Brisbane Rum Revolution — November 2022

Overview

If you live in Brisbane and rum is mentioned, everyone's minds jump to one particular tipple: Bundaberg Rum. But it isn't the only variety of boozy sugar cane juice on offer — not by far. Fancy widening your rum repertoire? Feel like experimenting? Keen to learn more about this molasses-based liquor? Enter Brisbane Rum Revolution, a returning one-day festival that'll have you sipping and tasting not just one rum, or a few, but more than 100 different rums from its hefty menu.

Running across two sessions from 11am–2.30pm and 3.30–7pm on Saturday, November 5 at Brisbane Showgrounds (and calling itself Australia's biggest-ever rum festival), the event is playing host to 30-plus rum distilleries. It's also showcasing rums from South America, the Caribbean, the UK and locally, so prepared to be spoiled for choice. That lineup includes brand new tipples, as well as Brisbane Rum Revolution exclusives that you won't find elsewhere.

All tastings are included in your $69 ticket — and the event also includes live music, pop-up bars and food, as well as cocktails galore. And, of course, saying cheers with a rum in your hand again and again.

Fancy sticking around for both sessions? There's a $117 ticket for that.