Brisbane Festival 2014

Overview

Quit hibernating Brisbane, it's our month to wake up and shine. The sun is out, flowers are blooming, Telfast is making a killing and Brisbane Festival is only moments away from dowsing this fine city with all the art, music and theatre we deserve. Last year's Festival was a smorgasbord of cultural treats, and boy oh boy does the 2014 program deliver just as strongly. You can check out the whole program here, but we reckon there's a few that deserve more than a humble hyperlink to show them off.

Before you think accommodation, dining and drinking you've got to book your shows. Our friend Andy Bull will be playing some dance-ready tunes, Urthboy will be dropping some grizzly beats (rap talk yo), and four-time Grammy award winner Joe Henry will probably out do both with his treacherously beautiful guitar ballads. Tickets are going to sell faster than you can say Spiegeltent, so get in quick.

You can't do anything on an empty stomach, so you're going to need some Festival Flavours to keep your blood sugar up. From Southbank to the Valley, there's dining deals across the city so good they'd have Manu swooning. And if you want to keep it close and cosy, the Spiegeltent Garden Bar will be up and running again and promises a banquet of treats, beats and eats that will be packing your Instagram feed for a good month.

Check out our picks of the ten best things to see at the Brisbane Festival.