The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
Hit up a pop-up beer bar before a comedy festival gig, get your hands on some clay and watch a gorgeous Studio Ghibli flick on the big screen.
The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
Weekends are precious. You want to make the most of those glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility (even when there's no public holidays). Luckily, Brisbane's got plenty happening to make sure you don't spend your time indoors binge-watching Netflix — and instead discovering new bars, absorbing art and feasting your way through food markets. Here are our picks of the weekend's happenings.
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Arts & EntertainmentSaint Omer
Inspired not only by a true story, but by filmmaker Alice Diop's obsession with it, this Oscar-shortlisted French legal drama is simply stunning.
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Food & DrinkFree Burgers for World Burger Day 2023
Buy a glass of Greasy Fingers wine, get a free burger at Virtue Bar & Eats on the Sunshine Coast and Tropic Vice on the Gold Coast, with 100 up for grabs at each venue.
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Arts & EntertainmentRenfield
Nicolas Cage's Dracula horror-comedy doesn't suck, but it'll make you wish it spent more time with Nicolas Cage as Dracula.
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Food & DrinkBarossa. Be Consumed 2023
Sample 200-plus wines from more than 40 Barossa wineries when this vino event hits Brisbane for the first time,
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Little Mermaid
It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
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Travel & LeisureMillion Paws Walk 2023
Grab your pooch, pop on your sneakers and help raise money for animals in need.
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Arts & EntertainmentClay: Collected Ceramics
Museum of Brisbane's latest big (and free) exhibition is all about clay, pottery and ceramics.
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Arts & EntertainmentLimbo
Simon Baker turns in a career-best performance in Ivan Sen's latest outback-set crime-thriller after the also-exceptional 'Mystery Road' and 'Goldstone'.
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Arts & EntertainmentJohn Farnham: Finding the Voice
This rousing biodoc steps through the Australian music icon's journey from 'Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)' to the anthemic power ballad that almost didn't happen — and beyond.
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Arts & EntertainmentFast X
Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.
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Food & DrinkAxil Coffee Brisbane Pop-Up
Home to Australia's best barista for two years in a row, Melbourne's Axil Coffee is making a five-day trip to Brisbane.
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Arts & EntertainmentEcho & Bounce Open House
DJs, live tunes, art, markets — you'l find them all at this Woolloongabba record store, cafe and community space across one big Saturday.
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Arts & EntertainmentInfinity Pool
Brandon Cronenberg's new body-horror nightmare turns a lavish island holiday into a hypnotic and piercing sci-fi stunner.
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Food & DrinkFesta Italiana
Howard Smith Wharves is hosting its first-ever Italian food market over two big weekends, in collaboration with guest chef Orazio D'Elia.
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Food & DrinkInternational Tea Day + To the Beauteaful You
Celebrate sipping cuppas with tea tastings, a mini makers market and tea-focused art.
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Arts & EntertainmentClayschool: Current and Alumni — and Shop
Potter around a clay-based showcase showcasing ten years of eye-catching pieces — and pick up some pottery for home, too.
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Arts & EntertainmentSydney Writers' Festival 2023
Close to 300 writers and thinkers will take to the stage across 226 events, exploring this year's theme 'Stories for the Future'.
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Food & DrinkRevel Bar at Brisbane Comedy Festival 2023
Revel Brewing Co has launched a pop-up bar outside Powerhouse just for this year's laughfest.
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Food & DrinkIn the Snow at Customs House 2023
Spend another winter sipping champagne and eating Moreton Bay bug croissants in igloos by the river.
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Arts & EntertainmentWritten in the Stars
The biggest drone show ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere will light up Sydney Harbour for six nights during Vivid Sydney 2023.
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Arts & EntertainmentStudio Ghibli at The Elizabeth
Get spirited away at this magical cinema tribute, revisiting 'Princess Mononoke', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Howl's Moving Castle' and more on the big screen.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Kaye Hole
Reuben Kaye brings a blend of circus, comedy, burlesque, drag and cabaret to Brisbane Powerhouse.
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Food & DrinkBrewDog's $1 Beer School
Sample four of the Scottish brewery's sips and boost your beer knowledge for just a gold coin.
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Food & DrinkSundaze 2023 at Will & Flow
See out the weekend with spritzes and grazing platters on top of the river.
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Design & StyleGreen Heart Fair 2023
Pick up free plants, tuck into plant-based dishes and see a 'Bluey' show at Brisbane's sustainability-focused fair, which is hosting its 15th event.
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Arts & EntertainmentKnockoff 2023
End your working week with free laughs during this year's Brisbane Comedy Festival.
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Arts & EntertainmentOpen Season 2023
This music and performance series returns to fill The Princess Theatre and The Tivoli with must-attend gigs.
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Travel & LeisureTeneriffe Festival 2023
It's time to party in the streets at this inner-city Brisbane suburb's annual festival filled with tunes, food, markets and booze.
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Food & DrinkPalette x Marco Pierre White
British chef Marco Pierre White is whipping up a one-night-only four-course dinner on the Gold Coast.
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Arts & EntertainmentMeet the Artists
Don't just check out pieces by Vernon Ah Kee, Judith Wright, Sandra Selig, Eugene Carchesio and more — watch interviews with them, too.
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Arts & EntertainmentWe Are Electric
This free exhibition explores energy through art, pondering extraction, extinction and the world's post-carbon futures.
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Arts & EntertainmentCity Symphony
Spanning a century of cinema, these GOMA sessions pair movies about cities with stunning new live soundscapes.
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Food & DrinkGluten-Free Festival
Virginia's dog-friendly marketplace is dedicating two days to gluten-free foods, spanning everything from pizza and wings to churros and doughnuts.
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Design & StyleBrisbane Art Design 2023
Brisbane's art and design festival Is returning for three weekends filled with 150-plus events and exhibitions.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Art of Banksy: Without Limits
This huge Banksy exhibition will fill Queens Plaza with more than 150 artworks, including photos, sculptures, simulations and an infinity room.
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Arts & EntertainmentIshmael — Dead Puppet Society
See 'Moby-Dick' reimagined as a space saga — with puppets.
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Arts & EntertainmentAgatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Initially premiering in London's West End in 1952, the world's longest-running play is coming to Brisbane — again.
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Arts & Entertainment'The Room' Monthly Screenings 2023
The worst movie you'll ever see never stops selling out screenings.
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Arts & EntertainmentBrisbane Comedy Festival 2023
Brisbane's annual laughfest is back with 350-plus gigs by more than 110 comedians across five weeks.
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Arts & EntertainmentTwo Man Tarantino 2023
This whirlwind tour of the director's films will get your curiosity and your attention.
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Arts & EntertainmentMoulin Rouge! The Musical
The Broadway hit is finally bringing its all-singing, all-dancing romance to Brisbane.
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Food & DrinkSunshine State High Tea
W Brisbane's new thrice-weekly spread uses native ingredients to dish up bites inspired by Queensland.
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Arts & EntertainmentGigs & Picnics 2023
Listen to free live music and grab snacks from food trucks at this monthly hangout in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.
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Travel & LeisureAdults-Only Mini Golf Night
Tingalpa's new 16-hole jungle-themed mini golf course with a cocktail bar throws weekly boozy parties just for adults.
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Arts & EntertainmentDinosaurs of Patagonia
A massive dinosaur exhibition featuring the largest-known land animal ever is roaring into Queensland Museum.
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Travel & LeisureFeel Good Program Autumn 2023
Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through autumn at South Bank's free exercise classes.
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Arts & EntertainmentPop Masters: Art From the Mugrabi Collection, New York
The Gold Coast's Home of the Arts is bringing pop art royalty (with a side of New York cool) to the Sunshine State.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Gin Brunches 2023
Sip gin cocktails, sangria and Pimm's cups over a shareboard brunch.
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Arts & EntertainmentMaking Place: 100 Views of Brisbane
With artwork dating back two centuries, this city-focused exhibition surveys pieces that've captured Brisbane and its changes.
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Food & DrinkSundays at City Winery
Sip frosé slushies, hit up the oyster bar and listen to live tunes at Brisbane's inner-city winery.
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Food & DrinkSky-High Sundays
Brisbane's latest rooftop bar is serving up soda cocktails, Mediterranean-inspired dishes and R&B tunes every Sunday.
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Food & DrinkBrisbane Distillery's True Spirit Bus
Stop by Riverside Markets every Sunday for tastings and cocktail flights.