The Melbourne Street Green is a vibrant outdoor space that regularly plays host to free performances, festivals and community activities.
Located on the corner of Melbourne and Grey Streets, the Melbourne Street Green is easily accessible and sits alongside QPAC's Storytellers café.
Whether you’re stopping by for a coffee, enjoying a free performance, or soaking up the lively atmosphere, the Melbourne Street Green is QPAC’s welcoming backyard—open to audiences and the wider community.
Melbourne Street Green Location
Melbourne Street Green is easily accessible from South Brisbane Station and Cultural Forecourt. Parking options include the Performing Arts Car Park and the Art Gallery/Museum car park.
What's on at QPAC
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Kitty Flanagan: Glad Game
5 - 9 Aug 2026Lyric TheatreThis is your chance to see the award-winning star of Fisk, Utopia and Have You Been Paying Attention? doing what she does best, stand-up comedy.
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Yothu YindiImage credit: Alan James. This image contains Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have passed away. Clancestry Yothu Yindi
8 Aug 2026, 7:30pmConcert HallCelebrate 40 years of one of Australia’s most successful musical acts, Yothu Yindi, as they close out Clancestry 2026.
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QPAC Chamber Choir – Somebody to Love QPAC Chamber Choir Somebody to Love
11 Aug 2026, 7pmConcert HallGet ready for an electrifying musical evening as the QPAC Chamber Choir brings to life the iconic songs of Freddie Mercury and George Michael.
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Romeo and Juliet The Australian Ballet Romeo and Juliet
15 - 22 Aug 2026Lyric TheatreBe captivated by John Cranko’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s immortal text with The Australian Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet.
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The Umbilical Brothers The Umbilical Brothers – Speedmouse
15 Aug 2026, 7pmConcert HallAfter smashing countless countries and slaying endless audiences, The Umbilicals’ most beloved show is back
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Atsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour Atsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour
16 Aug 2026, 3:30pm & 7pmConcert HallNew performance just added! Atsuko Okatsuka is an award-winning comedian and actress making waves across the globe with her one-of-a-kind humour, boundless energy, and infectious charm.
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Dita Von Teese Dita Von Teese
17 - 19 Aug 2026Concert HallBe dazzled by Dita Von Teese’s spectacular new tour, Nocturnelle, featuring sophisticated striptease with the art of illusion.
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Old. New. Borrowed. Blue Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra Old. New. Borrowed. Blue.
20 Aug 2026, 7pmConcert HallThis is chamber music reimagined – where old and new, classical and contemporary – fuse into a captivating concert experience.