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Brisbane's cultural magnetic pull is getting stronger every year. As a long-standing arts partner to many not-for-profit arts and cultural organisations, we've been onboard to see our city's art scene attract exclusive global artists, performances and exhibitions creating a don't-miss-this vibe that travellers from around Australia and the globe flock here for.
More importantly, we've watched our Brisbane-based art community elevate their practice to the world stage, marvelled at their increased commitment to connect Queensland's regions with their programs and deliver phenomenal cultural development to our city that our community loves.
Every year, our arts partners deliver a bigger and bolder season of thought-provoking, world-changing and deliciously fun events and we're proud to support their full theatres, teeming galleries and creative ideas.
We'll be in the audience showing our support, will you?
The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial presented by Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Queensland Art Gallery & Gallery of Modern Art
30 November 2024 - 27 April 2025
Art that feels like summer. The 11th Asia Pacific Triennial is now open at QAGOMA.
Seventy artists from thirty countries, across two galleries, plus cinema screenings and seven interactive projects for kids and families. Bursting with colour and life, the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial is a vibrant mix of creativity and culture. Discover dynamic installations, painting, sculpture, photography, video and performance.
All free, all summer long and only in Brisbane. It’s the biggest thing you’ll see this year.
Open daily from 10am.
The Nutcracker presented by Queensland Ballet
Lyric Theatre, QPAC
13 - 21 December 2024
A sparkling winter wonderland awaits in the delightful holiday ballet, The Nutcracker. Snowflakes flutter, fireplaces crackle, and midnight dreams come to life in this much-loved tale that takes place one frosty Christmas Eve night. Filled with magic, excitement and dreamy delights, this rich story ballet will enchant families of all ages.
Summer School Holidays presented by Museum of Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane
14 December 2024 - 27 January 2025
Non-stop family fun all summer long at MoB these school holidays!
With a fun adventure available every single day of the week, there’s so much to see and do at MoB these summer school holidays.
- Gather up your little art enthusiasts as we go on a special Young Explorers Tours of our exhibition New Light: Photography Now + Then.
- Craft your very own healing native plants at Macaranga Mate.
- Create one-of-a-kind kite with your favourite family pictures at our Family Flyers.
- Ready to transform a simple cardboard box into your very own camera obscura? Create your very own at Camera Obscura Workshop.
- Add to our healing garden at Hiromi Tango’s 花弁 Hanabira (Gentle Petal).
- Become a detective for the day with a game of Little Artist’s Eye Spy.
- Take in sweeping views of the city by booking a Clock Tower Tour.
Dates and session times vary, so please check individual activities for more details. Please note: Museum of Brisbane is closed on Christmas Day (25 December), Boxing Day (26 December), New Year’s Day (1 January).
Our Classical Favourites presented by Queensland Symphony Orchestra
QPAC Concert Hall
8 - 9 February 2025
With a world of music at our fingertips, we often forget how much classical music shaped everyday culture of the 20th and 21st centuries. From use in ringtones to movie scores and beyond, classical music is everywhere!
Our Classical Favourites is QSO’s feel-good concert filled with well-known and well-loved favourites. Like a classical music jukebox, there’s guaranteed to be something for everyone in this concert of hand-picked crowdpleasers.
Break out your dancing shoes for Bernstein’s Symphonic Suites from West Side Story and Overture to On the Town, then bask in the festive spirit with Tchaikovsky’ Pas De Deux from The Nutcracker. Be whisked away to the Globe Theatre for Prokofiev’s Dance of the Knights from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, followed by a trip to Bohemia with Brahms’ Hungarian Dances No.5, and many, many more!
With these beloved classical treats, make sure you take advantage and enjoy a slice of musical joy and celebrate timeless beauty and energy in this favourites concert not to be missed!
An evening with Joseph Keckler presented by Opera Queensland
Opera Queensland Studio
14 - 15 February 2025
Praised by the New York Times as a “major talent who shatters conventional boundaries”, Joseph Keckler possesses a magnetic stage presence, strange mind, and a powerful and expressive voice.
Operating in a mode of his own, somewhere between opera, art, and rock and roll, Joseph wowed audiences in his first Australian appearance at ΩHM Festival in 2023. He has performed in festivals and theatres across America including the NPR Tiny Desk series and the Lincoln Center.
In 2024, he made his first splash in Australia on double bills with Lydia Lunch, playing at Melbourne Recital Centre, Brisbane Powerhouse, Adelaide Fringe Festival, MONA, and hosting RAGE. He is currently working on new music, film, and a new performance, commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He returns to Australia to perform a new selection of songs as well as some favourites from his previous tour.
2025 QSO Opening Gala: The Rite of Spring with Circa presented by Queensland Symphony Orchestra
QPAC Concert Hall
20 - 22 February 2025
A concert so outrageous and ground-breaking, its 1913 premiere led to the most notorious riot in the history of Classical music, earning composer Igor Stravinsky the title of “The Prince of the Avant-Garde”.
Originally composed as a ballet, Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) and world-renowned circus company Circa will see musicians and acrobats come together for this primal reinterpretation, as free and wild as nature itself.
Inspired by Russian folktales, The Rite of Spring depicts the Arrival of Spring, a pagan ritual that culminates in a game to select a sacrifice to the gods, where a young maiden inevitably dances herself to death.
Both shocking and enthralling audiences upon its premiere, The Rite of Spring pushed the frontiers of classical music more than ever before! In 2025, Stravinsky’s legacy lives on as QSO and Circa propels The Rite of Spring into the 21st century with bodies flying, flowing and colliding with one of the most recorded works in classical music.
With Circa’s The Rite of Spring already captivating audiences across Paris, Barcelona, and New York, this concert is the 2025 event not to be missed!
Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice presented by Queensland Theatre
Playhouse, QPAC
20 February - 9 March 2025
A sumptuous theatrical ode to the mother of romantic comedies.
Smart, witty and fearless, Elizabeth Bennet is an independent young woman who dearly loves a laugh and is not afraid to poke fun where fun is most definitely warranted. At odds with her husband-hunting sisters and dithery mother, Elizabeth longs for the power to determine her own marital fate.
Amidst the glittering swirl of regency balls, gossip and the hypocrisy of 19th century England, Elizabeth encounters the arrogant, aloof, but infuriatingly eligible Mr Darcy. The two are more alike than they care to admit. Mindful? Yes. Demure? Debatable. A perfect match? Most ardently!
Penned by Patrick White Award winners Wendy Mocke and Lewis Treston, Austen’s rapier wit and iconic characters burst to life in this exquisite theatrical adaptation of the novel that defined the very genre of romantic comedy.
ΩHM Festival of Other Music presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Powerhouse
February - March 2025
ΩHM Festival of Other Music, a celebration of innovative artists redefining the boundaries of music returns to Brisbane Powerhouse. Featuring a lineup of musicians each with a unique and distinctive sound, the festival highlights creativity and experimentation, offering audiences an unforgettable journey through groundbreaking musical experiences.
OHM25 Bonny Light Horseman (28 February)
OHM25 Camille O’Sullivan (7 March)
OHM25 Etran de L’Aïr (13 March)
+ MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED
La Cenerentola (Cinderella) presented by Opera Queensland
Concert Hall, QPAC
4 March - 8 March 2025
La Cenerentola is a tale of heart and humour full of clever disguises, unlikely heroes, a midnight ball and the kindness of one very determined young woman.
Set to the sparkling and exquisite music of Rossini, La Cenerentola swaps pumpkin carriages and fairy godparents for an evening of magical music and theatrical mischief.
An invitation to the Prince’s Ball arrives, but the gentle and warm-hearted Angelina (Cinderella) is overlooked by her selfish stepsisters and father Don Magnifico. Kindness, however, can conjure an unpredictable magic; when Cinderella captures the heart of Prince Ramiro, it’s not the slipper that fits, but her heart that shines. This is an enchanting night at the opera offering joyous conclusion that fairy tales can come true.
There are plenty of laughs, thanks to the antics of Magnifico and Dandini, a pair of scheming stepsisters, and a mix-up at the ball. Add some dazzling singing and you’ve got a night at the opera offering the rare and joyous conclusion that fairy tales really can come true.
Sung in Italian with English subtitles.
Brisbane Bel Canto Festival presented by Opera Queensland
Various locations across Brisbane
4 - 8 March 2025
For a second year, OQ will continue exploring the many wonders of the art of beautiful singing.
Headlining the festival is Rossini’s La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Rossini’s take on the beloved fairy tale. Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University will be participating in the festival once again, with a presentation of contemporary Australian secular hymns with lyrics by some of Australia’s finest writers, Andrew Ford’s Red Dirt Hymns.
The University of Queensland School of Music joins the festival with Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle (Little Solemn Mass), which will see pianists Liam Viney and Anna Grinberg accompanied by a mass choir in The Cathedral of St Stephen, as well as emerging Brisbane ensemble One Equal Music, presenting The Birth of Bel Canto.
On March 7, Opera Queensland is bringing back its beloved Long Lunch, curated by culinary icon Stefano de Pieri. Stefano and the OQ team are promising a perfect symphony of flavours and songs, celebrating Queensland and Italy in a way that only an Italian-Australian chef as renowned as Stefano could.
Macbeth presented by La Boite Theatre
The Roundhouse Theatre
6 - 22 March 2025
A Show of War Lost and Won.
Opening on International Women’s Day, experience a bold new take on one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies in this daring reimagining of Macbeth.
The prophets who once hailed Macbeth, foretelling his rise to power, have lingered in the shadows for too long. Now, the Weird Sisters step out from the wings and take centre stage.
No longer mere bystanders, they embody the forces of nature itself, their voices intertwined with the Earth’s cries for balance and need for healing. Blending dance, movement, text and sound, this hybrid performance explores the interconnectedness of all things.
Starring Nicole Hoskins, Roxanne McDonald and Mel Ree, Macbeth is co-directed by La Boite Theatre’s Artistic Director Courtney Stewart and Lisa Fa’alafi (Co-Artistic Director Polytoxic, Hot Brown Honey), and welcomes back the formidable Sue Rider, former Artistic Director of La Boite, as dramaturg.
Relic presented by Australasian Dance Collective
UAP Foundry (Northgate)
7 - 9 March 2025
A new immersive experience at Urban Art Projects. In an unprecedented collaboration, Australasian Dance Collective (ADC) and Urban Art Projects (UAP) invite you to experience art as never before, in a site-specific dance theatre creation that defies the boundaries between performance and visual art.
Inspired by the timeless themes of 16th and 17th-century still life paintings and the haunting symbolism of the memento mori movement, Relic reimagines these age-old notions of mortality through the fearless spirit of motocross—helmets for skulls, smoking rubber for snuffed-out candles, and the inevitable heralding of the final lap for the sands in the hourglass.
The audience will be led through the space and immersed in a collection of exquisitely crafted vignettes—each scene a momentary glimpse of the delicacy of life–featuring ADC’s award-winning Company Artists and special guest Leanne Kenneally, Soprano.
Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann presented by Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra
Concert Hall, QPAC
13 March 2025
Featuring Camerata’s acclaimed Artistic Director and leader Brendan Joyce on solo violin in this virtuosic, lush, and joyous symphonic concert, joined by Camerata’s wind, brass, and percussion sections.
Share in the joy, passion, and love of music with Camerata’s virtuosic opening 2025 concert, featuring Camerata’s very own Artistic Director and leader Brendan Joyce on solo violin for Schumann’s Violin Concerto.
In this concert, Camerata will also “get the band back together”, welcoming our wind, brass, and percussion sections for this spectacular and sublime program of rarely heard musical gems.
With no conductor in sight and a stage full of fine Queensland-based musicians, experience the thrill of 40 musicians uniting as one. From Fanny Mendelssohn’s sparkling concert overture, Schumann’s tender and rarely heard Violin Concerto, and Poulenc’s light and charming Sinfonietta, this concert will be a joy from beginning to end.
As always, join Camerata in the foyer after the concert to meet the musicians and have a chat.
James Roser & Alex Raineri – An die Musik – Schubert’s Art of Song presented by Opera Queensland
Opera Queensland Studio
14 - 15 March 2025
In this intimate and exclusive performance, Austrian-based, Australian-born baritone James Roser invites you to share in the exquisite melodies of Schubert’s art songs.
Schubert wrote over six hundred lieder, which have left an indelible mark on the art song canon. Bringing poems to life with an equal concern for the voice and piano, his innate gift for vividly conveying imagery in music can be heard in a bubbling brook, leaves rustling, the stumbling of a weary traveller, or the harmonic pangs of unrequited love.
Joined by Alex Raineri, this is a rare opportunity to hear these highly acclaimed artists live.
Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo & Juliet
Lyric Theatre
21 March - 29 March 2025
Shakespeare’s romantic masterpiece returns to set hearts alight. MacMillan’s stunning and much-adored Shakespearean ballet is brought to life with passionate choreography, elegant costumes, striking sets, and Prokofiev’s iconic score. Romeo & Juliet is the unmissable ballet event of the year.
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Calamity Jane presented by Queensland Theatre
Billie Brown Theatre
22 March - 17 April 2025
The raucous revival that celebrates the wildest woman in the Wild West.
Welcome to the rough-and-tumble town of Deadwood, where swaggering sharpshooter Calamity Jane is mocked and admired in equal measure. Deadly with a whip or a quip, her bluster and bravado mask a longing for something deeper.
Cabaret daredevil Naomi Price (Drizzle Boy, Ladies in Black) slips into Jane’s trail-worn boots for this rootin’ tootin’ unruly and unpredictable ride.
This revival has all your favourite numbers, including “Secret Love” and “The Black Hills of Dakota” but this ain’t Doris Day’s Calamity Jane, no siree. This stripped-back reimagining shucks off the buckskin and brings a barrelful of dirt and grit to the classic musical.
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Rearranged: Art of the Flower presented by Museum of Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane, Level 3, City Hall
Exhibition on until early 2025
Still life takes on new life in this celebration of the art of the flower. Brisbane has a strong culture of artists using floral imagery to tell stories of this place. In a space reminiscent of a quintessential Queenslander house, Rearranged: Art of the Flower invites visitors to stroll through a lush collection of paintings, textiles, sculptures, ceramics and new media.
Commonly associated with domestic settings and still life compositions, flowers continue to be reimagined and evoke contemporary concerns. Rearranged beholds the beauty of this ever-popular subject and looks beyond to explore notions of place, memory and history. The exhibition illuminates diverse perspectives, always acknowledging that flowers have long been cared for by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as an integral part of Country.
As the seasons change, the handmade flowers will be added to the walls of the gallery, creating an abundant garden reflecting community engagement.
Perspectives of Brisbane presented by Museum of Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane
Open daily
Perspectives of Brisbane offers a captivating insight into the people, events and changing landscape that is our city. The evolving life of Brisbane, its history and its culture, is revealed through stories, photographs and film. The place we now call Brisbane has a rich history going back 65,000 years and beyond. Situated on Traditional Lands, it remains home to some of the world’s oldest living cultures. Since European settlement began in the 1820s with the Moreton Bay penal colony, Brisbane has experienced conflict, growth, innovation and celebration.
Today, Greater Brisbane is home to more than 2.5 million people from diverse backgrounds. The city continues to transform, its cultural landscape shaped by the ongoing care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, waves of migration and powerful social change. Museum of Brisbane respectfully acknowledges ‘Warunghu’, Aunty Raelene Baker, for her insight, conversation and participation in writing the text presented in this exhibition.
Clock Tower Tours presented by Museum of Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane
Open daily
Discover the hidden secrets of your heritage-listed City Hall building with a guided tour of Brisbane’s iconic Clock Tower. The Clock Tower Tour is a “must do” while in Brisbane.
For many years, City Hall’s Clock Tower elevated the building to Brisbane’s tallest, offering visitors a magnificent 360 degree view of the city around them. Whilst the view has changed significantly over the last 90 years, the time-honoured tradition of “taking a trip up the tower” happily continues at Museum of Brisbane.
The Clock Tower Tour includes a ride in one of Brisbane’s oldest working cage lifts, a look behind Australia’s largest analogue clock faces and time to explore the observation platform that shares a unique perspective of your city. See if you can catch a glimpse of the bells!
Make a booking online today to secure your spot! Spaces are limited and fill up quickly.
New Light: Photography Now + Then presented by Museum of Brisbane
Museum of Brisbane
Open daily
A mesmerising display of photography spanning 1890 to 2024. With the power to freeze and preserve time, photography has captured imaginations for centuries. This August, step into New Light: Photography Now + Then, an exhibition where past and present converge in a mesmerising display of photography spanning 1890 to 2024. Immerse yourself in the remarkable tale of amateur Brisbane photographer Alfred Henrie Elliott (1870-1954), whose extraordinary images lay dormant for decades until they were discovered in 1983, stored in cedar cigar boxes beneath a home in Red Hill. Initially thought to comprise 300 glass-plate negatives and a trusty tailboard camera, the collection’s narrative took an unexpected turn in 2014 with the discovery of an additional cigar box brimming with over 400 film negatives and 92 prints.
Drawing on this treasure trove of an archive, seven contemporary Brisbane photographers will debut exciting new commissions responding to different parts of the Elliott Collection. By layering their own perspectives, knowledge and experiences onto the collection, the artists will encourage new ways of looking at our past, our present and this place.
Contemporary artists: Marian Drew, Jo-Anne Driessens, Joachim Froese, Tammy Law, Carl Warner, Nina White and Keemon Williams.
Vertigo Brisbane presented by Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Available Friday - Sunday
Step over the edge where gastronomic excellence meets heart pounding adrenaline.
Experience the first vertical restaurant as you dangle from the precipice of Brisbane Powerhouse. Push your limits. Dine on the edge.
Your exclusive locally sourced Vertigo menu includes a two-course meal from fine dining restaurant Bar Alto and a matching wine to be enjoyed while you’re suspended from the edge of Brisbane Powerhouse.
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