WHAT’S ON | AUGUST 2026
MRAC Cinema Club presents Holy Cow (Vingt Dieux)
12 Aug | 6.30PM
This film has been called 'a warm family drama'. Directed by Louise Courvoisier. Tickets at the door.
MRAC Cinema Club presents The President's Cake
9 Sep | 6.30PM
Set in 1990's rural Iraq under the regime of Saddam Hussein, this film follows the fortunes of a 9- year-old orphan schoolgirl, Lamia.
5 Walker Street, Maryborough 4122 6060
Box O ice Open Monday to Friday: 8.30am – 4pm
Seussical Jr
The League Studios
14 Aug | 5.00PM & 7.30PM
Based on the beloved works of Dr. Seuss, this heartwarming production follows Horton, the Cat in the Hat, JoJo and friends on a whimsical adventure.
The Understudy
13 Sep | 1.00PM
The Understudy is a deep dive into the part of Australian touring life audiences never got to see – the musician who held the whole show together when the spotlight wasn’t on him.
A Taste of Ireland
Irish Music & Dance
19 Aug | 7.30PM
Direct from O –Broadway and London’s West End, the internationally acclaimed A Taste of Ireland Company returns to the Brolga.
Masters of Pop
13 Sep | 5.00PM
The “Masters of Pop” brings Australia’s 70's pop era back to life with an all–star band of the original hit makers that made the hits – the ones you saw on Countdown.
COVER IMAGE: Handcra ed floral installation at the entrance of The Story Bank, created by the Maryborough Spinners, Weavers & Dyers.
The Traveling Wilbury's Collection
22 Aug | 7.30PM
There’s never been a group, let alone a supergroup, in rock history quite like it. Four years, two mega albums, a slew of hits, and a Grammy.
Creedence Clearwater Collective.
19 Sep | 7.30PM
We invite you to join us for a night celebrating the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty, as we present the music of one of the world’s most iconic bands.
Bohemian Dreams
30 Aug | 12.30PM
Horn calls, lilting clarinet and strings – the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra with sparkling chamber music from an age of elegance.
Burn The Floor – Luminous
29 Sep | 7.00PM
This renowned production is credited world–wide for reinventing Ballroom and Latin dance styles. Featuring champion dancers, it is not just a dance show.
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David Scheel –Morning Melodies
3 Sep | 11.00AM
Experience a morning of brilliant piano and riotous comedy. In David's concerts classical music is turned on its head.
Vika & Linda "Where Do You Come From?"
1 Oct | 7.30PM
Two of Australia’s most celebrated and enduring voices. Audiences will be treated to songs from the new album together with the songs and stories of their career.
166 Old Maryborough Rd, Hervey Bay 4197 4206
Open Tuesday to Friday: 10am - 4pm Weekends: 10am - 2pm. FREE ENTRY
Exhibiting until 16 August
Finding Eliza
Revisting the story of Eliza Fraser, not to retell her account, but to examine how her version of events was elevated, amplified, and mythologised within colonial culture.
Exhibiting from 29 August
Matters of Time
Brings together Australian artists and designers who explore the evolving role of metal in contemporary practice and its relationship with time.
Tracks
Showcasing traditional and contemporary artforms, alongside interactive activites for all ages, ‘Tracks’ invites every member of the community to deepen their connection to Country.
Sammy Hawker | Sound-Forms: Whale Song
Combines art and science into poetic dialogue, reinterpreting whale song recordings of The Oceania Project.
Exhibiting until 2027
National Interests: Australian Art in the 20th Century
Exploring the cultural legacy of Australian Modernism in the 20th century.
Regional Spotlight
The Regional Spotlight initiative is an opportunity for Wide-Bay Burnett artists to exhibit at HBRG.
Images (from top le ): Fiona Foley, ‘Out of the Sea Like Cloud’, 2019; Zartisha Davis, ‘Shell Middens’, 2024; Vedika Rampal, ‘Forms of a Fermenting Fantasy’, 2023; Sammy Hawker, ‘Cymatic Figure...’, 2025; Darren Harrold, ‘The Next Town...’, 2025.
WHAT’S ON | AUGUST 2026
311 Kent St, Maryborough 4190 5818
Open Tuesday to Friday: 9.30am - 3.30pm Weekends: 9.30am - 2pm. FREE ENTRY
42nd Annual Competitive Art
Exhibition: Hervey Bay Art Society
25 Jul – 3 Sep
Opening Event: Sat 25 Jul | 12PM
Studio Showcases
Urban Sketchers
Artspace Exhibition Pimp My Plumage
5th Anniversary
1 Aug – 6 Sep
8 Aug – 6 Sep
Workshops & Activities
Stories & Workshop with Michelle Dederer
Sun 2 Aug | 12PM – 2PM
Open Studio Sat 15 Aug | 10AM – 1PM
Trashion to Fashion Wearable Art Workshop
Sun 16 Aug | 10AM – 2PM Sun 30 Aug | 10AM – 2PM
The Art of Assemblage with Nora Hanasy
Sat 22 Aug | 10AM – 2PM Sun 23 Aug | 10AM – 2PM
2025 Open Section Winner, Fouad Ameur, Wafaa.
Wharf Street, Bill Sargent Gloria, Deborah Forkert
Kent & Richmond Sts, Maryborough 4123 7221
Open Tuesday to Friday 9.30am - 3.30pm Weekends 9.30am - 2pm. Entry fee applies
Sensory Friendly Sessions
Tuesdays
9.30AM - 11.30AM
Maryborough Story Trail exhibition
Included in admission
Daily Cra Activities
Included in admission
Join us for an evolving selection of arts and cra to keep minds actively creating.
Celebrating the creative process behind the Maryborough Story Trail.
in the birthplace of her author PL Travers
Explore the heritage listed former bank as you interact with displays featuring the life of P.L. Travers and her enchanting stories of the practically perfect nanny. Featuring two levels of interactive displays, pocket park and retail shop.
Fraser Coast Scene is distributed free as a marketing and engagement initiative of Fraser Coast Regional Council. It’s about promoting Council’s programs and services by sharing stories of our arts and cultural community and their connection to Council’s spaces.
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This guide shares a taste of Council’s arts, culture and heritage program and was correct at time of printing. To keep up to date with the latest information visit our website.
We welcome contributions from our creative community. For more information email ArtsCulture@frasercoast.qld.gov.au
Wharf Street, Maryborough 4190 5722
Open Tuesday to Friday 9.30am - 3.30pm Weekends 9.30am - 2pm. FREE ENTRY
Tastings and Treasures
By Appointment
Enjoy a selection of premium liqueurs as our storyteller shares tales inspired by objects from our collection.
Tastes of the Region
Looking for unique gi ideas?
Drop in and see the team at the Bond Store.
Explore the Bond Store and let this beautiful, heritage-listed building share its stories as you wander through the space.
Add to your experience with tantalizing tales and fantastic flavours. Enjoy a selection of premium quality ports and liqueurs as our storytellers share tales inspired by objects from our collection.
Take home a taste of the region with delicious delicacies or curious keepsakes.
Fraser Coast Regional Council acknowledges to the east, the Butchulla (Badtjala) and to the west, the Kabi Kabi (Gubbi Gubbi) People, their connection to Country (land, sea and sky) and recognise the many places of cultural, spiritual, social and economic significance in the community. We pay respects to their Elders – past, present and emerging. We also acknowledge other First Nation Aboriginals and the Torres Strait Islander people, who reside in the Fraser Coast region.
On the first Sunday of every month, a familiar scene unfolds beside Maryborough City Hall. Sketchbooks come out, hats go on, and a small community of artists settles in to capture the town exactly as it is in that moment.
Urban Sketchers is a worldwide art movement built around sketching the urban landscape on location, catching the atmosphere and spirit of a place as it happens rather than working from a photo taken home later. The Maryborough chapter grew out of a memorable weekend about five years ago, when Brisbane Urban Sketchers visited during Heritage Week and around fi y local and visiting sketchers filled the CBD with artwork, drawn in by the town’s heritage architecture on the banks of the Mary River. The locals who joined in liked what they’d started and decided to keep it going, forming their own registered chapter of the international organisation.
Group coordinator April Spadina says sketchers usually meet on the green space beside City Hall, though the group is just as happy to set
up somewhere di erent, having sketched at various interesting locations in the region such as galleries, gardens and historical homesteads.
“We have all ranges of artists that come along,” April says. “We’ve got some really amazing advanced artists, and then we’ve got real novices, and it’s all ages. Anybody’s welcome to come along and join in.”
This August marks the group’s fi h anniversary, and they’re marking the occasion with a showcase of members’ work at Gatakers Artspace, running from 1 August to 6 September.
Urban Sketchers Maryborough meets the first Sunday of every month, 9.30am to 11.30am, at Maryborough City Hall. Details are posted on their Facebook page.
Join Urban Sketchers at Gatakers Artspace on Sunday, 2 August 2026 at 9.30am.
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Story: Lizzie Macaulay | Photo: Urban Sketchers