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Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret

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Develop your on-stage talents with our free seniors' program and learn from the best entertainers in the business.

About the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret

The Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret is a free development program that provides Brisbane seniors the opportunity to learn from the best in the biz and develop their creative and artistic talents in a non-competitive, supportive environment. Prepare, deliver, succeed - if you can dream it, you can do it!

Whether you’re an experienced performer or you’ve never performed on the stage before, register to work alongside top industry professionals in a series of masterclasses. Some participants will also be given the opportunity to perform at the showcase concerts in September and at the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret Gala at Brisbane City Hall in October.

How to register

Registrations for the Lord Mayor’s Seniors Cabaret 2026 will open in June 2026. 

What's involved

Throughout July and August participants will take part in free masterclasses across Brisbane, working one-on-one with some of Australia's top professional mentors to develop their skills and talents.

The focus of the Masterclass sessions includes:

  • choirs/vocals groups only sessions
  • soloist, duos, trios
  • comedians, poetry, musicians
  • learning stage craft
  • ukulele and voice
  • dancing only sessions
  • learning a group song and dance item.

After completing the masterclasses, some participants have the opportunity to perform in a showcase and set the stage alight with their singing, dancing and instrumental skills in various venues across Brisbane.

Lord Mayor's Seniors Cabaret Gala

The Lord Mayor’s Seniors Gala Cabaret takes place at Brisbane City Hall in late October and features performances by some of Brisbane’s most talented seniors who participated in the program, as well as celebrity guests.