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NewsBritish Film Festival Reveals High-Profile Sneak Peek At 2016 Lineup
The October festival will bring Cannes' top film to Aussie screens.
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NewsAn Epic Banksy Exhibition Is Coming to Australia
It's the largest showcase of Banksy pieces to ever make its way to our shores.
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NewsWinner Winner Is Bringing Southern-style Chicken Dinners to Paddington
Brisbane's love affair with cooked chooks continues.
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NewsWhat to Expect from the Apple iPhone 7 in Seven Water Cooler Bullet Points
Yes, the headphone jack is gone.
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NewsOsteria Epoca Is Yeronga's New Italian Cafe, Restaurant and Provisions Store
A true trifecta of tastiness.
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GuideBrisbane Bars with Games and Activities for When You Want to Do More Than Just Sit Around and Drink
Sip shiraz over 'Scrabble', mash buttons with a brew in your hand or pair cocktails with karaoke — or hurl hatchets.
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GuideBrisbane Bars and Restaurants That Are Undeniably, Unabashedly Romantic
Low lighting, jazz playlists, opulent cocktails, pastel hues, breathtaking views — this is all on offer at the best romantic bars in Brisbane.
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GuideBrisbane's Best Inner-City Bars for After-Work Drinks with Your Coworkers
These rooftop bars, cosy pubs, riverside hangouts and wine havens are suitable for both celebrating and commiserating.
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GuideThe Best Brisbane Beer Gardens and Boozy Courtyards
Save cosy pub corners for gloomy days — if the sun is shining, it's time to drink a brew out in the open at these Brisbane beer gardens.
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GuideThe Best Rooftop Bars in and Around Brisbane
Here's where to head in and around Brisbane when you want to enjoy a cocktail skyward.
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GuideThe Best Waterfront Venues in and Around Brisbane That Serve Drinks with a View All Year Round
Make the most of Brisbane's usually balmy weather with a spritz or meal by the water.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Bars of 2024
In 2024, you've been saying cheers in late-night watering holes, while enjoying sky-high sips and in classic Brisbane pubs.
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GuideBrisbane's 20 Most-Popular Bars of 2024 So Far
Across 2024 to-date, you've been saying cheers to plenty of watering holes with games — alongside laneway hangouts, martini havens, classic pubs and more.
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GuideSeven Bars in Brisbane to Go for Cocktails with Friends When You're Feeling Extra
Make the most of that golden stretch of the evening to enjoy a leisurely drink with your mates at these locales.
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GuideThe 20 Best Restaurants in Brisbane
These are Brisbane's must-visit restaurants for any discerning food aficionado.
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NewsAustralia's First Tapioca Bar Has Opened in Brisbane
Tapioca strawberry and Nutella pancakes, anyone?
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NewsBrisbane's First Silent Yoga Session Is Coming to King George Square
Exercising quietly for a good cause.
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NewsThis Genius Australian Startup Grows Mushrooms from Discarded Coffee Grounds
And they're planning to open an urban mushroom farm in Melbourne.
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BarThe Straddie Hotel
158 East Coast Road, Point Lookout
North Stradbroke Island's legendary pub has reopened with refreshed spaces, classic pub fare and sweeping ocean views.
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BarSlipstream Brewing Social House
8 The Avenue, Birtinya
This Brisbane brewery has expanded to the Sunshine Coast with a 40-tap hangout that's pairing beers and bites.
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BarPortside Social
39 Hercules Street, Hamilton
You'll find pints, parmigianas and games of pool at this Hamilton gastropub at Portside — and burgers, ribs and boozy bottomless weekend brunches, too.
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BarLittle Miss Sunshine
80 Ann Street, Brisbane City
This Brisbane brewery and bistro pours its own beers — and makes them — on Ann Street in the city's CBD.
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BarBar Miette
443 Queen Street, Brisbane City
Andrew McConnell's hospitality empire has arrived in Brisbane with this Euro-leaning terrace cafe and wine bar.
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CafeRiva 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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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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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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BarManiax Brisbane CBD
Burnett Lane, Brisbane City
This second Brisbane site for the axe-throwing chain comes with a Viking-themed bar — and will get you hurling hatchets on Adelaide Street.
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NewsMelbourne's Newest Library Is Located on the City's Trains, Trams and Buses
Books on the Rail sees books travelling on the city's public transport network.
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NewsThe Donut Boyz Crew to Expand Delicious Offering with Two New Brisbane Venues
One will focus on fried chicken, the other on Asian street food.
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NewsA New Cocktail-Focused Los Angeles Hotel Is Offering Bed and Beverage Experiences
You'll even be given painkillers when you check out.
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NewsA British Company Is Turning Phone Booths Into Smartphone Repair Shops
Very handy after you've drunk a pint too many and dropped your electronic goods into the loo.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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EventArchie Moore: kith and kin
Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026
GOMA, South Brisbane
This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.
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EventDavid Byrne: 'Who Is the Sky?' World Tour
Sat, 17 Jan, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
If you've seen concert films 'Stop Making Sense' and 'American Utopia', then you'll want to catch the iconic Talking Heads frontman live.
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EventBluey's World
Thu, 7 Nov 2024 - Tue, 17 Mar 2026
Northshore Pavilion, Hamilton
This immersive Brisbane experience lets you step inside the Heeler home for real life.
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NewsJames Street Is Getting a Latin Bar and Restaurant Called Fogata
Think Caribbean-style tapas, ceviche and Columbian beers.
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NewsNewstead's Got a New Wholefood Market, Cellar and Cafe
It's a little story about a boy and a girl.
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NewsLondon's Latest Interactive Art Exhibition Is Designed Entirely for Dogs
With a dog bowl-shaped ball pit and a meat-scented car window simulator.
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NewsMelbourne Cult Favourite Mr Burger Is Coming to Brisbane
The same crew who delivered burgers by drone to Melburnians.
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NewsThe New York Times Might be Launching in Australia
They're "focused" on Oz as part of their global expansion.
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NewsFalls Festival Drops Colossal Full 2016 Lineup
Ring in the New Year with The Avalanches, Childish Gambino and London Grammar.
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NewsLondon Grammar and Childish Gambino to Headline Falls Festival 2016
The rest of the lineup will be announced this arvo.
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NewsDriverless Flying Taxis Could Soon Be A Reality
Where these cabs are going, they don't need roads.
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NewsAn Old Brisbane Church is About to Become a Mini-Golf Bar
Mini-golf, a cocktail bar and an all-round hangout hub rolled into one.
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NewsFairgrounds Festival Announce Stellar 2016 Lineup for Second Year
Rodriguez will headline country NSW's freshest festival.
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NewsSydney's Been Ranked the Second Friendliest City in the World
And no, Melbourne didn't make the list.
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NewsKing Street Is Fortitude Valley's New Go-To Dining Destination with Four New Eateries
Including second venues from Fat Dumpling, The George and GG Espresso, and a new one from the Gino's bloodline.
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NewsHello Please Is South Bank's New Shipping Container Vietnamese Eatery
Fish Lane's newest resident.
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NewsGeorge Calombaris to Bring Jimmy Grants to South-East Queensland
His first permanent Queensland venture — and also his first outside of Victoria.
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NewsThis Wireless Charger Will Magically Make Your Phone Levitate While It Charges It
Because basic charging is so boring.
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NewsJapan Is Getting an On-Demand Driverless Delivery Service
Just like Uber, but to deliver your stuff and without driver.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Kangaroo Valley
Not every valley boasts winery bookstores, cheeseburger pies and platypus-populated waterfall walks.
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NewsA Weekender's Guide to Broken Hill
An outback town where legal two-up and turmeric lattes exist in harmony.
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NewsAustralia's Largest Bamboo Structure Is Being Constructed for MPavilion 2016
And with it will come a four-month program of cultural activities.
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NewsBrisbane Writers' Festival Has Revealed Their 2016 Program
Revisit Looking for Alibrandi, get tips on getting published and learn how to write the cryptic.
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NewsMoleskine Has Opened Its Own Minimalist Cafe in Milan
Part café, part gallery, part library and part store.
