Day by day · 30 Jul – 8 Aug

Festival schedule

Ten days of First Nations performance, ceremony and culture across the stages of QPAC and the free Festival Ground on the Cultural Forecourt — from circus and dance to headline concerts, markets, workshops and cooking on coals.

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Thursday 30 July2 events
10am Camp CultureCircus / Family & Kids Cremorne Theatre
7pm Ya'Djin Spirit WomenDance Cremorne Theatre
Friday 31 July6 events
10am Camp CultureCircus / Family & Kids Cremorne Theatre
From 5:45pm First GatheringFREE · Welcome Ceremony Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
7pm Ya'Djin Spirit WomenDance Cremorne Theatre
7pm Mob Music: LanGwijFREE · Live Music Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
7:45pm Mob Music: ZIPPORAHFREE · Live Music Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
8:30pm Mob Music: Say True God?FREE · Live Music Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
Saturday 1 August12 events
10am–4pm Clancestry for KidsFREE · Family & Kids Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
10am–4pm GATHAA First Nations MarketsFREE · Markets Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
10am Camp CultureCircus / Family & Kids Cremorne Theatre
10:30am BirmbaFREE · Family & Kids Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
11am Native Floral Workshops with Blak BotanicsFREE · Workshop Lyric Theatre Lounge
12pm Bushfood Cooking on Coalswith Aunty Dale Chapman and Chris JordanFREE · Demonstration Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
1pm Camp CultureCircus / Family & Kids Cremorne Theatre
1:30pm Weaving with Carly WallaceFREE · Workshop Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
2pm BirmbaFREE · Family & Kids Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
6pm Ya'Djin Spirit WomenDance Cremorne Theatre
7:30pm Jessica Mauboy – The Story of MePopular Music Concert Hall
Sunday 2 August9 events
10am–4pm Clancestry for KidsFREE · Family & Kids Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
10am–4pm GATHAA First Nations MarketsFREE · Markets Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
10:30am BirmbaFREE · Family & Kids Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
11am Native Floral Workshops with Blak BotanicsFREE · Workshop Lyric Theatre Lounge
12pm Bushfood Cooking on Coalswith Aunty Dale Chapman and Chris JordanFREE · Demonstration Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
1:30pm Weaving with Brian WhapFREE · Workshop Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
2pm BirmbaFREE · Family & Kids Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
5pm Mob Music: trialsFREE · Live Music Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
5:45pm Mob Music: Three FiresJungaji, Radical Son, Candice LorraeFREE · Live Music Festival Ground – Cultural Forecourt
Wednesday 5 August1 event
7pm Gunawarra Re-CreationTheatre Cremorne Theatre
Thursday 6 August2 events
7pm Gunawarra Re-CreationTheatre Cremorne Theatre
7pm Troy Cassar-DaleyPopular Music Playhouse
Friday 7 August2 events
7pm Barragga Yangga: Many SongsClassical Music Playhouse
7pm Gunawarra Re-CreationTheatre Cremorne Theatre
Saturday 8 August3 events
1pm Gunawarra Re-CreationTheatre Cremorne Theatre
7pm Gunawarra Re-CreationTheatre Cremorne Theatre
7:30pm Yothu YindiPopular Music Concert Hall

Program correct at time of publishing. For the latest details visit qpac.com.au/clancestry.

Selected performances are Auslan-interpreted and audio-described — see the Accessibility page for more information.