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NewsGroovin the Moo Announce 2018 Lineup
GTM returns to regional Australia with Flight Facilities, Paul Kelly, Royal Blood and a whole lot of local talent.
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NewsThe Designs for Australia's First Pride Centre Have Been Revealed
The dedicated LGBTI hub is due to open in St Kilda in 2020.
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NewsThis Photography Series Turns Tokyo Into a Blade Runner-Like Futuristic Realm
See the Japanese capital in a different light courtesy of Australian photographer Tom Blachford.
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NewsStephen King's Sequel to The Shining Is Being Adapted Into a Film
Doctor Sleep is headed to the big screen.
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NewsAlliance Francaise French Film Festival Reveals Loaded 2018 Lineup
With 45 formidable films on offer, from comedies and rom-coms to features on AIDS activism.
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News'The Shape of Water' and 'Get Out' Lead This Year's History-Making Oscar Nominations
Both an African-American director and a female director have been nominated for the big one — for just the fifth time in the history of the awards.
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GuideSpectacular Autumn Events For Culture Vultures Seeking Their Next Fix
Make sure you add these must-do events to your Sydney culture calendar.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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GuideSix Spectacular Art Exhibitions Hitting Sydney in 2023
Famous Modern masters and significant contemporary artists from Australia and abroad are being celebrated in these unmissable exhibitions.
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GuideAll the Big Exhibitions, Installations and Art Festivals Around Brisbane That'll Dazzle Your 2023 Diary
Fill your year with Warhol pop art, glowing gardens, Monet's water lilies and street art everywhere.
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GuideDay to Night Guide: Ten Standout Brisbane Events No Matter What Time You Want to Visit
Would you call yourself a day-tripper or a night owl? Either way, we've got you sorted.
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GuideTen Must-See Art Exhibitions and Installations to Check Out Around Brisbane Before Winter Ends
Fill the rest of winter with woolly labyrinths, Disney delights, a giant kaleidoscope you can wander through and all the Lego.
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GuideSeven Vivid Sydney Highlights You Need to Add to Your Winter Calendar
With pop-up cabaret bars, thought-provoking conversations and free live music, the 2022 run of Vivid Sydney is set to shine bright.
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GuideImmersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022
Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.
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GuideHow to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland
Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.
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GuideTen Sensational Exhibitions to See in and Around Brisbane This Summer
Spend your summer wandering through masterpieces, bouncing around a multi-sensory installation, and embracing the surreal and sublime.
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NewsTen New Australian Films You Need to See in 2018
Last year was a standout for Australian film, and 2018 will bring a whole new slew of important homegrown stories to our cinemas.
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NewsA New Outdoor Cinema Is Coming to Brisbane's Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens
Sunset Cinema will screen films at the base of the mountain between March and April.
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NewsNightmarish Immersive Theatre Experience Alone Is Bringing Its Psychological Thrills to Melbourne
You're required to participate alone.
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NewsA Digital Mahatma Gandhi Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne
The exhibition comes from a residence in Delhi.
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NewsTen Films You Need to See in 2018
From an all-female 'Ocean's Eleven' to stylistic 70s horror remakes to Wes Anderson's dystopian dog future.
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NewsLaneway Festival Is Going Back to Basics by Adding a 'Block Party' to Its 2018 Lineup
The street party aims to recreate the vibe of the festival that launched it all back in 2004.
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NewsThis App Will Search More Than a Thousand Museums and Galleries For Your Artistic Doppelganger
Always thought that your selfies look like art? Maybe they do.
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NewsSBS Viceland Is Airing a Very Extended 17-Hour Doco on the Journey of The Ghan
It'll feature the entire 2979 kilometres of the train's trip from Adelaide to Darwin (well, minus the sections at night).
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NewsMeet Brisbane's New Beautifully Designed Creative Co-Working Hub, The Cove
As well as a place to work, the space offers masterclasses, wellness programs and a business concierge.
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NewsTen Golden Globe Winners to Add to Your 2018 Must-Watch List
If you're going to binge watch something this year, make sure it's the highest possible quality.
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NewsWhat We Do in the Shadows Is Getting Remade for US Television
Jemaine Clement is writing the pilot script, and expects it to shoot this year.
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NewsUluru's Incredible Field of Light Installation Has Been Extended Until 2020
Bruce Munro’s immersive installation will keep lighting up the Red Centre.
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EventMould x Pinot Palooza
Fri, 23 May - Sun, 25 May 2025
RNA Showgrounds, Fortitude Valley
Iconic pairing alert: this pinot noir festival and cheese fest are joining forces to throw a three-day Brisbane wine and cheese party.
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EventAffordable Art Fair Brisbane
Thu, 8 May - Sun, 11 May 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Bargain alert: this global event is making is returning to Brisbane across four May days, with artworks for sale from $100.
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EventWorld Science Festival Brisbane
Fri, 21 Mar - Sun, 30 Mar 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
Whether you're interested in the a peek inside Queensland Herbarium, the physics of skateboarding or seafaring cinema, this fest has you covered.
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EventInnocent Bystander Tasting Bar at Babylon Garden
Thu, 27 Feb - Sun, 16 Mar 2025
Babylon Garden, Brisbane City
Come for the pop-up cellar door from this Yarra Valley winery, stay for the Harry Styles lookalike contest, free tattoos, and gin and wine masterclass.
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EventBig Gay Day
Sun, 4 May, 2025
The Wickham, Fortitude Valley
The Wickham's queer street festival is turning 25 with Peach PRC and The Presets leading the lineup.
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EventMargs-a-Million
Sun, 16 Mar, 2025
Southside Restaurant, South Brisbane
This returning margarita festival at Southside is pairing 'ritas, mariachi tunes, and a mezcal and tequila tasting station bites with whipped up with the Baja crew.
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EventMarch Into Margarita
Sat, 1 Mar - Mon, 31 Mar 2025
Fish Lane, South Brisbane
Fish Lane is dedicating the entire month of March to margaritas and marg-fuelled events.
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EventFeel Good Program
Sat, 1 Mar - Thu, 1 May 2025
South Bank Parklands, Brisbane
Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through spring at South Bank's free exercise classes.
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NewsNew York's Metropolitan Museum of Art Will Start Charging Tourists Entry Fees
Headed to NY this year? Prepare to pay to get into this iconic site.
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NewsThis Swirling Design Has Been Chosen as Burning Man's 2018 Temple
It'll preside over the festival for nine days before being set alight.
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NewsSydney Festival Is Hosting a Huge Wedding Reception to Celebrate Australia's First Same-Sex Marriages
The Love Is Love Wedding Reception will feature a pink swimming pool, Karaoke Carousel, and plenty of cake and Champagne.
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NewsVillage Cinemas Has Cancelled Its Surge Pricing Trial
Unsurprisingly, charging more during peak times wasn't a popular move.
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NewsIceland Becomes First Country in the World to Legalise Equal Pay
Companies employing 25 people or more must prove their equal pay policies through government certification or face hefty fines.
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NewsVillage Cinemas Is Trialling Surge-Priced Movie Tickets Over Summer
At selected Victorian sites, prices will increase after 5pm on Friday and Saturday nights — including for candy bar items.
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NewsThis Japanese Art Project Collects Origami Sculptures Made From Chopstick Wrappers
Turning rubbish into art.
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NewsSeinfeld Might Be Getting the Point-and-Click Video Game Treatment
It'll be the ultimate game about nothing, obviously.
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NewsSummer Reading List 2017-18
Find a shady spot on the beach and make your way through these seven books.
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GuideConcrete Playground's Most-Read Stories of 2017
From 'glampgrounds' to new live music venues, here are the stories that resonated most with you this year.
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NewsTen Australian TV Shows You Should Stream This Summer
Hit pause on your fifth run of 'Seinfeld' — there's plenty of hilarious, relatable and completely bingeworthy local television to get into.
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NewsA Major Contemporary Aboriginal Artwork Will Grace Sydney Airport's International Terminal From 2018
The installation by Kamilaroi artist Archie Moore will be seen by 15 million passengers each year.
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NewsConcrete Playground's Top Ten Films of 2017
If you didn't catch these in cinemas, make it your mission to seek them out before the year's end.
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NewsConcrete Playground's 2017 Boxing Day Movie Smackdown
Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.
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NewsThe Ten Best Films Hardly Anyone Saw in 2017
Forget lightsabers, caped crusaders, fast cars and fairy tales and catch up on these under-seen gems over summer.
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GuideTen Supremely Festive Things to Do This Christmas in Brisbane
Parties, arcade dinners and music festival markets.
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GuideTen Epic Art Exhibitions to See Across Australia This Summer
From Yayoi Kusama to Pipilotti Rist to the NGV's huge new Triennial, this might be the country's best summer of art yet.
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Gallery: A Look Inside the NGV's Hugely Ambitious New Exhibition, the NGV Triennial
The gallery is now filled with 100 giants resin skulls, a Yayoi Kusama flower room and a 15.8-metre-long buddha until April 2018.
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NewsMelbourne's All-Night Arts Festival White Night Will Feature Two Burning Man Installations in 2018
Plus, a shimmering 'liquid sky' will hover over Fed Square, a laneway will be filled with virtual dogs and drag queens will sing from CBD balconies.
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A Guide to Australia's Best Summer Festivals in 2017–18
The best camping festivals, one-day dance parties and multi-day arts meets hitting the country this year.
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NewsAi Weiwei to Install a 60-Metre Inflatable Boat on Sydney's Cockatoo Island
It's part of 2018's 21st Biennale of Sydney.
