The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) is a place where audiences and artists come together to connect, learn, share stories and celebrate.
The proud home of live performance in Queensland for almost 40 years, QPAC welcomes more than 1.5 million visitors to over 1,200 performances each year. To these many visitors, QPAC delivers performance that they can feel and share and that can take them to a place of pure joy. These shared experiences help us to better understand the world around us and contribute to building a more resilient and inclusive community.
Located in the Cultural Precinct, Cnr Grey and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane QLD, 4101.
What's on at QPAC
360 ALLSTARS
BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming and more! This smash hit returns to QPAC bigger and better than ever before!
Blush – Circus for Grown Ups
Escape the everyday with the surprising, subversive and the supremely sexy, award-winning adult circus Blush.
GREASE The Musical
GREASE is back, in an all-new production, and it’s slicker, sexier, and more electrifying than ever before!
SIX the Musical
Divorced. Beheaded. Live! Get Down with the Queens of SIX as they remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into this high-octane phenomenon.
Ballet Theatre Queensland Snow White
Be transported to the land of fantasy in Ballet Theatre Queensland’s brand new production of Snow White.
Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller will start their 50th anniversary in Australia in 2025 with a suite of brand-new mind-bending tricks.
Sister Act
Praise be! The habit is coming to Brisbane. A musical sent from above, Sister Act is the brilliant, must-see show which raises the spirits and warms the soul time after time.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra Our Classical Favourites
Celebrating timeless beauty and energy, this is a favourites concert not to be missed.
Max Richter – World Tour
Second show just announced! Join Max Richter as he performs works from The Blue Notebooks and from his newly released album, In A Landscape.
The Wharf Revue: The End Of The Wharf As We Know It
After twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue is coming to an end.
Kurtis Conner
Kurtis Conner brings The Goodfellow World Tour to QPAC in February 2025.
John Williamson 55 Years – My Travellin’ Days Are Done!
Join John Williamson as he celebrates 55 years in the music industry with an evening of True Blue entertainment.
Kate Miller-Heidke: The Telling Tales Tour
A celebration of Kate Miller-Heidke's songs old and new, of voice, storytelling, emotion, humour, and music that transports and transcends.
Singapore Symphony Orchestra: Romantic Masterpieces
Singapore Symphony Orchestra, joined by teenage violin sensation Chloe Chua, make their highly anticipated Australian debut in February 2025.
Australian Chamber Orchestra Brahms & Beethoven
Brahms’s Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 form an epic opener to the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s 50th Anniversary Season.
Queensland Theatre Pride & Prejudice
A dazzling retelling of Pride & Prejudice, where Jane Austen’s timeless wit meets a luminous Queensland cast in a ode to romance and independence.
Queensland Symphony Orchestra The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky’s ballet marvel, sent shockwaves through the course of 20th century music.
Southern Cross Soloists Celebrate!
What a swell party this is! Join the Southern Cross Soloists for a Viennese birthday celebration featuring singing, dancing and laughing.
Nils Frahm – Music for Brisbane
Celebrated German musician, Nils Frahm, brings his captivating neoclassical and electronic Music For live show to QPAC!
Opera Queensland La Cenerentola (Cinderella)
A tale of heart and humour full of clever disguises, unlikely heroes, a midnight ball and the kindness of one very determined young woman.
Jeff Arcuri: Whole Wide World Tour
Jeff Arcuri is on his way to QPAC with his tour, Whole Wide World Tour. Hurry, this will sell out!
Cat Power Sings Dylan: The 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Almost 59 years to the day, Cat Power will perform Bob Dylan’s fabled and transformative 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert set.
Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Camerata & Brendan Joyce: Schumann
Camerata’s Artistic Director Brendan Joyce on solo violin in a symphonic concert, featuring Camerata’s wind, brass, and percussion sections.
Peter and the Starcatcher
This visually stunning production delves into the untold story of Neverland, featuring over 100 unforgettable characters, puppetry, live music, and technical wizardry.