Forget the kitchen pots and pans, bring the kids to make some noise at our place!

Join Steve in a hands-on, musical experience where there are buckets of percussion instruments and a whole heap of energy to create The Big Samba.

Presented by Latrobe City Libraries

Be a part of this special portrait project during the school holidays!

Wednesday 20 April | 10AM – 3PM | Outdoors 

Look this way.  Look natural.  Smile. With our ever-growing desire to document each moment of our lives, children often become the reluctant subject of their parent’s camera. 

I See You Like This turns the camera around, allowing your child to view you as the subject through the lens of their own imagination in this creative all day workshop!

Portraits will be developed as paste-ups to be exhibited on the exterior of the old Latrobe Performing Arts Centre building!



Suitable for 6 – 12 year olds with one adult partner.

FREE program no bookings required

Never fear, Super Jenny is here these school holidays!

Thursday 21 April | 10.30am & 1.30pm | Outdoors

Jenny likes to swim with mermaids and fly to other worlds, her best friend is Ned and she loves her nanny, but when someone needs help she becomes Super Jenny.

Jenny helps her friends and family all the time, her Nanny says this makes her Super Jenny. But sometimes even super heroes need help. This pre-school children’s entertainment is engaging, fun and educational, incorporating fine and gross motor skills, Auslan sign language, singing, dancing and musical terms. Super Jenny LIVE explores sustainability, mindfulness, coastal care and encourages creativity, imaginative play and cognitive learning that goes hand in hand to enhance all children’s physical and intellectual development.

FREE Program - No bookings required 

‘Monk has achieved a show that is entertaining, educational and also simply fun – which in my opinion brings it close to super’

– Witness Performance 4 Stars

“I for one look forward to learning new Auslan signs and hearing stories from Super Jenny!’s Nanna in coming episodes. Job well done Jennifer Monk and La Mama for Kids.”

– Artshub

Created and Performed by Jennifer Monk

Music and Lyrics by Natalie Jeffreys

Production and Costume designer by Oliver Ross

Image by Abigail Wilson at BeScene

The Latrobe Orchestra Inc. and Lavalla Catholic College Music Department are excited to return to the stage after an almost 3-year hiatus.

Saturday 14 May | 5PM | GPAC Theatre

Rescheduled Date

In collaboration with Lavalla Catholic College, you are invited to a twilight gala of community music in the brand-new, spectacular Gippsland Performing Arts Centre. Come and share in this celebration.

Celebration is an event for the whole community; a celebration of our local musician’s first performance on the magnificent GPAC stage; a celebration of community music making after the disruptions of the past 2 years. It is a celebration of being together.

The Latrobe Orchestra Inc. (LOI) have been an integral part of the musical landscape in Latrobe City and the wider Gippsland region for 61 years, expanding from a group of keen chamber musicians, to a thriving Beginner String Program and full orchestra here today. They look forward to performing a variety of repertoire, including Meyer’s Celebration, Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance, and a rousing arrangement of New York, New York. Our Beginner String Program musicians join the stage for Vivaldi’s The Hunt and Mouret’s Fanfare Roundeau.

The Lavalla Catholic College Music Department offer secondary school musicians the opportunity to learn instruments and perform in Concert Bands, Jazz Ensembles and Choirs. Students are committed and keen to follow their passion, often attending 3 and more before school rehearsals per week. Events of the past 2 years have meant the department is in a rebuilding phase, whilst looking to support and reward the students and families who have persisted with online learning throughout covid. We know you will enjoy and support the efforts these students and staff have made to present their ensembles today.

Running Time: 90 minutes, no interval

Harvard's beloved blonde takes the stage by glittery pink storm

Tue 5 - Wed 6 April | 7PM | GPAC Theatre

Based on the award-winning Broadway musical and the smash hit motion picture, Legally Blonde The Musical JR. is a fabulously fun journey of self-empowerment and expanding horizons. The show's instantly recognizable songs are filled with humor, wit and sass — leaving cast members and audiences alike seeing pink!

Legally Blonde JR. follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes, snobbery and scandal in pursuit of her dreams.

When Elle's boyfriend, Warner, dumps her and heads to Harvard, claiming she's not "serious" enough, Elle takes matters into her own hands, crafting a showy song-and-dance personal essay and charming her way into law school. Befriending classmate, Emmett, and spunky hairdresser, Paulette, along the way, Elle finds that books and looks aren't mutually exclusive. As Elle begins outsmarting her peers, she realizes that law may be her natural calling after all.

Regurgitator… but for KIDS! YIPPEE!!

Sunday 10 April | GPAC Theatre | 11AM

Renowned Brisbane mashup rock/electro/punk/poppin’ fun time outfit Regurgitator have cooked up a sugar-soaked record written especially for kids and are bringing it live to GPAC!

This new project sees long-time Regurgitator trio Ben Ely, Quan Yeomans and Pete Kostic joined by the effervescent Koko direct from Planet Rainbow. It’s already struck a chord with families around the country – with the POGOGO SHOW album having quickly climbed to #1 on the Children’s iTunes chart. 

  

The band’s wildly-varied roller coaster of sounds will come as no surprise to long-time fans. From the slinky hip-hop stylings of first single ‘The Box’ and the elastic hop-scotch energy of ‘Pogogo Show Theme’; to the punk rock mania of ‘Pillow Fight’ and tropicalia fun of ‘Corumbo’, young listeners will enjoy the spin of the musical wheel. 

 

The band have never been more excited: “We’ve got our tiny amplifiers warmed up, our teeny drum kits tuned and plenty of soap for our filthy little mouths. We’re ready to shout till our voices are wrecked, if you’re ready to scream till your parents are deaf!”

The ‘Gurge are here to bring a smile to long term fans and the tiny folk in their lives.

Be a 10 Minute Dance Party DJ at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre's OPEN Festival! 

Tuesday 1 March | 6PM | Latrobe Regional Gallery

Join the mastermind of 10 Minute Dance Parties, JOF, to learn how to DJ at this FREE workshop at Latrobe Regional Gallery and then show off your new skills at the Big Family Weekender on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March as part of GPAC's OPEN festival. This is just for 11 – 19 year olds! 

You'll learn: 

• DJ skills
• Tech operation 
• Curating playlists for dance parties
• Generating activities and choreography for dance parties
• Real life performance skills at the Big Family Weekender on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March

This workshop and performance opportunity is open to anyone aged 11 - 19 years old. Get in quick, this workshop has a maximum of 20 participants.

Get ready to be a party starter!

‘Kids Music That Doesn’t Suck!’ Zoë Foster Blake, children’s author.

Sunday 13 March | 1:30PM | GPAC Theatre

Join much-loved children’s band the Teeny Tiny Stevies as they perform ‘I Ate a Rainbow’, ‘Boy or Girl Colour’ and ‘Boss of My Own Body’, plus a selection of favourite songs from their brand-new album.  

Featuring irresistible melodies and helpful tips for navigating life’s little challenges, sisters Byll and Beth perform music that keeps kids entertained without driving parents crazy.

This gig will be super fun for the whole family! 

‘Teeny Tiny Stevies have achieved the impossible – they have made children’s music that won’t rob adults of their will to live.’ The Brisbane Times

Presented in partnership with TEG VAN EGMOND

This is it, we're here!

This is what you've all been waiting for.

We're launching a full four days of what this place - your place - is going to be all about. From the best in live music to comedy, local theatre and performance and all the fun stuff for the family, with a few special treats along the way. This is only the beginning. 

Get ready to celebrate your new home of the arts.

A weekend full of FREE fun-times is happening.

Saturday 5 - Sunday 6 March | 10AM - 3PM | Outdoors

Get ready for fun! The Big Family Weekender is ON with a mix of undercover and indoor activities and GPAC tours perfect for wet weather entertainment for the whole family!

You don’t need a ticket for this FREE public event – simply wrangle the family and head our way. Now is the time to shake your sillies out!

We’re here for it.

Questions? Call our friendly Box Office Team on 03 5176 3333 from 10AM – 4PM Daily.

SUNDAY

UNDERCOVER STAGE

• 10AM | Morwell Citizens Band
• 10:45AM | JOF 10 Minute Dance Parties DJ Set
• 11:15AM | DJ Mz Rizk & Thando
• 12:15PM | JOF 10 Minute Dance Parties DJ Set
• 12:30AM | Ricky Harrison & Friends
• 1:15PM | JOF 10 Minute Dance Parties DJ Set
• 2:15PM | Mollimor

VENUE TOURS | GPAC FOYER

• 10AM | Venue Tour
• 11AM | Venue Tour
• 1PM | Venue Tour
• 2PM | Venue Tour

ALL DAY | GPAC FOYER

• All Day | Bed Sheet Ghost Party
• All Day | Face Paint By Children 

FOOD & DRINKS

• Wheelie Good Pizzas
• Coffee & Hot Jam Donuts

BED SHEET GHOST PARTY

This is your chance as a real live human to experience the other side and become a ghost! WWHhaahha ha ha haaaaaaa! Oh, we mean, Bbboooooooooooooooooooo!

Saturday + Sunday

FACE PAINT BY CHILDREN

Calling all kids! Ever wanted to BE the face painter? At Face Paint By Children YOU are the artist!

Sunday

L2R HIP HOP WORKSHOPS

Hailing from Melbourne’s westside, L2R venture our way to teach your crew some poppin’ and lockin’.

Saturday + Saturday

10 MINUTE DANCE PARTIES

Welcome to the best dance party of your life. Your time starts…NOW!

Saturday + Sunday

(also happening for big kids at Up Late)

THIS IS ME, BUNTING

Decorate your own triangle flag that represents you. It will be sewn into a string of bunting to join our whole community!

Saturday

DJ MZ RIZK AND THANDO

As one of Melbourne’s busiest DJs, MzRizk has performed at Glastonbury Festival in the UK, WOMADelaide (with Neneh Cherry jumping on the mic as impromptu MC), Groovin' The Moo and Big Day Out. She’ll be joined by widely-loved Zimbabwean-born First Lady of Soul for a special Sunday morning set of musical treats especially for little kids and big kids alike.

Sunday

VENUE TOURS

Explore your new home of the arts. We’ll be running venue tours on Saturday and Sunday at 10am, 11am, 1pm and 2pm. Simply turn up on the day – no need to book ahead!

Saturday + Sunday

FOOD TRUCK

Enjoy tasty sweet treats, coffee and delicious food truck offerings onsite. For more substantial offerings, head down to your favourite place nearby.

Saturday + Sunday