BOQ Festival Garden

BOQ Festival Garden is Brisbane Festival's brand-new Festival hub with something for everyone, from gravity-defying circus and late-night cabaret to live music. Located in the middle of South Bank's lush parklands, with South Bank Piazza at its heart, the BOQ Festival Garden is a must-visit this September.     

Here are 10 shows worth seeing at South Bank Piazza this Festival: 

Razzle Dazzle Riot - Sep 3-7

Gatsby meets Coachella at Razzle Dazzle Riot! This roaring evening brings together a glam squad of drag bombshells and badass babes for an opulent overload of sequins, song, circus and...more

First Nations Fashion: Walking in Two Worlds - Sep 5

South Bank Piazza will host a fashion show like no other when Walking in Two Worlds hits the runway, involving designers from across Australia and local models, showcasing Indigenous fashion, dance, film, music and...more

Auntie's Fiafia Night - Sep 8-11

Experience a celebratory night of Pacific song and dance with Casus Circus and ‘pati pati po’ the night away at Auntie's Fiafia Night, as you witness gravity-defying acrobatic feats, fire dances, and...more

RED - 8-12 Sep

Epic and intimate, RED by Dancenorth illuminates the universal challenge of our survival. Time is running out...more

Hughman - Sep 17-18

See Hugh Sheridan in a new light  as they spin beats from Whitney Houston and George Michael to Olivia Newton-John and Frank Sinatra in Hughman - an entertaining mash-up of music, colour, costume and...more

Skyfall - Sep 14-18 

Join Queensland’s leading couple of song, Naomi Price (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Ladies in Black) and Luke Kennedy (The Voice Australia, Swing on This) for an evening of seductive entertainment that will leave you shaken and...more

Common People Dance Eisteddfod - Sep 19

 The Common People Dance Eisteddfod is back, bigger than Ben-Hur as the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast enter the epic dance battle to take on the north, south, east and west of Brisbane...more

Summer Play Factor (SPF) - Sep 21-23

Summer Play Factor, an extravagant sundae-of-a-circus show by Brisbane’s own Flipside Circus makes its Brisbane premiere this September, bringing summery vibes, amazing circus skills, a live DJ, dance and...more

Kate Miller Heidke - Sep 24

Kate Miller Heidke returns home, since releasing her acclaimed fifth album Child in Reverse, for this special Brisbane Festival show; with a full six-piece band, a suite of brand-new and favourite songs, and...more

Massaoke Oz - Sep 25

The party-rockin’ Massaoke band are ready to make their Brisbane debut with this sing-a-long explosion, celebrating the best decades of past with hairbrush anthems, big screen lyrics, and...more

In case Ms. Rona pays Brisbane a visit and events can’t go ahead, Brisbane Festival will do quick and easy refunds for everyone. So, grab your tickets and dive into the Festival – it's going to be a blast! 

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