#Take date night to the next level
Make memories with an unforgettable night of laughter, love and adventure at an amazing event. Whether you prefer a serene stroll along Botanical Gardens lights, holding hands in the theatre or interacting in a fun installation, your next date night is going to be unforgettable.
30 Aug – 12 Oct
Lightscape
You and your boo can wander through one of Brisbane’s favourite exhibitions: Lightscape. Walk beneath towering tree canopies illuminated in colour, stroll beneath larger-than-life flowers and through dynamic, glowing tunnels. Enjoy a beer or a tasty offering from a food truck.
“An after-dark oasis of botanical brilliance.”
30 Aug – 15 Sep
Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show
Watch the famous designers vision come to life in the most eccentric way. The Fashion Freak Show captures 50 years of pop culture through the eyes of Jean Paul Gaultier. The production boasts iconic music - from Disco to Funk, from Pop to Rock, New Wave and Punk - a playlist of hits that have inspired the artist throughout his life.
“Wildly, joyfully and imaginatively over the top! This musical spectacle constantly blows the audience away with its inventiveness and daring”
Jean Paul Gaultier’s Fashion Freak Show- London Living
10 – 29 Sep
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories
Have your heart strings tugged as Trent Dalton’s play dives into the love stories of Brisbane and even his own marriage. Inspired by a personal moment of profound love and generosity, bestselling author – and one of Australia's finest journalists – Trent Dalton spent two months in 2021 pounding city pavements, speaking to Australians from all walks of life and asking them one simple and direct question: 'Can you please tell me a love story?’
“Get ready to fall in love all over again. This restless city has a story to tell.”
30 Aug – 21 Sep
Write Your Heart Out
Inspired by Trent? Type your own love letter and share it with the world! Located directly above King George Square where Trent was based during the pandemic to collect inspiration for his internationally best-selling novel Love Stories, the Museum of Brisbane gallery in Brisbane's City Hall will temporarily be inundated with local love stories.
“An artist-led community engaged celebration of Brisbane's Love Stories.”
30 Aug – 21 Sep
Limbo – The Return
Witness an exotic performance like no other as the spectacular performers take the stage at West End. The original award-winning LIMBO, which wowed audiences from Brussels to Bogota, is back, reimagined and more jaw-dropping than ever before. An intoxicating mix of cabaret, circus, acrobatics and ecstatic heart-pounding live music, LIMBO – The Return is set to seduce audiences worldwide again.
“Welcome to a circus spectacle otherworldly proportions…”
30 Aug – 26 Oct
Kitchen Studio
Have a fun, flirty, funky food date at our Brisbane Festival Kitchen Studio! An immersive dining room installation, open to viewers during the day, and host to sensory performances in the evenings. The performance proposes nontraditional ways to explore and play with edible materials. With immersive and interactive experiences, the artist subtly unpacks what we might consider ‘food’ in the contemporary western diet.
"Redefining the essence of Food and Art."
