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September 2026 in Brisbane & Queensland

Springtime means Toowoomba’s famous annual Carnival of Flowers festival showcasing spectacular gardens, country touring, live music and local food & wine, plus much more. And there’s Father’s day and school holidays.

- 4 September (Friday) 2026 – Student Free / Staff Development Day in Queensland state schools (See Queensland school holiday dates.)

- 18 September (Friday) 2026 – Last day of School Term 3

1st September - National Wattle Day

National Wattle Day is a formally proclaimed national day on 1 September. Today it is a unifying day to celebrate Australia and being Australian.

We celebrate National Wattle Day because:

National Wattle Day includes everyone

Golden Wattle (Acacia pycnantha)is our national floral emblem. It is a symbol that comes directly from our land;

Golden Wattle is a unifying symbol of Australia and Australians. There is no other symbol that says so much about us and our land, Australia and

Wattles are Australian with great diversity (more than 1,075 described Acacia species) and resilience like our people;

Wattle welcomes the spring, and is among the first plants to regenerate after fire, reminding us of the importance of renewal as it paints our national colours across our landscapes; and

All wattles remind us of Australia and Australians.

See The Wattle Day Association Inc for more

The Wattle Day Association Inc. is a not-for-profit, non-political, non-sectarian community-based volunteer organisation incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory (16 November 1998)

Biodiversity Month Australia

Biodiversity month from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

We celebrate Biodiversity Month every September and promote the importance of:

- connecting with nature and

- caring for nature in all its diversity – its biodiversity!

Nature is valuable and we need nature. It provides the building blocks for our survival, such as food, clean air, water, and shelter. Nature also supports our health and wellbeing, and our economy. And while we need nature, nature also needs us.

See also:

Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife

https://fnpw.org.au/biodiversity-month/

14 to 20 September 2026 - National Organic Week

Taste the Difference, Feel the Difference, Make a Difference

Monday 14 to Sunday 20 September 2026

National Organic Week Australia (NOW) is a week of targeted media and locally-held activities designed to increase awareness of the benefits of organic products and farming production systems and accelerate the uptake of these in the wider Australian community and environment.

Celebrate everything organic during National Organic Week!

See below ways to get involved!

https://www.organicweek.net.au/

More Things to Do

Libraries have a wide range of events for all ages.

Brisbane City Council Libraries – What’s On

Brisbane Sustainability Agency

Moreton Bay Libraries – What’s On

Ipswich Council Libraries – What On and What’s On this month

Logan City Libraries – What’s On

Gold Coast Libraries – What’s On

Toowoomba Region Libraries – Programs and Events

 

Workshops and classes in Brisbane (Classbento)

Find your calm at watercolours classes, learn to make knockout gnocchi like a pro, or craft your own handmade earrings at a jewellery-making course. It’s time to slow down, reconnect with your hands, and rediscover the joy of DIY. See also the courses available in Brisbane, on the Gold Coast here and the courses available on the Sunshine Coast here

 

Tours and Activities

Search tours and book online with Viator

 

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