The Melbourne Street Green is a vibrant outdoor space that regularly plays host to free performances, festivals and community activities.
Located on the corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets, the Melbourne Street Green is easily accessible and sits alongside QPAC's Storytellers café.
Whether you’re stopping by for a coffee, enjoying a free performance, or soaking up the lively atmosphere, the Melbourne Street Green is QPAC’s welcoming backyard—open to audiences and the wider community.
Melbourne Street Green Location
Melbourne Street Green is easily accessible from South Brisbane Station and Cultural Forecourt. Parking options include the Performing Arts Car Park and the Art Gallery/Museum car park.
What's on at QPAC
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BIG Dracula BIG Live Dracula
28 Jul - 2 Aug 2026Lyric TheatreDue to popular demand, two new shows have been added! Experience BIG Live’s Dracula – a haunting retelling that unleashes desire, torment and immortality.
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Jessica Mauboy – The Story of Me Clancestry Jessica Mauboy – The Story of Me
1 Aug 2026, 7:30pmConcert HallExperience an intimate evening with Australian music icon Jessica Mauboy as she shares heartfelt storytelling through music.
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Music on Sundays 3: Fanfare & Flight Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music on Sundays 3: Fanfare & Flight
2 Aug 2026, 11:30amConcert HallExperience a journey through proclamation and introspection with music by Copland, Tchaikovsky and more.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra From Winter’s Stillness
3 Aug 2026, 7pmConcert HallTrio Mediæval and Arve Henriksen join Richard Tognetti and the Australian Chamber Orchestra for a soul-stirring evocation of ancient landscapes and Northern light.
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An Evening with Tristan Hughes An Evening with Tristan Hughes
4 Aug 2026, 7:30pmConcert HallPromising his signature warmth and vivid storytelling, don’t miss this opportunity to see Tristan Hughes for the very first time with The Ancients.
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Kitty Flanagan: Glad Game
5 - 9 Aug 2026Lyric TheatreThis is your chance to see the award-winning star of Fisk, Utopia and Have You Been Paying Attention? doing what she does best, stand-up comedy.
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Yothu YindiImage credit: Alan James. This image contains Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed away. Clancestry Yothu Yindi
8 Aug 2026, 7:30pmConcert HallCelebrate 40 years of one of Australia’s most successful musical acts, Yothu Yindi, as they close out Clancestry 2026.
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QPAC Chamber Choir – Somebody to Love QPAC Chamber Choir Somebody to Love
11 Aug 2026, 7pmConcert HallGet ready for an electrifying musical evening as the QPAC Chamber Choir brings to life the iconic songs of Freddie Mercury and George Michael.