BrisbaneMajor Events Calendar 2017

Discover more at visitbrisbane.com.au and share your day via #brisbaneanyday Event Calendar 2017 Discover an energetic city where there’s always something happening. Whether it’s an international sporting match, fabulous festival, amazing exhibition, captivating cultural performance or major musical, Brisbane offers a blockbuster year-round calendar of major events to make the heart sing and the pulse-rate climb. Take your pick from Brisbane International Tennis, Brisbane Global Rugby Tens, Rugby League World Cup, the Commonwealth Bank Ashes Series, The Royal Ballet’s Woolf Works and must-see musicals including The Bodyguard. You’ll get your sporting, entertainment and cultural fix in Brisbane in 2017. For full event details go to visitbrisbane.com.au/whats-on

OPEN NOW NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL 100% BRISBANE 8 JAN 15 JAN 20 JAN 20 JAN 22 JAN KOOZA Fawlty Towers Live Brisbane Heat JANUARY by Cirque du Soleil Playhouse, QPAC KFC Big Bash League KFC Big Bash League Australian Baseball Under The Big Top The Gabba League 2017 Season Skygate, NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL NOW UNTIL FEB 11 FEB 17 APR 25 APR MAY Matilda the Musical Sugar Spin: You, Me, Hadron Collider: Brisbane Roar Lyric Theatre, NBL Season Art and Everything Step inside the Hyundai A-League QPAC BCEC and Brisbane Gallery of Modern Art World’s Greatest Season 2016/2017 Experiment Suncorp Stadium Entertainment Centre Museum 1 - 8 JAN 13 JAN 25 JAN 27 JAN 28 JAN Brisbane International Victoria Bitter - 5 FEB - 19 FEB - 19 FEB Queensland Tennis One Day International MELT: BrisAsia Festival Queensland Theatre Series Centre A Celebration of Various venues Ladies in Black v Pakistan Queer Arts and Playhouse, The Gabba Culture QPAC FEB - JUL 9 FEB - 9 DEC 11 - 12 FEB 18 FEB St.George Queensland Brisbane Global - 17 JUN Symphony Rugby Tens FEBRUARY 2017 5 - 21 MAY Orchestra Suncorp Stadium Season Season 2017 Season BCEC and Brisbane Suncorp Stadium Various venues Entertainment Centre

24 FEB 25 & 26 FEB 28 FEB MAR - AUG MAR - SEP - 4 MAR Red Hot Summer Tour: - 26 MAR NRL The Australian Ballet’s John Farnham & more Brisbane 2017 Toyota AFL Season 2017 The Sleeping Beauty Sandstone Point Hotel Festival MARCH Premiership Season Suncorp Stadium Lyric Theatre, Bribie Island Brisbane Powerhouse The Gabba QPAC and

9 MAR - 9 APR 11 MAR FROM 12 MAR 22 - 26 MAR 24 - 26 MAR Queensland Theatre - 11 JUN My Fair Lady World Science CMC Rocks QLD Constellations O’Keefe, Preston, Lyric Theatre, Festival Brisbane Willowbank Raceway, Bille Brown Studio Cossington Smith: QPAC Cultural Precinct Ipswich Making Modernism and South Bank

2017 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

11 - 12 FEB 27 MAY - 3 SEP 11 - 20 AUG SEP 24 NOV AND 2 DEC Brisbane Global Marvel: Royal Queensland Brisbane Festival Rugby League Rugby Tens Creating the Show (EKKA) Various venues World Cup Suncorp Stadium Cinematic Universe Brisbane Semi Final & Final GOMA Showgrounds Suncorp Stadium

Front Cover: photo credit: Fullframe Photographics. This Page: Brisbane Bandits - photo credit: SMP Images. Large Hadron Collider - photo credit: Science Museum, London ©2016. Victoria Bitter One Day International - Australian v Pakistan; photo credit: Getty Images. World Science Festival Brisbane - photo credit: . Brisbane Lions - photo credit: AFL Photography. Queensland Symphony Orchestra - photo credit: Queensland Symphony Orchestra. visitbrisbane.com.au APR - NOV 14 APR 28 - 30 APR MAY Opera Queensland Brisbane to Gladstone Buddha Birthday 2017 Holden 2017 Season Yacht Race Festival State of Origin APRIL Various venues Shorncliffe South Bank MAY Game 1 Suncorp Stadium

4 - 21 MAY 5 - 13 MAY 13 MAY 20 - 21 MAY 27 MAY Anywhere Theatre Queensland Ballet’s - 10 JUN Straddie Salute - 3 SEP Channel Seven Festival Swan Lake Triathlon Festival Marvel: Creating the JUNE Various venues Lyric Theatre, Brisbane Racing North Stradbroke Cinematic Universe QPAC Carnival Island GOMA Doomben and Eagle Farm Racecourses JUN 1 -11 JUN 24 JUN 24 JUN - 2 JUL 25 JUN - 9 JUL Queensland Week Queensland Cabaret Qantas Wallabies v Scenic Rim QPAC International Various venues Festival Italy Eat Local Week Series: Brisbane Powerhouse Suncorp Stadium Scenic Rim The Royal Ballet, Woolf Works QPAC & La Boite Lyric Theatre, QPAC JUL 5 - 9 JUL 7 - 30 JUL 15 - 16 JUL FROM 19 JUL 2017 Holden QPAC International Queensland Music Regional Flavours The Bodyguard : Festival The Musical JULY Game 3 The Royal Ballet, Various venues Lyric Theatre, AUGUST Suncorp Stadium The Winter’s Tale QPAC Lyric Theatre, QPAC

3 - 13 AUG 11 - 20 AUG 6 - 8 SEP 9 - 30 SEP 23 - 24 SEP IRL: Digital Playground Royal Queensland BIGSOUND Festival Brisbane Festival OZ Comic Con Brisbane Powerhouse Show Various venues South Bank & Brisbane Convention & (EKKA) SEPTEMBER Fortitude Valley various venues Exhibition Centre

OCT 6 - 8 & 7 - 8 OCT 21 OCT 25 OCT Valley Fiesta 13 - 15 OCT Bledisloe Cup - 4 NOV OCTOBER Various venues Oktoberfest Brisbane Various venues Qantas Wallabies v Queensland Ballet’s NOVEMBER Fortitude Valley Brisbane Showgrounds New Zealand All Blacks Peter Pan Suncorp Stadium Playhouse, QPAC

NOV NOV - JAN 23 NOV 24 NOV Wonderland Ashes Series Asia Pacific Screen Rugby League Brisbane Powerhouse 2017-2018 Awards World Cup Australia v England Brisbane Convention & Semi Final The Gabba Exhibition Centre Suncorp Stadium

1 - 24 DEC 2 DEC 8 - 16 DEC 27 DEC - 1 JAN 31 DEC Christmas in Brisbane Rugby League Queensland Ballet’s Woodford Folk New Year’s Eve Various venues World Cup The Nutcracker Festival Fireworks Spectacular DECEMBER Final Lyric Theatre, Woodfordia South Bank Suncorp Stadium QPAC

2018 EVENTS TO LOOK OUT FOR

31 DEC - 7 JAN FEB MAR APR SPRING/SUMMER 2018 Brisbane International Brisbane Global World Science Commonwealth Games 9th Asia Pacific Triennial Queensland Tennis Rugby Tens Festival Brisbane Shooting - Belmont of Contemporary Art Centre Suncorp Stadium Cultural Precinct Shooting Centre (APT9) and South Bank Cycling - State QAGOMA Velodrome

This Page: Queensland Ballet, Swan Lake Season 2017 - photo credit: Harold David. The Royal Ballet, The Winter’s Tale - photo credit: ROH Johan Persson, 2014. Qantas Wallabies - photo credit: Getty images. New Year’s Eve Streets Beach - photo credit: Kwintowski Photography. 2017 Event Highlights: Brisbane Festival -photo credit: Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere Photography. Marvel - Adi Granov / Keyframe for Marvel’s The Avengers 2012 / © 2012 MARVEL. 2018 Events to look out for: World Science Festival Brisbane Street Science - photo credit: Queensland Museum. APT9 - photo credit: Installation view of Asim Waqif’s All we leave behind are the memories 2015 / Site-specific work developed for APT8. BRISBANE MUST DO EXPERIENCES

MUSIC EXPLORE RIVER DINE

As the incubator of many Soak up Brisbane’s enviable Discover why Brisbane is Sample from an array of award- international acts, Brisbane has outdoor lifestyle and discover Australia’s river city aboard one of winning restaurants offering a bustling music scene. Head a friendly city full of surprises, the river cruises. Sit back and relax everything from local Moreton into Fortitude Valley and seek from beautiful parklands and as you travel to Lone Pine Koala Bay prawns to Lockyer Valley out funky live-music venues or bohemian markets to unique Sanctuary aboard Mirimar Cruises, greens. Take your pick from unplug City Sounds, Australia’s urban villages and hidden take in the city sights and receive eclectic rooftop bars, boutique largest free live music program laneways. Get to know the city informative on-board commentary craft beer houses, inspired presenting local and touring through the eyes of a local and with River City Cruises, or ride brewery tours, the scrumptious bands and artists at various join one of our free walking the iconic paddle-wheeler and Eat Street Markets and fresh- locations in The City and at Brisbane Greeters experiences. enjoy lunch or dinner on board food Jan Powers Farmers South Bank. Kookaburra Showboat Cruises. Markets.

ISLAND SHOP DAY TRIPS CULTURE ESCAPES

With a range of international Cuddle a koala at Lone Pine Browse world-class galleries Discover the beauty of retailers, high-end luxury Koala Sanctuary, get up close and museums including the Brisbane’s surrounding brands and historic shopping and personal with crocodiles Queensland Art Gallery | islands. Travel to Moreton arcades, the Queen Street at Australia Zoo, or witness Gallery of Modern Art and Island with Tangalooma Mall and Edward Street are a migrating whales with Brisbane the Queensland Museum Island Resort, Australian must for any visitor. For local Whale Watching. Head further and Sciencentre. Discover Sunset Safaris or Dolphins designers and chic boutiques, afield to explore Brisbane’s cutting-edge performances in Paradise. Alternatively, head to James Street, or beautiful backyard and rainforests at the Brisbane Powerhouse explore the untouched explore Paddington for with Queensland Day Tours or or enjoy a blockbuster beaches and bushland of antique stores. Eco-Safaris Queensland. show at the Queensland North Stradbroke Island with Performing Arts Centre. Straddie Kingfisher Tours.

Music image credit: Fullframe Photographics. Culture image credit: ‘Voice and Reason’ 2013, Gallery of Modern Art / Photograph: QAGOMA.

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