- Budget strengthening the foundations for a fresh start with more support for the screen industry, continued funding for festivals and events, and upgrades to the Queensland Cultural Centre.
- Ongoing support for film industry jobs to continue rolling on local productions.
- Funding continues to deliver major festivals and events across Queensland.
- More than $19 million to deliver QPAC’s Flexible Performance Space.
- Critical upgrades for the Queensland Cultural Centre with $22 million over four years.
The Crisafulli Government is delivering for Queensland by investing in the State’s screen industry, favourite festivals and events, and funding critical maintenance upgrades at the Queensland Cultural Centre, in the 2026-27 Budget.
The $391.9 million Arts Budget is strengthening the foundations for a fresh start for better services through a stronger economy.
Cameras will continue to roll for Queensland’s film industry over the next two years, keeping our State on the big screen, while also supporting local job growth for those working behind the scenes.
Festivals and events are rolling out across the State, shaping the cultural calendar, activating regional and rural communities, and boosting cultural tourism across Queensland, with more than $9 million in 2026-27.
Australia’s biggest multi-art festivals, Brisbane Festival, will activate our capital city across September, with other returning favourites including Woodford Folk Festival, Gympie Muster, the Festival of Outback Opera, QMF’s Queensland Music Trails, and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, which is moving further north to the Cairns region.
The iconic Queensland Cultural Centre, now home to the stunning Glasshouse Theatre, will undergo important maintenance and upgrades, to continue delivering a world-class experience for major events.
We are also investing more than $19 million to deliver QPAC’s new Flexible Performance Space, creating new opportunities for Queensland artists, attracting more audiences, and ensuring our flagship performing arts venue continues to grow ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Treasurer David Janetzki said the 2026-27 Budget was about delivering for Queensland with better services through a stronger economy.
“We are delivering on our promises, with relief you can rely on through responsible decisions for now and the future, and no new or increased taxes,” Treasurer Janetzki said.
“This Budget strengthens the foundations we’ve laid in making Queensland safer, restoring health services, delivering a place to call home for more Queenslanders, building generational infrastructure, getting the Games back on track, as well as playing our part to ease national cost of living pressures.”
Minister for the Arts, John-Paul Langbroek, said the Crisafulli Government was delivering to support creative jobs and the Queensland arts, now and into the future.
“From blockbuster films to cutting-edge digital games, Queenslanders are creating incredible work that is building the State’s global reputation and screen leadership,” Minister Langbroek said.
“We have already hit the number one state in Australia for screen production, delivering more than $900 million to our economy and supporting more than 5,000 local jobs – and we are backing the industry to keep growing.
“Under the former Labor Government’s decade of decline, regional arts workers were neglected, and creative venues across the State fell into disrepair with critical maintenance ignored.
“We will continue supporting Queensland’s arts and creative industries, as we know our combination of talent, distinctive experiences, dynamic precincts and cultural institutions, and the fast-growing screen industry, shape Queensland’s brand in global markets.
“Ahead of 2032, we are ensuring through investment in the arts that our unique culture, history, industries and character shine on the global stage.”
