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NewsThe Ten Best Walks in and Around Brisbane
Wander along the river, climb a mountain, amble through bushland and trek over a bridge — all just a stone's throw from the CBD — at these walking and running tracks in Brisbane.
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FeatureHam Sandwich Season
Survive the murky blur of days between Christmas and New Year's with a mix of culinary and local exploration.
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NewsThe Best Things to Do On, By and Near the Water in Brisbane
From visiting overwater bars to hopping in a kayak and picnicking on a boat, there are plenty of ways to enjoy our River City.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This January
From smash-hit musicals and waterside festivals to a huge secondhand book fair, here's what's on the agenda in and around Brisbane in January.
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NewsThe Week-Between-Christmas-and-New Years Guide to Brisbane
It’s that stretch of the year when you’re not sure which day it is and the only priority is enjoyment.
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NewsThe 11 Best Day Spas in and Around Brisbane
Treat yourself to a massage with a view, a soak on a rooftop or a bath overlooking Lamington National Park at these southeast Queensland day spas.
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News
The Ten Best Walks in and Around Brisbane
Wander along the river, climb a mountain, amble through bushland and trek over a bridge — all just a stone's throw from the CBD — at these walking and running tracks in Brisbane.
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News
The Best Things to Do On, By and Near the Water in Brisbane
From visiting overwater bars to hopping in a kayak and picnicking on a boat, there are plenty of ways to enjoy our River City.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This January
From smash-hit musicals and waterside festivals to a huge secondhand book fair, here's what's on the agenda in and around Brisbane in January.
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News
The 11 Best Day Spas in and Around Brisbane
Treat yourself to a massage with a view, a soak on a rooftop or a bath overlooking Lamington National Park at these southeast Queensland day spas.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
This weekend, you can add festive films by the river, gingerbread cocktails, searching for tiny doors and twilight markets to your pre-Christmas plans.
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NewsThe Rainy-Day Guide to Brisbane
When the weather turns wet, here's where to find bars with games, cosy cafes, indoor classes to try and nice dry galleries to shelter in.
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NewsSix Other Things to Do on Christmas Day in Brisbane
Contrary to popular belief, the city keeps on turning on Christmas Day — if you're not otherwise engaged, go see some Aussie wildlife, inhale tacos and margaritas, or picnic in a park.
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GuideThe Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week, you can sort out your Christmas gifts under fairy lights, play a live music trivia quiz with well-known names and explore the best in Asia-Pacific art.
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NewsThe Four Parks in Brisbane Where You Can BYO Drinks
Grab an esky, pack a picnic basket and go soak up the sun in these BYO-friendly Brisbane parks.
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NewsThe Eight Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Brisbane
Brisbane might not be a beach city, but there's always an oasis nearby beckoning you to leave work early for a splash.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
This weekend, you can add festive films by the river, gingerbread cocktails, searching for tiny doors and twilight markets to your pre-Christmas plans.
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News
The Rainy-Day Guide to Brisbane
When the weather turns wet, here's where to find bars with games, cosy cafes, indoor classes to try and nice dry galleries to shelter in.
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News
Six Other Things to Do on Christmas Day in Brisbane
Contrary to popular belief, the city keeps on turning on Christmas Day — if you're not otherwise engaged, go see some Aussie wildlife, inhale tacos and margaritas, or picnic in a park.
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NewsNow Open: Kangaroo Point's New River Crossing Will Get You Strolling Into Brisbane's CBD Via Queensland's Tallest Bridge
From sometime early in 2025, the Kangaroo Point Bridge will also feature an overwater restaurant and a cafe.
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Guide
The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
This week, you can sort out your Christmas gifts under fairy lights, play a live music trivia quiz with well-known names and explore the best in Asia-Pacific art.
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News
The Four Parks in Brisbane Where You Can BYO Drinks
Grab an esky, pack a picnic basket and go soak up the sun in these BYO-friendly Brisbane parks.
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News2024's Geminids Meteor Shower Is Brightening Australia's Night Skies in December — Here's When to Look Up
This impressive starry event is at its peak for 2024 overnight between December 13 and 14.
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News
The Eight Best Outdoor Swimming Pools in Brisbane
Brisbane might not be a beach city, but there's always an oasis nearby beckoning you to leave work early for a splash.
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NewsThe Best Picnic Spots in Brisbane
Wait till the weather is just right, fill your esky with cold drinks and an oversupply of snacks, then get picnicking.
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NewsSix Scenic Hiking Trails You Can Enjoy Within 50 Kilometres of Brisbane
Climb a mountain, go looking for koalas or wander around a lake at these Queensland hiking trails.
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NewsFive Romantic Brisbane Date Ideas for This Week From Budget to Blowout
This week, you and your plus one can watch festive flicks for free by the river, then escape the heat (and the Christmas chaos) at a day spa.
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GuideFrom Concerts to Cricket: Here Are the Unmissable Events in Brisbane This Summer
Beat the heat with Brisbane’s summer lineup: cultural gems, cinema, concerts and thrilling cricket under the stars.
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EventBrisbane Gin Festival
Fri, 4 Apr - Sun, 6 Apr 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
This boozy festival is bringing 50 craft gin distillers from around the country to Brisbane Showgrounds for three days of masterclasses and tastings.
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EventNew Year's Eve in Brisbane
Tue, 31 Dec, 2024
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
They don’t call it Bris-vegas for nothing.
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EventGin-gle Bar at Riverbar & Kitchen
Sat, 30 Nov - Tue, 24 Dec 2024
Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane
In 2024, Christmas in Brisbane means gin and limoncello soft serve, gingerbread cocktails and gin-cured salmon bruschetta, all by the river.
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EventLes Misérables: The Arena Spectacular
Wed, 28 May - Sun, 1 Jun 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
You'll hear the people sing when this arena spectacular version of Victor Hugo's famous 1862 novel hits Brisbane.
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EventRhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Wed, 30 Apr, 2025
Princess Theatre, Woolloongabba
The New Zealand comedian is bringing his first stand-up show in almost a decade to Brisbane.
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EventLifeline Bookfest — Summer
Sat, 18 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan 2025
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
It's time to stock up on soap opera-themed cookbooks and other treasures you didn't know you needed — again.
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EventFestive High Tea
Fri, 1 Nov - Sun, 29 Dec 2024
Living Room Bar, Brisbane City
'Tis the season to build your own gingerbread house over festive-themed cocktails at Brisbane's W Hotel's Christmas high tea.
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EventSouth Bank Openair Christmas Cinema
Sat, 14 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
South Bank Cultural Forecourt, South Brisbane
Pack a picnic and enjoy Christmas movies from your childhood — and other favourite flicks — under the stars.
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Event$2 Summer Dips
Sun, 1 Dec 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
You can enjoy a swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 public pools for just $2 all summer long.
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EventBrisbane Comedy Festival
Wed, 23 Apr - Sun, 25 May 2025
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Get ready to laugh: Rhys Darby, Ross Noble and Boozy Shakespeare are on the lineup when Brisbane's annual comedy festival returns for 2025.
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NewsBig Bash For Beginners: A Starter Guide If You Don't Know Your Silly Mid-On From Your Stumps
From bucketheads and fireworks to seagulls and personalities, here’s the lowdown on Big Bash cricket.
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GuideNews You Can Use: Nine Things That Happened in Brisbane This Week
Here's what's been catching our attention, including Sunnybank's huge new Korean BBQ and hotpot restaurant, plus 50-cent public transport fares sticking around permanently.
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NewsComing Soon: 1 Hotels Is Opening Its First Australian Outpost in Melbourne's Revitalised Northbank Precinct in May 2025
The Melbourne hotel will feature a luxury day spa, several drinking and dining destinations, a resident-only rooftop, and over 270 plant-filled rooms overlooking the Yarra.
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NewsThe Best Caves to Visit Near Brisbane and Beyond
Crawl out of your living room cave and into these awe-inspiring ones.
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Guide'Tis the Season: Supremely Festive Things to Do This Christmas in Brisbane
Spend December drinking gingerbread cocktails, catching Christmas flicks under the stars, peering at dazzling light shows and browsing oh-so-many markets.
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NewsNine Waterside Picnic Spots in and Around Brisbane That You Might Not Have Visited
Fill a basket with tasty treats and head to a hidden beach, suburban lagoon or scenic lake.
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NewsHere's When You Can Watch the Matildas Take on Brazil and Chinese Taipei in Their Last Matches of 2024
You've got four more chances to watch Australia's national women's football team play this year — all on home soil.
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FeatureOrange Season
Nestled around Gaahna Bula (Mount Canobolas) on the land of the Wiradjuri people, the Orange region is home to heritage towns, world-class wines, stunning vistas and brilliant eats — all waiting to be discovered.
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NewsAustralia's Helpful Map Plotting Out All the Best and Brightest Christmas Lights Has Been Updated for 2024
Enter your postcode or suburb, then find out where to see luminous festive displays near you and around town — 'tis the season.
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NewsThese Four Brisbane Park Precincts Are Getting a Revamp in the Lead Up to the 2032 Olympics
Oxley Creek, Kedron Brook, and the Wynnum, Manly and Lota foreshores join Victoria Park / Barrambin in scoring upgrades.
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NewsFive Ways To Turn Your Apartment Balcony into a Summer Haven
Ditch the sweltering city heat for your very own urban retreat this summer.
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NewsGrab Your Togs: You Can Swim in Brisbane City Council's 22 Public Pools for Only $2 for Another Summer
The $2 Summer Dips program is returning to help you cool down for less than a price of a coffee across the summer of 2024–25.
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NewsFrom a Festive Maze to a Free Light and Sound Experience, Here's How Brisbane's CBD Is Celebrating Christmas in 2024
This year's program of Christmas events also includes markets, an openair cinema, nightly carols, parades, tiny doors to find around town and more.
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NewsThe Enchanted Garden Is Returning to Light Up Roma Street Parkland — and Festive Season — for 2024
Here's one way to get lit in the lead up to Christmas, complete with lasers, LED tubes, fairy lights, festive soundscapes and projections.
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NewsIt's Time to Celebrate Christmas with Mini Golf: Victoria Park's Festive Putt Putt Is Back for 2024
One of Brisbane's festive traditions is back: swapping backyard cricket for tap, tap, tapping your way around a Christmas mini-golf course.
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NewsSoak Up the Los Cabos Vibes: The Westin's Swim-Up Pool Bar Is Giving Its Beach Club a Mexican-Inspired Summer Makeover
Take a splash and listen to DJ-spun tunes, then enjoy margaritas, Baja cod tacos and seasoned corn ribs, all in the middle of Brisbane.
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NewsLook Up, Again: The Brightest Supermoon of 2024 Will Be Visible in Australia's Skies Tonight
For the third month in a row, the moon is putting on a show — and you'll want to head outside to see it.
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GuideThe Spookiest Events Happening in Brisbane to Celebrate Halloween
From eerie shipping containers and scary movies to onstage witches and trick-or-treat trails, here's where to get into the Halloween spirit in Brisbane.
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NewsLittle Stanley Street's Two-Day Halloween Party Is Back for 2024 with Themed Cocktails and Free Outdoor Movies
This year's South Bank setup also includes themed markets, themed dining experiences, a ghost train and roving entertainers.
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NewsFive Epic Mountain Walks to Try Near Brisbane
These scenic hikes not far from Brisbane will have you feeling like you're on top of the world.
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NewsHow to Spend a Day in Sydney, If You Love Japan
Start at the Hiroshi Sugimoto exhibition at MCA and end with karaoke and arcade games.
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NewsJust Like the Brisbane Lions in the Grand Final, South Bank's AFL Live Viewing Site Is Back for a Second Year
This year, you can watch the year's biggest AFL game on the big screen at either the South Bank Cultural Forecourt or while enjoying a splash at Streets Beach.
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NewsHoward Smith Wharves Has Announced Huge Redevelopment Plans, Adding a New Overwater Pool, Hotel and Music Hall
The riverside precinct's ambitious transformation proposal aims to grown the already-popular site — but it still needs development approval.
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GuideThe Best Outdoor Events to Head to in and Around Brisbane This Spring and Summer
'Tis the season to embrace fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events.
