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!
Tours
First Nations
QAGOMA
From 31 May 2026
GOMA — Gallery of Modern Art
Delve into diverse stories, complex histories, and rich culture of First Nations artists and their work.
Family / Kids
Workshops
Queensland Museum Kurilpa
From 13 Jul 2026
Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane
Back by popular demand, SparkLab is turning the spotlight to our littlest scientists again – for a limited time only!
4 Jul 2026, 8:30am
Step into the Discovery Centre for a multi-sensory journey into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tools from nature!
Popular Music
Classical Music
19 - 20 Sep 2026
Concert Hall, QPAC
On the heels of a successful global tour to nearly 100 cities, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth in Concert is coming to QPAC.
Talks & Conversation
9 Aug 2026, 3pm & 7:30pm
If you’re wondering why your body didn’t get the memo on how to behave in midlife, then you need to be in the room.
Comedy
Cabaret
22 Aug 2026, 8pm
Experience Em Rusciano at her most unfiltered, feral and finely tuned. This is a love story, just not the one we were sold.
Queensland Museum Cobb & Co
23 May 2026, 9:30am
Queensland Museum Cobb+Co, Toowoomba
Immerse yourself in First Nations culture through a guided coiling weaving workshop with Aunty Barb Walker and take home your own beautifully woven basket.
18 Sep 2026, 8pm
Nurse Georgie Carroll returns to QPAC with her brand-new, razor-sharp show, Infectious.
Until 26 Nov 2026
Hear directly from the curators, scientists and researchers shaping the work of Queensland Museum.
Musical
From 16 Sep 2026
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
ANASTASIA the Broadway Musical, the romantic and adventure-filled hit musical inspired by the beloved film, is coming to Brisbane from September!
24 - 28 Jun 2026
Playhouse, QPAC
You’ve read the book, seen the movie – now experience it live – from the wacky mind of the World’s No. 1 Storyteller.
26 Jul 2026, 7pm
After trauma dumping to audiences across Australia, Abbie Chatfield returns to QPAC with a brand-new show dedicated to men.
Dance
2 Oct 2026, 7pm
Featuring inspirational champion dancers, Burn the Floor is not just a dance show, it’s a pure theatrical experience!
Free
Exhibition Tour
12 - 19 Jun 2026
Join a guided tour of the groundbreaking exhibition Make a Scene: Fashioning Queer Identity and Club Culture in the 90s, led by museum staff.
4 Aug 2026, 7:30pm
Promising his signature warmth and vivid storytelling, don’t miss this opportunity to see Tristan Hughes for the very first time with The Ancients.
Rock Music
27 Aug 2026, 8pm
From sold out arena performances across Europe, the celebrated Dire Straits Experience bring their Long Highway World Tour.
Theatre
28 Aug - 6 Sep 2026
Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony Award-winner Anthony LaPaglia stars in Arthur Miller’s critically acclaimed production, Death of a Salesman.
22 Nov 2026, 8pm
Experience history-making NASA astronaut Scott Kelly live in Australia for the very first time with The Sky is Not the Limit: Lessons from a Year in Space.
29 - 30 Aug 2026
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Using UV light in custom-built tent, the Cremorne Theatre is transformed into a space, where stories and imagined worlds come alive.
2 - 3 Dec 2026
Grossbusters is a school musical like no other from students attending distance education and living in remote Queensland.
Cinema
QAGOMA Film Program
1 May - 1 Jul 2026
Cinema A, GOMA — Gallery of Modern Art
Double Take explores doppelgängers and the uncanny in cinema, from twins and clones to fractured identities, through rare prints and restorations.
15 Aug 2026, 7pm
After smashing countless countries and slaying endless audiences, The Umbilicals’ most beloved show is back
18 - 23 Aug 2026
A soufflé might not rise twice, but this hit comedy will! Jonathan Biggins transforms into the visionary, rabble-rouser, former PM, Paul Keating.
4 Sep 2026, 7:30pm
Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
Singer-songwriter Lior and London-based Australian conductor Kelly Lovelady join forces with the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra to present Compassion.
Brisbane Festival collaboration
7 Sep 2026, 7:30pm
Curated by Professor Vanessa Tomlinson, Be the Sky unites Tenzin Choegyal and Conservatorium students in a meditative Philip Glass work.
22- 26 Sep 2026
Brisbane Festival
3 -13 Sep 2026
Magic Mirrors Spiegeltent, Cultural Forecourt
Direct from London’s West End, sensational singers deliver stunning harmonies and hit-filled singalongs from Queen to Katy Perry.
Circus and Physical
8 - 11 Jul 2026
The award-winning, uniquely Australian, A Bee Story by ARC Circus is the perfect family entertainment.
18 May 2026, 12pm
Join a heartfelt discussion on the responsibilities and challenges of preserving cultural heritage and First Nations histories within institutions.