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There is something hauntingly beautiful happening at Sir James McCusker Park – 52 crystalline human figures rising from the water, swaying with every breath of wind, changing with every shift of light, brought to life by Joondalup Festival. Crystal People is a meditation on community, transformation and our connection to…
Monash University: Big Jazz Day Out
Monash University 48 Exhibition Walk, Clayton
Big Jazz Day Out returns for another epic jazz party on March 21. Featuring live bands across five unique stages, and more than 100+ incredible musicians in one unforgettable day.
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: Firebird Suite
Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite, led by…
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf – Relaxed Concert
Grainger Studio Adelaide
This spirited performance invites children to experience the magic of storytelling through sound. Children will meet characters voiced by a different instrument: the bird flutters with the flute, the duck waddles to the oboe, the cat slinks with the clarinet, and the bassoon rumbles as Grandpa. When the shadowy wolf…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: Firebird Suite
Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite, led by…
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf – Relaxed Concert
Grainger Studio Adelaide
This spirited performance invites children to experience the magic of storytelling through sound. Children will meet characters voiced by a different instrument: the bird flutters with the flute, the duck waddles to the oboe, the cat slinks with the clarinet, and the bassoon rumbles as Grandpa. When the shadowy wolf…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: Firebird Suite
Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite, led by…
Palace Opera & Ballet: Medea
Palace Central Cinema Level 3 Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale
New Production! Passion, revenge and human frailty. Join us for the first ever performance of Cherubini's masterpiece at Naples' San Carlo Theatre - the world's oldest continuously active opera venue - with celebrated soprano Sondra Radvanovsky singing her acclaimed interpretation of the tour-de-force title role, which she has performed the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric…
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Jams for Juniors: Firebird Suite
Iwaki Auditorium 130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank
Jams for Juniors is the perfect way to introduce babies and toddlers to the magic of music! Children aged 0-5 and their adults can explore, play and join in at these popular 30-minute musical workshops. Pull up a cushion and explore the music of Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite, led by…
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West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Hoang Pham Productions: The Poetry of Piano Duo
Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
Gala celebrating the artistry and brilliance of two piano. Acclaimed piano duo Daniel Le and Allie Xinyu Wang present an afternoon dedicated to the brilliance of the two-piano repertoire. Two concert grand pianos share the stage in a program that traverses centuries and styles-from the elegance of Haydn and the Romantic depth of Brahms…
Australian Chamber Choir: Bach B Minor Mass
The Church of the Resurrection, Mount Macedon 6 Honour Ave, Mount Macedon
The Mass in B minor represents Bach at the height of his powers, synthesising his life’s musical experience into a timeless masterpiece that is a “greatest hits” of sacred choral writing. It's ten years since the then newly-formed Melbourne Baroque Orchestra joined the ACC for sold-out performances of this great…
: Tudor Choristers: Lenten Contemplations – Melbourne CBD
Wesley Uniting Church, Melbourne 136 Lonsdale St, Melbourne
Music of Faith, Shadow, and Light: Renaissance Masterpieces of Sacred Music William Byrd made his life in England and Tomás Luis de Victoria journeyed from Spain to Rome and back again. There is no evidence that they ever met, but their music reveals a shared spiritual vision that makes them…
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RBG – Of Many, One
Black Swan State Theatre Company: RBG: Of Many, One
Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth
After a triumphant premiere at Sydney Theatre Company in 2022, and a sold-out national tour in 2024, legendary Australian actor Heather Mitchell returns to the smash-hit play RBG: Of Many, One. Written by Suzie Miller (Prima Facie), it traces the life and trailblazing career of the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg,…
Patricia Alessi: Time Changes: Vinyl Art Workshop at Joondalup Festival 2026
Joondalup Contemporary Art Gallery 102 Boas Ave, Joondalup
Here’s a workshop that hits all the right notes: sustainable art-making, musical inspiration, and a one-of-a-kind creation you’ll actually use every day. Welcome to Time & Tempo, where we’re transforming vintage vinyl records into working clocks that are equal parts art piece and functional timekeeper. Created by the ingenious team…
Hoang Pham Productions: Chopin Piano Recital
Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank
A Chopin piano recital is an opportunity to enter and remain within a special world. Chopin wrote music of tremendous power and depth, almost exclusively for the piano. He was and remains the poet of the piano. There is incredible variety in the style of works that Chopin wrote. In…
Frontier Touring: Sandyland: An evening with Sandra Bernhard
State Theatre, Sydney 49 Market St, Sydney
Welcome to Sandyland. A wild, unfiltered evening of comedy, cabaret and the finest of storytelling. A place that will turn your world upside down with perfectly curated music, perfumed breezes and musings about her exotic adventures around fame and the globe. If your setting is continental, even a little sentimental,…
Queensland Youth Orchestras: Visions of the Supernatural
Queensland Conservatorium 140 Grey St, South Brisbane
Step into a world where dreams blur with nightmares and the line between reality and imagination dissolves. The Queensland Youth Symphony, under the direction of Simon Hewett, invites you on a journey through love, longing, and delirious joy – a concert that explores the extremes of human emotion in sound. The evening…
Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin
City Recital Hall Sydney
The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…
Castlemaine State Festival: Castlemaine State Festival
Castlemaine Town Hall 25 Lyttleton St, Castlemaine
We feature as guest artists at the 2026 Castlemaine State Festival alongside one of Australia’s most beloved pianists, Andrea Lam. We are delighted to feature in the 2026 Castlemaine State Festival for a special collaboration with the extraordinary Andrea Lam. Fresh from her ARIA win and celebrated role on ABC’s The Piano, Andrea…
Benjamin Skepper: Benjamin Skepper – Halv Drøm (DE): Sacrament Saturnalia
Fitzroy Town Hall 201 Napier Street, Fitzroy
Composer and performer Benjamin Skepper returns to Fitzroy Town Hall for a rare, large-scale solo concert, following a series of sold-out performances at Melbourne Recital Centre and Sydney Festival. Known for his genre-defying practice at the intersection of modern classical music, spatial audio, and performance art, Skepper will present a…
Brisbane Ballet: Giselle – Whispers of the Schwarzwald
The Star Theatre Gold Coast Broadbeach Island, Broadbeach
Ballet’s haunting masterpiece, Giselle, premieres to enchant the Gold Coast this March! Step into a fog-shrouded Black Forest where tender romance meets ghostly retribution. Indulge in the timeless thrill of betrayal, spirits and redemption. For the first time ever, Brisbane Ballet unveils its electrifying reimagining at the Star Theatre. Witness…
Woodfordia Inc: Festival of Small Halls
Nanneella Solidiers Memorial Hall Main Road, Nairne
Irish/Canadian powerhouse Irish Mythen is joined by South Australian troubadour Kaurna Cronin on the Festival of Small Halls Victorian Summer/Autumn Tour – and we’re headed to Foster for one night only.
Tone & Cheek: Mamma Mia! Immersive at Joondalup Festival 2026
Telethon Community Cinema 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup
Picture this: the movie playing on the big screen, but in front of it? Join Mamma Mia! immersive screening spectacular at Joondalup Festival 2026. Featuring shadow dancers busting out every iconic move during the musical numbers. Drag queens leading conga lines through the cinema. Audiences belting out ABBA classics at…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Palace Opera & Ballet: Medea
Palace Central Cinema Level 3 Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale
New Production! Passion, revenge and human frailty. Join us for the first ever performance of Cherubini's masterpiece at Naples' San Carlo Theatre - the world's oldest continuously active opera venue - with celebrated soprano Sondra Radvanovsky singing her acclaimed interpretation of the tour-de-force title role, which she has performed the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric…
Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin
City Recital Hall Sydney
The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…
Tone & Cheek: Mamma Mia! Immersive at Joondalup Festival 2026
Telethon Community Cinema 270 Joondalup Dr, Joondalup
Picture this: the movie playing on the big screen, but in front of it? Join Mamma Mia! immersive screening spectacular at Joondalup Festival 2026. Featuring shadow dancers busting out every iconic move during the musical numbers. Drag queens leading conga lines through the cinema. Audiences belting out ABBA classics at…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin
City Recital Hall Sydney
The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Palace Opera & Ballet: Medea
Palace Central Cinema Level 3 Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale
New Production! Passion, revenge and human frailty. Join us for the first ever performance of Cherubini's masterpiece at Naples' San Carlo Theatre - the world's oldest continuously active opera venue - with celebrated soprano Sondra Radvanovsky singing her acclaimed interpretation of the tour-de-force title role, which she has performed the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Australian Chamber Orchestra: The Devil’s Violin
City Recital Hall Sydney
The devil played the violin for Tartini in a dream. The music was charismatic, electrifying, fiendishly difficult and utterly transfixing. Tartini awoke and transcribed the melody, penning the Devil’s Trill sonata. It can only be played by someone astounding. Ilya Gringolts is that player, returning with his dazzling virtuosity and commanding stage presence for…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Editor's Choice
RBG – Of Many, One
Black Swan State Theatre Company: RBG: Of Many, One
Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth
After a triumphant premiere at Sydney Theatre Company in 2022, and a sold-out national tour in 2024, legendary Australian actor Heather Mitchell returns to the smash-hit play RBG: Of Many, One. Written by Suzie Miller (Prima Facie), it traces the life and trailblazing career of the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg,…
Victorian Multicultural Commision: Cultural Diversity Week 2026
Across Victoria
Victoria’s biggest celebration of diversity - Cultural Diversity Week - is back for 2026 with community-led events taking place across Melbourne and regional Victoria between 21 to 29 March. Proudly led by the Victorian Multicultural Commission, Cultural Diversity Week is an opportunity for individuals, workplaces, organisations and communities to come…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Editor's Choice
RBG – Of Many, One
Black Swan State Theatre Company: RBG: Of Many, One
Heath Ledger Theatre 174 William St, Perth
After a triumphant premiere at Sydney Theatre Company in 2022, and a sold-out national tour in 2024, legendary Australian actor Heather Mitchell returns to the smash-hit play RBG: Of Many, One. Written by Suzie Miller (Prima Facie), it traces the life and trailblazing career of the indomitable Ruth Bader Ginsburg,…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
Editor's Choice
West Gate
Melbourne Theatre Company: West Gate
Southbank Theatre Southbank
Dennis McIntosh was 12 when Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge collapsed on 15 October, 1970. He and his friends heard the terrible thud from their school – something he has never forgotten. Thirty-five men died in what remains Australia’s deadliest industrial accident. For the past decade, McIntosh has been working on a play…
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