HOTA, Home of
the Arts

Big Brass Barbeque

Sat 24 Jan 2026

La Clique

Thu 26 Mar - Sun 19 Apr 2026

Nicole Slater: Rose Gold

13 December 2025 – 8 March 2026

Duck Pond

Fri 6 - Sat 7 Mar 2026

AACTA Festival

Wed 4 - Sun 8 Feb 2026



#Upcoming Events

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Wed 7 Jan 2026

GRANPA | Lucas Abela Grey Nomad Tour

Presented by HOTA

All Ages
Thu 15 Jan 2026

The Bubble Spectacular

Presented by Base Entertainment

All Ages
Sat 24 Jan 2026

Big Brass Barbeque

Feat. Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Wed 4 - Sun 8 Feb 2026

AACTA Festival

Presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts

Free
Sat 7 Feb 2026

AACTA Screen Careers Expo

Presented by Essential Screen Skills

All Ages
Wed 11 Feb 2026

OneRepublic - Sweet Escape Tour

with special guest Freya Ridings

All Ages
Wed 11 Feb - Wed 2 Dec 2026

Distracted

Sat 14 Feb 2026

An Evening with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Presented by Love Police

Recommended 16+
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Feb 2026

It's Time

Presented by Panda Entertainment Networks and Robina Literary Club

All Ages
Fri 20 Feb 2026

What Happened to the Disco

Presented by To the Disco

Sat 21 Feb 2026

The Life and Times of Led Zeppelin "Orchestrated"

Presented by Livewire Touring Australia

Recommended 15+
Mon 23 Feb 2026

Danny Bhoy: Dear World...

Presented by Bohm Presents & Lisa Thomas Management

Free
Wed 25 Feb - Sun 1 Mar 2026

Shen Yun 2026

Shen Yun Performing Arts

All Ages
Special Screening
Thu 5 Mar 2026

Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2026

Presented by Adventure Reels

6+
Fri 6 - Sat 7 Mar 2026

Duck Pond

HOTA and Circa Present

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Barcelona Guitar Trio: Tribute to Paco de Lucía

Presented by Entourage Touring

Education
Mon 9 Mar - Mon 12 Oct 2026

Songcraft Studio

HOTA Engages Hayden Andrews

Education
Thu 12 Mar 2026

Class Clowns 2026

HOTA and Melbourne International Comedy Festival presents

Education
Thu 12 - Fri 13 Mar 2026

CONSUMED

Presented by HOTA and Shock Therapy Arts

Education
Wed 25 Mar - Mon 14 Sep 2026

Wulabora

Ballun Gawrehma: Story by the River

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Bernard Fanning — Tea & Sympathy 20th Anniversary Tour

Presented by Cornershop Agency & Dew Process

All Ages
Fri 10 Apr 2026

Drum Tao “Samurai of the Drum”

Presented by Rokitz Entertainment

All Ages
Sun 12 Apr 2026

The Next Step: Legacy World Tour 2026

Presented by MRG Live

All Ages
Wed 15 - Fri 17 Apr 2026

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Presented by BBC Studios and Andrew Kay in association with Windmill Theatre Co.

All Ages
Sat 18 Apr 2026

JOHN WILLIAMSON | 55 Years – My Travellin’ Days are Done!

Presented by Artist Network on behalf of Fair Dinkum Road Co Pty Ltd

Recommended Ages 15+
Tue 21 Apr 2026

Daniel Sloss - Bitter

Presented by Century

Education
Thu 30 Apr 2026

QSO SidebySide Program

HOTA Presents the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Connect Program

All Ages
Music
Thu 30 Apr 2026

QSO: Spirit of the Violin

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Education
Wed 6 - Sat 9 May 2026

The Bookbinder

Presented by HOTA and Trick of the Light

Sat 9 May 2026

Marty Sheargold: The Red Card Tour

Presented by A-List Entertainment

15+
Fri 15 May 2026

Jason Leong: In Laughing Memory

Bohm Presents

15+
Sat 16 May 2026

Ross Noble - Cranium of Curiosities

Presented by A-List Entertainment

All Ages
Musicals
Sun 17 May 2026

Music of the Night

Presented by World Class Entertainment Australia

Education
Thu 21 May 2026

FREELANCE FILMM4KERS

HOTA Engages, IMPERFECT CREATIVES

Recommended Ages 15+
Fri 29 May - Thu 30 Jul 2026

Bron Lewis: Chaos

Presented by Jubilee St & Live Nation

Recommended Ages 15+
Fri 5 Jun 2026

Anisa Nandaula: No Small Talk

Presented by Live Nation & Jubilee Street Management

All ages
Sat 6 Jun 2026

Songs From 1975

Played live by The Honey Sliders

Education
Thu 11 Jun 2026

KOAL Workshop | From Creature to Character

Physical Transformation through Animal Work

Education
Thu 11 - Fri 12 Jun 2026

KOAL

HOTA presents Jacinta Yelland

Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 13 Jun 2026

Ray O'Leary: I Can See O'Leary Now the Ray has Gone

Presented by Jubilee St & Live Nation

Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 20 Jun 2026

Emma Holland - The Dog Dies at the Start

Presented by Jubilee St & Live Nation

All Ages
Fri 3 Jul 2026

THE BIG CHILLOUT: Celebrating the Soundtrack That Saved Motown

Presented by Good Company Entertainment

Tue 7 Jul 2026

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

The Future Is Vintage Tour 2026

Fri 10 Jul 2026

Tom Gleeson - Out of Touch

Presented by Token Events

Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 18 Jul 2026

Melanie Bracewell - Dilly Dallying

Presented by Jubilee Street & Live Nation

Education
Thu 30 Jul 2026

30 Seconds to Sell

HOTA Presents, Imperfect Creatives

Recommended Ages 14+
Musicals
Thu 30 Jul - Sun 9 Aug 2026

Heathers the Musical

Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 29 Aug 2026

Nazeem Hussain - I’d Like to Tell You About Some Jokes

Presented by Jubilee Street & Live Nation

Education
Mon 7 - Tue 8 Sep 2026

The Scene Project

Queensland Theatre Company in partnership with HOTA

Education
Tue 15 - Sat 19 Sep 2026

A Bee Story

HOTA and ARC Circus present A Bee Story

Education
Wed 16 Sep 2026

The Box Show

HOTA and Junkyard Beats Presents, The Box Show

All Ages
Education
Thu 17 - Sat 19 Sep 2026

Hot Potato Band Workshop

HOTA presents Hot Potato Band

All Ages
Sat 19 Sep 2026

Hot Potato Band

HOTA presents Hot Potato Band

Thu 1 - Sun 11 Oct 2026

BLEACH* 2026

Presented by Experience Gold Coast




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