Brisbane Festival has wrapped up for another year, with the month of September bringing a range of events to the river city.
All part of Brisbane's push to become a true world city ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the festival has centred the creative verve of Queensland and beyond on the shores of the Brisbane River.
More than 1.7 million people attended ticketed and free events produced by almost 2,000 artists over the course of the festival, including 535,000 people who visited the festival village at South Bank.
Artistic director Ebony Bott said her first year at the helm had seen the festival's box office haul jump 46 per cent from 2025.
A performance like no other, The Choir of Man welcomes audiences with free beer and makes you feel instantly at home in its English pub, Welcome to the Jungle.
The show originated at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival before gaining wider recognition after winning an Adelaide Fringe Award the following year.
Playwright Suzie Miller has captured the country's passion for Aussie Rules in her latest production Strong is the New Pretty.
After making its debut at the Brisbane Festival, the play will now travel to Canberra, Geelong and Sydney.
Their Parklands show for Brisbane Festival is a comparably intimate affair and a real treat to fans before the band celebrate 40 years of the million-selling Man Of Colours album with arena shows across the country next year.
The exhibition will live on beyond Brisbane Festival, running at the Gallery of Modern Art until April 18, 2027.