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Australian icon. Performing arts centre. Impressive office views. Nothing quite like it.

A magnificent power station of the 1920s reborn as Queensland’s home of contemporary art and culture located along the Brisbane River (Maiwar) on Yuggera and Turrbal Country. With over 1,250 performances and events each year, Brisbane Powerhouse offers a program of festivals, visual arts, music, theatre, comedy, dance, film, in-conversation and digital arts. Brisbane Powerhouse features two main stage theatres, three smaller performance venues, gallery spaces, three restaurants and bars (Bar Alto, Mary Mae’s Bar + Kitchen and Vertigo), Powerhouse Store, corporate facilities and one of the best river views in Magandjin/Brisbane. Brisbane Powerhouse produces significant festivals and events including Brisbane Comedy Festival, Melt , OHM Festival of Other Music and Night Feast. Brisbane Powerhouse is a Brisbane City Council owned venue. Brisbane Powerhouse acknowledges the Yuggera and Turrbal peoples, the First Nation Traditional Owners of the land on which we gather. We pay respects to all Elders past and present and acknowledge the young leaders who are working beside our Elders in our cultural industries. We recognise all First Nation peoples as the original storytellers of these lands and acknowledge the important role they continue to play in our community.

Carriageworks is one of Australia’s most significant creative industry hubs, renowned for our dynamic cultural events, performances and exhibitions. Housed in a historic railway workshop in Sydney on Gadigal Country, Carriageworks offers a vibrant platform for theatre, music, dance, markets and more. We collaborate with leading local and international artists to foster innovation and creativity in our distinctive industrial setting. Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm.