BLUSSH Romance Festival

Overview

Love is in the air at South City Square in February, celebrating affairs of the heart at the perfect time for it. For two days across Friday, February 14–Saturday, February 15, 2025, the Woolloongabba precinct is hosting the return of the BLUSSH Romance Festival — a fest dedicated to amorous affairs on the page and screen.

Film fans, get ready to fall in love with romantic movies all over again. A mix of new and classic titles is on offer, with Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy falling into the first camp and When Harry Met Sally sitting in the second, all screening at the Angelika Film Centre. The latest Bridget Jones flick kicks off the fun, complete with cocktails, as attendees check in with the franchise's titular character (Renée Zellweger, Judy) as she navigates two new romantic interests (Prime Target's Leo Woodall and Venom: The Last Dance's Chiwetel Ejiofor).

Also on the lineup: more features, a range of shorts fitting the theme, poetry over lattes on the lawn, a chat about rom-coms making a comeback and authors getting talking.

Plus, you can hit up the pop-up markets on the Saturday, which are taking over the cinema foyer from 9am–3pm.