Radical Hope Machine 2

Be part of Horizon Festival 2026 and help shape a brand‑new immersive exhibition at Library+ Caloundra.

Radical Hope Machine 2 invites our community to imagine bold futures through storytelling, creativity and hands‑on making.

Across this exciting workshop series, you’ll have the chance to write, experiment, play with ideas, and build imaginative new forms that become part of the final installation during Horizon Festival 2026. Whether you’re an emerging writer, a curious creator, or simply keen to explore, there’s a session for you.

About Radical Hope Machine 2

Radical Hope Machine 2 imagines a parallel world where the Radical Hope Machine has crash landed with Earth, fusing future tech with everyday objects to create bold visions for the future.  

Explore a place where everyone has a chance to tell their story, and magical clothing speaks to its wearer, weaving memory and ideas into an exhibition trail co-created by the Sunshine Coast community. A merging of short story, fashion and audio technology, wander through an immersive landscape in the brand-new Library+ Caloundra to uncover local stories in the nooks and crannies between bookshelves. 

About Horizon Festival 

Horizon Festival is an annual arts and cultural festival exploring the intersections of art, people and place on Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, Sunshine Coast.

Horizon Festival is more than a program of events. It is the feeling of salt air and sunset light. It is live music spilling into the street. It is artists and storytellers, dancers and chefs, musicians and performers bringing fresh energy to familiar places. It is laughter in local streets, late nights at gigs, and conversations that carry on well beyond the final show.

Horizon Festival returns 1–10 May 2026. Celebrating its tenth year, the Festival shines a light on diverse voices, shared experiences, and the power of belonging. 35+ programmed events span First Nations culture, visual and performing arts, live music, community engagement, and families.

Presented by Sunshine Coast Council since 2016, Horizon is a key deliverable in the Sunshine Coast Creative Arts Plan 2023–2038, and pillar of the region’s cultural offer coming into Brisbane 2032.

Horizon Festival pays our deepest respects to the Traditional Owners, the first artists, storytellers, and dancers, whose enduring connection to Country continues on the lands and waters we now share.