Festivals
RISING 2026 names global street-dance legends as first stars of festival line-up
Melbourne’s winter arts festival RISING 2026 is set for a shake up with the announcement of legendary The Royal Family…
Which Australian Fringe festival is achieving the greatest growth?
All four of our major fringe festivals continue to draw strong crowds, but one looks likely to be on the…
Sydney Festival 2026 celebrates 50 years of helping shape the city’s culture
Festival Director Kris Nelson discusses his inaugural Sydney Festival program, and looks to the future while celebrating the festival’s legacy.
ArtsHub’s picks: 7 photography events at Head On festival
Head On pushes against the lack of support for photography in Australia, with a bumper program of free events.
Dark Mofo announces 2026 dates
Arguably, one of Australia’s most loved winter festivals, Dark MoFo returns in 2026,with Night Mass tickets on sale this week.
Kindred People: Monash University announces new Indigenous-led festival for 2026
New festival Kindred People aspires to ‘energetically encourage' the sharing of Indigenous knowledges.
Adelaide Festival 2026: Matthew Lutton reveals his inaugural program
Lutton discusses the creative shift required in programming a festival instead of a theatre company, and why he has not…
Perth Festival 2026 makes the most of its city’s cultural infrastructure shortage
Artistic Director Anna Reece reveals how her second Perth Festival takes over the city’s public and private spaces.
Fell review: Luke George’s performance leaves you hanging
Performed in a working saw mill, Luke George rivets audiences in a highly physical and poetic work for The Unconformity…
The Unconformity review: a festival that finds its own way
One of Australia's most remote arts festivals has no problem drawing audiences for its unique embedded, and genuine, program.