The iconic Australian story that became a global phenomenon is hitting the road again. Priscilla Queen of the Desert, based on the Oscar-winning 1994 Australian film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, returns in 2026 with a brand new 30th anniversary tour across the UK and Ireland.

As part of its XXXVIII Songlines Season, Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery presents Tjukurpa, a major exhibition of works by acclaimed Indigenous Australian artist Gabriella Possum Nungurrayi.

Discover a landmark exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum that brings together contemporary art from across Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

Australian music icon Nick Cave returns to the road with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds for a major UK & Europe tour in 2026, bringing their acclaimed live show back to audiences across the continent.

Sydney-born, London-based artist Anita Klein features in this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the long-running annual showcase of contemporary art at Burlington House.

Part contemporary art exhibition, part fully playable mini golf course, The Art of Mini Golf arrives at Battersea Arts Centre this summer with nine artist-designed holes created by leading women artists from around the world.

The second instalment of Dame Gillian Lynne’s autobiography, Gillian Lynne’s Book of Particular Cats: A Memoir, has been published as part of celebrations marking the centenary of the pioneering choreographer and director.

A major modern classic by one of Australia’s most celebrated writers is set for reissue this summer, as The Hamilton Case returns in a new edition with an introduction by Damon Galgut.

Bernard Fanning returns to London this July for two intimate solo shows at Union Chapel, following a sold-out run of theatres across Australia marking 20 years since the release of Tea & Sympathy.

The Choir of Trinity College, University of Melbourne tours the UK this July as part of its 2026 concert tour of Portugal, Spain and the UK, with performances at Magdalen College, Oxford and Westminster Abbey.

The London Australian Film Festival — the UK’s premier showcase of Australian cinema on the big screen — returns this July for its annual summer festival at Finsbury Park Picturehouse.

Acclaimed Australian director Suzanne Chaundy makes her UK directorial debut this summer with Puccini’s Tosca at West Green House Opera in Hampshire.

Far From Alone celebrates its first birthday with Antipodean Dreams, a London party at The Glove That Fits led by Australian producer and DJ Guy Contact.

Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon tours the UK and Ireland this summer with Gooniyandi/Walmajarri elder and acclaimed desert-blues artist Kankawa Nagarra.

Internationally celebrated Australian crime writer Jane Harper headlines the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world's longest-running and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, taking place in Harrogate from 23–26 July.

The Sydney Philharmonia Choirs will return to the United Kingdom this summer for their first UK tour in 15 years, bringing Australian voices to some of Britain’s most celebrated concert halls and cathedral spaces.

Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand artists are once again strongly represented at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with performers and companies appearing across comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, music, physical theatre and family work.

Australian-born performer Sam Harrison takes on all twenty-two characters in Jeeves Takes Charge, a one-man revival of the Olivier Award-winning comedy based on the beloved stories of P.G. Wodehouse.

Meg Mason will tour the UK later this year for a series of literary events around her new novel, Sophie, Standing There.

Australian rock tribute phenomenon The Australian Pink Floyd returns to the UK and Ireland in autumn 2026 with The Happiest Days Of Our Lives — a greatest-hits live tour celebrating the music of Pink Floyd across multiple iconic venues.