The Queensland Music Festival will bring together several thousand Australian and international musicians to present a diverse program of jazz, pop, rock, opera, world music, musical theatre, classical and contemporary performances to more than 100,000 people throughout greater Brisbane and Queensland’s regional communities, spanning the length and breadth of the State’s 1.7 million square kilometres.

Through the universal language of music, Queensland Music Festival will unite the disparate communities of Queensland in a celebration of the shared stories, cultures and experiences that epitomise the richness and diversity of Queensland’s musical and geographical landscapes.

In Brisbane, Queensland Music Festival will showcase the best of local, national and international musical talents in a program of musical excellence including old and new opera, classical recitals, jazz, chamber music, pop, rock and cross-cultural musical exchanges featuring indigenous musicians from Australia as well as our Pacific and Asian neighbours.

In the regional and remote communities of Queensland, community engagement is fundamental to the philosophy and success of the Festival. Through collaborations with local shire councils and the community at large the Festival ensures local participation in the process of creating and performing music that reflects the culture of individual centres, tells their stories, and celebrates their identities.