Brisbane Region Events & Festivals

Sun 21 Aug 2011 - Sun 15 Apr 2012

William Robinson's self-portraits have played a significant part in his artistic production since submitting his first Archibald Prize entry, William with Josephine in 1984. In 1987..

Tue 01 Nov 2011 - Mon 30 Apr 2012

Discover an eclectic, vibrant and stylish collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women's favourite fashion pieces in this special exhibition. Flash Women celebrates Aboriginal..

Sat 03 Dec 2011 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

Children and adults alike will be delighted and inspired by Look! the art of Australian picture books today. It is a free exhibition celebrating the breathtaking artistry behind some of..

Sat 03 Dec 2011 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

One of the most significant exhibitions of work on paper by Henri Matisse will show exclusively at Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art this summer. An exhibition of more than 300 drawings..

Fri 30 Dec 2011 - Sat 17 Mar 2012

Disney and Cameron Mackintosh invite you to let your imagination take flight as you step into the magical world of Mary Poppins.Brilliantly adapted from the beloved books by..

Fri 20 Jan 2012 - Fri 30 Mar 2012

At Live Music - Brisbane Wine Bar Weekly, come and see international recording artist, singer, and songwriter, Jodie-Joy perform her one woman show. She will be performing popular radio..

Tue 31 Jan 2012 - Sat 10 Mar 2012

FireWorks Gallery presents the first exhibition in its new series, 'From the Bush', which celebrates the spirit, metaphors and materials of the Australian bushland. It features Indigenous..

Wed 01 Feb 2012 - Sat 11 Feb 2012

Trespassers Welcome is an invitation to enter, explore and share in a world that is ordinarily off limits, out of bounds, forgotten, or hidden from daily meanderings.Behind locked doors..

Tue 07 Feb 2012 - Tue 07 Feb 2012

Deva Premal and Miten with special guest Manose present a transformative, healing and often ecstatic experience of sacred song and chant. For the last 20 years Deva Premal and Miten have..

Wed 08 Feb 2012 - Sun 12 Feb 2012

Not so much a cabaret show as a cry for help, Britney Spears: The Cabaret - starring Christie Whelan - was commissioned for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, and has since enjoyed sell-out..

Sat 11 Feb 2012 - Sat 11 Feb 2012

Three gorgeous girls with fabulous voices bring back the hit songs of Motown! Think The Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas and Aretha Franklin and you'll start humming the songs that made..

Mon 13 Feb 2012 - Mon 13 Feb 2012

The Australian Chamber Orchestra presents Chopin and Mendelssohn's Octet. Russian pianist Polina Leschenko stars alongside violinist and Artistic Director, Richard Tognetti and the..

Tue 14 Feb 2012 - Tue 14 Feb 2012

Live Nation is thrilled to announce that Roxette fans all over Australia can now join the joy ride! Due to surging demand from you and other fans across the nation, legendary pop duo..

Wed 15 Feb 2012 - Sat 18 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'Where We Once Belonged' (NZ). Armstrong Creative and Pipa.Meet Alofa. Samoan. Devoted Charlie’s Angels fan. On a journey to find her true identity. Lively..

Thu 16 Feb 2012 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

Travel alert: World Theatre Festival may stimulate laughter, elation and bewilderment. Here is your round-the-world ticket to international independent theatre.Bringing you some of the..

Thu 16 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - ‘Discover Love’ (Belarus)SMS: Kidnapping. Murder. Love. True Story. Meet near the river. Don’t tell anyone. Existing in the shadows, the world’s most..

Thu 16 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - Scratch Series: 'Disappearing Acts' (Melbourne, Australia). Kelly Ryall and Martyn Coutts. Join these interdisciplinary artists as they reconstruct Brisbane..

Thu 16 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - Scratch Series: ‘The Room’ (Brisbane, Australia).Question physical and virtual worlds as you journey into live performance through an immersive digital..

Thu 16 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'This is It' (Sydney, Australia). Performance by Team Mess.You Are There.We Are Here. This Is It. You are invited to the premiere press conference for the new..

Thu 16 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'Too Late! (Antigone) Contest #2' (Italy). Performance by MotusWitness an intensely physical performance by one of Italy's most adventurous theatre companies..

Fri 17 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'And The Birds Fell From The Sky' (UK). Performed by Il Pixel Rosso.Slip on your personal video goggles and headphones and get ready to take a dreamy and..

Sat 18 Feb 2012 - Sat 18 Feb 2012

This week the Brisbane Roar take on Melbourne Victory Football Club.Since the Hyundai A-League's inception in 2005, Brisbane Roar (formerly known as Queensland Roar) has gone into battle..

Sat 18 Feb 2012 - Sun 19 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - '"Elephant Gun' (Brisbane, Australia). Performance by Escapists and Breadbeard Collective.Having delighted crowds as a part of the 2011 Scratch Series, Elephant..

Sat 18 Feb 2012 - Sat 25 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - Scratch Series: ‘Tales of The Underground’ (Regional Queensland, Australia). Creative Regions.Three short plays about mining by Angela Betzien, Victoria..

Sat 18 Feb 2012 - Sat 25 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - Scratch Series: ‘The Trouble with Harry’ (Sydney and Brisbane, Australia).Eugenia becomes Harry. Harry meets Annie. Trouble ensues. The Trouble with Harry..

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - Wed 22 Feb 2012

With 40 years of chart-topping singles and albums under his belt, The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to announce that Rod Stewart will be rocking his incredible 'The Hits' tour on..

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'Bunny' (Melbourne, Australia). Roarawar Fertata.2011 Melbourne Fringe Festival 'Innovation in Theatre' Award Winner 'Bunny' is a cruel and unusual love story..

Wed 22 Feb 2012 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'The Method Gun' (Austin, Texas USA). Performance by Rude Mechs.Kooky with a lot of charm, The Method Gun captures the ecstasy and excesses of performing, the..

Thu 23 Feb 2012 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - Scratch Series: 'Murder' (Sydney, Australia). Erth - Visual and Physical Incorporated.Inspired by Nick Cave's song cycle, Murder Ballads, director Scott Wright..

Fri 24 Feb 2012 - Fri 24 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - 'Men' (New York, USA)Direct from New York City and led by Le Tigre's JD Samson, 'Men' bring their notorious blend of politics and danceable beats to Brisbane...

Fri 24 Feb 2012 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - Scratch Series: ‘A Spectacular of Sorts’ (Brisbane, Australia). Monsters Appear.An amalgam of eisteddfod zest, melancholic gaud and shameless theatrics...

Fri 24 Feb 2012 - Sun 26 Feb 2012

World Theatre Festival - ‘The Lady From The Sea’ (India and Australia). Abhinaya Theatre Company and Topology.A meditative and poetic adaptation of the original play by Henrik Ibsen..

Sat 25 Feb 2012 - Sat 25 Feb 2012

Van Halen, Alice Cooper, Bad Religion, Panic! At the Disco, Machine Head, Hole, Danzig, The Used, All Time Low, Sum 41, Alter Bridge, Yellowcard, Thursday, Cro-Mags, The Sisters of Mercy..

Tue 28 Feb 2012 - Sun 25 Mar 2012

Start getting your giggling gear into shape now! This year, the Brisbane Comedy Festival will have some well known names back again, alongside some brand new funny faces, all to give you an..

Tue 28 Feb 2012 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

After selling out his debut season at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2011, local Brissy boy Damien Power is back with a new show - Brisbane Comedy Festival: Damien Power - Monkeys in Space...

Tue 28 Feb 2012 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

Legendary comedian Paul Brasch returns to his home town of Brisbane to do a show - Brisbane Comedy Festival: Paul Brasch's Brisbane - about…what else… his home town of..

Wed 29 Feb 2012 - Wed 29 Feb 2012

After 25 years of gigs in venues all over the world, from the Village Hall to the Royal Albert Hall, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain comes to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre..

Thu 01 Mar 2012 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

Australia’s most visually compelling comedian returns to the stage.Frank is built from funny, it’s in his bones – from head to toe. Wide-eyed, he weaves physical comedy, whimsical..

Thu 01 Mar 2012 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

Tripod have made themselves stars of radio, television, and the stage by pretending to be stupid, all the while in glorious three-part harmony. In Brisbane Comedy Festival: Tripod - Men of..

Fri 02 Mar 2012 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

Racy songs, naughty stories and quick fire gags guaranteed to make you laugh your funbags off with Bev Killick.Join the star and co-writer of Busting Out! as she puts the puppies back in..

Fri 02 Mar 2012 - Fri 02 Mar 2012

This week the Brisbane Roar take on Melbourne Heart Football Club.Since the Hyundai A-League's inception in 2005, Brisbane Roar (formerly known as Queensland Roar) has gone into battle..

Sat 03 Mar 2012 - Sat 03 Mar 2012

Fresh from a record breaking sold out national tour, Future Music Festival returns with all the endless fun, energy and forward thinking sounds that music fans have come to love and cherish..

Sat 03 Mar 2012 - Sun 04 Mar 2012

This year's Gem and Jewellery Festival has a theme of “shapes and colours of quartz”. This will be the 28th annual gem show of the North Brisbane Lapidary Club and is the major fund..

Tue 06 Mar 2012 - Sun 11 Mar 2012

Brisbane Comedy Festival: Greg Sullivan's All Washed Up showcases one man's involuntary journey from glamorous show biz to brain numbing housework - and how it made him much happier. Greg..

Tue 06 Mar 2012 - Sun 11 Mar 2012

A tough choice between dancing and laughing as squabbling siblings kick out some mother-smashing jams.Berlin’s Prince and Princess of Indie Rock and Europop are back! Following sell-out..

Tue 06 Mar 2012 - Sun 11 Mar 2012

You’ve seen him with Arj Barker, Akmal and Jimeoin. Now see Joel Ozborn in his one, sure-to-sell-out, one man show. Since winning “Street Performer Of The Year” presented by the..

Tue 06 Mar 2012 - Sun 11 Mar 2012

Perrier Award Nominee and Time Out London Comedy Award Nominee Sarah Kendall returns to Australia with a blistering new hour of stand up in Brisbane Comedy Festival: Sarah Kendall..

Tue 06 Mar 2012 - Sun 11 Mar 2012

Don’t miss this new hour, Doing Stuff, from one of Australia’s most exciting young comedians; it is guaranteed to fix you.Tom Ballard has performed at all three of the biggest Comedy..

Tue 06 Mar 2012 - Tue 06 Mar 2012

Taylor Swift, who is currently headlining sold-out stadiums and arenas on the North American leg of her blockbuster Taylor Swift Speak Now World Tour has announced that in response to..

Thu 08 Mar 2012 - Sat 10 Mar 2012

After a completely sold out season at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2011, Jason returns to Australia for his seventh consecutive year in 2012, with Brisbane Comedy Festival: Jason Byrne..