5 Fall Culture Events Not to Miss
Art fairs, a 20th-anniversary Sofia Coppola tie-in, and a first-ever US retrospective. The exhibitions actually worth planning a trip around this fall.
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Vivienne Westwood: Rebel, Storyteller, Visionary Opens at The Bowes Museum
A retrospective tracing punk's most influential designer, running through the fall at a museum better known for silverware than safety pins.
The Strokes announce 2027 Australian tour, headline new Sydney Summertime with Beck
The Strokes will play Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in February 2027, with Courtney Barnett supporting and Beck joining the band's only outdoor show at the new Sydney Summertime series.
Jim Henson Company exhibition opens at GOMA, exclusive to Brisbane
Make, Believe, Magic brings hundreds of puppets, creatures, sets and drawings from 70 years of The Jim Henson Company to Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art until 18 April 2027.
Hobart's Mona is opening its first overseas museum, on Bangkok's Chao Phraya River
David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art will open Mona Bangkok at Asiatique The Riverfront in 2029, themed around light and reached by a cable car across the river.
Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles will be shown in Western Australia for the first time in 2027
The National Gallery of Australia is lending Blue poles to the Art Gallery of Western Australia from 30 April to 5 September 2027, and entry will be free.
Omar Musa wins the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Fierceland
Queanbeyan-raised writer Omar Musa has won the A$60,000 Miles Franklin Literary Award for Fierceland, a family saga set between Malaysian Borneo and Sydney.
WOMADelaide 2027 names first acts: Leon Bridges, Madness and Tinariwen
Adelaide's WOMADelaide turns 35 in March 2027, and its first three headliners are Leon Bridges, Madness and Tinariwen. First release tickets are on sale now.
Calvin Harris adds second Perth show after selling 330,000 tickets to first Australian headline tour
Calvin Harris's first Australian headline tour has grown to 11 outdoor shows in February 2027, with a new Perth date at Langley Park on sale Tuesday 29 September.
Australia's summer festival guide 2026-27: dates, lineups and tickets so far
From Beyond the Valley and Field Day to Laneway, Sydney Festival, Perth Festival, Adelaide Fringe and WOMADelaide, here is every confirmed date and ticket detail for the summer ahead.
Nolan: Origins reunites all 27 Ned Kelly paintings at the Art Gallery of NSW
The Art Gallery of NSW's summer exhibition surveys Sidney Nolan's early career in more than 150 works, including the full Ned Kelly series, from 3 October 2026.
The Australian Ballet's 2027 Season Brings Back Cinderella After 47 Years
Five productions, three cities and a Frederick Ashton classic not staged here since the 1980s. Here's everything in the Australian Ballet's newly announced 2027 season.