Little ArtLab provides hands-on creative fun for kids aged 3-5 years to enjoy with their parents and carers. Little ones can experiment, play and create with art-based activities inspired by HOTA Gallery's current exhibitions. Come to Little ArtLab dressed to impress, as the HOTA Studio transforms into a polaroid picture photobooth. Each Little ArtLabber will […]
Look what the tide has washed in! As the sun sets on BLEACH Festival 2026, 100 glowing jellyfish are riding in on the high tide for a spectacular closing celebration. Join HOTA for a family friendly psychedelic lakeside party featuring live music, illuminated puppets from the award-winning Dead Puppet Society, and a thrilling stunt performance […]
Picture this, HOTA: coffee in hand, supporting local vendors, and loading up on your market essentials! — fresh finds, local flavours, and that unbeatable coastal vibe. Whether you’re there for the farm-fresh goods, artisan treasures, live tunes or a laid-back stroll with coffee in hand, HOTA Markets is now bigger, fresher and bursting with local […]
To celebrate BLEACH Festival at HOTA, ArtLabbers will meet on Level 5 in the immersive installation, Kaleidoscope Skies, by Claudio Kirac and Better Days Projects. You'll discover the way coloured light impacts your experience of space, before customising and decorating your very own kaleidoscopes to take home. You'll experiment with different combinations of coloured objects […]
BLEACH Festival returns in 2026 with its boldest program yet - an 11‑day takeover of the HOTA precinct filled with live music, contemporary dance, world‑class theatre, interactive installations and mind‑bending art. This year welcomes a fresh artistic vision under new Artistic Director Felix Preval, bringing two decades of experience from Darwin Festival and Melbourne Fringe […]
Grab your gumboots! We're going on a joyride. Join dirtgirl, scrapboy and Costa the Garden Gnome for a rollicking adventure through the Naturehood - a world where compost is cool, bees are celebrated like rock stars, curiosity is a superpower and every Naturehood is full of curiosity. Filled with music, laughter, audience-powered fun and glorious […]
Join HOTA during the Kids Take Over festival this school holidays for free, all-ages drop-in art making. From paper dolls to pinwheels, each day will have a new, retro activity to explore connected to the Children’s Gallery exhibition Minna Gilligan: True Colours. All ages welcomed. FIND OUT MORE
THE FUNNIEST WHODUNIT HEARD, SEEN AND SMELLED! Slip on a pair of Silent Disco headphones and step inside the investigation, hearing every creak, squeak and suspicious splat in rich 3D audio. With live foley, original music and two performers playing a whole cast of quirky suspects, this fast-paced show delivers big laughs and clever surprises […]
Enjoy a morning packed with free fun for the whole family at HOTA these school holidays! Watch over 200 bubbles a minute float through the air with The Bubble Canteen, jump into their Hip Hop Jam, learn to paddle board, and discover the rich Indigenous history of Evandale Park. Try your hand at Taiko drumming, […]
An interactive, light-filled storytelling adventure. An interactive, light-filled storytelling adventure. This engaging interactive experience blends the magic of light and the simplicity of storytelling. Using UV light watch the custom-built tent be transformed into a magical performance space where stories and imagined worlds come alive as glowing drawings appear on the walls and floor. Following […]
Little ArtLab provides hands-on creative fun for kids aged 3-5 years to enjoy with their parents and carers. Little ones can experiment, play and create with art-based activities inspired by HOTA Gallery's current exhibitions. In this Little ArtLab you will create brightly coloured, geometric art objects inspired by Petalia Humphreys’ three-dimensional, abstract paintings in UNLEASHED+. […]
In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraordinary musical instruments, and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising ways. The Box Show excites the imagination of children and adults alike. We follow four characters during their daily activities in a world made of cardboard boxes and junk. The contents […]
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