Galentine's Day and Valentine's Day on the Green
Take your best mates or date to River Quay Green for live tunes, cocktails, oysters and desserts — or bring your own picnic for an affordable feast with a river view.
Overview
For three days, South Bank Parklands is celebrating love, both of the platonic and romantic kind. Perhaps you're all about Galentine's Day with your besties. Maybe you and your other half adore February 14. Both can prove true, too. Whichever fits, River Quay Green has you covered.
From Friday, February 14–Sunday, February 16, 2025, this inner-city stretch of the river will becoming a picnicking haven, complete with cushions and blankets — and entry is free, as is the live entertainment. You can keep things on a budget by showing up with your own basket packed with food, or you can bring your wallet to enjoy specials from nearby and pop-up eateries.
If you go for the latter, The Jetty is setting up a bar with themed cocktails, such as peach and yuzu spritzes and pineapple spicy margaritas; craft brews, including from Slipstream; and oysters, charcuterie boards, cherry pies and chocolate-covered strawberries to snack on. It's also one of two venues letting you order a feast, with its $110 picnic for two including a bottle of wine. River Quay Fish is doing hampers, either for $45 for two or $80 for four. If you're keen on either, you'll want to book them in advance.
On Friday–Saturday, when the festivities run from 6–9pm, personalised love lock engraving is also on offer. On Sunday from 12–6pm, live portrait illustrations are on the agenda instead.
And yes, Galentine's Day is traditionally on February 13 — as per Parks and Recreation, which started the occasion — but presumably to make the most of the weekend, South Bank is devoting the Friday and Saturday to Valentine's Day, then the Sunday to gal pals.
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