Jazz on the Green

Overview

Brisbane might be tussling with a chillier-than-usual winter in 2022, but that doesn't mean that you should hide away indoors until spring hits. There's still plenty of ace outdoor events tempting folks outside — and listening to jazz for two days by the river is definitely among them.

Make a date with Jazz on the Green at Southbank Parklands between Friday, July 29–Saturday, July 30, and you'll be in for plenty of live music — all for free, too. Running from 2–7.30pm on the Friday and 11am–7.30pm on the Saturday, this fest will pair cruisy tunes with a killer view, all on the Riverside Green.

Brisbane Jazz Club is taking care of the music, with Emma Pask, Franky Smart, Victor Martinez, Bowery Hot Five, Shannon Marshall and Darren Percival among the acts taking to the stage.

You can BYO snacks — or, thanks to South Bank's eateries, there's more than a few food and drink deals on offer. Olé Restaurant is doing prawn, chicken, calamari and chorizo paella for $12 per dish, as well as patatas bravas for $10, plus red wine sangria, mulled vino and cider for $12 a cup.

Over at Vici Italian, you can pick up truffle arancini for $8, pick between beef meatballs and lasagne for $12 each, and grab spiked hot chocolates and negronis $12 per cup.

And, Hop & Pickle is doing $12 cocktails as well, including warm buttered rum, mulled cider, mocha stouts and espresso porters.