Brisbane's inner-city voice since 2014
Brisbane's inner-city voice since 2014
Brisbane's Cultural Calendar
Festivals, shows, exhibitions and events happening around Brisbane — curated by The Urbanite.
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GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art), Brisbane
A world-exclusive exhibition of more than 500 objects spanning the Jim Henson Company's 70-year history, including real Fraggle Rock production sets.
Australian premiere — visual art, installation, family.
Brisbane German Club, Kangaroo Point
The Brisbane German Club marks its 52nd Oktoberfest across five weekends of Bavarian tradition, live music and imported Munich beer.
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GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art), Brisbane
A world-exclusive exhibition of more than 500 objects spanning the Jim Henson Company's 70-year history, including real Fraggle Rock production sets.
Australian premiere — visual art, installation, family.
Brisbane German Club, Kangaroo Point
The Brisbane German Club marks its 52nd Oktoberfest across five weekends of Bavarian tradition, live music and imported Munich beer.
Bille Brown Theatre
Immersive, near-silent Queensland Theatre production set at a five-day retreat, performed with audience headphones.
Eleven Bridges, 35 Peel Street, South Brisbane
Adults-only (18+) pumpkin carving workshop with a cocktail menu and styled photo area. Thursday to Saturday nights, 15 to 30 October, sessions 5:30pm to 7pm and 7:30pm to 9pm. Tickets $69.
W Brisbane, 81 North Quay, Brisbane City
A hotel-wide Japan residency at W Brisbane with Tokyo's JANAI COFFEE, W Osaka chef Kenji Haneda, a Japanese-inspired high tea, a poolside cocktail menu with Ukiyo Spirits and a matcha spa ritual, running until 16 November.
Turbine Platform, Brisbane Powerhouse
With Love, From the Future is an evolving, community-driven art installation and intimate letter-writing space created by Noa Wolf Smith Fletcher.
Brisbane Powerhouse
Melting Pot in collaboration with QUIVR, is back again transforming into a vibrant hub each week of Melt Festival.
Brisbane Powerhouse
Bloodlines is a sparkling séance for queer art’s silenced legends — The Huxleys channeling artists lost to HIV/AIDS back into dazzling, defiant life through photography, video, costume and performance.
Fish Lane: Town Square
A study by the University of Melbourne revealed that 25-30% of male native black swans (Cygnus atratus) were in same-sex partnerships.
QUT Library, Gardens Point
This pop-up exhibition presents a series of written responses to selected works from the QUT Art Collection.
Museum of Brisbane
Step into the vibrant world of Sunday Jemmott, an early-career artist whose colourful, texturally rich works exude joy.
State Library of Queensland
The Treasures Wall showcases a selection of items from the State Library of Queensland’s collections and during Melt Festival, Queen’s Birthday Ball posters from the Laurence James Dean Archive.
Brisbane River / Maiwar
Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's 15-metre Rubber Duck makes its first visit to the Brisbane River / Maiwar in a hot pink edition for Melt Festival. Free and open to everyone, daily from 9am to 9pm for the duration of the festival. Suitable for all ages.
PIP Theatre
Acclaimed queer artist and poet Mikarla Teague returns to Melt Festival with Lessons in Falling – an immersive exhibition and book launch exploring queer love, longing, identity and the lifelong act of becoming.
QUIVR
The show that defined sapphic drama, desire, and that iconic lesbian chart.
Queensland College of Art and Design, Griffith University Brisbane City Campus
Witness the future of contemporary art and design.
Pip Theatre
Is it just me, or has life been feeling a bit grueling lately?
PIP Theatre
Sapphic Songs to Swoon To is an intimate cabaret performance celebrating lesbian artists from the 1920s to today through song, storytelling and projected imagery.
Sit Down Comedy Club
Pioneers of the Drag King renaissance, the Kings of Kaos and some very special guests are gathering at the Frankenstein place for one of the Master’s affairs… Cocky Horror is a hig
Get Pickld
Looking to meet other LGBTQIA+ people, get active, and have a little fun along the way?
State Library of Queensland
Learn simple sewing alterations that can help your clothes better reflect how you want to look and be perceived.
