• Editor's Choice

    Adelaide Guitar Festival: Riffing with Zan Rowe

    Adelaide Festival Centre Festival Drive, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Curated by Artistic Director Slava Grigoryan, this year’s festival highlights include John Butler’s Prism tour, a double bill featuring Catalan virtuoso Lau Noah and Lior, a world-premiere extravaganza celebrating the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s Physical Graffiti with the Southern Cross Symphony Orchestra, and an evening of storytelling by Barkindji songwoman Nancy…

    Arts & Cultural Exchange: Inbraza Talks: Building Culture from the Margins

    ACE, Parramatta 8 Victoria Rd, Parramatta, NSW, Australia
    Presented by Arts & Cultural Exchange in collaboration with INBRAZA Baile, INBRAZA TALKS: Building Culture from the Margins is a night of radical conversation, movement and music. Explore how communities outside the mainstream create, influence, and transform the cultural landscape through panels with trailblazing Afro-Latin and BIPOC artists, then stay…

    WOW Australia: The WOW Show: In search of the Hope Brigade

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    The world is on fire, and the news feels relentless. Rights are being rolled back across the globe, and the UN says gender equality is still 134 years away. It’s easy to feel hopeless, but the founder of the global WOW — Women of the World movement, Jude Kelly, believes…

    Brisbane Festival: The Great Debate

    QPAC Corner Melbourne St and Grey St, South Bank, QLD, Australia
    It’s the age-old question every Brisbanite has an opinion on: which side of the river is better — north or south? In this lively and laughter-filled showdown, a line-up of iconic locals go head-to-head in a battle of wit, pride and hometown loyalty. Two determined teams will face off in…

    Sydney Opera House: Curious

    Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Four talks. One day. Is this AI’s Black Mirror Moment? –  Dr Karl Kruszelnicki ,Dr Micah Goldwater, Dr Jonathan Kummerfeld and Dr Anna Broinowski take us from hallucination in the algorithm to vulnerability in the human mind and unpack benefits and risks. Is It Fascism Yet? – Professor Jason Stanley, an American expert on…
    Music and Mindfulness

    Australian Baroque: Music and Mindfulness

    School of Practical Philosophy, Burswood 13 Teague St, Burswood, WA, Australia
    Immerse yourself in a transformative series of concerts that blend exquisite Baroque music with guided mindfulness exercises. Presented by Australian Baroque in collaboration with the School of Practical Philosophy, each concert features one of three presenters who will guide you through mindful listening, creating a deeper and more enriching connection…

    Brisbane Powerhouse: Trent Dalton – Gravity Let Me Go

    Brisbane Powerhouse 119 Lamington St, New Farm, QLD, Australia
    There are one thousand stories up and down your street. There are nine thousand stories in your neighbourhood. This is the one about Noah Cork and the most important story he almost missed in pursuit of his dreams. Dark, gritty, hilarious and unexpected, Gravity Let Me Go is a novel…
  • Long Listen: Festival Conversations

    The Little Book Nook Little Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD, Australia
    Begin your festival weekend with an intimate morning of storytelling, culture, and connection at Festival Conversations. This special event brings together three remarkable literary voices whose work explores music, resilience, and the power of language to shape understanding. Dr (Aunty) Hope O’Chin, a Kabi-Kabi, Wakka-Wakka, Koa, and Gugu-Yalanji Elder, shares…

    Long Listen: Festival Conversations with Ed Le Brocq

    The Little Book Nook Little Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD, Australia
    Close your festival weekend with an inspiring morning of words, music, and storytelling. Festival Conversations brings together three distinctive literary voices whose work spans memoir, culture, resilience, and creativity. Ed Le Brocq, musician, broadcaster, and author of five acclaimed books including Cadence and Danger Music, shares stories from a remarkable…

    Australian Women in Music: AWMA 2025 Conference

    Queensland Multicultural Centre 102 Main St, Kangaroo Point, QLD, Australia
    Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) celebrates and recognises the vast achievements and contribution of female and gender diverse artists and music practitioners across all genres of music and all areas of the Australian music industry. Featuring performances from some of Australia’s top female artists and musicians, a dynamic thought…
    Editor's Choice Attention, Please!

    Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Attention, Please!

    Blarney Books & Art 37 James St,, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
    Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…