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25.01.2022 The perfect school holiday activity Take your little ones to make a Finchy Fun creation of their own at Flowstate, South Bank right under the giant Gouldian Finch! Just walk right up to these free workshops to join the fun. We'll be making these Mobile Finches tomorrow. Stuck at home? Get crafty in the living room with our at home activities. Find out all the details at brisfe.st/finchyfun... Creative activities and video by Adam Busby.

25.01.2022 Immerse yourself in Vanessa Tomlinson's Percussion at Dusk Find her final performance at South Bank's River Quay, today at 5pm.

23.01.2022 Permission to play with your food! Spend some crafty time together and make messy memories brisfe.st/finchyfun Creative activities and video by Adam Busby

20.01.2022 Tonight is the final glitter drop They say it's hard to say goodbye to old friends. We think it might be even harder to part with the new ones who were strangers before One Bottle Later.

20.01.2022 Please scream inside your heart Julians Days installation at Institute of Modern Art Belltower examines the power of instruction. Find out more brisfe.st/MAW

20.01.2022 If you're visiting South Bank, make a detour through Wild Energy, our sound installation in the Rainforest Walk at South Bank. brisfe.st/wild

19.01.2022 TICKET GIVEAWAY Fresh from wowing crowds with Snapshot at Brisbane Festival, Polytoxic are dialling it up with a raucous new show. Tag a pal to be in the draw for a double pass on Sat 21 Nov!... Bringing a killer line-up of Brisbane’s fiercest and finest to to Metro Arts in West End, this cutting-edge cabaret will put a spring in your step. Entries close 11.59pm 17 Nov.

18.01.2022 Founder of Brisbane-based music label Room40, Lawrence English is well acquainted with building something from nothing. Our focus has always been outward; my intention from day one has been to link Brisbane to the rest of the world, he says. Lawrence’s association with Brisbane Festival stretches back to its earliest incarnations. As part of this year's Festival he curated The Listening Études - a series of durational site and situation-specific sound happenings across the... city to celebrate a sense of deeper listening. Read about more cutting-edge Brisbane artists at brisfe.st/BBA

18.01.2022 Thom co-founded Imaginary Theatre in 2006 to champion childrens access to the arts, and since then this Brisbane-based company has reached over 180,000 children across the globe. All this has happened from my home base in Brisbane, in collaboration with the incredible artists that live and work here. Learn about more incredible Brisbane-based artists brisfe.st/BBA

18.01.2022 Party hats are on Why not make your own? At South Bank or at home brisfe.st/finchyfun Creative activities and video by the brilliant Adam Busby.

17.01.2022 In a stunning first for Australasian Dance Collective, 38 dancers will take to South Banks River Quay Green to premiere Arc. Catch this free public dance performance at 5pm on Friday & Saturday brisfe.st/arc Images by Jade Ellis

17.01.2022 Full belly, full heart Visit Queensland, Australia and dine at one of our recommended restaurants before you fill your life with art this week brisfe.st/eat

16.01.2022 Have you listened to our Wishful Bedtime Stories? Four stories are now up on the website. Let these tales lull the little ones to sleep brisfe.st/wishful

15.01.2022 Yoo-hoo theatre lovers! Queensland Theatre are announcing their 2021 Season online this year, so we can all attend.

14.01.2022 "I drew this picture in lockdown. I wanted to go outside and I drew a rainbow because it makes me happy." - Zoe, age 10 "COVID-19 gave me time for playing my piano and reading with my cat." - Michael, age 8 "I missed eating at the table inside McDonald's and playing on their playground." - Lily age 5... The Wishful Bedtime Stories inspired by children's most wishful thoughts and drawings are now up. Listen at brisfe.st/wishful

13.01.2022 We are grateful and proud to have put on Brisbane Festival 2020. 1002 local artists and artsworkers. 573 uplifting performances. 244 locations across every suburb of Brisbane. 28 brand new commissions. Thank you to all the artists, crew, supporters and audiences who made September so beautiful. What. A. Month!

11.01.2022 Bold. Bright. Boisterous. Badass. Brisbane.

11.01.2022 The power of the space between. SILENCE opened at Brisbane Powerhouse this Thursday. This new work slammed the conversation about the treaty back on the table.

11.01.2022 A taste of the atmospheric new music Andrew Tuttle has been working on for his album launch The Tivoli Brisbane tomorrow night! A double launch event with Cloud Tangle, this is your last chance: brisfe.st/tuttle-cloud

11.01.2022 Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online in celebration of Coming Back Out Brisbane for a socially distanced shimmy

11.01.2022 Booom! Your favourite trucks are ready to hit the road once again These last two weeks have been a blast. Thank you so much for being amazing, and please continue to be COVID Safe. More at brisfe.st/covid-safe Follow the Street Serenades Facebook Event to see the hints for this whole weekend.

11.01.2022 Have you seen these affirmations from above? Through a series of newly commissioned public banners, acclaimed artist Hannah Brontë offers daily commuters a literal sign from above as part of Making Art Work. Pause, take heart, and dream of new possibilities brisfe.st/MAW

09.01.2022 Festivalgoers, you have been amazing Brisbane Festival has been working closely with Queensland Health and operating under an approved COVID Safe Plan. Thank you for continuing to be COVID Safe. As we roll into the final weekend, remember: stay home if you're unwell, wash your hands, maintain social distancing and download the COVIDSafe app. ... Find out more about staying COVID Safe at the Festival at brisfe.st/covid-safe

09.01.2022 Did you see Snapshot over the weekend? Part of the Working Title residency, Polyoxic showed us a Brisbane Powerhouse we have never seen before and paid tribute to the resilience of Brisbane's arts industry.

07.01.2022 Golden hour is here See dancers lit by sunset against a backdrop of the city, this afternoon and tomorrow. Australasian Dance Collective premiere Arc at 5pm. Find out more at brisfe.st/arc

07.01.2022 Rolling into the last week of Street Serenades This weekend's forecast: blue skies and beautiful tunes.

07.01.2022 Your Brisbane pride is showing. Thanks for bringing champion energy to Common People Dance Eisteddfod 2!

05.01.2022 Nothing says my-suburb-is-better-than-yours like a style-off Support your team at Common People Dance Eisteddfod 2 tonight! Northside - red and black (Salt -N-Pepa stye) Eastside - hot pink and gold... Southside - purple and blue (Prince style) Westside - silver and denim May the best dressed win

04.01.2022 Did you know it's National NAIDOC Week? There's lots to do. How about... A live concert streamed to SBS Australia and NITV, the Virtual Indigenous Film Festival - NAIDOC Week 2020, AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market online, activities at Queensland Museum and State Library of Queensland, or plenty of local events listed at naidoc.org.au and that's barely scratching the surface. Get into it!... #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

04.01.2022 Dance like nobody's watching! Just two more Socially Distanced Dance Clubs to go with COMMON PEOPLE DANCE PROJECT! Mark the dates Friday 18 & 25 Sept from 6pm, 7pm & 8pm. More info at brisfe.st/sddc

04.01.2022 You can do it! Our squad are cheering you through Tuesday, officially the worst day of the work week.

04.01.2022 Butts but make it art Do you trust us? Tonight is your final chance to book. You know you want to.

03.01.2022 Returning to The Tivoli Brisbane and live music has been magic. Here's to the artists, the people behind the scenes (and behind the bar), and the audiences who snapped up tickets before we could say 'sold out'.

03.01.2022 Surprise and delight throughout Brisbane these school holidays! The last week of Festival is packed with family fun. Find out what we have in store for you brisfe.st/family Have you spotted a giant bird? Been bamboozled by a bubble blowing stilt-walker? Share your images from Brisbane Festival in the comments below!

03.01.2022 At 314 floors high and with 72 spiral side departments, The Lost Lending Library is the largest collection of books in the world. The Library leaps from place to place, seeking out young creative minds wherever it goes It's almost time for the The Lost Lending Library to appear at Brisbane Powerhouse.

03.01.2022 Brisbane, there are only a handful of nights left to experience Sunsuper Night Sky. Rug up, pop the headphones in, and take a stroll this weekend. Every Fri & Sat night of September from 7pm. Listen to Robin Fox's original soundtrack and take one of our recommended walking trails: brisfe.st/nightsky

03.01.2022 This week was breathtaking, bedazzling and a bit bonkers Are you ready for another one, Brisbane?

02.01.2022 . . . . .... this could be you tomorrow night Book now to listen to Krissy Keen's rebellious story of yearning brisfe.st/redlight

02.01.2022 Brisbane, this is your captain speaking. Today is your last chance to save our heroes. Avoidable Perils closes tonight at Metro Arts in West Village.Visit between 6pm - 9pm armed with your smartphone. You are their only hope brisfe.st/avoidable-perils

01.01.2022 Find joy in art and colours Visit the free art exhibitions at Metro Arts in West Village before Sunday brisfe.st/metroarts

01.01.2022 There seems to be a freedom in independent work in Brisbane that embraces a unique combination of bold, bright, daggy, funny and joyful. Creator and performer Neridah's work is so much more than leotards and leg warmers; it gives members of the public the platform for creating, dancing and connecting.