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
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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…
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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.
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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 (…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Brisbane
Evocatively set in the City Botanic Gardens, this outdoor arena hosts plenty of prolific national and international music acts, with past acts including…
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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…
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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…
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Brisbane
Films include current mainstream releases as well as modern cult classics. Food and drink (including alcohol) are available for purchase (card payments…
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Brisbane
A professional, Brisbane-based performing-arts company running annual seasons of opera and Broadway musical recitals in the subterranean Spring Hill…
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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…
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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…
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Brisbane
Part of Griffith University, the conservatorium hosts 250 music performances a year, featuring students, faculty and alumni. It also hosts touring artists…
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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 …
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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…
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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 …
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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).
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane
An 8000-seat auditorium in South Bank, hosting anything from arena-style musicals to pop acts and expos.
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Cairns
Stages contemporary Australian works and indie plays; currently based at the Tanks Arts Centre.
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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…
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Brisbane
Located in the verdant oasis of South Bank Parklands, this outdoor performance space offers year-round events, from music concerts to sport screenings…
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Brisbane
Shows mostly mainstream fare at Portside Wharf, a short ferry trip downstream from New Farm. Discounted tickets on Tuesday.
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Brisbane
Catch improvisation troupes, children’s theatre or classic plays at this intimate community theatre built in 1936.
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Brisbane
This cinema on Queen St Mall shows mainstream blockbusters. Cut-price tickets on Tuesday.
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