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SUMMARY:Out of the Box festival 2025
DESCRIPTION:Out of the Box festival 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQPAC’s Out of the Box festival for children aged eight and under returns this June with a vibrant\, full-venue takeover. This much-loved festival is packed with theatre experiences\, hands-on workshops\, free events\, and exciting activities\, with additional programs extending across the cultural precinct at the State Library\, Queensland Museum\, and QAGOMA. \nFor its 2025 edition\, Out of the Box places children at the heart of the festival as artistic collaborators and experts in imaginative play. With the theme of Hope\, the festival embraces creativity as a necessity in a child’s world\, offering arts-rich participatory experiences designed especially for young audiences. \nSince its inception in 1992\, more than a million children have attended Out of the Box\, and after a seven-year hiatus\, it makes its much-anticipated return to QPAC. This year’s festival will feature a number of world premiere productions\, including Wolfgang in the Stars by Brisbane’s Circa Ensemble\, as well as beloved children’s books brought to life on stage with Where is the Green Sheep? by Monkey Baa Theatre Company and Gurril Storm Bird\, based on Trevor (Bumi) Fourmile’s story. \nOut of the Box festival 2025 invites children and families to a week filled with creativity\, wonder\, and unforgettable experiences. Running from 17th to 22nd June 2025\, the festival offers a mix of ticketed and free events\, with tickets now on sale to the public. \nOut of the Box festival 2025 Performances\n\n\nThe Gruffalo\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Lyric Theatre\nAge Recommendation: 3 Yrs old +\nDuration: 55 minutes \n\nAfter sell-out seasons across the world\, including London’s West End and Broadway\, The Gruffalo returns to QPAC for songs\, laughs and scary fun. \n\n\nWolfgang in the Stars\n18 – 22 Jun 2025 | Concert Hall\nAge Recommendation: 3 Yrs old +\nDuration: 45 minutes \n\nCirca’s world premiere\, Wolfgang in the Stars\, is a music-fuelled circus space romp of galactic proportions. \n\n\nWhere is the Green Sheep?\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Playhouse\nAge Recommendation: 1 – 6 Yrs old\nDuration: 45 minutes \n\nMonkey Baa Theatre Company’s world premiere\, is an immersive visual theatre experience based on the beloved children’s book by Mem Fox and Judy Horacek. \n\n\nGurril Storm Bird\n18 – 21 Jun 2025 @ Cremorne Theatre\nAge Recommendation: 5 Yrs old +\nDuration: 45 minutes \n\nGather around the campfire in the forest to hear the story of Gurril\, the young boy who came face to face with the rainbow serpent. \nClub Origami\n18 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Tony Gould Gallery\nAge Recommendation: 1 – 5 Yrs old\nDuration: 50 minutes \nDance\, fashion and live music meet the magic of origami to sweep visitors up on a spirited and inspiring adventure in a land made purely of paper and play. \nThe Lost Lending Library\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Playhouse Band Room\nAge Recommendation: 5 Yrs old +\nDuration: 50 minutes \nAt 314 floors high and with 72 spiral side departments\, enter the largest collection of books in the world and discover a magical world. \nWonderbox\n18 – 21 Jun 2025 @ Playhouse Studio 1\nAge Recommendation: 6 Yrs old +\nDuration: 60 minutes \nWith immersive projections\, delightful surprises\, and kooky-carnival characters\, every child’s curiosity is celebrated \n\nWorkshops\n\n\n\n\nBluey Puppetry Workshops\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Playhouse Balcony Foyer\nAge Recommendation: 4 Yrs old +\nDuration: 60 minutes \nJoin a fun-filled\, hands-on puppetry workshop inspired by everyone’s favourite blue heeler. \nSing on Country Music Workshops\n19 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Concert Hall Balcony Foyer\nAge Recommendation: 6 Yrs old +\nDuration: 45 minutes \nLearn about our beautiful\, diverse country through song and traditional language with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Songwoman\, Jessie Lloyd. \nLittle Chefs Cooking Workshops\n17 – 21 Jun 2025 @ Lyrebird Restaurant\nAge Recommendation: 5 Yrs old +\nDuration: 45 minutes \nCalling all Little Chefs! Get ready for a delicious adventure where your child can learn the joy of cooking while creating fun\, healthy recipes. \nMindful Me Health & Wellbeing Workshops\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Concert Hall Balcony Foyer\nAge Recommendation: 4 Yrs old +\nDuration: 45 minutes \nThrough guided meditation exercises\, children will learn how to quiet their minds\, improve focus and enhance emotional awareness. \nGreen Sheep: You and Me Workshop\n17 – 21 Jun 2025 @ Playhouse Rear Stage\nAge Recommendation: 1 – 6 Yrs old\nDuration: 45 minutes \nFollowing Where is the Green Sheep?\, share a playful\, hands-on experience with your child. \nArt Box for Kids: Mandy Quadrio\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Gallery 1.4\, GOMA\nAge Recommendation: 3 Yrs old + \nPeople have been using Tasmanian bull kelp as a material for thousands of years. Create your own unique paper carrier to hold your special treasures at GOMA. \nFor Mothers\n17 – 21 Jun 2025 @ Lyric Lounge\nAge Recommendation: For mums of babies who are 0 to 3 years old.\nDuration: 120 minutes \nA creative and cultural project for mothers designed to reinvigorate and reimagine parenting for the modern mama. \nMoments of Wonder\n21 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Bodhi Tree Terrace\, GOMA\nAge Recommendation: 3 Yrs old + \nThis drop-in workshop invites you to consider a moment of wonder in your life\, before creating a picture with coloured pencils and watercolour paint at GOMA. \nActivities\nTree of Hope\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Concert Hall Foyer\nAge Recommendation: All ages \nWhat are you hopeful for? Craft your own Tree of Hope as part of the large scale site installation this Out of the Box 2025 festival season. \nJarjum Life Museum\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ QPAC Tunnel\nAge Recommendation: All ages \nWelcome to Jarjum Life Museum – a museum made by children – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Jarjum. \nLet’s Dance!\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ Melbourne Street Green\nAge Recommendation: All ages \nJoin in the fun for an upbeat celebration of music and movement that brings all ages together in one giant dance party. \nState Library Scavenger Hunt\n17 – 22 Jun 2025 @ State Library of Queensland\nAge Recommendation: All ages \nAre you a keen explorer? Are you a master of puzzles? Then get excited and jump into this scavenger hunt at the State Library of Queensland. \nOut of the Box festival 2025\nWhen: Tuesday 17th – Sunday 22nd June 2025 \nWhere: Cultural Precinct\, Cnr Grey and Melbourne Street\, South Bank\, QLD\, 4101 \nCost: Performances $39\, Children under 18 months old who do not occupy a seat are free on the knee; Workshops mostly $15; Activities are free \nMore information: Out of the Box festival 2025 \n 
URL:https://brisbanekids.com.au/event/out-of-the-box-festival/
LOCATION:various locations across Cultural Precinct\, South Brisbane\, corner of Grey Street and Melbourne Street\, South Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Book in advance events,Brisbane Events,Free Activity
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