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Opera Queensland
Celebrates the joy found in telling stories through song.
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Queensland Museum Kurilpa Jurassic World by Brickman®
Until 14 July 2024Queensland Museum Kurilpa, BrisbaneGet ready for an immersive adventure like no other as Ryan 'Brickman' McNaught re-imagines Jurassic World, the blockbuster franchise.
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Fairy Tales
Must close 28 Apr 2024GOMABringing together painting, sculpture, film, costumes, and more, Fairy Tales highlights the archetypal figures we know so well.
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
2 - 4 May 2024Cremorne Theatre, QPACA crowd-pleasing comedy that takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as 'the relationship.'
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Mad Science film program
3 May to 23 Jun 2024Cinema A, GOMAExplore science and scientists throughout the history of cinema at the Gallery of Modern Art's Cinema A.
Just announced
Coming Up
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Opera Queensland Jessica Pratt in Concert
24 Apr 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACJessica Pratt and QSO perform a special one-night-only concert of spectacular highlights from the bel canto repertoire.
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Opera Queensland Brisbane Bel Canto Long Lunch with Maggie Beer
26 Apr 2024Events On OxladeMaggie Beer is creating a special opera inspired menu for festival goers in honour of Jessica Pratt – La Dolce, Jessica.
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Rossini Stabat Mater
26 Apr 2024, 7:30pmConservatorium Theatre, QCGURossini's masterpiece Stabat Mater is a testament to the composer's genius, conveying profound grief and hope through its exquisite melodies and harmonies.
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Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Piano Series: Daniel de Borah in Recital
26 Apr 2024, 6pmIan Hanger Recital Hall, QCGUA recital of solo piano favorites from Queensland Conservatorium’s Head of Chamber Music, Daniel de Borah.
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The Woman in Black
30 Apr - 11 May 2024Playhouse, QPACStarring John Waters and Daniel MacPherson, don’t miss this thrilling theatrical exploration of terror.
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Queensland Museum Kurilpa Queensland Museum Animal Classification Teacher PD
1 May 2024, 4pmQueensland Museum Kurilpa, BrisbaneEnhance opportunities for students to explore Classification in your classroom with Queensland Museum research and collections.
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
2 - 4 May 2024Cremorne Theatre, QPACA crowd-pleasing comedy that takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as 'the relationship.'
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Mamamia Out Loud LIVE
2 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACMamamia Out Loud Live brings Australia’s number one news and pop culture podcast to the stage!
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra My Homeland
3 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACEvery note from this fun and heartfelt work will spark a bright new picture in your mind, making this concert truly unforgettable.
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The Val Machin Opera Scenes
3 – 4 May 2024Conservatorium Theatre, QCGUThe operatic works of Mozart, Rossini and Leoncavallo will be brought to life by QCGU students.
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Mad Science film program
3 May to 23 Jun 2024Cinema A, GOMAExplore science and scientists throughout the history of cinema at the Gallery of Modern Art's Cinema A.
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Aaron Chen – Funny Garden
4 May 2024, 7pm & 9:30pmConcert Hall, QPAC“You are allowed to put whatever you like in your blurb. It doesn’t even have to describe the show.” Aaron Chen
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Queensland Museum Rail Workshops Planes, Trains and Autos presents Fully Charged
4 May 2024, 9am to 4pmQueensland Museum Rail Workshops, IpswichVisit Queensland Museum Rail Workshops for a celebration of all thing's aviation, rail and autos!
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Forest Song & Don Quixote by Grand Kyiv Ballet
6 - 7 May 2024Concert Hall, QPACThe Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine will return to Australia to present their double bill of Forest Song & Dox Quixote.
Seasons and Festivals
Family & Kids
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Queensland Museum Kurilpa Sensory Friendly: Jurassic World by Brickman
25 May 2024Queensland Museum Kurilpa, BrisbaneVisit Queensland Museum for Sensory Friendly Sessions.
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Queensland Museum Kurilpa A Night at the Museum
18 May, 14 Jun, 12 Jul 2024Queensland Museum Kurilpa, BrisbaneExperience after hours access to Queensland Museum, including Jurassic World by Brickman®.
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Queensland Museum Kurilpa Jurassic World by Brickman®
Until 14 July 2024Queensland Museum Kurilpa, BrisbaneGet ready for an immersive adventure like no other as Ryan 'Brickman' McNaught re-imagines Jurassic World, the blockbuster franchise.
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Queensland Museum Rail Workshops Planes, Trains and Autos presents Fully Charged
4 May 2024, 9am to 4pmQueensland Museum Rail Workshops, IpswichVisit Queensland Museum Rail Workshops for a celebration of all thing's aviation, rail and autos!
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Bangarra Dance Theatre Waru – journey of the small turtle
26 - 29 Jun 2024Concert Hall, QPACBangarra’s first work for children, Waru is an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance coming to QPAC's Playhouse.
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Spirit of Christmas
20 - 21 Dec 2024Concert Hall, QPACAn occasion to rejoice and reflect on the year that has passed and embrace the season’s enduring message of Peace, Love and Joy.
Theatre
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Queensland Theatre Round the Twist The Musical
From 12 Nov 2024Playhouse, QPACA quintessentially Australian joyous celebration of oddballs and misfits – where if you stand out then you’ll fit right in!
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Queensland Theatre 37
Until 4 May 2024Bille Brown TheatreExperience Nathan Maynard's loud, brash match between top dogs and underdogs in 37 at the Bille Brown Theatre.
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Beauty and the Beast the Musical
Now PlayingLyric Theatre, QPACFinal weeks released from 22 May to 9 June for Disney’s enchanting new musical. Plus extra matinees added for the April school holidays.
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The Woman in Black
30 Apr - 11 May 2024Playhouse, QPACStarring John Waters and Daniel MacPherson, don’t miss this thrilling theatrical exploration of terror.
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I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change
2 - 4 May 2024Cremorne Theatre, QPACA crowd-pleasing comedy that takes on the truths and myths behind that contemporary conundrum known as 'the relationship.'
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Black Box
10 - 19 May 2024Cremorne Theatre, QPACThis ground-breaking new Australian musical tells the story of David Warren who invented the black box flight recorder that is now on every plane.
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Queensland Theatre Medea
11 May - 8 Jun 2024Bille Brown TheatreA tender, surprising and bittersweet reimagining of history’s most misunderstood mother.
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Audra McDonald Live In Concert
15 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACExperience the most Tony Awarded performer in Broadway history, Audra McDonald, live at QPAC!
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RBG: Of Many, One
16 - 26 May 2024Playhouse, QPACSuzie Miller's smash-hit production tells the story of the indominable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Fourteen
12 Jun - 6 Jul 2024Cremorne Theatre, QPACReturning to QPAC, Fourteen is a story of self-discovery and resilience, set to a nostalgic mixtape of 90s bangers from Shania to The Spice Girls.
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Queensland Theatre Cost of Living
15 Jun - 13 Jul 2024Bille Brown TheatreA story about our need to care no matter the distance that age, race, and disability might place between us.
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Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
27 Jun 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACExperience Patti LuPone’s new concert, A Life in Notes, where she performs a retrospective of songs from her childhood to now.
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TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
29 Jun - 23 Aug 2024Lyric Theatre, QPACExperience the inspiring life of Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, who didn’t just break the rules – she rewrote them!
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Queensland Theatre POTUS, or Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
27 Jul - 24 Aug 2024Bille Brown TheatreA crack team of highly competent women who are dealing with a highly incompetent boss.
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Legally Blonde – The Musical
1 - 10 Aug 2024Conservatorium Theatre, QCGUAction-packed and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances, Legally Blonde The Musical is so much fun, it should be illegal!
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Opera Queensland Straight from the Strait
28 - 31 Aug 2024Playhouse, QPACThe extraordinary story of Torres Strait Island men and women who worked on the Mount Newman railway construction project.
Music
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Laufey – Bewitched: The Goddess Tour
11 Sep 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACGrammy Award-winning Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey brings her highly anticipated Bewitched: The Goddess Tour to QPAC’s Concert Hall!
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The Rock Proms 2024
30 Oct 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACThe Rock Proms 2024 features new guest artists and the Rock Proms Orchestra, performing the greatest rock classics of all time.
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Tribute to Duke Ellington – James Morrison and His Big Band
20 Nov 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACSwing along to this very special Duke Ellington tribute to hear all his big band classics with international jazz maestro, James Morrison.
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Opera Queensland Lucia di Lammermoor
20 & 27 Apr 2024Concert Hall, QPACA compelling portrait of a woman whose passion knows no limits.
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Opera Queensland Opera Club
Annual MembershipOnlineOpera Club members can join fellow opera fans for a year-long calendar of unique events, experiences and offers to bring your theatre experience to life.
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Opera Queensland Jessica Pratt in Concert
24 Apr 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACJessica Pratt and QSO perform a special one-night-only concert of spectacular highlights from the bel canto repertoire.
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Opera Queensland Brisbane Bel Canto Long Lunch with Maggie Beer
26 Apr 2024Events On OxladeMaggie Beer is creating a special opera inspired menu for festival goers in honour of Jessica Pratt – La Dolce, Jessica.
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Rossini Stabat Mater
26 Apr 2024, 7:30pmConservatorium Theatre, QCGURossini's masterpiece Stabat Mater is a testament to the composer's genius, conveying profound grief and hope through its exquisite melodies and harmonies.
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The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
9 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACCome and relive all The Beatles classic hits in one sensational concert experience presented by the world’s premier ‘Beatles’ band, The Beatle Boys.
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Engelbert Humperdinck: The Last Waltz
13 to 14 May 2024Concert Hall, QPACSee the King of Romance down under this May performing his greatest hits live in concert!
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Audra McDonald Live In Concert
15 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACExperience the most Tony Awarded performer in Broadway history, Audra McDonald, live at QPAC!
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Riverside & Friends
17 May 2024, 6pmIan Hanger Recital Hall, QCGUQueensland’s finest young professional guitarists join together in an exciting program of music from around the world.
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Missy Higgins – The Second Act Tour 2024
23 May - 6 Jun 2024Concert Hall, QPACBeloved Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins will be back at QPAC's Concert Hall for her Second Act Tour!
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Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
27 Jun 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACExperience Patti LuPone’s new concert, A Life in Notes, where she performs a retrospective of songs from her childhood to now.
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Opera Queensland Adult Group Vocal Workshop - Weeknight Series
8 - 29 Jul 2024Opera Queensland StudioA selection of ensemble works that encompass personal and professional development skills.
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An Evening with Vika & Linda
9 July 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACVocal duo Vika & Linda present a special concert that showcases the rich beauty of their voices together.
Classical
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Aiyun Huang
23 Apr 2024, 7:30pmIan Hanger Recital Hall, QCGUSee soloist, chamber musician, researcher, teacher, and producer, Aiyun Huang perform at the Ian Hanger Recital Hall.
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Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Piano Series: Daniel de Borah in Recital
26 Apr 2024, 6pmIan Hanger Recital Hall, QCGUA recital of solo piano favorites from Queensland Conservatorium’s Head of Chamber Music, Daniel de Borah.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra My Homeland
3 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACEvery note from this fun and heartfelt work will spark a bright new picture in your mind, making this concert truly unforgettable.
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The Val Machin Opera Scenes
3 – 4 May 2024Conservatorium Theatre, QCGUThe operatic works of Mozart, Rossini and Leoncavallo will be brought to life by QCGU students.
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Musica Viva Australia Esmé Quartet
13 May 2024, 7pmConservatorium Theatre, QCGUEsmé Quartet, the award-winning young string quartet waking up the world with their exciting and insightful performances of much-loved masterworks.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra Symphony Fantastic
17 - 18 May 2024Concert Hall, QPACExperience three spellbinding French works in Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Fantastic!
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Medici Concerts Alexander Gavrylyuk
18 May 2024, 3pmConservatorium Theatre, QCGUThe Medici Series welcomes Alexander Gavrylyuk with his thrilling pianism and dazzling finger-work.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra Mahler’s Song of the Earth
20 May 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACStuart Skelton and Catherine Carby star in this extraordinary encounter with Mahler’s monumental song cycle.
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Duo Concertant
20 May 2024, 7pmIan Hanger Recital Hall, QCGUCommemorating the centenary of Fauré's death, with a combined program of his exquisite early violin sonatas with later music.
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Camerata Camerata & Karin Schaupp: Serenade
22 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACFeaturing Australia guitar virtuoso, Karin Schaupp this performance showcases two exquisite pieces of music for guitar and strings.
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Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Lyrebird Trio
22 May 2024, 7:30pmIan Hanger Recital Hall, QCGUCelebrating the return of The Lyrebird Trio's violinist Glenn Christensen, many favorites of the chamber music canon will be performed.
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Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra – Beethoven 7
24 May 2024, 7:30pmConservatorium Theatre, QCGUUnder the baton of Johannes Fritzsch, the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven's Symphony No. 7.
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Queensland Youth Symphony Modern Masterpieces
25 May 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACBe the first to experience the world premiere of Paul Dean's Symphony No. 2. Dedicated to the Queensland Youth Symphony.
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Southern Cross Soloists Perfumes of the East
2 Jun 2024, 3pmConcert Hall, QPACEmbark on a sensory voyage into the realm of the exotic with this vibrant musical tapestry.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Lost Birds
8 - 9 Jun 2024Concert Hall, QPACSoar above the noise of the everyday and into a pastoral haven rich with reflection in this breathtaking production of The Lost Birds.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra Altstaedt Plays Haydn and Tchaikovsky
17 Jun 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACWorld-renowned cellist and master storyteller Altstaedt makes his ACO debut as soloist and guest director.
Dance
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Queensland Ballet A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Until 27 April 2024Playhouse, QPACExperience the wonder of Shakespeare in the whimsical A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Liam Scarlett.
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Forest Song & Don Quixote by Grand Kyiv Ballet
6 - 7 May 2024Concert Hall, QPACThe Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine will return to Australia to present their double bill of Forest Song & Dox Quixote.
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Queensland Ballet Coppélia
7 - 22 Jun 2024Playhouse, QPACA beautiful, life-like doll and two quarrelling young lovers create comic chaos in this spirited ballet.
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Bangarra Dance Theatre Horizon
8 - 17 Aug 2024Playhouse, QPACFrom two of the world’s great First Nations comes Bangarra Dance Theatre’s first mainstage cross-cultural collaboration, Horizon.
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Queensland Ballet Coco Chanel: the Life of a Fashion Icon
4 - 19 Oct 2024Playhouse, QPACTrailblazer. Icon. This evocative ballet explores one woman’s elusive rise to the top at any cost.
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Queensland Ballet The Lady of the Camellias
5 - 8 Dec 2024Lyric Theatre, QPACThe Lady of the Camellias, featuring the Shanghai Ballet, will draw you into a world of love and tragedy in 19th century Paris.
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Queensland Ballet The Nutcracker
13 - 21 Dec 2024Lyric Theatre, QPACA sparkling winter wonderland awaits in the delightful holiday ballet that takes place one frosty Christmas Eve night.
Comedy
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Mamamia Out Loud LIVE
2 May 2024, 7:30pmConcert Hall, QPACMamamia Out Loud Live brings Australia’s number one news and pop culture podcast to the stage!
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Aaron Chen – Funny Garden
4 May 2024, 7pm & 9:30pmConcert Hall, QPAC“You are allowed to put whatever you like in your blurb. It doesn’t even have to describe the show.” Aaron Chen
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Tom Gleeson – Gear
10 May 2024, 6:15pm & 8:45pmConcert Hall, QPACDon’t miss the chance to watch this gold-plated, live comedy superstar at his brand-new live show, Gear at QPAC's Concert Hall.
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Max Amini Live in Brisbane!
21 May 2024, 7pmConcert Hall, QPACJoin Max Amini as he unleashes his trademark wit and charm and spot-on impressions; a guaranteed joyride from start to finish!
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Ari Shaffir
31 May 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACAri puts on a hilarious show with all new material and he brings amazing openers. So it’s just a really funny night of legit mainstream stand-up at QPAC’s Concert Hall.
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Jimeoin – Who’s your man?!
6 Jul 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACDon’t miss Jimeoin as he takes you on a journey that’ll have you none the wiser by the time he takes his final bow!
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Chelsea Handler
11 Jul 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACComedian and television host, Chelsea Handler, will entertain audiences with her humour and candor.
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Em Rusciano – Outgrown
12 Jul 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACEm Rusciano is back with a brand-new live experience and her first big national tour since 2019, and look yes, she is still angry, but now she knows why.
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Kitty Flanagan LIVE!
13 Jul 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACCatch Kitty Flanagan's encore of her brand-new show full of hard laughs, good times, handy hints and a catchy little tune about underpants.
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This Is Wild! Bob The Drag Queen
18 Jul 2024, 8pmConcert Hall, QPACGrab your binoculars and get off that couch because you’re not going to want to miss a single second of Bob The Drag Queen’s first headline stand-up comedy world tour!
What's on at
Acknowledgement of Traditional Custodians
We pay our respects to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors of this land, their spirits and their legacy. The foundations laid by these ancestors gives strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations, both First Nations and non-First Nations peoples, towards creating a better Queensland.