St Lucia Block Party Brisbane Festival

1:00pm Welcome to Country by Nunukul Yuggera Aboriginal Dance Company 

2:00pm Sue Ray

3:00pm CALI RD

11:00am Ellinikes Fones Choir - Presented by RD Milns Antiquities Museum as part of ΝΟΣΤΟΙ | Homecomings

Ellinikes Fones is an intergenerational Brisbane-based choir from the Greek Orthodox community of St George, dedicated to celebrating Hellenic language, culture and heritage through music. In dialogue with the ΝΟΣΤΟΙ exhibition at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum, the choir presents songs of place, migration, longing and homecoming, drawing on the rich musical traditions of the Ionian Islands. Through collective singing, Ellinikes Fones shares stories, memories and cultural heritage across generations, exploring nostos (return) as both a journey home and a search for belonging. Join the choir in the Michie Forecourt before exploring the RD Milns Antiquities Museum during St Lucia Block Party 2026.

12:00 - 4:00pm UQP Books Outdoor Library and Chill Out Zone

Take time out from the hustle and bustle of St Lucia Block Party to relax in the Michie Forecourt's ampitheatre and borrow a read from the UQ Press Outdoor Library. With a range of titles for all ages, this is the perfect place to pull up a beanbag and enjoy some down time.

Food and Drink Trucks: Gourmet Pizza, Burgers, Crepes, Bubble Tea and Patina Bar

Outdoor Artwork: I’m sure we’re taller in another dimension 2026, Keemon Williams 

Outdoor Artwork: DEMOS (Sandstone) 2020, Andreas Angelidakis

Drop-in Workshop: Make Your Own Wind-Dancing Scribbly Gum 
Create your own wind-dancing scribbly gum inspired by Keemon Williams’ vibrant sculptures, and send a hidden message of kindness, memory or connection out into the world as your handmade tree dances in the breeze. All materials provided. 

Drop-in Portrait Drawing: Create art for someone special! 
Enjoy a playful drawing experience with UQ Art Museum! Create a one-of-a-kind portrait of your grown up, friend or loved one, add a message from the heart, and take home a special artwork to gift or treasure. All materials provided. 

Free Face Painting with Councilor Penny Wolff 

Channel 9 Activation Tent

Drop-in Drawing: Rare Book Colouring-In at Fryer Library
Use your creativity to bring to life centuries old illustrations of mystical creatures and historical wonders with Fryer Library’s Rare Book Colouring In workshop! All materials provided. 

Drop-in Workshop: “Weaving Myths” with Kytherian Australian artist Chrys Zantis - Presented by RD Milns Antiquities Museum as part of ΝΟΣΤΟΙ | Homecomings

Inspired by the ΝΟΣΤΟΙ exhibition at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum and ancient stories of textile making, this workshop explores weaving, repetition and rhythm, recalling Penelope’s three years of weaving and unravelling, and the enduring beauty of making by hand. Led by Kytherian-Australian artist, Chrys Zantis, one of the community curators of the ΝΟΣΤΟΙ exhibition, visitors are invited to drop in to participate in the creation of a textile woven together as a community over the course of the day.

UQ Arts Tattoo Trail: Great Court (start), RD Milns Antiquities Museum, Anthropology Museum & Fryer Library

Collect your tattoos inspired by UQ Arts Museums and Collections across 4 locations, beginning at the Great Court. How many can you find?

Library Art Trail: Level 1 Foyer (start) & Level 2 Duhig Tower, Central Libary

Go on an art adventure with UQ Library! Follow the Indigenous Art and Library Discovery trail to uncover some of UQ’s most incredible First Nations artworks and complete a special Block Party activity just for kids. Discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories and voices and celebrate enduring connections to Country, community and culture.

11:00am - 4:00pm: RD Milns Antiquities Museum: ΝΟΣΤΟΙ | Homecomings: Stories of the Ionian Island Diaspora in Queensland

ΝΟΣΤΟΙ explores the way that storytelling, history, myth, memory and experience of the Ionian Islands off the western coast of Greece (Kerkyra, Paxi, Lefkada, Ithaki, Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Kythera) fuels the imagination and identity of the diaspora in Queensland. The exhibition is the result of a three-year collaboration between the Antiquities Museum and Ionian Islands diaspora communities in Queensland, It combines artefacts, documents, garments and photographs from public and private collections with newly recorded oral histories to create a rich tapestry of how the islands are remembered, experienced and passed on to future generations. While exploring the RD Milns Antiquities Museum, visitors can also see the Museum’s extensive collection of Greek, Roman and Egyptian antiquities.

11:00am - 4:00pm: Anthropology Museum: Shields: Design and Functionality 

This exhibition brings together more than 130 Australian shields from the Anthropology Museum collection, exploring what research can reveal about the origins and regional styles of objects that entered the collection with limited documentation. The shields are presented alongside works by contemporary Indigenous artists, including Paul Bong, Jennifer Herd, Judy Watson, Bernard Singleton Jnr and Dylan Sarra, whose practices draw inspiration from traditional shield designs. By sharing current knowledge and identifying areas for further research, the exhibition aims to foster reconnection between these shields, their makers and descendant communities.

12:00 - 4:00pm: Fryer Library: Rare Book + Collection Display 

RD Milns Antiquities Museum: 12:00pm, 1:00pm and 2:00pm (20 min duration)

Anthropology Museum: 11.30am, 12.30pm and 1.30pm (20 min duration)