Weekend of 28 – 30 August 2026
Arts and culture take the spotlight across Brisbane this weekend, with major theatre, orchestral performances and gallery exhibitions for lovers of visual art and the performing arts.
Events are arranged per suburb.
Hope - Ignite Choir
29 August 2026 | The Old Museum, Bowen Hills
A 100-voice choir performs with Queensland Wind and Brass, marking Ignite Choir’s 20th anniversary.
The Red Dress
28 – 30 August 2026 | Museum of Brisbane, City Hall, Brisbane City
A Guinness World Record-holding collaborative embroidery dress stitched by 380 embroiderers from 51 countries.
Music in the House - Brisbane Baroque Players
30 August 2026 | William Robinson Gallery, Old Government House, Brisbane City
The Brisbane Baroque Players perform a free chamber concert at the historic William Robinson Gallery.
Self Portraits
28 – 30 August 2026 | Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane City
Twenty-six contemporary Australian artists offer distinct takes on self-portraiture.
Jon Rafman: Memento Hikikomori
28 – 30 August 2026 | Institute of Modern Art, Fortitude Valley
Canadian artist Jon Rafman’s first Australian institutional solo show exploring online alienation and AI-generated video worlds.
Shannon Marshall & the Souls Almighty
28 August 2026 | Brisbane Jazz Club, Kangaroo Point
A soul/groove jazz vocal night at Brisbane’s riverside jazz club.
The Parrott:Baartz Project
29 August 2026 | Brisbane Jazz Club, Kangaroo Point
A jazz collaboration performance at Brisbane Jazz Club.
Death of a Salesman
28 – 30 August 2026 | Lyric Theatre, QPAC, South Brisbane
Anthony LaPaglia stars as Willy Loman in Neil Armfield’s production of Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning classic.
Do Not Go Gentle
28 – 30 August 2026 | Bille Brown Theatre, Queensland Theatre, South Brisbane
Aged-care residents relive Captain Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition in a play about ageing and dignity.
Music on Sundays 4: Symphonic Stories
30 August 2026 | Concert Hall, QPAC, South Brisbane
Conductor Nil Venditti leads the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Copland, Bernstein, Gershwin and Mozart.
Bjorn Again - ABBA Forever Tour
28 – 29 August 2026 | Concert Hall, QPAC, South Brisbane
The world’s only ABBA-endorsed tribute act performs ABBA’s greatest hits live at QPAC.
Nocturnal Visions – Queensland Youth Symphony
29 August 2026 | Conservatorium Theatre, Queensland Conservatorium, South Brisbane
Conductor Simon Hewett leads the Queensland Youth Symphony through Mahler’s visionary Night Symphony.
Snap Blak: Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Photography
28 – 30 August 2026 | GOMA, South Brisbane
Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photographers assert visual sovereignty and challenge stereotypes.
Archie Moore: kith and kin
28 – 30 August 2026 | GOMA, South Brisbane
The Venice Biennale Golden Lion-winning artist’s genealogical installation on family and shared ancestry.
The Silent Cry of Flowers
29 – 30 August 2026 | Thomas Dixon Centre, West End
Nine dancers from New Caledonia perform a contemporary work on resilience and exile, set to Max Richter’s music.
That’s this weekend’s arts and culture line-up across Brisbane — check back next week for more.
