St Roche’s Canine Crusade *Postponed to August

Please join us to help raise funds towards the PLUS1 Grant from Creative Australia and increase awareness about our new Art Gallery and one of the Abbey Museum's oldest works of art: the St Roche's Dog fresco. A procession of dogs will take part in a 45 minute ‘pilgrimage' walk around Abbeystowe. Each dog will […]

Kids Dig It! Medieval Family Fun

Kids Dig It! is back these school holidays with Medieval Family Fun. Join us at the Abbey Museum for a week of hands on, educational fun for the whole family. Kids can:• Practice archery• Get crafty and design their own heraldic shield• Uncover medieval artefacts in the Archaeological dig• Train like a knight and learn […]

Abbey Medieval Banquet

Tickets Sold Out  The Abbey Medieval Banquet will be hosted at the Great Hall at St Michael’s College near Caboolture on Saturday 29 June. The Steward of the Hall, Sir Blair Martin, will guide patrons through an evening of feasting and entertainment, including music, pageantry and dance. Tickets are limited! On sale in May  

Abbey Medieval Friday Family Fun Day

Have you ever wanted to explore the Abbey Medieval Festival but quite sure what all the fuss is about? Discover the best of our Festival with a sensory-friendly Friday Family Fun day. Featuring all the crowd favourites, including the Moreton Bay Medieval Joust Championship, Birds of Prey, combat demonstrations, story telling, workshops, and live performers.  […]

Abbey Medieval Festival – Knighting Ceremony

During the Middle Ages, it was common practice for knighting ceremonies to take place on the eve of a tournament, battle or joust. The Abbey Medieval Festival honours this tradition.The authentic 14th century Knighting Ceremony takes place in the candlelit Abbey Church with its magnificent medieval stained glass windows. So join Companie Draco Routiers at […]

Abbey Medieval Festival

The Abbey Medieval Festival returns to Moreton Bay in 2024 at Abbeystowe, Caboolture on 6 - 7 July.Spend an action-packed weekend experiencing Queensland's largest medieval festival, with jousting, knight combat, Birds of Prey, kids activities, archery, entertainment and more! Shop at the market and enjoy delicious food and drink and a refreshment at the Stag […]

Friends Presentation – ‘Phoenician Sonnets – Mediterranean mysteries along ancient trading routes.’ by Stephen Stockwell

Commencing with some Phoenician objects in the Abbey’s collection, this talk will share images of Phoenician material culture and sites gathered in travels along their ancient trading routes around the Mediterranean.Why not come a little earlier and visit the Museum to see the collections of coins, sculpture, glass, stained glass, ceramics, carvings, lacquerware, prehistoric stone […]

St Roche’s Canine Crusade

Now during St Roche's Day, Saturday 17th August.Join us to raise funds towards the new Art Gallery by bringing awareness to one of our oldest works of art: the 'St Roche's Dog' fresco. A procession of dogs will take part in a 45 minute pilgrimage walk around Abbeystowe. Each dog will receive a doggie biscuit […]

Abbey Trivia Night

Abbey Trivia Night - Australia in the 20th Century Travel back in time from the comfort of the Abbey Hall at the Friends' August Trivia Night, themed "Australia in the 20th Century – history; geography; sport; politics; movies; TV shows." Join us for a night of reminiscing with challenging questions from Trivia Master Libby. To whet […]

Kids Dig It! Egyptian Family Fun

Kids Dig It! is back these school holidays with Egyptian Family Fun. Join us at the Abbey Museum for a week of hands on, educational fun for the whole family. Kids can: • Practice archery • Get crafty and design a plaster Sarcophagus. • Uncover Ancient Egyptian artefacts in the Archaeological dig • Learn about […]

Friends Presentation – ‘Exhibiting empire: Pompey’s theatre in Rome as ‘garden museum’’ presented by Kit Morrell

In 55 BCE, Roman statesman and general Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey) dedicated Rome’s first permanent theatre on the Campus Martius. The theatre was part of a massive, monumental project which included a Temple of Venus, a senate house, and a large portico with gardens and colonnades, filled with statues and artworks, for the enjoyment of […]