Out of the Box Festival

The Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will be bursting at the seams with children eight years and under when the much-loved Out of the Box festival returns to take over the entire venue from 17 to 22 June 2025.

More than a million children have attended Out of the Box since its beginnings in 1992, and after a seven-year hiatus, the celebrated festival returns for a week dedicated to arts-rich participatory experiences curated especially for young children.

Featuring a huge line-up of performances (including three world premieres), workshops, free events and exhibitions, the festival will see QPAC partner with Queensland Museum, State Library of Queensland, and QAGOMA to deliver activities across the Queensland Culture Centre.

The theme of the 2025 festival is HOPE, showcased in the large-scale Tree of Hope art installation across the Cultural Centre. This project will feature artworks created by Queensland children, bringing their unique expressions of hope to life. As part of Out of the Box’s regional outreach, schools across regional and remote Queensland will be invited to create their own Trees of Hope which will be installed as part of the festival site design to celebrate the hopes and dreams of the next generation.