#1 BIGSOUND Festival, Fortitude Valley (4 – 7 September 2018)

Discover the best new talent on the Australian music scene at BIGSOUND Festival. Now in its 17th year, Brisbane's Fortitude Valley will come alive with 150 artists playing across 18 stages for an industry celebration with music lovers and producers from across the globe. 

#2 Brisbane Festival (8 – 29 September 2018)

Watch Brisbane come alive with all the fanfare of what is quickly becoming a world-class arts and entertainment festival and the city's biggest cultural event. Around one million people each year flock to the Queensland capital for an explosion of music, theatre, dance, opera, circus and major public events such as Sunsuper Riverfire. 

#3 The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, QAGOMA (24 November 2018 – 28 April 2019)

Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art's flagship contemporary art event will showcase works from regions stretching from Iraq to Hawaii. Featuring over 80 artists and groups from over 30 countries, works on show will include innovative approaches to indigenous traditions and ideologies, re-imagined narratives around world history and re-worked poetry. 

#4 The Nutcracker presented by Queensland Ballet, QPAC Playhouse (14 – 22 December 2018)

Bring the whole family to enjoy Queensland Ballet's much-loved production of The Nutcracker, something of a seasonal tradition at Brisbane's QPAC Playhouse. 

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