The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This July

A riverside French festival, dancing to Kate Bush, a Titanic exhibition and Belgian beers: that's on the agenda in and around Brisbane in July.
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Published on June 26, 2024
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    James Street Food and Wine Trail

    Saturday, July 27 - Sunday, July 28, 2024

    James Street, Fortitude Valley, Fortitude Valley

    Here's the annual excuse you need to eat and drink your way along this Fortitude Valley precinct, including when 39 stalls take over the road on Market Day.

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    The Promised Land

    Thursday, June 20 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    More than a decade after 'A Royal Affair', Mads Mikkelsen and filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel have made another grand and gripping drama set in Denmark's past.

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    Scandinavian Film Festival

    Thursday, July 18 - Wednesday, August 7, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Whether you're after the latest 'Department Q' mystery or a documentary about the Norwegian wilderness, this film festival has something for you.

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    NewBARKet Festival

    Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Newmarket Village, Newmarket

    Take your dog to a movie at Reading Newmarket, then shopping for all kinds of goodies — and plenty of pats.

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    Every Day We're Truffling — Truffle Month

    Monday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 31, 2024

    Salt Meats Cheese Surfers Paradise, Surfers Paradise

    Salt Meats Cheese is serving up a truffled-filled menu throughout July, including truffle lasagne, truffle raviolone and truffle negronis.

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    Inside Out 2

    Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Amy Poehler still brings joy in this nine-years-later sequel to one of Pixar's best films, which proves as emotionally intelligent as its predecessor.

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    Vintopia Festival at Cloudland

    Saturday, July 20, 2024

    Cloudland, Fortitude Valley

    Vintopia Festival is bound for Cloudland for one day only, bringing some of the best wines from around the world to Brisbane.

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    World Press Photo Exhibition

    Saturday, July 6 - Sunday, August 4, 2024

    Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

    Head to Brisbane Powerhouse to see the world's best (and most-confronting) photojournalism from the past year.

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    Putt Putt in Paradise at Bribie Island Hotel

    Monday, June 10 - Tuesday, September 10, 2024

    Bribie Island Hotel, Bellara

    Get your putt-putt on while you're waiting for your mains at this Brisbane institution.

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    Titanic. The Human Story

    Friday, July 19 - Sunday, August 25, 2024

    Uptown, Brisbane City

    The Titanic story will go on at this big exhibition with 200 artefacts, which is making its Australian debut in Brisbane.

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    Brisbane Reclink Community Cup

    Sunday, July 28, 2024

    Enoggera Memorial Park, Enoggera

    Catch local musos and media names hitting the field for charity for Brisbane's favourite community AFL match — and fun day.

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    Conscious Cocktails by Matt Whiley

    Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, November 30, 2024

    Living Room Bar, Brisbane City

    Matt Whiley from Sydney's low-waste bar Re has whipped up a sustainability-focused cocktail menu for W Brisbane's Living Room Bar.

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    Ali Wong: Live 2024

    Monday, July 22 - Tuesday, July 23, 2024

    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

    The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning 'Beef' star is bringing her latest stand-up tour Down Under.

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    Le Festival — Brisbane French Festival

    Friday, July 5 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

    Brisbane's three-day celebration of French wine, cheese and culture is returning to South Bank for the first time in five years.

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    Brisbane Gin Festival

    Friday, July 26 - Sunday, July 28, 2024

    Lightspace, Fortitude Valley

    This boozy festival is bringing 30 craft gin distillers from around the country to Fortitude Valley for three days of masterclasses and tastings.

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    Tina — The Tina Turner Musical

    Saturday, June 29 - Friday, August 23, 2024

    QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

    Dedicated to the one and only Tina Turner, this musical about the late, great superstar is simply the best.

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    Providore Park

    Saturday, July 13 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane

    This two-day food festival with live tunes and stalls to browse is popping up at Roma Street Parkland this winter.

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    Carseldine Wintertide Wonderland Twilight Markets

    Saturday, July 27, 2024

    Carseldine Farmers & Artisan Markets, Carseldine

    This northside market is celebrating winter with handmade goods, plenty to eat, and glühwein and schnapps to sip over 250-plus stalls.

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    Felons' Cinema Sessions

    Tuesday, January 16, 2024

    Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane City

    Brisbane's riverside CBD brewery is improving your Tuesdays with free flicks in its Barrel Hall.

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    Belgian Beer Week

    Monday, July 15 - Sunday, July 21, 2024

    Saccharomyces Beer Cafe, South Brisbane

    This South Bank bar is celebrating Belgian National Day with a week of Belgian brews, pouring more than 40 different varieties.

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    Scenic Rim Farm Gate Trail

    Sunday, July 28, 2024 

    Various locations throughout the Scenic Rim region,

    The Scenic Rim's primary producers are inviting Brisbanites down to their farms to enjoy their food, brews and wares.

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    The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever

    Saturday, July 20, 2024

    Frew Park, Milton

    It's that time again — time to roll and fall in green, out on the wily, windy moors of Milton's Frew Park.

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    Grape Grazing by Night

    Friday, July 12, 2024

    RNA Showgrounds, Fortitude Valley

    Raise your glass to Aussie wine — and brews — at this annual event as part of the Royal Queensland Awards.

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    Lifeline Bookfest — Winter

    Saturday, June 29 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

    Your twice-yearly excuse to boost your reading list is back, this time with more than 10,000 comics — and the usual million-plus books.

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    Spanish Film Festival

    Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Say hola to Brisbane's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.

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    Japanese Film Festival Online

    Wednesday, June 5 - Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    Online

    This virtual-only film festival is back for 2024 with 23 films, two TV dramas and four horror shorts, all of which you can watch for free.

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    Winter Chalet at Customs House

    Tuesday, May 14 - Saturday, August 31, 2024

    Customs House Brisbane, Brisbane

    Spend winter sipping champagne while eating Moreton Bay bug croissants and baked whole brie in igloos by the river.

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    Dopamine Land

    Tuesday, May 28 - Sunday, July 21, 2024

    Uptown, Brisbane City

    This interactive multi-sensory experience that's all about making you feel happy is making its Australian premiere in Brisbane.

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    Elvis: A Musical Revolution

    Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

    After first premiering down south in 2023, this Elvis musical is getting southeast Queensland all shook up.

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    Fourteen — Shake & Stir Theatre Co

    Wednesday, June 12 - Saturday, July 6, 2024

    QPAC Cremorne Theatre, South Brisbane

    Shannon Molloy’s memoir returns to the Brisbane stage, bringing his time as a queer teenager at an all-boys Catholic school in regional Queensland to QPAC.

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    Big City Lights*

    Friday, June 21 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Various locations around Southport, Southport

    Southport is lighting up 'TRON'-style at this free Gold Coast festival, which features more than 39 works in 40-plus locations.

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    Nundah by Night

    Saturday, July 20, 2024

    Nundah Farmers Market, Nundah

    Browse your way through wintry stalls under fairy lights — then stop for slow-cooked meats, wings, tiramisu, craft beers and mulled wine.

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    Open Season

    Monday, May 20 - Thursday, August 1, 2024

    Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

    This jam-packed lineup of tunes is back for 2024 — and this year, it's taking its gigs beyond The Tivoli and The Princess Theatre.

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    Hiromi Tango: Hanabira (Gentle Petal)

    Saturday, March 2 - Sunday, August 11, 2024

    Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

    The Japanese Australian artist wants you to help fill Museum of Brisbane's Adelaide Street Pavilion with flowers.

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    Portside Wharf Love Me Again Markets

    Saturday, April 13, 2024, Saturday, May 11, 2024 and Saturday, June 8, 2024 

    Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

    Head to the riverside precinct on the second Saturday of each month to shop for pre-loved fashion from 20-plus stalls.

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    Italian Renaissance Alive

    Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, August 4, 2024

    HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

    This multi-sensory exhibition will immerse you in Italian Renaissance works, including the 'Mona Lisa'.

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    The Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands

    Sunday, March 3, 2024, Sunday, April 7, 2024 and Sunday, May 5, 2024 

    Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane

    Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.

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    'Jurassic World' by Brickman: Extended Opening Hours

    Saturday, January 20, 2024, Friday, February 2, 2024 and Saturday, February 3, 2024 

    Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

    Can't fit in a daytime visit to see the dinosaur franchise's creatures recreated with six million-plus Lego bricks? Head by after hours.

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    Insect Agency

    Friday, September 15, 2023 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

    Peer at more than 1700 insect specimens from Queensland Museum's collection, including hundreds of different Queensland butterflies.

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    Rearranged: Art of the Flower

    Saturday, November 25, 2023 - Sunday, September 29, 2024

    Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

    This vibrant free floral exhibition at King George Square's art museum features local artists exploring Brisbane blooms.

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    'Jurassic World' by Brickman

    Friday, December 8, 2023 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

    Lego finds a way — with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.

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