Brisbane Street
Art Festival

Transforming a city one wall at a time.

The Brisbane Street Art Festival (BSAF) was founded in 2016 as Brisbane's first dedicated street art festival. What began as a grassroots initiative to bring colour and creativity to the city's walls quickly grew into Australia's largest annual public art event.

Over ten editions, BSAF commissioned more than 400 works of public art across Greater Brisbane — from Northshore to Spring Hill, the Airport to the CBD. The festival brought world-class local, national and international artists to Brisbane's streets, establishing the city's street art scene on a global stage.

As a multi-platform public arts festival, BSAF went far beyond murals. Each edition featured large-scale exhibitions involving thousands of creatives, mentoring and artist development programs, live music, dance battles, performances, talks and hands-on workshops for people of all ages and backgrounds.

A public art legacy.

BSAF has always been free to the public — built on the conviction that great art belongs in the street, not behind a ticket gate. The festival created a framework for showcasing and engaging with public art across Brisbane, activating and revitalising public spaces throughout the city.

The 2025 edition marked BSAF's 10-year milestone. Since 2016, the festival supported hundreds of artists, built careers, sparked conversations, and made the case that public space belongs to everyone. Brisbane is a stronger, more distinctive, and more culturally confident city because of what this festival helped build.

Works commissioned across Fortitude Valley, West End, South Brisbane, New Farm, Woolloongabba, Northshore Hamilton and beyond changed how Brisbanites experience their streets. Many of these artworks remain as permanent contributions to the urban landscape.

Key programs & highlights.

Live Mural Program — The core of each festival: artists painting large-scale murals across the city over a concentrated period, open for the public to watch and engage with the creative process.

Visualising AI: Science Meets Street Art — A globally unique sub-program pairing Queensland's leading AI experts with emerging street artists, developed in collaboration with Queensland AI Hub and the University of Queensland.

BMW Art Cars — Partnership with Brisbane BMW to transform vehicles into moving canvases, continuing a tradition first established by Alexander Calder in 1975.

BSAF Exhibitions — Major indoor exhibitions bringing together thousands of creatives across painting, sculpture, installation and mixed media.

Community Workshops — Hands-on programs for all ages and backgrounds, building skills and fostering connection between artists and communities.