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Popular Music

The Rocketman in Concert

3 Jul 2026, 7pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

A special tribute to one of the bestselling artists of all time. Not to be missed!

Workshops

Science Night – Sharks with Dr Emily Lester

29 May 2026, 6pm

Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Dive deep into the world of apex predators and living reefs as marine scientist Emily Lester unpacks why sharks are essential to balanced marine ecosystems.

Popular Music

Kate Ceberano – Australian Made Tour 2026

14 Nov 2026, 7pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

Kate Ceberano returns for encore performances across the nation after last year’s sell-out tour and hit live album. 

Classical Music

Music of Enduring Love Schumann's Myrthen

15 Mar 2026, 4pm

Basil Jones Orchestral Hall, Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University

The chamber vocal ensemble Soirées Musicales Quintette, now in its twelfth year, presents another special program of romantic song at QCGU this year.

Family / Kids

Children’s Arts Centre

From Mar 2026

QAGOMA

Experience three exciting new programs with baby at QAGOMA this year in the Children’s Art Centre.

Classical Music

Family / Kids

Disney and Pixar’s

Toy Story in Concert

11 Apr 2026, 2pm & 7pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

Celebrate Toy Story by travelling to infinity (and beyond!) with this in-concert performance featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra.

Theatre

Macbeth

6 - 21 Jun 2026

Playhouse, QPAC

In celebration of its 20th anniversary, revered production house Shake & Stir tackle Shakespeare’s most-gripping tragedy, Macbeth.

Family / Kids

The Wiggles Live in Concert

13 - 14 Jun 2026

Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC

The Wiggles are back with a fun intimate live concert experience that will have the whole family singing, dancing, and laughing along!

Popular Music

Engelbert Humperdinck: The Celebration Tour 2026

4 Jul 2026, 7pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

Engelbert Humperdinck returns for an unmissable night of hits and crowd favourites.

Popular Music

Agnes Obel

24 Sep 2026, 8pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

The Danish singer, songwriter and pianist known for her ethereal, chamber-pop sound comes to QPAC!

Popular Music

Kings of Country Rock – Eagles vs Creedence

26 Nov 2026, 8pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

An evening packed with platinum hits, iconic songs and the soundtrack of a generation.

Classical Music

Matteo Bocelli

6 May 2026, 8pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

Matteo Bocelli returns for one night only to share a live performance of his new album Falling In Love, alongside all the favourites from his debut album.

Comedy

Rob Anderson

20 May 2026, 7:30pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

A solo musical comedy show about our most formative decade! 

Theatre

Comedy

Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of)

From 30 Sep 2026

Playhouse, QPAC

Experience this five-star comedy sensation as five fearless women bring Austen’s world of love, class and chaos to life.

Cinema

Festival

World Science Festival Brisbane

Hidden Worlds

27 - 29 March 2026

Cinema A, GOMA

Discover Hidden Worlds, a WSFB 2026 film program exploring scale, science fiction and new perspectives on the unseen world around us.

Popular Music

Radiohead for Solo Piano II

14 May 2026, 7:30pm

Concert Hall, QPAC

Master of improvisation, Berlin-based Australian pianist Josh Cohen takes on legendary rock band Radiohead.

Family / Kids

Andy Griffiths’ YOU & ME and The Land of Lost Things

4 - 12 Apr 2026

Playhouse, QPAC

The team behind the 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses brings Andy Griffiths and Bill Hopes’ brilliantly bonkers book to the stage!

Family / Kids

Theatre

Where is the Green Sheep?

13 - 18 Apr 2026

Playhouse, QPAC

A wild, fun and magical journey to find that elusive green sheep. Where is the Green Sheep? Is an immersive visual theatre experience based on the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek.

Festival

World Science Festival Brisbane

Bat Night Market – Immersive Performance

20 & 21 Mar 2026

INVENTory, Level 4, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

A marketplace for the mind and a feast for the senses. Enter a futuristic night market where science meets imagination.

Festival

World Science Festival Brisbane

LUME

20 Mar 2026, 7pm

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

LUME is a visual, sonic and spoken exploration of light to rekindle awe and spark curiosity about our universe.

Festival

Family / Kids

World Science Festival Brisbane

Wildlife Encounters

21 Mar 2026, 10am & 11:15am

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

The Wild Rangers are back at the World Science Festival Brisbane, bringing you an exciting and interactive wildlife experience for the whole family!

Festival

Family / Kids

World Science Festival Brisbane

Robowars

21 & 22 Mar 2026, From 10am

Queensland Museum Rail Workshops, Ipswich

Join Queensland Museum Rail Workshops to see Australia’s top fighting robots battle robot against robot. Robots, stand by. Three. Two. One. Activate!

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Ask an Astronaut with Katherine Bennell Pegg

21 Mar 2026, 2pm & 4:30pm

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Blast off for an unforgettable afternoon with Katherine Bennell-Pegg, the very first astronaut trained under the Australian flag!

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Digital Detox: Science Social Meetup

21 Mar 2026, 10am

Café Muse Terrace, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Grab a coffee and dive into big ideas at the Science Social Meetup. A brunch where science lovers connect, chat, and sharpen their communication skills.

Festival

Free

Family / Kids

World Science Festival Brisbane

Smelly Science

22 Mar 2026, 10:00am & 11:30am

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Dive into the world of water with Urban Utilities’ science experts and explore Southeast Queensland’s urban water cycle.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Katrina Wruck on Creating Change for Australia’s Future

22 Mar 2026, 2pm

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Join Katrina Wruck as she shares her remarkable journey from overcoming challenges in school to becoming a nationally recognised STEM leader.

Festival

Tours

World Science Festival Brisbane

Digital Detox: Wildlife in the City with Professor Hugh Possingham

22 & 29 Mar 2026, 6:00am

Sherwood Arboretum & Oxley Creek Common

Join one of Australia’s most distinguished scientific minds, Professor Hugh Possingham, for an inspiring birdwatching walking tour.

Festival

World Science Festival Brisbane

A Pollen Odyssey

27 - 29 Mar 2026

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium

Flowers bloom, insects get busy, and pollen fills the air. Discover the science behind this lively season — and why it makes some of us itchy and sneezy.

Festival

Tours

World Science Festival Brisbane

Digital Detox: Herpetology (snake) walk with Corey Tutt

27 Mar 2026, 5pm

Sherwood Arboretum & Oxley Creek Common

Explore the fascinating world of herpetology as Corey Tutt OAM shares his knowledge and passion for Australia’s remarkable reptiles.

Festival

Workshops

World Science Festival Brisbane

Digital Detox: Slow Drawing Tour with Sienna van Rossum

27 Mar 2026, 2:30pm

Theatre, Level 2, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Slow Drawing Tour invites you to disconnect from your devices, embrace quiet creativity and foster a deeper connection with the world around you.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Science Smackdown: The Ultimate Debate!

28 Mar 2026, 7:30pm

Playhouse, QPAC

A fun festival highlight where scientists and comedians join forces for an uncensored Saturday night showdown! 

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Julia Baird: Healthy Microbiome, Happy Brain?

28 Mar 2026, 2:30pm

Playhouse, QPAC

Acclaimed broadcaster and bestselling author Julia Baird dives into one of the most fascinating scientific questions of recent time: what does your gut have to do with your brain?

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

The Science of Sex: Big Ideas with Natasha Mitchell

28 Mar 2026, 10:30am

Playhouse, QPAC

Sex. It’s fun, it’s complicated, and it is crucial for our species’ survival. Sex doesn’t just happen between the sheets – it’s threaded into so much of our psychology and culture.  

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Dr Karl: Amazing Moments in Science

28 Mar 2026, 10am

Concert Hall, QPAC

Australia’s favourite science communicator takes the stage to uncover the breakthroughs, surprises and spectacular stories that have shaped our understanding of the universe.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

LIVE: What's That Rash? with Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor

28 Mar 2026, 3pm

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor are back answering all your burning (itching and tingling) questions in their live edition of their popular ABC podcast.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

LIVE: What the Duck?! with Ann Jones

28 Mar 2026, 12:30pm

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Podcaster, adventurer and unabashed "nature nerd" Ann Jones pulls back the curtain on the strangest corners of the natural world.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

The Feminist Collective: Powering Climate Justice

28 Mar 2026, 10am

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Join Bundjalung woman Arabella Douglas and Dr Robyn James for a powerful conversation on the gender–climate nexus.

Festival

Workshops

World Science Festival Brisbane

Digital Detox: Native Botanical Mocktail Workshop with Three Little Birds

28 Mar 2026

Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha, Kitchen in the Garden

Step into the world of native botanicals with this relaxed, hands-on workshop hosted by Three Little Birds and Guided by First Nations chef Chris Jordan.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Blast Off: Exploring Other Worlds!

29 Mar 2026, 10:30am

Playhouse, QPAC

In this fascinating conversation, Tracy Drain, Chief Flight Systems Engineer for NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission, teams up with Australian astrobiologist David Flannery and astrophysicist Sara Webb.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Forensics: The Science of Blood, Body Bags and Biohazards

29 Mar 2026, 2pm

Playhouse, QPAC

Step inside the fascinating world of forensics and discover how the truth is uncovered, piece by piece.

Festival

World Science Festival Brisbane

Meet the Scientists: Life and Extinction

29 Mar 2026, 12:30pm

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

The Queensland Museum is packed with artefacts and specimens that wow visitors every day, but what's on display is only the beginning.

Festival

Talks & Conversation

World Science Festival Brisbane

Big City Birds: The Secret Lives of Urban Avians

29 Mar 2026, 10am

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

Explore how birds like ibis, brushturkeys, kookaburras and cockatoos have adapted to city life, using clever — and often cheeky — survival skills.

Festival

World Science Festival Brisbane

Artificial Intelligence, Country and Culture

29 Mar 2026, 2:30pm

Theatre, Level 1.5, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane

AI is transforming the world — but at what cost? This session explores how data, resources, and technology impact Country, Culture, and Indigenous communities.

Theatre

2025 Matilda Awards

2 Mar 2026, 7pm

Playhouse, QPAC

Bringing together artists, arts companies and creative leaders from across Queensland’s arts sector.
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