Comedy

Tom Ballard - Be Funny Challenge (Impossible)

Australia’s Special Envoy For Comedy Tom Ballard returns in 2026 with a new show packed with jokes.

• 21 Jan - 25 Jan
• 6:15pm, 7:15pm

Comedy

Comedy vs Magic!

Comedy vs Magic: laughs, jaw-dropping magic, and the loser faces ultimate humiliation!

• 30 Jan - 15 Feb
• 6:30pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm

Cabaret & Variety

Cabaret Time Machine

Step into the Time Machine: Each night a new era, decided by you. Musical improv one-woman comedy!

• 21 Jan - 1 Feb
• Various times

Comedy

Darkest Comedy Hour

Enjoy the festival’s most outrageous and darkest best-selling stand-up comedy show!

• 23 Jan - 14 Feb
• 9:00pm, 9:30pm

Comedy

Hoey & Sahib: Escape from Brisbane

Hoey & Sahib: Escape from Brisbane — grab your ticket and join the great escape.

• 9 Feb - 15 Feb
• 4:30pm, 7:05pm

Music & Musicals

MILLENNIAL: Hits of the 90s & 00s

Music. Comedy. Zero Chill. MILLENNIAL is the ultimate 90s & 00s throwback party!

• 21 Jan - 25 Jan
• 8:00pm

Comedy

Michael Hing - Real Human Man

A brand-new hour from a man who has spent his life having to convince people he's not a robot.

• 29 Jan - 31 Jan
• 4:45pm, 8:30pm

Cabaret & Variety

Teaser

Teaser invites you into a dazzling world of opulence and allure...

• 4 Feb - 8 Feb
• 9:00pm, 9:15pm

Theatre & Performance

DM ME

Real life. Unreal messages. Digital drama meets live theatre.

• 22 Jan - 25 Jan
• 9:00pm

Community & Special Events

Resonance

Resonance is a lucid dream for your ears. An hour to lie back and relax.

• 6 Feb - 15 Feb
• 11:00am, 5:00pm, 6:00pm

Comedy

Asian Comedy Showcase

A showcase of Australia's funniest Asian comedians!

• 21 Jan - 25 Jan
• 5:00pm, 6:00pm

Circus

80s Mixtape | Top of the Pops

A gravity-defying circus cabaret that brings 80s nostalgia & the soundtrack of a generation to life.

• 21 Jan - 1 Feb
• 7:40pm

Music & Musicals

Boogie Bingo

Bingo meets pop party! Where the numbers are out and the bangers are in!

• 11 Feb - 15 Feb
• 3:00pm, 7:00pm

Comedy

Two Little Dickheads: THE TIME FOR FUN IS MEOW

Enter Dicktopia: full of absurd sketches, stoopid dancing and joyful idiocy + bonus catchy songs!

• 6 Feb - 12 Feb
• 7:30pm, 9:00pm, 10:30pm