Festival Tips
TimingCheck starting time on your ticket for performances/workshops. Arrive at the relevant venue at least 30 minutes before starting time to take your seats.
Seating
In some venues, seating for children will be on the floor and cushions will be provided. Booster cushions are available for the theatres.
Special Effects
For festival audiences, theatres will not be completely dark and sound levels will be appropriately pitched for young ears. Check performance information for special effects.
Talking
Sometimes during a performance young children may need reassurance; please talk quietly during performances, mindful of artists and others around you.
What To Bring
Water, sun or rain protection, some friends and lots of enthusiasm.
Prams
For safety reasons, prams are not permitted in theatres. Buzz Stops, designated pram parking spaces, will be located adjacent to each of the performance and exhibition spaces around the festival site.
Food and Beverage
There are a number of places across the festival site for a picnic lunch with grass, shady trees and proximity to toilets. Consider the South Bank Parklands, Cultural Forecourt (between QPAC and the river), Melbourne Street Green, Queensland Art Gallery Plaza, Museum Plaza, the Maiwar Green and Kurilpa Park. There are many cafes throughout the Cultural Centre where you can buy lunch, coffee or a drink: The Café, The Bistro and Playhouse Coffee Bar at QPAC, River Cafe at GoMA, Watermall Cafe at Queensland Art Gallery, Tognini's CaféWineBar at the State Library of Queensland or the Museum Cafe at Queensland Museum South Bank.