Festivals

SWELL Sculpture Festival 2025: the Queensland favourite will shine even brighter this spring
Built on a grassroots ethos to connect through stories, SWELL Sculpture Festival will unveil over 80 artworks that tap zeitgeist…

New Annual Festival celebrates Newcastle places and stories
New Annual Festival Director Tory Loudon discusses highlights of her 2025 program.

Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival
The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…

Opera Queensland and Circa’s Orpheus & Eurydice set for European premiere at Edinburgh International Festival
The critically acclaimed production, created by Opera Queensland and Circa and presented by Edinburgh International Festival and Opera Australia, unites…

The Unconformity returns for 2025
Taking place in Queenstown on palawa Country, on lutruwita/Tasmania’s remote West Coast, The Unconformity has announced its October dates for…

RISING receives lifeline from Creative Australia to deliver 2026 dance biennial
ArtsHub exclusive: RISING will return in 2026 as the national presenter of the Australian Dance Biennial.

6 things to do this NAIDOC week
6 ways that you can centre and support First Nations artists this NAIDOC Week.

How winter festival Now or Never celebrates technology while remaining carbon-neutral
Artistic Director Elise Peyronnet describes Melbourne’s newest major festival – now in its third edition – as 'a festival like…

Performance review: La Clique, Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Award-winning phenomenon La Clique celebrates its 20th anniversary at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival.

Festival review: OpenField, Berry
A regional festival that trades on being genuine.