Arts Festivals

From his humble beginnings to winning a bevy of big awards, including four Oscars, the filmmaker has forged a successful career by staying true to his guiding principles.

Jose da Costa's escape from Indonesian-occupied East Timor in 1995 has been detailed in a new book launched at the Northern Territory Writers Festival this weekend.

All remaining Vivid Sydney drone shows have been cancelled following a technical failure at Monday night's show, where almost 90 drones fell out of the sky.

Artists say Darwin has surpassed Melbourne as Australia's street art capital, with work underway on a fresh round of murals across the Top End city. 

Dazzling drone shows will return to Sydney's largest art and culture festival for the first time since 2024.

What do you do when your stolen film wins a slew of awards for the thief? In the case of these filmmakers, you travel across the globe to hunt him down.

The creator of the minimalist horror film hopes it inspires viewers to stop doomscrolling and take a look at the world around them.

Protesters including Russian punk group Pussy Riot storm the opening of the Italian art show, which Russia is attending for the first time since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Enthusiasts turn out to the Trundle Abba Festival  to dance and sing in festive costumes inspired by the Swedish pop music group.

The new chair of Adelaide Writers' Week has sent a statement to would-be critics, quipping that Pauline Hanson would be worthy of inclusion on a literary line-up if the One Nation leader were "secretly writing Australia's next best crime novel".

Adele Oliver admits being a country music artist has "never been a great career choice", but she says things are worse than ever, with her last gig costing her money due to the escalating price of fuel.

An extraordinary series of emails sheds light on the reservations that preceded, and internal fallout that followed, the decision to scrap Randa Abdel-Fattah's Writers' Week appearance.

The British government's decision forces London's Wireless festival to cancel the event.

Doing a run of shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the pinnacle for a lot of Australian comedians, but the festival's tens of thousands of punters are rarely privy to the behind-the-scenes costs.

The lure of a lively celebration of folk art outweighs concerns about the cost of fuel for thousands travelling to Canberra for the 60th National Folk Festival. 

Scottish expats in WA's outback host traditional Ceilidh in a belated honouring of Burns Night. 

The new spirit of Tasmania ferries might not be available for journeys across the Bass Strait yet — but this winter, one of them will take on a new role as an art gallery, during Hobart's Dark Mofo festival.

The very first Melbourne International Comedy Festival launched 40 years ago, and while it's kept its scrappy charm, things look pretty different today.

Margaret River promoter Muso Kami hopes to ease local concerns and provide a place for people to dance the night away without breaking the law. 

In a video uploaded to social media, Zubeyda Muzeyyen, known as DJ Haram, can be heard urging attendees to "oppose the Zio-Australian-Epstein empire" before she led the crowd with a chant.