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The band is warming up, the beer is brewing and the pretzels are baking. Preparations are well underway for the Oktoberfest Brisbane and you are invited to be a part of these fantastic celebrations!
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The Asia Pacific Pole Dance Championships(tm) is taking competitive pole dancing into a professional, sporting realm. The Asia Pacific Pole Dance Championships will showcase the best male and female p...
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International ballet sensation, the National Ballet of Cuba, will bring their exuberant and highly individual style of classical ballet to Australia for an exclusive Brisbane season.
The Company will...
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Brisbane will be in full festive swing for the city’s signature annual event, Brisbane Festival.
Brisbane Festival will intrigue, delight and inspire with its programme of theatre, dance, music, con...
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Bunginderry II, revisits Rolph's travels into the channel country west of Quilpie. Once again she tempts us to contemplate Australia's beautiful landscape through her eyes and heart. In this exhibitio...
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Celebrate Father's Day on board the elegant timber paddlewheelers, the Kookaburra River Queens.
Enjoy a delicious seafood and carvery buffet, together with sweets and unlimited tea and coffee. Relax ...
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Fieritalia Italian Festival is Brisbane's largest Italian outdoor festival. New Farm Park is transformed into Little Italy with open air markets, food stalls, cafés and street entertainment. Almost ...
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Pro Football Australia is proud to announce the visit by English Premier League Club and 2007/2008 UEFA Cup Qualifiers, Bolton Wanderer's Football Club to deliver their Academy Skills Identification a...
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America, Chicago and Peter Frampton are coming to Australia for an unforgettable night of classic Rock N' Roll favourites this October! Three music legends in a night filled with one incredible memor...
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The new look Bigsound Live Urban Music Festival builds on that unique tastemaker-friendly atmosphere and includes a focus on public participation in one of the most exciting, vibrant and innovative in...
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2010 marks a significant milestone in the history of the Brisbane Boat Show as they celebrate their 50th anniversary. Since 1961, the Brisbane Boat Show has been showcasing and promoting the benefits ...
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The Christmas in Cleveland Craft Fair is a craft show featuring the handmade work of 45 local and South East Queensland craft persons with all the work for sale at reasonable prices.
The Craft Fair w...
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MAMMA MIA! The world's number one musical is coming to Brisbane! The musical that has captured the hearts of over 40 million people will be playing at the Lyric Theatre for a strictly limited six week...
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The Stitches & Craft Show is Australia’s longest running craft event and since its makeover in 2009 has gained the reputation as the most innovative and contemporary craft event in Australia.
The St...
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Bridge to Brisbane is a fun run held in Brisbane, Australia each year in August. There are two route options available; five kilometres or ten kilometres.
The first race occurred in 1997 with less th...
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The violinist Rodolphe Kreutzer would be amazed to know what has been created in his name. Beethoven didn't even write the "Kreutzer Sonata" for him, but for the man he called the "lunatic mullato", G...
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Classic Albums Live presents the acclaimed best-selling Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms live, with a phenomenal line-up of musicians in a fully-staged concert performance of the complete album. Se...
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Chief Conductor Johannes Fritzsch concludes our anniversary tribute to Zwickau's most famous son with his effervescent Symphony No.1, titled Spring. From the opening bars this symphony bursts full of ...
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One of Australia's greatest artists, Hans Heysen (1877-1968), is celebrated with this major retrospective featuring over 70 works created over the artist's 70-year career. Hans Heysen was one of those...
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Take your place on the start line for Brisbane's ultimate running challenge in Movember and support every bloke's favourite charity - Movember.
The Mousdash Mt Coot-tha Fun Run is your chance to dona...
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One of the most recorded classical artists performing today, Sir James Galway is a legend in the musical world. A modern musical master whose unique sound and virtuosity have made him one of the most ...
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Modern Italian restaurant and bar The Verve Cafe situated in the heart of Brisbane will be showcasing recent works by one of Queensland's emerging artists, Chantel Schott.
The artwork explores a pecu...
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Experience the sights, sounds, tastes and aromas of Thailand for one day in Brisbane!
12 Thai food stalls; three Thai dessert and drink stalls; Singha beer garden; live Thai cultural shows and dance ...
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Join the roar of the crowd live at one of the 11 home games the Brisbane Lions play each Australian Football League Season at their Gabba stadium from March to September.
Become a seasonal 11-game or...
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The national touring initiative, Mobile States, brings two new innovative works to Brisbane.
In Fleur Elise Noble's Two Dimensional Life of Her, an artist's reality is confronted with an imaginary wo...
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So much happened before Dorothy dropped in.
Wicked tells the untold story of the Witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy dropped in; two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One, born with emerald green sk...
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The Wilson HTM Brisbane to the Gold Coast Cycle Challenge is a mass participation ride from Brisbane to the Gold Coast for over 10,000 cyclists. The event starts at South Bank and utilises the South E...
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For all you fashion lovers out there, the Young Designers Market features some of the best of Brisbane’s up and coming designers and artists selling a range of fashion and accessories, jewellery, hom...
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Vienna was the centre of 19th century music-making and these three composers were its masters. More, the Clarinet Quintet was Brahms' supreme achievement in chamber music and Beethoven's Septet made h...
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Opera's most spectacular work makes a triumphant return in this new production by Graeme Murphy, who brought you Puccini's unforgettable Turandot.
In Ancient Egypt, the princess Amneris hopes to marr...
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A concert by Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with special guest artists from L'Arpeggiata (Paris).
Take two of the world's most eclectic musical groups; add a pinch of baroque, a dash of folk and j...
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As the sun sets, a spectacular sight awaits passengers on board their motor cruiser as thousands of flying-foxes (fruit bats) take to the skies above the gleaming river from Indooroopilly Island. It's...
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Lifelong friends Jerry and Robert are rivals in the publishing world, but also rivals for the love of Robert's wife Emma.
Jerry and Emma believe they have created the perfect, private romance that no...
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Since commencing at Portside Wharf in June 2009, the Boutique Markets have become a regular staple for market lovers and locals alike.
Proudly supporting local independent design, the Boutique Market...
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The Last Night of the Proms has become an annual tradition for Queensland Symphony Orchestra audiences and always ends with a rousing chorus for those both on and off stage of Elgar's essential Land o...
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A London Symphony conjures up the foggy impressionist paintings of Monet and Pissaro, with Dickensian imagery in the background. From his Chelsea eyrie over the Thames the scenery that unfolded before...
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The Brisbane Lions will be desperate for revenge on home turf after their painful loss to the Swans (with former Lion Daniel Bradshaw) back in Round Six down in Sydney.
So come along and see two dete...
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Since the Hyundai A-League's inception in 2005, Brisbane Roar (formerly known as Queensland Roar) has gone into battle with the best football teams in Australia.
The Roar continue to gain momentum wi...
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Culture... with extra cult.
The first Brisbane Underground Film Festival will screen the kind of films that usually play at midnight, go straight to DVD or never make it to Brisbane at all.
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Brisbane's HOTtest destination for everything Handmade.
If you're looking for gifts that are unique, well-made, with a little soul, and a lot of style, then "The BrisStyle Indie Designers Market" i...
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Come along to the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and enjoy Broadway Hits. This concert features the wonderful talents of husband and wife team Rachael Beck and Ian Stenlake. They will perform grea...
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The world's most beautiful lullabies for guitar.
World-renowned guitarist Karin Schaupp performs Cradle Songs, an enchanting selection of instrumental lullabies, presented especially for babes in arm...
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Danza Contemporánea de Cuba (DCC) has been recognised as one of the world's most groundbreaking modern dance companies for more than half a decade.
Renowned for its dancers' fluidity, fire and sheer...
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The East Coast Aboriginal Art Exhibition at the State Library of Queensland, is an annual event organised by the Heart Foundation. It showcases the work of prominent and talented Indigenous Queenslan...
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Family Pops is back with another entertaining afternoon of orchestral music and songs from some of the most popular modern animated films, performed by the Queensland Pops Orchestra and other special ...
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Her dance career was simply extraordinary. Dame Margot Fonteyn was adored and revered, inspiring countless young dancers around the world.
She held the world of ballet at her feet for decades, and le...
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Over 30 years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the greatest rock musical the world has ever known - Jesus Christ Superstar. Almost ten years ago, Brisbane audiences experienced the remarkab...
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Hats Off BrizVegas is a Gala Variety Concert with a difference!
Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (OSCEFA) will present a gala variety concert featuring some of Queensland's best known performers -...
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After the show take in some hot Latin beats at the late night Havana Club. Themed on the legendary music bars of old Havana that served the likes of Brando, Marilyn Monroe and Hemingway, Havana Club w...
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Already a favourite with Brisbane audiences, this young Queensland pianist is now making a name for himself far and wide, with successful appearances at top London venues including Wigmore Hall. With ...
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Three amazing live bands bring 16 original short films to life in a night devoted to the freedom of the open water and the people who live in its spirit.
The Windy Hills, Holly Throsby and Machine Tr...
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Let’s Swing Again at the QPAC Concert Hall! The brilliant talent of clarinettist / saxophonist Andrew Firth and Resonance of Birralee will return to the Pops stage along with the Queensland Pops Jazz ...
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Mozart was one of Brahms' favourite composers; he even owned the manuscript of Mozart's 40th symphony. This coupling of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Brahms is a glorious combination of two great wor...
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In this surreal world of make-believe, fairies, puppets, clowns and dolls come to life through music and dance. Be entranced by an imaginary cast of wind-up dolls, ragged clowns, tumbling fools and ot...
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Demons, witches, cranky fairies and a boy magician feature in this concert leaving audiences enchanted and bewitched. Composers have been drawn to sinister characters for centuries for inspiration to ...
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You and I - An intimate evening with Petula Clark.
After 60 years in show business, Petula Clark is still one of the most sought-after recording artists and concert personalities in the world today. ...
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We have all heard that wine is good for us in moderation because it contains antioxidants. But what exactly are antioxidants? Why do some wines taste peppery, while others have hints of vanilla or mar...
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Come along to the Queensland Youth Orchestra Finale Concert as 500 musicians perform highlights from 2009. This concert will showcase members of the Queensland Youth Symphony, the Second and Third Qu...
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The final Masterpiece Series concert commemorates the 150th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth with his epic Second Symphony, known as Resurrection. Together with distinguished vocalists Judith Henl...
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Enjoy one of Australia's premier Elvis Tribute Artists up close and personal on the Kookaburra River Queens with Rockin' with Elvis - Gabe Phoenix Elvis Tribute Artist - Dinner Cruise and Show.
Gabe ...
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If you've ever been promised the world dear reader; here's the next best thing. An intimate evening of solo splendour with the devastating Rufus Wainwright - featuring nothing more than a grand piano,...
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Sarah Blasko is a performer of untouchable talent. Currently touring in Europe where the pan-European release of her phenomenal third album, As Day Follows Night, has been welcomed with open arms and ...
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Imagine the characters from a classic film noir - flawed private eye, femme fatale and underground crime lord - meet the superhuman heroines of a Hong Kong Wuxia sword-fighting spectacular.
Set the ...
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Singing For Love - enjoy a journey down the road of love with two of Australia's most loved operatic stars as they share their stories of love, memories and beautiful music. Yvonne Kenny and David Hob...
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All aboard Steam Train Sunday! Travel through Brisbane on an historic steam train and relive the splendour of a bygone era. It's big loud fun as you board the steam train at Roma Street Station for a ...
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Faith, imagination and stunning acrobatics merge in this awe-inspiring spiritual exploration.
Based on the rituals and traditions of Buddhist Shaolin monks, Sutra is a breathtaking contemporary move...
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Following a successful season at the prestigious Biennale di Danza in Venice and a performance at the World Expo in Shanghai, ‘we unfold’ will introduce Brisbane audiences to the extraordinary talent ...
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Tayenebe, a Tasmanian Aboriginal word meaning 'exchange', celebrates the revitalisation of Tasmanian Aboriginal weaving that has been taking place over the past three years.
The tayenebe exhibition i...
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An intimate performance that highlights the moral and ethical commitments binding Australians and the people of Bougainville (PNG) in the wake of a brutal civil war.
Writer, academic and performer Pa...
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Said to be cursed, the immense Gothic Symphony has remained unperformed for over 30 years. Two hours long and requiring two orchestras, four brass bands, four vocal soloists, 300 choristers and a chil...
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At the Stahlbaum family's Christmas celebrations, Drosselmeyer weaves his magic and conjures a cast of imaginative characters, including a Prince, a Snow Fairy, and festive dancers from all corners of...
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A powerful family saga spanning four generations, The Story of the Miracles at Cookie's Table is a moving testament to culture lived, lost and found, the strength of family, adapting and gathering tog...
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This special touring exhibition from the Australian War Memorial, marking the 95th anniversary of that historic campaign, displays all nine of the Gallipoli VCs. Join them for this rare opportunity to...
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The Gallery of Modern Art will be open Up Late every Friday during the 'Valentino, Retrospective: Past/Present/Future' exhibition. Join friends at the Gallery on Friday nights at the stylish lounge a...
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This major exhibition is dedicated to the career of celebrated Italian couturier Valentino Garavani. Exclusive to Brisbane, the celebration will feature a stunning array of haute couture designs trac...
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The most fierce contest in the world cricket ignites at the Gabba when Australia clash with England in the first Vodafone Test match. See Mitchell Johnson, Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson tackle Andrew...
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The multi-talented Wayne Brady returns to Brisbane with his hit Las Vegas Show Making S%!t Up.
Heralded as “pure genius“, “hysterically funny“ and “amazing“, Brady's show is a guaranteed hit. Since h...
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Sold out in London, Paris, Tokyo and Beijing, the international smash hit West Side Story arrives in Brisbane in November for a strictly limited season at QPAC Lyric Theatre.
With groundbreaking chor...
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Already being hailed as an Australian classic, When the Rain Stops Falling by Andrew Bovell (Lantana, Strictly Ballroom) is a landmark theatrical event.
From the claustrophobia of a small 1950s Londo...
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For the past 65 years, the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards has provided aspiring young musicians the opportunity to perform with Australia's major orchestras in a quest to be named ABC ...
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Following eight years of success in neighbouring New Caledonia, French Gypsy Jazz is coming to Australia.
With influences from traditional Gypsy, Balkans music and of course, Django Reinhardt, the in...
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This is an opportunity to see some of Australia's top offshore racing yachts start Queensland's premier offshore passage race, the 62nd Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race.
Peter Harburg's RP 66 "Black ...
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While Edward Burtynsky is one of the world's leading contemporary landscape photographers, the focus of his work is not the natural landscape but in his words, "manufactured landscapes". His photograp...
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With their wonderful world of adventure, fantasy and fun the tales of the Brothers Grimm have enthralled children and adults alike for Centuries.
Featuring spellbinding characters, these stories are ...
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Everyone has an image of Brisbane in their mind's eye. We all know what it looks like, how it works and how it feels. But your view of Brisbane is just one perspective of the thousands of people who l...
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Witness all the Broncos home games live at Suncorp Stadium as they quest for NRL premiership glory! There is nothing quite like being amongst a passionate crowd cheering on the WOW Brisbane Broncos as...
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