Brisbane Festival 2026

PROGRAM

Brisbane Festival returns to Brisbane Powerhouse with a program of hauntingly beautiful, boldly colourful and powerfully moving performances.

A roller derby skater in safety gear, a purple helmet with a star, and an orange and purple uniform skates on a rink surrounded by blue smoke, appearing focused and in motion at Mama Does Derby - Brisbane Powerhouse.

MAMA DOES DERBY

03 – 05 SEP

A person wearing a black headscarf and a textured black garment with ruffled layers kneels on a wooden deck against a moody, cloudy sky. A long black scarf flows dramatically in the wind behind them.

TIRI: TE ARAROA WOMAN FAR WALKING

10 – 13 SEP

A dimly lit room at Scorched Earth - Brisbane Powerhouse with four people lying on the floor and two at a desk. A projector displays a black-and-white image in the background, adding to the tense, dramatic atmosphere.

SCORCHED EARTH

17 – 20 SEP

A white puppet bird interacts with a puppet skeleton, operated by figures in black against a dark background at Dead as a Dodo - Brisbane Powerhouse, with ghostly, skeletal shapes projected behind them.

DEAD AS A DODO

23 – 26 SEP

Four people lie on an orange sheet spread on grass, dressed in blue, yellow, and orange. Sunlight casts shadows across the scene during Bleachers at Brisbane Festival 2026, creating a relaxed festival atmosphere.

BLEACHERS

16 – 19 SEP

A woman in a denim jacket holds back a concerned man in a navy sweater, both appearing alarmed as they stand in a doorway at Brisbane Powerhouse, their intense expressions suggesting they've just spotted a werewolf.

WEREWOLF

23 – 26 SEP

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