This interactive drag paint and sip night combines art, comedy, and live drag entertainme
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  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am – Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/drag-paint-and-sip-2nd-may-2026-ipswich/200029786262625
  - **Venue**: Banshees Bar & Artspace
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  - **Categories**: sip-and-paint, art, comedy, parties, entertainment, drawing-painting, drag-shows
- **Event Name**: Flight! A New Musical - SHOWCASE - Hatchery 4305
  - **Description**: Studio 188, Nicholas Hargreaves, Timothy Wynn and Luke Volker present… 

“Flight!” a new musical by Nicholas Hargreaves exploring misremembered figures from aviation history, such as Jacques Charles; who flew the first hot air balloon, and Kongming; credi
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    - Count: 14
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 09:30 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/flight-a-new-musical-showcase-hatchery-4305/200029640287253
  - **Venue**: 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305
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  - **Categories**: live-music, art, festivals
- **Event Name**: Pillow Talk: Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet
  - **Description**: Join us in store for Pillow Talk’s Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet—learn, create and style floral moments!About this EventPillow Talk Mothers Day Build a BouquetJoin us in person for a fun and creative way to ce
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am – Sun May 03 2026 at 02:00 pm (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/pillow-talk-mothers-day-build-a-bouquet/100001988145808633
  - **Venue**: Pillow Talk Ipswich
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  - **Price**: Free
- **Event Name**: Drag Paint and Sip: Mushroom Fields! With your host Tara Zann
  - **Description**: Join us for a fabulous drag paint and sip experience in Ipswich hosted by the one and only Tara Zann 💋

Early Bird: $40
Final Release: $50
Limited Door Tickets: $55
Tickets Here

This interactive drag paint and sip night combines art, comedy, and live dra
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 39
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 03:45 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/drag-paint-and-sip-mushroom-fields-with-your-host-tara-zann/200029872269757
  - **Venue**: 131 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305
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  - **Categories**: sip-and-paint, art, comedy, parties, entertainment, drawing-painting, drag-shows
- **Event Name**: Richie W**d & his Band of Strays
  - **Description**: Richie W**d, the unmistakable voice of Tumbleweed, steps into bold new territory with his debut solo album “Strays” (2024). Recorded live-to-tape, the album captures raw honesty and spirit, marking a powerful new chapter in his career.

Strays is made of
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  - **Date**: Sun May 03 2026 at 09:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/richie-wd-and-his-band-of-strays/200029808723944
  - **Venue**: Banshees Bar & Artspace
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, festivals, parties
- **Event Name**: Kentucky Green, Toad Cult & Panda Pants
  - **Description**: Saturday May 2nd sees Kentucky Green return to Banshees with support from Toad Cult and Panda Pants. Expect big beats and razor sharp riffs to rain down like the cosmic debris from an interstellar asteroid collision, covering the surface of the Earth with
  - **Date**: Sat May 02 2026 at 09:00 am (+10:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/kentucky-green-toad-cult-and-panda-pants/200029984140345
  - **Venue**: 131 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305
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## Trending Events in Ipswich

- **Event Name**: The Handmade Expo MEGA MOTHER'S DAY EVENT
  - **Description**: From our amazing handmade stalls to our beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park and so much more
Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo IPSWICH
We offer the bes
  - **Venue**: Nicholas Street Precinct,, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4304
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- **Event Name**: The Handmade Expo August Market
  - **Description**: From our amazing handmade stalls to our beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park and so much more
Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo IPSWICH
We offer the bes
  - **Venue**: Nicholas Street Precinct,, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4304
- **Event Name**: The Handmade Expo Christmas Extravaganza
  - **Description**: From our amazing handmade stalls to our beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park and so much more
Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo IPSWICH
We offer the bes
  - **Venue**: Nicholas Street Precinct,, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4304
- **Event Name**: The Handmade Expo October Markets
  - **Description**: From our amazing handmade stalls to our beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park and so much more
Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo IPSWICH
We offer the bes
  - **Venue**: Nicholas Street Precinct,, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4304
- **Event Name**: The Handmade Expo July Market
  - **Description**: From our amazing handmade stalls to our beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park and so much more
Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo IPSWICH
We offer the bes
  - **Venue**: Nicholas Street Precinct,, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4304
- **Event Name**: The Handmade Expo MEGA Pre Christmas Event
  - **Description**: From our amazing handmade stalls to our beautiful fairy with the biggest bubbles you have ever seen to free face painting, lawn games, food trucks, picnics in the park and so much more
Come and join in the fun at The Handmade Expo IPSWICH
We offer the bes
  - **Venue**: Nicholas Street Precinct,, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4304
- **Event Name**: Diesel in Brisbane
  - **Description**: 🎶 The Ultimate Diesel Experience LIVE at Ipswich Civic Centre—This Saturday, June 6, 2026! 🎶
It's that time of the year where everyone wants to have a musical breath! Your favorite, Diesel is hitting Ipswich Civic C
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Civic Centre
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- **Event Name**: Anh Do - The Happiest Refugee LIVE!! - Ipswich
  - **Description**: ANH DO - THE HAPPIEST REFUGEE LIVE!! 

Anh Do’s bestselling book The Happiest Refugee has made readers laugh and cry, and was described by Russell Crowe as “the most surprising and inspiring read I have had in years.” Anh’s stage show takes it a step furt
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Civic Centre
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- **Event Name**: Ipswich show
  - **Description**: Come have fun at the ipswich show 3 days of fun, go on rides have some food and grab a bargain at my stall we will have single items for sale and we will be doing some showbags up aswell.
  - **Venue**: Ipswich Showgrounds
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Ipswich Lapz #17 Autumn (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am at Ipswich Cbd), Drag Paint and Sip 2nd May 2026 Ipswich (Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am at Banshees Bar & Artspace), Flight! A New Musical - SHOWCASE - Hatchery 4305 (Sat May 02 2026 at 09:30 am at 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305), Pillow Talk: Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am at Pillow Talk Ipswich), Drag Paint and Sip: Mushroom Fields! With your host Tara Zann (Sat May 02 2026 at 03:45 am at 131 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305).
- **Q**: What are the top free Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Pillow Talk: Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am at Pillow Talk Ipswich).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Ipswich today May 02, 2026?
  - **A:** Ipswich Lapz #17 Autumn (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am at Ipswich Cbd), Drag Paint and Sip 2nd May 2026 Ipswich (Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am at Banshees Bar & Artspace), Flight! A New Musical - SHOWCASE - Hatchery 4305 (Sat May 02 2026 at 09:30 am at 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305), Pillow Talk: Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am at Pillow Talk Ipswich), Drag Paint and Sip: Mushroom Fields! With your host Tara Zann (Sat May 02 2026 at 03:45 am at 131 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Ipswich this weekend May 1–3, 2026?
  - **A:** Ipswich Lapz #17 Autumn (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am at Ipswich Cbd), Drag Paint and Sip 2nd May 2026 Ipswich (Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am at Banshees Bar & Artspace), Flight! A New Musical - SHOWCASE - Hatchery 4305 (Sat May 02 2026 at 09:30 am at 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305), Pillow Talk: Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am at Pillow Talk Ipswich), Drag Paint and Sip: Mushroom Fields! With your host Tara Zann (Sat May 02 2026 at 03:45 am at 131 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305).
- **Q**: What Weekend events are happening in Ipswich in May 2026?
  - **A:** Ipswich Lapz #17 Autumn (Sat May 02 2026 at 07:00 am at Ipswich Cbd), Drag Paint and Sip 2nd May 2026 Ipswich (Sat May 02 2026 at 04:00 am at Banshees Bar & Artspace), Flight! A New Musical - SHOWCASE - Hatchery 4305 (Sat May 02 2026 at 09:30 am at 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305), Pillow Talk: Mother's Day Build-a-Bouquet (Sat May 02 2026 at 11:00 am at Pillow Talk Ipswich), Drag Paint and Sip: Mushroom Fields! With your host Tara Zann (Sat May 02 2026 at 03:45 am at 131 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305).
- **Q**: How can I find Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Weekend events in Ipswich on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Weekend events in Ipswich include Ipswich Cbd, Banshees Bar & Artspace, 188 Brisbane Street, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305.
- **Q**: What is the price range for Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Prices for Weekend events in Ipswich range from AUD 25 to AUD 34. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Weekend events in Ipswich include Tara Zann, Studio 188, Pillow Talk Australia.
- **Q**: Are there any online Weekend events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Weekend events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Weekend events in Ipswich?
  - **A:** Follow the Weekend category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Weekend events are listed in Ipswich.

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