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(
www.paniyiri.com
)
Greek cultural festival with dancing, food and music. Held in late May at
Musgrave Park in the West End.
Brisbane Winter Carnival
(
www.queenslandracing.com.au
)
The state's major horse-racing carnival, held in May and June.
The biggest day is the Stradbroke Handicap in early June.
HORSE RACING
ARTS
Out of the Box
(
www.outoftheboxfestival.com.au
)
Six-day biennial festival of performing and visual arts for kids,
with lots of interactive and free events. Held in June in even-numbered years.
Brisbane Pride Festival
(
www.brisbanepridefestival.com.au
)
Brisbane's annual gay and lesbian celebration is held over
four weeks in September (some events in June, including the fab Queen's Ball).
GAY & LESBIAN
Queensland Music Festival
(QMF;
www.queenslandmusicfestival.org.au
)
Statewide festival with styles ranging from classical to
contemporary, held over two weeks in July in odd-numbered years. Most events are free.
MUSIC
'Ekka' Royal Queensland Show
(
www.ekka.com.au
)
Country and city collide in August for Queensland's largest annual event,
the Ekka (formerly the Brisbane Exhibition, which was shortened to 'Ekka'). Baby anim-
als, showbags, spooky carnies, shearing demonstrations, rides and over-sugared kids
ahoy!
AGRICULTURAL
Brisbane Writers Festival
(BWF;
www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au
)
Queensland's premier literary event has been running
for 50 years: words, books, and people who put words in books. Held in September.
ARTS
Brisbane Festival
(
www.brisbanefestival.com.au
)
Brisbane's major festival of the arts, held over three weeks in
September.
ARTS
Valley Fiesta
(
www.valleyfiesta.com.au
)
Rock bands and DJs take over Fortitude Valley's Brunswick St and
Chinatown malls for three days in October: Brisbane's biggest free music fest.
MUSIC
