Explore the best in theatre, music, dance, exhibitions, festivals, and workshops. Secure your tickets now and be part of the excitement. Don’t miss out on these incredible events!
Dance
1 Nov 2025, 5:30pm
Concert Hall, QPAC
Enjoy a great night of dance with amazing energy, colourful costumes, and highly motivated youth with COMDANCE.
Ballet
Family / Kids
Brisbane City Youth Ballet
23 - 24 Jan 2026
Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Join 100 of Australia’s finest young dancers as they perform this magical ballet that tells the age old tale of courage and determination.
Festival
World Science Festival Brisbane
25 Mar 2026, 11:30am
Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane
The STEM Futures Forum connects Queensland’s senior secondary students with scientific ideas and challenges that will shape their futures.
Popular Music
16 Apr 2026, 8pm
Experience the GRAMMY-winning legend as he performs his biggest hits along with brand new music.
Comedy
28 Feb to 11 Mar 2026
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
The brand-new show from Australia’s most popular live comedian!
Exhibition
28 Nov 2025 & 27 Feb 2026
Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane
Experience after hours access to Queensland Museum, including the Croc! Lost Giants to Living Legends exhibition.
Queensland Ballet
27 Mar - 4 Apr 2026
Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC
Christian Spuck’s monumental staging of Verdi’s choral masterpiece. This is the first time an Australian company has performed this work, and the first time it has been staged in Australia since Zurich Ballet brought it to the Adelaide Festival in 2023 to critical acclaim.
22 - 30 May 2026
Playhouse, QPAC
Featuring works by Edward Clug, Christian Spuck, and Goyo Montero. This program is a treat of international contemporary works.
9 - 19 Dec 2026
A lavish world premiere. Reimagined by Derek Deane, who created audience-favourite Strictly Gershwin, and celebrated set and costume designer Lez Brotherston.
Classical Music
Musica Viva Australia
19 Feb 2026, 7pm
The incomparable Allan Clayton and Kate Golla set out once again on A Winter’s Journey, warmed by Fred Williams’ glowing visions of Australia.
15 Jun 2026, 7pm
Presenting the London-based Doric String Quartet performing with Australian clarinettist and FutureMaker Lloyd Van’t Hoff.
17 Aug 2026, 7pm
Musica Viva Australia presents Thomas Dunford’s Australian debut alongside multi-award-winning cellist Nicolas Altstaedt.
6 Oct 2026, 7pm
Pianist Paul Lewis puts Mozart under the microscope to discover endless new wonders.
4 Nov 2026, 7pm
The Latvian Radio Choir spread their wings and soar with recorder queen Genevieve Lacey.
19 Apr 2026, 5pm & 8pm
Scotland’s international comedy superstar Daniel Sloss unleashes his brilliant and devastatingly hilarious brand-new show BITTER.
Theatre
Queensland Theatre Company
12 Feb - 8 Mar 2026
Queensland Theatre brings The Great Gatsby roaring to life in a glittering, gin-soaked world where dreams shimmer then shatter.
10 - 29 Mar 2026
Bille Brown Theatre
A hilarious and deeply moving exploration of family, legacy, and the things we hold onto – literally.
28 Apr - 24 May 2026
Packed with heart, clad in sequins & boasting a swinging soundtrack, this story is a cultural anthem to the solidarity & soul of First Nations’ sisterhood.
10 - 26 Jul 2026
A dazzling retelling of Pride & Prejudice returns to QPAC, where Jane Austen’s timeless wit meets a luminous Queensland cast in an ode to romance and independence.
11 - 30 Aug 2026
Expertly crafted by one of Australia’s finest writers, Do Not Go Gentle inhabits two poetic worlds: one of epic adventure, and another of quiet valediction.
1 - 19 Sep 2026
Experience a nail-biting showdown and an inspiring story of determination, legacy and pride.
13 Oct - 1 Nov 2026
Filled with insightful humour, this unique and compassionate play asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us.
Opera
Opera Queensland
17 Nov - 1 Dec 2025
Opera Queensland Studio
A special series of group vocal workshops, with a performance opportunity to showcase your Christmas repertoire.
Circus and Physical
8 - 18 Jan 2026
Inspired by the blockbuster film franchise, Now You See Me Live is an explosive mix of high-tech illusions and jaw-dropping spectacles.
5 - 9 Aug 2026
This is your chance to see the award-winning star of Fisk, Utopia and Have You Been Paying Attention? doing what she does best, stand-up comedy.
Workshops
14 Nov 2025, 6pm
Step into SparkLab for an adults-only night of science, hosted by environmental educator and native bee expert, Clancy Lester – also known as the Bee Man.
25 Oct 2025, 1:30pm
Artist Alick Tipoti joins Queensland Museum’s Peggy Kasabad Lane in this fireside chat about the rituals and meaning behind the crocodile dance.
25 Oct 2025, 2:30pm
Melbourne Street Green, QPAC
Enjoy the Crocodile dance workshop with Alick Tipoti, for people of all ages
Musical
Opera Queensland & Queensland Theatre
11 - 21 Nov 2026
In a world where fairytales collide, this timeless musical asks what happens when the story ends and “... everyone lives happily ever after”.
Talks & Conversation
3 Mar 2026, 7:30pm
Join F1 legends Mika Häkkinen & David Coulthard for a night of high-octane entertainment.
16 - 21 Dec 2025
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
The Kransky Sisters are bringing the party back to QPAC with hits and Christmas carols like you’ve never heard them before.