John Waters 70th Birthday Festival

Overview

How do you celebrate the birthday of your favourite filmmaker, particularly when the director in question is none other than John Waters? Sure, you could watch a stack of DVDs in the comfort of your own home. Or, you could head to Brisbane's one and only John Waters 70th Birthday Festival.

Expect parties, screenings and a quiz, aka an event only cult cinema guru Kristian Fletcher could've thought of. And expect to spread the fun times around, too, with Saturday's program taking place at Fish Lane Studios at the Fox Hotel in South Brisbane, and Sunday's taking over New Farm Cinemas.

It all starts with a double of shindig and film doubles: dance along to the hits of the '60s before watching Hairspray, then don your best Divine costume and get ready for Pink Flamingos. Follow it all up by getting your scratch 'n' sniff on thanks to Polyester in Odorama. And once you've made it through all that, you're going to want to show off your mad Waters skills at the trivia evening. You will have earned it.