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Seasons and Festivals
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On the Banks On the Banks
In the heart of Brisbane/Meanjin, On the Banks returns in 2027 featuring a stellar lineup of international and Australian acts.
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Queensland Theatre Company
Queensland Theatre Company’s 2027 Season champions work that gets under your skin and stays with you.
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra 2026 Season Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Feel Every Note with a year of bold expression, deep connection and musical storytelling.
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Queensland Ballet Queensland Ballet
Queensland Ballet’s 2027 season curated under the artistic direction of Ivan Gil-Ortega, celebrates ballet’s power to connect – across generations, disciplines, and cultures.
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Opera Queensland
This year's Opera Queensland's season showcases ambitious programming and fresh approaches to what opera can be.
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World Science Festival Brisbane World Science Festival Brisbane
World Science Festival Brisbane explores the delicate threads connecting life and the universe, from galaxies to mycelium networks.
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Australian Chamber Orchestra 2027 Australian Chamber Orchestra
As part of the National Concert Season audiences will discover, and rediscover, some of the greatest music ever written.
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Musica Viva Australia
Musica Viva Australia invites you to look to the sky in 2026 with a season to lift your spirits and expand your horizons.
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Camerata 2026 Season Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra
Join Camerata for a season of uniquely inspiring music with their trademark innovation, passion, and energy, all with no conductor in sight.
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QSO Favourites featuring orchestra member Kaya Skorka Queensland Symphony Orchestra QSO Favourites
13 Feb 2027, 7:30pmConcert HallExperience some of the most recognisable and loved pieces in the classical canon, as chosen by previous QSO audiences.
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Music on Sundays 1: QSO Favourites featuring orchestra member Paul O’brien Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music on Sundays 1: QSO Favourites
14 Feb 2027, 11:30amConcert HallThis feel-good concert features music you love including Debussy’s Clair de lune, The Blue Danube, and more in this 90-minute concert.
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Maestro 1: QSO 80: Season Opener featuring orchestra member Lauren Manuel Queensland Symphony Orchestra Maestro 1: QSO 80: Season Opener
19 - 20 Feb 2027Concert HallCelebrate an epic opening to QSO’s 80th anniversary season with works from John Adams, Joseph Twist, and Shostakovich.
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Maestro 2: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3 featuring orchestra member Isaac Davis Queensland Symphony Orchestra Maestro 2: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3
12 Mar 2027, 7:30pmConcert HallExperience two beloved Beethoven symphonies in an energetic and mesmerising performance.
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Maestro 2: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3 featuring orchestra member Isaac Davis Queensland Symphony Orchestra Education Concert: Explore: Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3
12 Mar 2027, 10amConcert HallSecondary schools are invited to observe the general rehearsal of Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3.
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Beethoven: Symphonies 6 & 8 featuring orchestra member Eliza Scott Queensland Symphony Orchestra Beethoven: Symphonies 6 & 8
13 Mar 2027, 3pmConcert HallExperience Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony which evokes the peace of nature and his Eighth Symphony which subverts symphonic traditions.
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Maestro 3: Finlandia featuring orchestra member Imants Larsen Queensland Symphony Orchestra Maestro 3: Finlandia
9 - 10 Apr 2027Concert HallHear two beloved works by Finnish composer Sibelius: his Second Symphony and the stirring tone poem Finlandia.
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Music on Sundays 2: French Reverie featuring orchestra member Ashley Carter Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music on Sundays 2: French Reverie
2 May 2027, 11:30amConcert HallBe transported to France in this charming program featuring Saint-Saëns, Dukas, Tchaikovsky and more in this 90-minute concert.
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Maestro 4: The Ring Without Words featuring orchestra member Hayley Radke Queensland Symphony Orchestra Maestro 4: The Ring Without Words
14 - 15 May 2027Concert HallExperience Wagner’s Ring Cycle, the epic and exhilarating saga of gods and monsters condensed into 70 minutes.
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Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7 featuring orchestra member Viv Collier Vickers Queensland Symphony Orchestra Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7
11 Jun 2027, 7:30pmConcert HallContinuing the anniversary Beethoven cycle, hear the joyful Fourth Symphony and the rhythmic Seventh Symphony.
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Music on Sundays 3: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5 featuring orchestra member Brenda Sullivan Queensland Symphony Orchestra Music on Sundays 3: Beethoven: Symphonies 2 & 5
13 Jun 2027, 11:30amConcert HallExperience Beethoven’s innovative colour with his Second and Fifth Symphonies in this 90-minute concert.
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Maestro 5: Symphonic Rhapsody featuring orchestra member Nicholas Mooney Queensland Symphony Orchestra Maestro 5: Symphonic Rhapsody
18 - 19 Jun 2027Concert HallThis bold concert features exciting timeless and contemporary works by Shostakovich, Liszt, Kats-Chernin and Brahms.
Newsroom
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Bangarra Unites Elders and Choreographers in a powerful new program GENERATIONS
Wed 4 Nov 2026Grounded in wisdom of the past, and charged by voices of the future, GENERATIONS is a bold new double bill curated by Mirning woman Frances Rings, Bangarra’s Artistic Director and co-CEO.
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Finding Nemo musical splashes into QPAC for Australian premiere
Wed 4 Nov 2026Brisbane audiences will be the first in Australia to dive into the QPAC and CDP’s production of Disney and Pixar's Finding Nemo: A 60-Minute Family Musical when the beloved tale takes centre stage next June.
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Cirque Empire roars into the Glasshouse Theatre
Wed 4 Nov 2026The Glasshouse Theatre will transform into the dazzling and decadent world of 1920s New York when Cirque Empire roars into QPAC from 5 to 14 February 2027 for its Brisbane debut.
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Christmas in the Lane: QPAC and Fish Lane set to light up this festive season
Thu 29 Oct 2026This December, QPAC and Fish Lane will join forces to spread some festive cheer through South Brisbane with a Christmas activation featuring live carol performances from the QPAC Chamber Choir.
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Icelandic composer Ólafur Arnalds returns to QPAC with immersive new concert experience
Tue 27 Oct 2026Icelandic composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds will bring his immersive new concert experience Falling Apart Together to QPAC Concert Hall on Tuesday 2 March 2027.
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On the Banks 2026 Bernard FanningKelsey Doyle On the Banks is back in 2027!
Thu 15 Oct 2026Following a triumphant debut this year, QPAC and South Bank Corporation have revealed more acts for the return of On the Banks, bringing contemporary music to the riverside in February and March 2027.
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button heads to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 2027
Mon 12 Oct 2026For the first time outside of London and New York, three-time Olivier Award-winning musical, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, will begin its next chapter, with a major tour of New Zealand and Australia from May finishing at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in October 2027.
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Once Beloved Irish musical Once set to charm audiences in Brisbane debut
Fri 9 Oct 2026A new revival of the eight-time Tony Award-winning musical, Once, will make its Brisbane debut in the Cremorne Theatre from 2 January 2027