Help with the Events calendar

On this page: Searching by date | Searching by keyword | Searching by type of event | Searching by venue | Searching by location | Using the displayed calendar | Search results | Performing another search | Submitting an event | Registering with ourbrisbane.com | How event submissions are processed | Changes to your event

The Events Calendar is a calendar of events showing what's on in Brisbane. The Calendar allows you to browse and search upcoming events as well as list your own events.

You'll find the Events Calendar by selecting the 'What's On' link from any page of ourbrisbane.com and then selecting Events Calendar.

How to search the Calendar

Select the 'What's On' link from any page of ourbrisbane.com.
Select 'Events Calendar'.
You can search the Events Calendar by date, keyword, type, venue or suburb or by a combination of these.

Searching by date

To search by a pre-selected date range simply choose from the ‘Timeframe’ field, and select the 'Search' button. Pre-selected dates include today, tomorrow, this weekend and others.

To search by a particular date, simply fill in the ‘From:’ field using the drop down menu or click on the calendar icon next to the ‘From:’ field and select the date.

If you want to search for events during a specific time period, fill in the 'From:' field and the 'To:' field using either of the methods above.

Once you've entered your dates, select the 'Search' button.

Searching by keyword

Searching by keyword is useful if you don't know a lot about a particular event, or if what you are looking for is not already included in the drop-down menus of the 'Type:' or 'Venue:' fields.

When you type a keyword into the 'Keyword:' field and select the 'search' button, the calendar will search for the keyword in the name, description and venue of all events listed.

Tip: When searching by keyword, use the simplest version of the word, for example, type in 'north' rather than 'northern'.

Please note that the Events Calendar does not support searching for phrases ie the search will return all events containing any of the keywords that have been entered.

Searching by type of event

To search for a particular type of event, use the drop-down menu in the 'Type:' field.

You can choose from the list that includes Arts and Theatre, Exhibitions, Festivals and Events, Kids Events and other categories.

Once you've selected your information, select the 'Search' button.

Tip: If you are looking for any type of event, select 'All event types' at the top of the drop-down menu.

Searching by venue

To find out what's on at a particular venue, you can search using the 'Venue:' field. You can choose from the list that includes the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, City Hall, Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, QPAC - Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Roma Street Parklands and others.

Once you've chosen the venue, select the 'Search' button.

Note: The drop-down menu for the 'Venue:' field only includes Brisbane's major venues. Use another search method to find events held at venues not listed in the drop-down box.

Searching by location

You can find out what’s happening in your area by selecting from the list of Brisbane suburbs. For a greater range of events, simply choose your side of town by selecting Northside, Eastside, etc.

Once you've chosen the suburb or area, select the 'Search' button.

Note: For a hosted event at a town near Brisbane, try entering the town’s name in the keyword search.

Using the displayed calendar

You can also use the calendar graphic on the Events Calendar screen to search for events.

Go straight to a particular day by clicking on a date on the calendar graphic.

If you want to search for more than one day or the date that you are looking for is not on the graphical calendar, please use the ‘From:’ and ‘To:’ fields to the right of the graphical calendar.

Search results

Your search results will appear below the search facility.

Make sure you scroll down the screen to see all the events listed.

The events are listed in a table with name, date, description, venue and suburb.

To find out more about an event you can either:

click on the underlined name of the event
select the 'more' link at the end of the description

Both these methods will take you to the "Event Details" page for the event. This includes details such as the event's description, time, cost, location and contact details.

You can go back to the search page by using any of the options below

clicking on the ‘Return to search results’ link located above the Event Details
selecting the 'Back' button on your browser

Performing another search

You can perform another search from either the ‘Results’ or ‘Event Details’ by simply clicking on the ‘Search the Events Calendar’ link located at the top of the screen. This will re-open the search form.

Adding an event to the Events Calendar

Submitting an event

The Events Calendar gives both community and commercial organisations the opportunity to promote their activities using the Internet.

The events listed in the Calendar cover the wide range of sporting, cultural and community activities available in Brisbane and surrounding regions.

To submit an event:

Select the 'What's On' link on any page of ourbrisbane.com.
Select 'Events Calendar'.
On the Events Calendar page, select the 'add' link and add the details of your event.

Any registered ourbrisbane.com user can submit a public event for inclusion in the Events Calendar.

Event submissions must include the name and contact details of the person responsible for the event. If the contact details are not supplied, the submission will be rejected.

Submitting events in the Events Calendar is free.

Registering with ourbrisbane.com

If you are not a registered ourbrisbane.com user, it is easy to register. Simply sign up now and follow the 2-step process.

Registering with ourbrisbane.com is free.

How event submissions are processed

When an event is submitted to the Events Calendar:

the ourbrisbane.com Events Calendar Manager receives the submission
the Calendar Manager checks the submission to make sure it is suitable for inclusion in Events Calendar and to ensure that it has all the required details
the Calendar Manager will reply to you via email within two business days (a business day is Monday to Friday excluding public holidays)
if the event is added to the Calendar, the email from the Calendar Manager will include a link to your event to allow you to check all event information published is correct
if the event is deemed inappropriate to be included on the Calendar, the email from the Calendar Manager will include a full explanation

Important: Please ensure that you record your username and password used to list your event in order to edit the event at any time. If you forget your username or password please contact 1300 134 199 or email us.

Changes to your event

You can make changes to an event that you have listed on the Events Calendar. You can even cancel or delete the event if necessary.

Select the 'What’s On' tab at the top of any page of ourbrisbane.com.
Select 'Events Calendar'.
On the Events Calendar page, select the 'edit' link, this will display a table of all the events you have submitted to the Events Calendar
To edit an event you can either:
- click on the 'underlined name of the event' in the first column
When you have selected an event to edit you will be presented with a page that displays the details of your event. Enter any changes in the 'Requested Changes:' field and click on the 'submit' button (this will forward your changes to the Calendar Manager).

If your event has been cancelled you can cancel the event yourself by clicking on the cancel button next to the ‘Requested Changes’ field. By doing this, your event will remain in the Events Calendar with ‘***CANCELLED***’ appearing in the Description column to notify customers of this change.

If you want to remove your event from the Events Calendar prior to its approval, you can do so by clicking on the ‘delete’ button next to the ‘Requested Changes’ field.

NOTE: Deleting your event will remove your event from the ourbrisbane.com Events Calendar, cancelling your event will not remove your event from the Calendar.
The Calendar Manager will get back to you within two business days to notify you of the changes that have been made. If the changes requested are unable to be applied to your event, the Calendar Manager will email you with a full explanation.