From live music in the Royal Exhibition Building to an audiovisual installation above the Yarra, this year's lineup is full of highlights.
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The three-storey, almost 140-year-old building will feature three venues in one, with the first two set to welcome in Brisbanites from July 2024.
Spend your weekend hanging out in a riverside igloo, checking out a floral exhibition, then catching a movie at the Spanish Film Festival.
This is the second time in 2024 that the Japanese chef is hitting Sydney and Brisbane to whip up his specialty dish.
Chefs Ben Williamson and Arte Assavakavinvong feature on the masterclass lineup, and Lune Croissanterie and New Farm Confectionery will be among the stalls.
This week, you and your plus one can celebrate the winter solstice, then eat brunch hanging off the side of Brisbane Powerhouse.
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NewsSour and Sweet: Everything You Need to Know about Amaretto Sour
Celebrate golden hour with a classic cocktail made best with an Italian liqueur.
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NewsComing Soon: Felix Street's Heritage-Listed Naldham House Is Reopening as a New Dining and Drinking Hub
The three-storey, almost 140-year-old building will feature three venues in one, with the first two set to welcome in Brisbanites from July 2024.
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NewsChef Motokichi Yukimura From Kyoto's Kichi Kichi Is Bringing His Viral Omurice Back to Australia
This is the second time in 2024 that the Japanese chef is hitting Sydney and Brisbane to whip up his specialty dish.
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NewsRoma Street Parkland's Winter Food Festival Providore Park Is Returning in 2024 for Another Weekend of Picnics
Chefs Ben Williamson and Arte Assavakavinvong feature on the masterclass lineup, and Lune Croissanterie and New Farm Confectionery will be among the stalls.
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NewsSunnybank's Beloved Food Trail Is Returning for Its Tenth Edition This Winter with $2, $3 and $5 Dishes
Start putting your spare change aside for this self-guided feast in Brisbane's south, with everything from dumplings to hot cakes on the menu.
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NewsNow Open: The Sporting Globe x 4 Pines Is the New 1000-Person Brewpub in Surfers Paradise's Old Hard Rock Cafe
Instead of a giant guitar, this Gold Coast spot now boasts a $6.5-million sports bar and microbrewery with 60-plus screens playing games from around the globe.
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RestaurantRiva Kitchen & Events
285 MacArthur Avenue, Hamilton
If you're after cruisy breakfasts, brunches and lunches with a view, you'll find them at Northshore Brisbane's airy riverside eatery.
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RestaurantUncle Don Woolloongabba
148 Logan Road, Woolloongabba
This Japanese chain has expanded its donburi empire with a new eatery at Woolloongabba's South City Square.
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RestaurantFatcow on James St
10 James Street, Fortitude Valley
Wagyu tasting boards and booths with floor-to-ceiling curtains await at this relocated and revamped steakhouse, a past Eagle Street Pier favourite.
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BarBrighton Hotel
196 Brighton Terrace, Brighton
Located 20 minutes from Brisbane, this northside pub has undergone a revamp, adding a new beer garden and bistro.
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RestaurantEmme
22 James Street, Fortitude Valley
You'll find this woodfired eatery serving up a Jordanian- and Moroccan-inspired menu in Spoon Deli Cafe's old James Street digs.
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Brighton Hotel
196 Brighton Terrace, Brighton
Located 20 minutes from Brisbane, this northside pub has undergone a revamp, adding a new beer garden and bistro.
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BarThe Rose & Crown
275 Grey Street, South Brisbane
South Bank's new London-inspired pub has taken over Little Big House's old digs on Grey Street.
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BarIzakaya and Ramen Taro's
480 Queen Street, Brisbane City
This beloved Japanese chain's Queen Street eatery is now a ramen joint by day and a food-focused izakaya at night.
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BarAlba Bar & Deli
34 Burnett Lane, Brisbane City
Brooklyn meets Barcelona at this bustling brick-front bar in Brisbane's city centre.
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BarFrog's Hollow Saloon
26 Charlotte Street, Brisbane City
Inside a retrofitted brick warehouse from the 1910s lives a bustling bar promising good times and great cocktails.
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NewsRoxane Gay Will Get Chatting at Sydney's Festival of Dangerous Ideas and Melbourne's Now or Never
On the tenth anniversary of 'Bad Feminist', the writer and social commentator's 2024 trip to Australia will span two cities.
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NewsNow or Never's Second Huge Year Will Close Out Winter 2024 in Melbourne with More Than 100 Events
From live music in the Royal Exhibition Building to an audiovisual installation above the Yarra, this year's lineup is full of highlights.
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NewsNow Open: A Stunning Alphonse Mucha Exhibition Is Filling the Art Gallery of New South Wales with Art Nouveau Works
More than 200 pieces from the Czech-born artist have hit Australia as part of the most-comprehensive showcase of his work that the country has ever seen.
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NewsPost WWII-Set Italian Melodrama 'There's Still Tomorrow' Has Won the 2024 Sydney Film Festival Prize
In Italy, actor-turned-director Paola Cortellesi's debut behind the lens did better at the 2023 box office than 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer'.
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NewsHBO Has Renewed 'House of the Dragon' for a Third Season of Targaryen Feuds Ahead of Season Two's Arrival
More of this hugely popular 'Game of Thrones' prequel is coming — and not just when the second season hits.
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NewsNow Streaming: The Restored Version of Talking Heads Concert Film 'Stop Making Sense' Has Hit DocPlay
If you missed the greatest concert film ever made in 4K in cinemas in 2023, you can now watch it at home.
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Event$10 Sunday Morning Movie Tickets at Hoyts
Saturday, June 1, 2024, Sunday, June 9, 2024, Sunday, June 16, 2024 and
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations
Spend Sunday mornings in June at the flicks for a tenner — as long as your session starts before 12.01pm.
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EventShuckin' Sundays
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Victory Lane, Ascot
This weekly special serves up $2 oysters from the Ascot venue's streetside cart.
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EventVertigo's Sunday Brunch
Sunday, June 23, 2024
Vertigo, New Farm
You can now tuck into weekly champagne brunches while hanging over the side of Brisbane Powerhouse.
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Event'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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EventAll-You-Can-Eat Pizza Mondays
Monday, June 24, 2024
Salt Meats Cheese Gasworks, Newstead
Devour all the slices of pizza you can handle in 90 minutes from $29 — with a drink purchase.
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EventDopamine 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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EventItalian 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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EventNorthey Street City Farm Winter Solstice Festival
Saturday, June 22, 2024
Northey Street City Farm, Windsor
Celebrate the longest night of the year with food, live music, dancing, talks and workshops, a lantern parade and a bonfire — with JK-47, Sachém, DAMEEEELA and Captain Cooked on the lineup.
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EventQAGOMA Store Warehouse Sale
Saturday, June 22, 2024
GOMA, South Brisbane
This is the first time ever that the QAGOMA Store has held a warehouse sale — and you'll find items on offer from $2.
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EventAdults-Only Mini-Golf Night
Saturday, June 29, 2024
The Jungle Adventure Play, Tingalpa
Tingalpa's 16-hole jungle-themed mini golf course with a cocktail bar throws weekly boozy parties just for adults.
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EventThe Great Artist Market
Saturday, June 29, 2024
Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City
Howard Smith Wharves' riverside brewery is celebrating Brisbane's creative community at its makers' market.
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Event'Jurassic World' by Brickman: Extended Opening Hours
Friday, January 19, 2024, 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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NewsAustralia's Most-Stylish Restaurants, Bars and Homes Have Been Revealed at the 2024 Interior Design Awards
Melbourne's Reine and La Rue and Purple Pit, which are located in the same building, shared the Hospitality Design Award.
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NewsSix Brands to Shop From If You're Looking to Add Eco-Consciousness to Your Home
These businesses are looking to bring a new level of sustainability to homes all over Australia.
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NewsLego's New 'Mona Lisa' Kit Will Let You Display Leonardo da Vinci's Masterpiece on Your Own Wall
After turning 'The Starry Night' and 'The Great Wave' into plastic bricks, Lego is now giving another iconic painting the same treatment.
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NewsWinter Wardrobe, Sorted: Aldi's Massive Snow Gear Sale Is Back for 2024 with Nothing Over $100
Making a beeline to the middle aisle to rug up has become an Aussie tradition, and this year's sale includes everything from gloves to thermoboots.
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NewsChic Digs Alert: The Australian Interior Design Awards Have Unveiled 2024's Shortlisted Bars, Restaurants and Homes
If you're looking for stunning hospitality, residential, workplace, retail and public settings around Australia, here's where you'll find them.
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NewsKmart Has Teamed Up with Dharug and Darkinjung Artist Kyralee Shields on a New Homewares Range
The latest collection in the department store's First Nations program includes bedding, candles, servingware, candles, wall art and more.
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News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including the return of Sunnybank's food trail, viral-famous omurice, and a new drinking and dining precinct in a heritage-listed CBD building.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
Spend your weekend hanging out in a riverside igloo, checking out a floral exhibition, then catching a movie at the Spanish Film Festival.
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NewsFive Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout
This week, you and your plus one can celebrate the winter solstice, then eat brunch hanging off the side of Brisbane Powerhouse.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week in and around Brisbane, you can catch an Elvis musical, celebrate winter around a bonfire, and sip a Malt Disney cocktail made with burnt potato skin and carrot vinegar caramel.
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News You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including the return of Sunnybank's food trail, viral-famous omurice, and a new drinking and dining precinct in a heritage-listed CBD building.
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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
Spend your weekend hanging out in a riverside igloo, checking out a floral exhibition, then catching a movie at the Spanish Film Festival.
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From the wild Pacific coast to the jaw-dropping Sierra Nevada Mountains, there's no shortage of memories to made in California.
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Taste your way through the Golden State by following one of these epic routes.
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Five Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout
This week, you and your plus one can celebrate the winter solstice, then eat brunch hanging off the side of Brisbane Powerhouse.
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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week in and around Brisbane, you can catch an Elvis musical, celebrate winter around a bonfire, and sip a Malt Disney cocktail made with burnt potato skin and carrot vinegar caramel.
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Fatcow on James St
10 James Street, Fortitude Valley
Wagyu tasting boards and booths with floor-to-ceiling curtains await at this relocated and revamped steakhouse, a past Eagle Street Pier favourite.
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The Rose & Crown
275 Grey Street, South Brisbane
South Bank's new London-inspired pub has taken over Little Big House's old digs on Grey Street.
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BarOTTO Brisbane
Sidon Street, South Brisbane
The revamped site now features three Otto ventures, including its restaurant, a waterside bar and an events space.
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RestaurantEstablishment 203
6 Marshall Street, Fortitude Valley
Ben O'Donoghue has opened an Italian and steak restaurant in Fortitude Valley.
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