Cairns & Far North Queensland
For a piece of real country nostalgia, head to this old-school drive-in cinema, the only one left in Far North Queensland. It screens two mainstream…
Must-see entertainment in Queensland
Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Brisbane
Known locally as QPAC, Brisbane’s main performing arts centre comprises four venues and the Tony Gould Gallery, the latter a small exhibition space…
Brisbane
What was a 1920s power station is now a hub of nationally and internationally acclaimed theatre, music, comedy, dance and more. The complex also hosts a…
Cairns
CoCA was undergoing a major refurbishment in 2018, but should reopen in mid-2019 – check the website for updates.
American Express Openair Cinemas
Brisbane
From mid-July to mid-August, watch recent-release films and retro favourites in Brisbane's City Botanic Gardens. You can hire loungers ($9) and blankets (…
Brisbane & Around
Toowoomba's cultural heart beats stridently inside the magnificent Empire Theatre, sections of which date back to 1911 (the facade is from 1933). The…
Brisbane
You can cheer both AFL football and interstate and international cricket at the Gabba in Woolloongabba, south of Kangaroo Point. If you’re new to cricket,…
Brisbane
This downtown venue hosts community theatre, local dramatic pieces, dance and art shows. It’s an effervescent spot for a taste of Brisbane’s creative…
Brisbane
When those subtropical heavens open up, take refuge at New Farm's historic movie palace. Remodelled and restored, its state-of-the-art screening rooms…
Sunshine Coast
This is the largest entertainment centre on the Sunshine Coast, with two theatres and a number of auxiliary event spaces. The centre hosts hundreds of…
Brisbane
Straight out of the bayou, this tiny riverside jazz shack has been Brisbane’s jazz beacon since 1972. Anyone who’s anyone in the scene plays here when…
Brisbane
Near Roma St Station in the Barracks Centre, the plush, six-screen Palace Barracks (complete with bar) shows both mainstream and alternative fare. It also…
Brisbane
A short walk from South Bank Parklands, this is the cheapest complex for mainstream releases, screened in either 2D or 3D. Screenings are cheapest before…
Brisbane
Evocatively set in the City Botanic Gardens, this outdoor arena hosts plenty of prolific national and international music acts, with past acts including…
Cairns
This offbeat little bar rocks to the beat of some of Cairns' best – and oft-unheralded – live-music groups and performers. Blues is a speciality, but acts…
Cairns & Far North Queensland
The Majestic has operated as a cinema since 1929, giving it some claim to being Australia's longest-running cinema. Today it's an old-fashioned experience…
Brisbane
Films include current mainstream releases as well as modern cult classics. Food and drink (including alcohol) are available for purchase (card payments…
Brisbane
A professional, Brisbane-based performing-arts company running annual seasons of opera and Broadway musical recitals in the subterranean Spring Hill…
Cairns
Next to the Botanic Gardens, Tanks is one of Cairns' premier live-music and performance venues, hosting a regular lineup of touring bands, theatre and…
Cairns
In addition to table games and pokies, Cairns’ casino has five dining spots and three bars, including the enormous Casino Sports Arena bar. Catch dinner…
Brisbane
Part of Griffith University, the conservatorium hosts 250 music performances a year, featuring students, faculty and alumni. It also hosts touring artists…
Cairns
Although only open three nights a week, Babinda's old-school cinema is worth waiting for. It screens new releases but the huge, photogenic theatre has …
Port Douglas
Home of the Douglas Arts Theatre Group, Clink is Port's long-running theatre venue with regular local plays, musicals, concerts and comedy acts. See the…
Cairns
Community plays and musicals hit the stage regularly at this small theatre opposite Centenary Lakes in Edge Hill. It's 4.5km northwest of the city centre …
Cairns
Enjoy classic films amid the foliage and finery of the Botanic Gardens. Check the website for upcoming showings (there are usually two a month).
Brisbane
Brisbane's team in the Australian Football League (AFL). You can watch them live at a home game at the Gabba between March and September.
Brisbane
Despite the theatre's location on a city university campus, productions here are anything but amateur. Expect to see some of Australia’s best professional…
Brisbane
In winter, rugby league is the big spectator sport here and local team the Brisbane Broncos call this stadium home. The stadium also hosts the odd major…
Townsville
A jolly Irish pub that doesn’t try too hard to be Irish. Wildly popular for its live music every night. Nothing too challenging – just good, honest live…
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane
An 8000-seat auditorium in South Bank, hosting anything from arena-style musicals to pop acts and expos.
Cairns
Stages contemporary Australian works and indie plays; currently based at the Tanks Arts Centre.
Brisbane
If a car wash married its supermarket cousin, their first-born would probably look like this ugly Paddington pub, which has incongruously adopted a pseudo…
Brisbane
Located in the verdant oasis of South Bank Parklands, this outdoor performance space offers year-round events, from music concerts to sport screenings…
Brisbane
Shows mostly mainstream fare at Portside Wharf, a short ferry trip downstream from New Farm. Discounted tickets on Tuesday.
Brisbane
Catch improvisation troupes, children’s theatre or classic plays at this intimate community theatre built in 1936.
Brisbane
This cinema on Queen St Mall shows mainstream blockbusters. Cut-price tickets on Tuesday.
