QPAC

Construction on QPAC’s Glasshouse Theatre has now finished, and we are excited to be opening the doors to the public for a free Community Day on Saturday, 7 March 2026.

From 9am to 4:30pm, Community Day visitors are invited to wander through the Glasshouse Theatre‘s foyers and auditorium, revealing stories behind this architectural and technical marvel even before the first performance is held. A limited number of Guided Tours will also be on offer – refer to booking information below. Visitors will be treated to pop-up performances, with Glasshouse Theatre’s two bars open for refreshments.

“The Glasshouse Theatre is a gift to the people of Queensland and our cultural sector, with the significant investment through the Queensland Government set to build on QPAC’s 40-year legacy,” QPAC Chief Executive Rachel Healy said.

“This 1,500-capacity theatre give us greater capacity to attract world-class talent and Australian exclusives to Queensland – such as global music icon Sting in The Last Ship – and forges our reputation as one of Australia's biggest and busiest cultural precincts as we move towards the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”

“Anticipation about the opening date of the Glasshouse has been building for a very long time and so we wanted to give our community the first opportunity to explore it. We expect the guided tours will book out extremely quickly, but our doors will be open for the whole day for anyone to explore our beautiful new theatre themselves and to experience small pop-up performances in the stunning light-soaked foyers. I encourage everyone to come and discover Queensland’s newest cultural superstar.”

The opening of Glasshouse Theatre makes QPAC the largest performing arts centre under one roof in Australia, with the new venue paving the way for QPAC to increase its visitation by an extra 300,000 people to 1.6 million visitors per year.