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This September, QPAC is at the heart of Brisbane Festival – the place where bold stories, world-class performances and electric moments take centre stage.

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Brisbane Festival

Awakening in spring, Brisbane Festival transforms the city into a stage. The Festival transforms theatres, parks, streets, rooftops – and everything in between – into vibrant arenas where art meets place, and audiences are invited into moments that are bright and electric, raw and revelatory.

This September, QPAC is at the heart of Brisbane Festival – the place where bold stories, world-class performances and electric moments take centre stage. As the city transforms into a vibrant playground of art and celebration, QPAC plays host to some of the Festival’s most anticipated works.

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Brisbane Festival in 2025

Theatre

Queensland Theatre

Back to Bilo

3 - 16 Sep 2025

Bille Brown Theatre

A powerful true story of love, community, and the unstoppable force of people power in the face of adversity.

Opera

Opera Queensland

La bohème

4 - 13 Sep 2025

Lyric Theatre, QPAC

Experience the tender beauty of Puccini’s famous opera La bohème. Follow four bohemians as they navigate love, dreams and heartbreak in this timeless masterpiece.

Ballet

Brisbane Festival

Gems

4 - 7 Sep 2025

Playhouse, QPAC

By L.A. Dance Company, this bold contemporary ballet trilogy reimagines George Balanchine’s revolutionary Jewels through a modern lens

First Nations

Dance

Brisbane Festival

Preparing Ground

5 - 7 Sep 2025

Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

Preparing Ground embodies First Nations storytelling, Sovereignty and what it means to belong to a land that remembers.

Talks & Conversation

Classical Music

Brisbane Festival

William Yang: Milestone

9 Sep 2025, 7:30pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

One of Australia’s most revered visual and performance artists, William Yang, reflects on his remarkable life set against Elena Kats-Chernin’s haunting score.

Theatre

Brisbane Festival

The Platypus

10 - 13 Sep 2025

Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

Multiple genres, two actors, one black comedy, and possibly a platypus …

Classical Music

Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra

Camerata: Your Eternal Memories

13 Sep 2025, 7pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

Eternal memories, words, and music will weave together in this concert that is sure to be moving, nostalgic, and hopefully, a little bit funny.

Musical

The Lovers

13 Sep - 5 Oct 2025

Playhouse, QPAC

A musical mix tape of Shakespearean pop bangers with a boldly reimagined script by Laura Murphy, The Lovers is bursting with heart, humour, and more than a touch of magic.

Talks & Conversation

Brisbane Festival

The WOW Show

14 Sep 2025, 2pm

Cremorne Theatre, QPAC

Join Jude Kelly and guests, including award winning Australian playwright Suzie Miller, for big ideas, personal stories, and surprising conversations.