Do you plan on visiting Brisbane? That is a wise decision given Brisbane’s abundance of well-known sights to see and experience. The city’s Cultural Center, with top-notch galleries and entertainment, is located on South Bank, just across the river from the CBD.
With that, do you like going to events? Everyone can find something to enjoy in Brisbane because of its plethora of festivals, music, and art, such as:
Cinderella
August 5 to 28
Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC)
CINDERELLA by Rodgers + Hammerstein will begin performances in August at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC! Don’t miss the Tony Award®-winning Broadway production of The Sound of Music, which surprised Broadway audiences with its unexpectedly modern spin on the timeless story.
The pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masquerade ball, and many more beloved moments are all included in this outstanding performance, along with some unexpected new twists.
EKKA | Royal Queensland Show
August 6 to 14
Brisbane Showgrounds
The Royal Queensland Show or the Ekka is the biggest yearly festival in Queensland and offers the best opportunity to experience what living on a farm is actually like.
There are over 300 events taking place on the grounds, including animal encounters, agricultural contests, rides, live music, show bags, cooking and garden demonstrations, family shopping, kid-friendly entertainment, fireworks displays, and much more!
Brisbane Fashion Festival
August 22 to 26
King George Square, Brisbane City Hall
The annual Brisbane Fashion Festival, Queensland’s major fashion event, is back. With a schedule of runway shows and other exciting events, the Festival presents the finest local, national, and up-and-coming fashion designers and stores to an audience of fashion enthusiasts, media, and industry insiders.
The Brisbane Fashion Festival’s primary goal is to help the regional fashion sector by offering Queensland designers a venue to display their creations and put them in touch with customers.
Ballet International Gala II
August 26 to 27
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Don’t pass up the chance to watch Principal Ballet Dancers from the Staatsballett Berlin, Teatro alla Scala, American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet, and Astana Opera perform scenes from some of the most famous ballets.
The biggest ballet gala to visit Australia will feature international artists worldwide, including BIG names like Roberto Bolle, Daniil Simkin, Yasmine Naghdi, Alexander Campbell, Francesca Hayward, Cesar Corrales, Shugyla Adepkhan, Baktiyar Adamzhan, Juliet Doherty, and more. Brisbane’s up-and-coming rock band, The Selfish Sons, will also perform.
Here’s a bonus! If you head to Brisbane this coming August, you can still catch this exhibit.
Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles
June 18 to October 3
Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA)
“The Soul Trembles” showcases Chiharu Shiota’s work over the past 25 years in large-scale installation, sculpture, video performance, photography, and drawing.
Shiota is well known worldwide for her evocative installations made of many tiny threads and her artworks that convey the intangible: memories, worry, dreams, and quiet. The biggest solo show of Chiharu Shiota’s work to date, “Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles,” was organised by Mami Kataoka, Curator and Deputy Director at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo.
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