One of the best ways to entertain and educate young children is through performance, and there are some brilliant family shows hitting the stages in Brisbane in 2025.
With most bookings opening months in advance, it is always a good idea to plan ahead and book early for any shows you think you might like. To help with your planning, below is a list of children’s shows on in Brisbane in 2025.
This list will be updated as more shows come to hand, so please check back regularly for new additions.
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QPAC Shows 2025
Peter and the Starcatcher
The Queensland Performing Arts Centre is always home to a wide range of performances throughout the year and a great many of these are perfect for kids.
Below is a list of shows that you may want to see with your children in 2025.
Peter and the Starcatcher
The highly anticipated production of the five-time Tony Award-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher arrives in Brisbane in March 2025! The Broadway smash hit begins at QPAC on 14 March for a strictly limited season before it finishes its Australian run.
Peter and the Starcatcher is the hilarious, swashbuckling prequel to Peter Pan. Before Neverland, there was an island. Before Captain Hook, a pirate. Before Wendy, her mother Molly. Before Peter, a nameless boy.
Venue: Playhouse Theatre, QPAC
Dates: 14 March – 6 April 2025 (Note – The 12:30pm performance on the 5th of April 2025, will be professional signed by Auslan interpreters.)
Length: 2 hours and 20 minutes long, including a 20-minute interval
The Wiggles Bouncing Balls Tour
Get excited for The Wiggles brand-new, interactive and engaging live show. Sing, dance and wiggle your way through this fun filled show featuring all your favourite Wiggles and their friends including The Tree of Wisdom!
Note – The 12:30pm performance on the 5th of April 2025, will be professional signed by Auslan interpreters.
Venue: Concert Hall
Dates: 5 – 6 April 2025
Length: 55 minutes
Cirque Alice
Cirque Alice arrives to the stage as part of the QPAC 40 program, celebrating 40 years of curiosity, inclusion, gathering and stories.
Featuring global acrobatic performers, this magnificent family-friendly spectacle will amaze, mesmerise and entertain the audience. From contortionists, aerialists, puppetry, comedic and musical acts, this stage show, reimagined from Lewis Carroll’s classic adventures, will have everyone oohing and ahhing.
Note – This production contains strobe lighting, smoke and haze effects.
Venue: Concert Hall
Dates: 10 – 22 April 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 6+
Length: 2 hours (including interval)
Dog Man: The Musical
Dog Man: The Musical is a performance adventure based on the worldwide bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of the top selling DOG MAN and Captain Underpants books.
Best buddies George and Harold have been creating comics for years, but now that they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time to level up and write a musical based on their favourite character, Dog Man, the crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man and ALL HERO!!
How hard could it be …?
With the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, Dog Man loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture.
Note – This production will use theatrical smoke and fog.
Venue: Playhouse
Dates: 9 – 12 July 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 6+
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes (no interval)
The Nutcracker 2025
As is now a Christmas tradition, The Nutcracker ballet will once again come to life on QPAC’s stage this December.
As the festive party winds down and the clock strikes 12, join young Clara on a magical adventure as toys awaken, and soldiers and mice frolic and play!
Travel through a delectable dreamscape of the Lemonade Sea and Kingdom of Sweets, as Clara encounters the beautiful Snow Queen, Prince, and whimsical Sugar Plum Fairy, plus all the enchanting inhabitants of their kingdom. This midnight rendezvous takes place in a dazzling world where nothing is as it seems.
Venue: Lyric Theatre
Dates: 5 – 13 December 2025
Length: 2 hours (including interval)
Out of the Box Festival 2025 – QPAC
Out of the Box returns to QPAC for another year, ready to entertain young children and their families throughout June with a variety of family-friendly shows and activities.
Guests can enjoy theatre experiences (listed below), free events, workshops and fun activities.
If you are keen to attend more than one event, then consider an Out of the Box Bundle. There are also group tickets and school discounts available. Check online at QPAC for further details and ticketing to all events.
Club Origami
Dive into the magical world of Club Origami, an immersive and interactive dance show inviting family audiences to create, imagine and explore whole new ways of thinking, playing and moving.
Dance, fashion and live music meet the magic of origami to sweep us up on a spirited and inspiring adventure in a land made purely of paper and play.
Venue: Tony Gould Gallery
Dates: 18 – 22 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 1 – 5
Length: 50 minutes
The Gruffalo
After sell-out seasons across the world, The Gruffalo returns to QPAC in 2025.
Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party mad Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?
Venue: Lyric Theatre
Dates: 17 – 22 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 3+
Length: 55 minutes
Gurril Storm Bird
Gather around the campfire in the forest to hear the story of Gurril, the young boy who came face to face with the rainbow serpent.
Celebrating the culture of the Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people of Cairns, Gurril Storm Bird recounts how Gurril learns a valuable lesson as he discovers just how powerful Gudju-Gudju is. Adapted from the prize-winning children’s picture book by Trevor (Bumi) Fourmile.
Venue: Cremorne Theatre
Dates: 18 – 21 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 5+
Length: 45 minutes
The Lost Lending Library
Enter The Lost Lending Library to discover a magical world: a celebration of books, stories and the awe-inspiring journeys they take us on. Creative minds are required to enter its doors and contribute to its collection.
Note – This experience contains sustained activity in a confined space, includes scented areas, requires the audience to travel to different spaces and move actively throughout, including sitting on the floor as there are limited seating options.
Venue: Playhouse Band Room
Dates: 17 – 22 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 5+
Length: 50 minutes
Where is the Green Sheep?
Where is the Green Sheep? is an immersive visual theatre experience based on the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek.
We meet the Blue Sheep who loves his blue flowers and the Red Sheep who loves to cartwheel in the fields, the Bath Sheep who loves bubbles and the Bed Sheep who loves to bounce … But where IS that Green Sheep?
Co-created with students from Bankstown West Public School, puppetry and animation blend together seamlessly to entertain and engage young audiences.
Note – The 12:30pm performance on the 20th of June 2025, will be professional signed by Auslan interpreters.
Venue: Playhouse
Dates: 18 – 22 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 1 – 6
Length: 45 minutes
Wolfgang in the Stars
This world premiere of Wolfgang in the Stars is a dazzling delight for audiences of all ages filled with sparkling acrobatics, side-splitting gags, and stunning video projections transporting you to a world where music and imagination collide.
Join the boy-genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as he embarks on an interstellar journey to seek inspiration for his beloved early masterpiece “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.”
Venue: Concert Hall
Dates: 18 – 22 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 3+
Length: 45 minutes
Wonderbox
Inside a giant puzzle-box of illusions, kooky-carnival friends with magic in their pockets lead audiences into an immersive multi-sensory wonderland of fantastical large-scale projections, strange tiny delights, and infectious live music. EVERY child’s curiosity is celebrated and rewarded with wondrous surprises.
All performances of Wonderbox are relaxed performances, with audiences invited to sit or move around freely within the performance space and the adjacent chill-out zone, outside the performance space.
The performers use multi-modal communication including key signs, natural gesture, visual symbols and minimal verbal language. The show is highly visual with a rich aural environment and many opportunities for individual engagement and interaction through the senses.
Venue: Playhouse Studio 1
Dates: 18 – 21 June 2025
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 6+
Length: 60 minutes
Children’s Live Shows 2025
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!
The much anticipated World Premiere of Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! comes to Brisbane in March 2025.
In this a-MEOW-zing musical show, Gabby unboxes a special acorn that needs the magical touch of a rainbow to grow. But when CatRat causes a colour cat-astrophe and breaks the rainbow, Gabby and the Gabby Cats must find the colours again to set things right.
Gabby’s Dollhouse Live! brings to life an exciting original story featuring an All-Australian cast, unique puppets, dynamic staging, and songs that will have audiences singing and dancing along, from beginning to end.
Dates: 28 and 29 March 2025
Venue: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Room on the Broom Live on Stage
Adapted from the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Room on the Broom Live on Stage returns to Brisbane after a sell-out seasons across Australia.
Audiences members will be treated to an enchanting production which follows the witch and her cat zooming through the skies on their broom. But will there be room on the broom for everyone they encounter along the way?
Recommended Ages: Recommended for ages 3+
Dates: 11 – 13 April 2025
Duration: 55 minutes
Venue: QUT Gardens Theatre
Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!
Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! is a live musical stage show featuring wonderful puppets and mascot costume characters, based on the hit TV series.
Join Peppa, her family and friends as they go to the zoo and beach for a special party – it’s going to be a fun packed day! Presented by TEG Life Like Touring and Fierylight, Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE! is packed full of songs, dance and muddy puddles.
Recommended Ages: Suitable for kids aged 2 – 6 years
Dates: 16, 17 and 19 April 2025
Duration: 75 minutes (including interval)
Venue: Brisbane Powerhouse
Magic and Circus Show
Roll up, roll up, the circus is in town and it has a dusting of magic. Magic and Circus Show features magic, illusions and circus favourites such as juggling, balancing acts, human-sized balloons and more. A fun show for all ages (even the adults).
Recommended Ages: Children ages 2 – 12 years
Date: 17 April 2025
Showtimes: 11am
Duration: 60 minutes
Venue: Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
Roald Dahl’s The Twits
Shake & Stir’s acclaimed production of The Twits is sure to delight children while they learn the important message of respect and decency.
Full of trickery and wickedly-funny pranks, Dahl’s adored classic encourages us to treat others with love and care and proves that if you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams.
Recommended Ages: Suitable for children ages 5 – 12 years
Date: 30 April 2025
Showtimes: 10:30am and noon
Duration: 50 minutes
Venue: Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
Freestyle Kings Live 2025
Join the Freestyle Kings and witness the greatest display of skill, fearlessness, and pure excitement ever assembled! Featuring the world’s best action sport athletes including Tyler Bereman, Colby Raha, Patrick Evans plus legendary Robbie Maddison and his two sons.
From double black flips, front flips, BMX triple backflips and even a world-first stunt, the best Moto-X and BMX riders will be going sky-high throughout this two hour theatrical spectacular.
Recommended Ages: All ages
Date: Saturday 10 May 2025, 1pm – 3pm
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Monster Truck Mania 2025
Buckle up and get ready for a spectacular afternoon of family fun as an army of massive machines entertain audiences both young and old.
Watch in awe and excitement at Australia’s all-time favourite Monster Trucks including Raptor’s Rampage, Wicked, Blazed, Wacky Doo, family favourite Buddy and many more of the biggest Monster Trucks in Australia!
Recommended Ages: All ages
Date: 17 May 2025
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Torvill and Dean: Our Last Dance
Jump at the chance to see the world’s most famous ice dancing duo, Torvill and Dean as they perform together on ice, before they retire from skating for good.
This incredible show will give audiences a unique opportunity to experience and celebrate their iconic partnership for one last time in an arena spectacular.
Recommended Ages: All ages
Date: 14 and 15 June 2025
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Josephine Wants to Dance
Monkey Baa Theatre Company brings Josephine Wants to Dance to the stage in this seriously funny and musical production perfect for young families. Based on the much-loved picture book by Jackie French, the story focusses on believing in yourself and your dreams, even if it is to be a ‘dancing kangaroo!’
Note – this show contains theatrical haze
Recommended Ages: Suitable for children ages 4 – 9
Date: Friday 4 July 2025
Showtime: 10am
Duration: 50 minutes (no interval)
Venue: Logan Entertainment Centre
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live – Glow-N-Fire
Start your engines as Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live returns to Brisbane in 2025 with an all-new show – Glow-N-Fire.
This thrilling spectacle will feature your favourite Hot Wheels Monster Trucks – Mega Wrex™, Tiger Shark™, HW 5-Alarm™, Bone Shaker™, Bigfoot®, Gunkster™, and the brand new Skelesaurus™ Fans can also witness a special appearance from the fire and frost-breathing, transforming dragon ARCTICGON. There is even a pre-show party and VIP tickets available!
Recommended Ages: All ages event
Date: 23 and 24 August 2025
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Imagine Live
Based on the gorgeous book by Alison Lester, Imagine Live explores creativity and the natural environment, inspiring audience members to witness the world around them in a new and exciting way. This interactive and exciting show is perfect for primary school aged children, featuring oversized props, live performers, digital puppets and original music.
Recommended Ages: Suitable for Primary School children
Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025
Showtime: 11am
Duration: 50 minutes (no interval) + 10min Q&A
Venue: Logan Entertainment Centre
Proudfoot and Friends – Live on Stage
Join Lucas Proudfoot and Friends, as they explore Pelican Bay in this comedic, musical show designed for children and their families. Featuring choreographed animated projections, this interactive production will have audience members tapping their toes, singing and giggling as they follow Proudfoot on his adventures.
Recommended Ages: Children and their families
Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Showtime: 10.30am
Duration: 45 minutes (no interval)
Venue: Logan Entertainment Centre
Pevan and Sarah in Concert
Pevan and Sarah are back back in concert lighting up the stage with a mixture of music, laughter and even a touch of learning!
Join Pevan and Sarah for a 50 minute, action-packed performance full of all your favourite hits, as Pevan the tiger and his sidekick Sarah bring the house down in a show that’s as entertaining as it is educational.
Created by teachers, this interactive spectacle blends curriculum-aligned literacy and numeracy with essential social-emotional skills, teamwork and of course, plenty of fun!
Recommended Ages: All ages
Dates: 27 and 28 October 2025
Duration: 50 minutes
Venue: Powerhouse Theatre
Brisbane Theatre Venues for Kids
Brisbane Powerhouse
Brisbane Powerhouse is Queensland’s home for contemporary culture, a magnificent power station of the 1920s reborn as an arts centre on the Brisbane River.
Website: Brisbane Powerhouse
Address: 119 Lamington Street, New Farm
Phone: 07) 3358 8622
The Fortitude Music Hall
Touted as being the largest ballroom/theatre styled venue in Australia, The Fortitude Music Hall has a 3,000 person standing and 1,100 person seated capacity. With a retro art-deco style, it’s a great sized venue that pays homage to some of Brisbane’s iconic venues of the past.
Website: The Fortitude Music Hall
Address: 312 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Judith Wright Art Centre
Named after Judith Wright, the celebrated Australian poet and activist, the Judith Wright Arts Centre (JWAC) is a vibrant and contemporary visual and performing arts hub, located in the heart of Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley. It is a creative space for exciting visual arts programming and for the development and presentation of original and innovative contemporary performance works, including cabaret, circus, dance, music, spoken word and multi-disciplinary arts.
Website: The Judith Wright Art Centre
Address: 420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Phone: 07) 3872 9000
Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
Offering a year-round program of culture, entertainment and art, Logan’s historic butter factory has been transformed into a landmark cultural precinct. Hosting concerts, live performances and major festivals, it’s a place where Logan’s incredible talent is showcased for all to see.
Website: Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct
Address: 270 Jacaranda Avenue, Kingston
Phone: 07) 2803 4701
La Boite Theatre
La Boite is Australia’s longest continuously running theatre company, celebrating its 100th year of operation in 2025. Located in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, La Boite is home to the iconic 400 seat Roundhouse Theatre, the country’s only purpose-built theatre in-the-round.
Website: La Boite Theatre
Address: 6 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059
Phone: 07 3007 8600
Logan Entertainment Centre
LEC is Logan City’s premier entertainment venue, hosting a variety of events ranging from theatre shows and concerts to exhibitions, school productions and awards dinners.
Website: Logan Entertainment Centre
Address: 170 Wembley Road, Logan Central
Phone: 07) 3412 5626
Metro Arts
Bringing West End its first live theatre in over 25 years, Metro Arts is a purpose-built precinct featuring an underground theatre, two galleries, two rehearsal rooms and the Factory Lane outdoor precinct which encompasses the foyer, box office, café and bar. Located in West Village, this hub in West End’s diverse community is the place in Brisbane to experience the work of contemporary artists with a year-round program of innovative theatre (including children’s shows), cabaret, comedy, music and visual art.
Website: Metro Arts
Address: 97 Boundary Street, West End
Phone: 07) 3002 7100
The Pink Flamingo Spiegeland
Launching a wonderful family-friendly show in 2024, The Pink Flamingo Brisbane is no longer just for grown ups! Throughout the week, this exciting venue features world-class performance shows in cabaret, burlesque and cirque, but on Saturday mornings through 2024, their brand new children’s show is a must-see for families. Featuring dazzling costumes, daring aerial stunts, breathtaking acrobatics, and side-splitting comedy, it’s an experience not to be missed.
Website: Pink Flamingo Australia
Address: 98 Bincote Street, Northshore, Hamilton QLD 4007
Phone: 1800 289 669
QPAC (Queensland Performing Arts Centre)
One of Australia’s leading centres for live performance QPAC embraces the world-renowned, emerging, local & new performances each year.
Website: QPAC
Address: Corner Melbourne Street and Grey Street, South Brisbane
Phone: 136 246
QUT Gardens Theatre
The only performing arts complex in Brisbane CBD, Gardens Theatre comprises a newly refurbished 395-seat proscenium arch theatre, and natural light-filled foyer with unobstructed garden views and open-air atrium.
Website: QUT Gardens Theatre
Address: QUT, 2 George Street, Brisbane
Phone: 07) 3138 4455
Redcliffe Entertainment Centre
The Redcliffe Entertainment Centre is located on Downs Street, Redcliffe. It is a performing and creative arts space that caters for the cultural needs of local and regional audiences.
Website: Redcliffe Entertainment Centre
Address: Downs Street, Redcliffe Qld 4020
Phone: 07 3480 6280
Redland Performing Arts Centre
The magnificent RPAC Concert Hall is undeniably one of the most acoustically pure venues in Queensland and proudly presents a rich and diverse program of events, performances and workshops sourced locally, nationally and internationally.
Website: Redland Performing Arts Centre
Address: 2-16 Middle Street, Cleveland
Phone: 07) 3289 8131
Sunnybank Performing Arts Theatre
Located in the heart of Sunnybank, SunPAC is a multi-purpose theatre, cultural community hub and functions venue bringing arts and entertainment to the local area. Thehy offer an enriching program of arts and entertainment as well as dedicated education and family programs designed to bring people of all ages together to learn and enjoy a range of artistic performances.
Website: SunPac
Address: 470 McCullough St, Sunnybank
Phone: 07) 3323 9650
Dianne Walton
I’m interested in musical and theatre productions during 2024 upcoming school holidays for my 7 & 9year old grandchildren
Brooke Powell
Hi Dianne, We have just updated our list here with everything that has currently been published about shows for families in Brisbane in 2024 – hope this helps!