Parties and Puppets!
From the wildest party of the year, an island social and epic dance battles, to shark puppets and an exploration of transition through the story of Pinocchio, BrisFest has it all. So fire up the group chat, gather your pals, your mums, and your latest squeeze for a weekend of parties, puppets and more 💃
#Siva Mai Club
It's one big island social! Hold onto your seats, as the Siva Mai Club brings a tsunami of Pasifika excellence to light up the South Bank Piazza!
#Saturday Stars and Songs
Celebrate the glorious absurdity of following an impossible dream with the world premiere, BANANALAND, featuring a knockout score by star Kate Miller-Heidke; barrack your fave team of Brissy suburban dance-gladiators battle it out on the d-floor, or get on the dancefloor yourself with international electronic music icons Groove Armada.
Common People Dance Eisteddfod
Chandler Theatre
Sequins, sweat and spandex – the ultimate suburban party!
Explore South Bank
Australian retirement Trust Festival Garden
An inner-city wonderland of food, wine, entertainment and discovery, the popular South Bank destination will be humming both day and night.
Learn Brisbane’s Stories
Museum of Brisbane
MOB celebrates the creatives and history makers of Brisbane.
#Sunday Excursions
Time for a family adventure! Dive with sharks, without getting wet, at a new experience by world-renowned puppeteers, Erth, find a free concert coming to a park near you, then journey through 2km of lighting trail through the Botanic Gardens.
Local Parks Come to Life
Brisbane Serenades
Our gift to Brisbane is back. Coming to a park, street or much loved gathering place every Saturday and Sunday of the Festival.
An after-dark oasis of botanical brilliance.
Lightscape
The internationally acclaimed, multi-sensory immersive experience Lightscape comes to Brisbane’s City Botanic Gardens.
Take a Ferry
Moreton Island
Sand dunes, shipwrecks and sparkly beaches. Welcome to Brisbane’s secret garden.
