Culture

Kylie headlines the pre-game entertainment before Brisbane and Fremantle contest today's Grand Final at the MCG. Here's when she's on, and where to find her own merch line.

More than 200 works by over 60 artists, from a woven Toyota Hilux to Sarah Lucas's cigarette-covered Jaguar, fill the National Gallery of Australia from 5 December 2026. Entry is free.

Australia's first NFL game for points drew a six-figure crowd to the MCG, where the 49ers beat the Rams 27-7 and the half-time show went full Australiana.

The composer behind Dune, Interstellar and The Lion King brings Hans Zimmer Live: The Next Level to five Australian cities in October. Here's where you can still get in.

The Icelandic artist's first major Australian show pairs eight emotional video works with a free, cake-filled children's exhibition. Both close on 4 October.

Feng Mengbo's Long March: Restart turns the Red Army's famous retreat into a giant, playable side-scrolling videogame. It's free at ACMI until January.

Statues, mosaics, frescoes and gladiator-era treasures from two of Italy's great museums are on show in Melbourne for the first time, until 25 October.

Apple Music Hall is a 600-capacity venue with a 48-speaker spatial sound system and its own studios, and its shows will be livestreamed to fans worldwide.

Florentijn Hofman's famous duck, Courtney Barnett and Melanie C headline Melt 2026, Brisbane's queer arts and culture festival, with more than 100 events.

French DJs Tchami and Tigerlily headline three nights of music, light and projection, finishing with an open-air party at the University of Sydney.