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    The Art Boat

    Fri, 30 Aug - Sat, 21 Sep 2024

    South Bank Pontoon B, South Brisbane

    Get the BRIEFS FACTORY experience while cruising down the Brisbane River on vessel decked out with patterned tentacles.

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    Sip Happens Festival

    Sat, 3 Aug, 2024

    The Triffid, Newstead

    Clink vino glasses to a live music soundtrack at this wine-tasting festival dedicated to up-and-coming small producers at The Triffid.

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    Caxton Street Comedy Festival

    Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

    Caxton Street, Paddington

    This brand-new event on Caxton Street is taking over four venues with 20-plus comedy shows across one side-splitting day.

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    Various locations across Brisbane, Brisbane

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    Trent Dalton's Love Stories

    Sun, 8 Sep - Sun, 29 Sep 2024

    QPAC Playhouse, South Brisbane

    After 'Boy Swallows Universe', another Trent Dalton book is coming to life on the stage at Brisbane Festival.

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    OS Art Shop Offline Launch

    Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

    Fish Lane, South Brisbane

    Outer Space now has an online platform selling art, jewellery, ceramics and more by local independent artists and creatives — and it's kicking it off with an IRL party.

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    Water and Dreams High Tea

    Sat, 29 Jun - Sun, 27 Oct 2024

    W Brisbane, Brisbane City

    W Brisbane's Living Room Bar is serving up edible bubbles and airfoam-topped cocktails at this high tea themed around GOMA's 'Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses' exhibition.

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    Deadpool & Wolverine

    Thu, 25 Jul - Wed, 14 Aug 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    If there’s a Marvel messiah in the MCU's 34th film — and the first to feature either Deadpool or Wolverine — it's Hugh Jackman back in the claws as Logan.

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    2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics Live Site at South Bank

    Fri, 26 Jul - Sun, 8 Sep 2024

    South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

    Whether you're keen to catch the Matildas, the swimming or the athletics action, South Bank is hosting a viewing site for Paris 2024.

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    Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses

    Sat, 29 Jun - Mon, 7 Oct 2024

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    Beloved by Beyoncé, Björk and Cate Blanchett, this Dutch fashion designer's stunning haute couture pieces are on display at GOMA.

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    A game that asks the eternal question, 'Which feels like first love: Pride and Prejudice or Hungry Hungry Hippos?'

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