27 October @ 10:28 am - 12 November @ 9:00 pm AEDT A Celtic Christmas

Noosa Chorale: A Celtic Christmas

The J Noosa 60 Noosa Dr, Noosa Heads

Noosa Chorale, joined by local Celtic band THE BARLEYSHAKES, for a concert of Christmas Cheer. Conducted by Kim Kirkman The J Noosa Noosa Chorale brings a traditional Celtic theme to its Christmas Cheer concert this year. Supported by local Celtic band The Barleyshakes, the concert presents music steeped in the…

30 October @ 4:00 am - 12 November @ 10:30 pm AEDT Author Event

: Author Event

Better Read Than Dead 265 King St, Newtown

Gillian Wills in conversation with the visual artist Mostyn Bramley-Moore about her memoir Elvis and Me: how a musician and a broken racehorse rescued each other, Hawkeye Publishing. Saxophonist Michael Duke Associate Professor from Sydney Conservatorium of Music will be performing. Elvis and Me's themes are broad: animal rescue, the…

6 November @ 7:00 am - 15 November @ 12:30 am AEDT Keep Sleeping, Beauty

Metro Arts: Keep Sleeping, Beauty

Metro Arts - New Benner Theatre

Keep Sleeping, Beauty uses the familiar fairytale to confront a new nightmare reality. Sedated women are everywhere. In fairytales, in art, in bars and nightclubs, in psych wards, in chat rooms, in porn - it seems society loves to see a woman who’s out of it but conveniently, into it…

10 November @ 6:00 am - 7:00 pm AEDT

Changing Wilds Ensemble: 85 seconds to midnight

Primrose Potter Salon 31 Sturt St, Southbank

On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic threshold of global catastrophe. Led by artistic director and composer Robert McIntyre and pianist Georgina Lewis, Changing Wilds Ensemble blends post-minimalism, art music,…

10 November @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AEST Brisbane Festival

: Make, Believe, Magic

QAGOMA

An unprecedented exhibition exploring the imaginative storytelling and world-building of The Jim Henson Company. Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company is an immense and immersive journey through the creative process behind some of the most cherished characters and stories in screen history and popular culture. Highlights include, Fraggle Rock and Fraggle Rock:…

10 November @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT People, Place, Portraits Exhibition

Big hART: People, Place, Portraits Exhibition

Parliament House Parliament Drive, Canberra

For more than thirty years, Robert Hannaford has painted prime ministers, governors-general, judges and many of Australia’s significant public figures. Through his long partnership with Big hART, he has also created an extraordinary body of work portraying Australians whose stories are less often represented in our national institutions. People, Place,…

10 November @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT David Hockney – Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Carriageworks: David Hockney – Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away)

Carriageworks Sydney

Step into the vibrant world of David Hockney, one of the most celebrated artists of our time, with Bigger & Closer (not smaller & further away), a breathtaking immersive experience by Lightroom London, presented by Carriageworks and Andrew Kay & Associates with Lexus. Having captivated audiences in London, Manchester, Seoul…

10 November @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm AWST The Lester Prize for Portraiture 2026 Main Awards Exhibition

The Lester Prize: The Lester Prize for Portraiture 2026 Main Awards Exhibition

WA Museum Boola Bardip Perth Cultural Centre, Perth

Discover the remarkable diversity of contemporary Australian portraiture at The Lester Prize for Portraiture 2026 Main Awards, presented at WA Museum Boola Bardip. Selected from a record-breaking 1,177 entries, the exhibition brings together 40 finalist artists from across Australia, each offering a distinctive interpretation of portraiture, identity and the human…

10 November @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm AEDT Robyn Kahukiwa: My Ancestors Are Always With Me

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia: Robyn Kahukiwa: My Ancestors Are Always With Me

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia 140 George St, The Rocks NSW 2000, The Rocks

The extraordinary work of Sydney-born Robyn Kahukiwa (1938–2025, Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti, Ngāti Konohi, Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare) comes to the MCA in her first major Australian exhibition, to be held only a short time after her passing. Kahukiwa was one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s pre-eminent painters. Her vibrant works consider Māori…

10 November @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm AEST Blossom Festival

CherryHill Orchards: Blossom Festival

474 Queens Rd, Wandin East, VIC, 3139 474 Queens Rd, Wandin East, VIC, 3139, Melbourne

Every year, we open our cherry orchard when our trees are in full bloom, showcasing the stunning white blossoms.This popular annual event offers picture-perfect photo opportunities and a festive atmosphere, creating an idyllic day out in the countryside for family and friends. Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and enjoy…

10 November @ 10:00 am - 8:00 pm AEDT Mind Games: Art Alive

Baeu Medina: Mind Games: Art Alive

154 Broadway 154-160 Broadway, Chippendale

A new, woman-led, interactive, immersive and independent experiential playground has opened in Chippendale, in Sydney’s inner suburbs – at a scale and level of detail that has not been done in Australia. Comprising multisensory installations such as holographic moon rooms to upside-down trains, mirrored mazes, and perception puzzles, Mind Games:…

10 November @ 11:00 am - 12:15 pm AEDT

The Clocktower Centre: Judy, Liza, Barbra, Bette These Are Names I Shan’t Forget with Vincent Hooper

The Clocktower Centre 750 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds

An homage to Four Legendary Divas! Melbourne-based artist Vincent Hooper delivers a glamorous and witty tribute to the women who defined 'diva-dom': Judy Garland, Liza Minnelli, Barbra Streisand, and Bette Midler. Featuring iconic songs and hidden gems from each, intertwined with stories about their lives, their influence on the queer…

10 November @ 6:00 pm - 6:15 pm AEST Brisbane Festival

Brisbane Festival: Bright Nights By ANZ

Verso Projects. Festival Village, Southbank Cultural Forecourt and Village GreenSuburb: South Bank, Brisbane

Featuring an exclusive soundtrack from Brisbane music royalty The Veronicas. Bright Nights by ANZ transforms the Brisbane River into a dazzling, choreographed canvas of water, light, and sound. Floating fountains, waterscreens, amazing animated water features and water jets shooting up to 80 meters high, all pierced by a stunning laser…

10 November @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEST Ode To A Grape

5 Foot Entertainment: Ode To A Grape

The Motley Bauhaus 118 Elgin St, Carlton

Prepare to be simultaneously charmed and berated by Tīrau’s resident self proclaimed artist, incompetent anarchist, and lover of grapes. Born in Limburg; Germany, Johann packed his quill and moved to the small town of Tīrau, (NZ) to free himself of his parental constraints and find himself as an artist. Now…

10 November @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm AEDT

Changing Wilds Ensemble: 85 Seconds to Midnight

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank

A space for contemplation and agency at a time when every second counts. On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic threshold of global catastrophe. This unprecedented setting reflects a…

10 November @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm ACDT

Tier 1 Arts: Andrew Blanch – Tierra

Nexas Arts Lion Arts Centre, 68 North Terrace, Adelaide

Fresh off a 68-concert tour of the United States where he performed to more than 18,000 people, “Classical guitar star” Andrew Blanch returns home to launch Tierra, his new album with ABC Classic. Featuring repertoire from Blanch’s new Tierra release alongside his USA Spanish Romance programs, the concert features some…

10 November @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEST Brisbane Festival

Brisbane Festival: Bright Nights By ANZ

Verso Projects. Festival Village, Southbank Cultural Forecourt and Village GreenSuburb: South Bank, Brisbane

Featuring an exclusive soundtrack from Brisbane music royalty The Veronicas. Bright Nights by ANZ transforms the Brisbane River into a dazzling, choreographed canvas of water, light, and sound. Floating fountains, waterscreens, amazing animated water features and water jets shooting up to 80 meters high, all pierced by a stunning laser…

10 November @ 6:30 pm - 8:50 pm AEDT Strong Is The New Pretty

Sydney Theatre Company: Strong Is The New Pretty

Sydney Opera House - Drama Theatre

Suzie Miller, the celebrated Australian playwright behind sell-out smash hits Inter Alia, RBG: Of Many, One and international phenomenon Prima Facie, turns her extraordinary talents to the formation of the AFLW in this explosive world premiere as part of Brisbane Festival 2026. In 2010, an official report into the state…

10 November @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm AEDT Islander

Australian Theatre for Young People: Islander

Pier 2/3, Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd Pier 2/3, Suite 2/13A Hickson Rd, Dawes Point

New friends, ancient fractures, one mystical adventure. Eilidh lives on an island. Adrift and with one eye on the horizon, she is aimless. It seems every day someone is leaving for the mainland, even her own mother. And then a whale washes up on the shore, followed soon after by…

10 November @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Fuccbois: Live in Concert

Darling Quarter Theatre: Fuccbois: Live in Concert

Darling Quarter Theatre Terrace 3, 1 – 25 Harbour Street, Darling Quarter

The Fuccbois are the world’s biggest boyband. They’ve sold more tickets and broken more hearts than anyone, but now it’s time to say goodbye. Appearing in the last leg of their farewell tour, Brendan, Brandon, Tyler and Also Brendan will pelvic thrust their way through one final, unhinged concert spectacular……

Editor's Choice 10 November @ 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT The Book of Mormon

JONES Theatrical Group: The Book of Mormon

Crown Theatre, Perth Great Eastern Hwy, Burswood

The Book of Mormon is blasphemous, scurrilous, puerile and foul-mouthed – but also witty, clever and one of the sweetest musicals of all time. This excellent revival finds all the humour and heart in the outrageous, outrageously funny musical, which takes aim at the Mormons and their all-American version of Christianity.…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Blithe Spirit

New Theatre: Blithe Spirit

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown

Charles Condomine is a man trapped between two wives – one living, one very much deceased. When Charles and his second wife, Ruth, invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to conduct a séance, he hopes to gather inspiration for his next novel. Instead, Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the mischievous ghost of…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Blithe Spirit

New Theatre: Blithe Spirit

New Theatre 542 King St, Newtown

Charles Condomine is a man trapped between two wives – one living, one very much deceased. When Charles and his second wife, Ruth, invite eccentric medium Madame Arcati to conduct a séance, he hopes to gather inspiration for his next novel. Instead, Madame Arcati inadvertently summons the mischievous ghost of…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT Brahms Festival

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Chamber Music by Brahms

Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank

While the Brahms Festival explores the composer’s large scale works, it’s also the perfect opportunity to present a special chamber performance of his more intimate works – plus, a few ‘Songs without words’ for solo piano by Felix Mendelssohn to set the scene.

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm AEDT RARA by Meg Denman, 2026 Katie Lees Fellowship Play

Jezebel Productions: RARA by Meg Denman, 2026 Katie Lees Fellowship Play

Flight Path Theatre 142 Addison Rd, Marrickville

Jezebel Productions, in association with the Katie Lees Foundation, proudly presents the world premiere of RARA, by Meg Denman, directed by Saskia Faniis, at Flightpath Theatre, 10–14 November. Elle, Millie and Zara are one night away from dancing on the iconic ‘Diva-Nation’ stage. They’ve trained hard, put their faith in…

Editor's Choice 10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey

Musica Viva Australia: Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey

Winthrop Hall Perth

The Latvian Radio Choir joins recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey for a program that finds beauty and wonder in music inspired by birds. Alongside works by Arvo Pärt, Felix Mendelssohn and Pēteris Vasks, the program features two new commissions: Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose’s Bird on Byrd (read more on page 48) and Ēriks Ešenvalds’ Ceremony…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Before I Forget

Melbourne Theatre Company: Before I Forget

Southbank Theatre Southbank

Badtjala/Butchulla/Jagera theatre maker Kamarra Bell-Wykes (A Wake – A Woke Mob, 37  ) draws loosely on real events to craft this poignant tribute to motherhood, family and culture. Told with wicked humour and deep emotional truth, Before I Forget celebrates the strength of an ancestral line steered by a revered and accomplished matriarch determined to hold…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT Snowflake

Ensemble Theatre: Snowflake

Ensemble Theatre Sydney

Ensemble Theatre presents SNOWFLAKE by Mike Bartlett, an intimate and bittersweet Christmas story about generational conflict. All Andy wants for Christmas is an X-Files box set, some bloody common sense in politics, and maybe — just maybe — a second chance with his daughter, Maya. The holidays are the perfect…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm AEDT

The JazzLab: Number Junky

The JazzLab 27 Leslie St, Brunswick

he inventive Danish/Australian trio Number Junky return with Composure, their third album, taking their new music on a national Australian tour. The trio of Kristian Borring (guitar), Zac Grafton (double bass) and Peter Evans (drums) have toured extensively across Australia in recent years. Number Junky have become known for combining…

10 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEDT La Bohème

Opera Australia: La Bohème

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne

They have love. They have art. They have each other. But you can’t eat poetry, and philosophy won’t warm a bitter winter. This classic opera about young artists caught between ecstasy and pain has inspired countless Bohemian love stories. Now it’s time for a fresh production of this timeless tale,…

Editor's Choice 10 November @ 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT La Bohème

Opera Australia: La Bohème

Regent Theatre 191 Collins St, Melbourne

Constantine Costi directs a new production of Puccini’s classic. Whichever way he decides to tackle it, it should be worth a look as he’s one of the more interesting opera directors on the Australian scene. Finnegan Downie Dear conducts Orchestra Victoria with a cast led by Galina Cheplakova and Valeria…

10 November @ 8:20 pm - 9:20 pm AEDT Kauboj

Melbourne Fringe Festival: Kauboj

The Motley Bauhaus - Cabaret Stage, 118 Elgin St, Carlton, Melbourne 118 Elgin St, Carlton, Melbourne

From the Wild West of Dalmatia to the high-stakes kitchens of Sydney, Kauboj is a riotous and heartfelt musical journey through the life of Jakov—a chef-slash-cowboy whose adventures are as unpredictable as a misbehaving mechanical bull. With original music woven from Balkan folk melodies with the charming twang of country…

10 November @ 9:45 pm - 10:30 pm AEDT I Hope They Call Me Skinny in the Eulogy

Stephanie Hare: I Hope They Call Me Skinny in the Eulogy

The Motley Bauhaus 118 Elgin St, Carlton

A darkly funny, and outrageously candid, hour of standup comedy that offers a timely interrogation of the societal obsession with physical appearance, the normalization of diet culture, and the expectations of normative femininity. Through a narrative based in the ending of a relationship, Steph questions what it means to be…