The Best Outdoor Events to Head to in Brisbane This Summer

Fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events await.
Concrete Playground
Published on January 13, 2022
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    Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival 2022

    Fri, 25 Feb - Sun, 6 Mar 2022

    Stanthorpe, Stanthorpe

    Apple picking, wine fiestas, berry farm tours, grape-stomping sessions, leafy gardens — you'll find them all southwest of Brisbane.

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    The Home Collective February Market

    Sun, 27 Feb, 2022

    Wavell Heights Community Hall, Wavell Heights

    This regular northside market is dedicated to homewares and greenery.

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    Valentine's Markets at Portside

    Sun, 6 Feb, 2022

    Portside Wharf Hamilton, Brisbane

    Hit up this riverside market to browse for Valentine's Day gifts — or scope out art and plants to ceramics and accessories with your other half.

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    Gasworks Markets 2022

    Multiple single dates

    Gasworks Precinct, Newstead

    Shop for fashion, art, homewares, plants and ceramics beneath Newstead's heritage-listed old gasometer.

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    Green Beacon's Ninth Birthday Bash

    Sat, 29 Jan, 2022

    Green Beacon Brewing Co, Teneriffe

    Mark nine years of Green Beacon's brews in the appropriate manner: with beers, live music and giant games in Teneriffe.

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    Pub Choir

    Tue, 1 Feb - Wed, 2 Feb 2022

    The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

    Singing in a crowd is back.

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    Lobster & Co

    Fri, 11 Feb - Sun, 27 Feb 2022

    Clem Jones Promenade, South Bank Parklands, South Brisbane

    This indulgent pop-up only serves lobster rolls with truffle fries and glasses of champagne.

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    Laneway Tea Festival 2022

    Sat, 12 Feb, 2022

    Fish Lane, South Brisbane

    Sip tea in multiple varieties, taste new flavours and take a tea workshop — all in a South Brisbane laneway.

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    Victoria Park Valentine's Day Putt Putt

    Thu, 10 Feb - Mon, 14 Feb 2022

    Victoria Park Golf Complex, Brisbane City

    The couple that putts together stays together — or Victoria Park's mini golf course hopes with its Valentine's Day makeover.

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    Survival Day Ceremony 2022

    Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

    Simpsons Playground, Graceville

    Mark January 26 by paying tribute to the nation's First Peoples.

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    BITE Markets 2022

    Fri, 28 Jan - Sat, 29 Jan 2022

    BITE Markets, Morayfield

    Eat your way around this sprawling weekend food market in Brisbane's north.

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    Yabun Festival 2022

    Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

    Victoria Park, Camperdown

    This annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures returns for its 20th year.

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    'Shrek' Dress-Up Drive-In Screening

    Sat, 26 Feb, 2022

    Yatala Drive-In, Stapylton

    Spend some time with everyone's favourite green ogre — and dress up to mark the occasion.

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    '10 Things I Hate About You' Valentine's Weekend Drive-In Screening

    Sat, 12 Feb, 2022

    Yatala Drive-In, Stapylton

    This 90s flick is a cult favourite for a reason — and you can relive it all at the Yatala Drive-In in the lead up to Valentine's Day.

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    Sundaze at Wet Deck

    Sun, 5 Dec, 2021

    W Brisbane, Brisbane City

    End your weekend with a splash, cocktails and dancing to DJs at this inner-city bar and pool.

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    Feel Good Program Summer–Autumn 2022

    Mon, 31 Jan - Sat, 9 Apr 2022

    South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

    Everything is better when it's free — especially exercise.

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    Suitcase Rummage 2022

    Multiple single dates

    Brisbane Square, Brisbane City

    Trawl through Brisbane's favourite luggage-based trash 'n' treasure.

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    BrisAsia Festival 2022

    Tue, 1 Feb - Sun, 20 Feb 2022

    Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

    Hit up a laneway tea festival, dance to Asian pop, check out Brissie's Asian Australian comedians, and scope out Asian, Indigenous and international fashion.

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    The Yot Club 2022

    Multiple single dates

    City Botanic Gardens River Hub, Brisbane City

    The next-level party boat has two bars, a stage and a dance floor — and it's sailing through Brisbane again.

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    Tides of Brisbane Boat Tour 2022

    Mon, 10 Jan - Sun, 5 Jun 2022

    Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane City

    Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend three hours floating past historic landmarks.

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    Ginuary 2022

    Sun, 27 Feb, 2022

    Covent Garden, West End

    Count down Australia 100 best gins of the past year — and drink them.

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    Kurrawa Beach Club

    Sat, 4 Dec 2021 - Sun, 30 Jan 2022

    Kurrawa Terrace, Broadbeach

    Your next visit to the Gold Coast can now include brews, prawn and Moreton Bay bug rolls, and listening to live tunes on the beach.

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    HOTA Roller Rink

    Fri, 10 Dec 2021 - Sun, 23 Jan 2022

    HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

    Surfers Paradise' towering art gallery is turning its concert lawn into a pop-up skating rink.

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    Riverbar's Italian Summer Pop-Up

    Wed, 1 Dec 2021 - Mon, 28 Feb 2022

    Riverbar & Kitchen, Brisbane

    Spend your summer sipping spritzes and eating octopus bruschetta by the river.

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    Bottomless Drag Brunch

    Sat, 20 Nov, 2021

    The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

    Kick off your Saturday with a drag show, two hours of drinks and a non-stop pile of pancakes.

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    Palm Springs Pop-Up

    Mon, 1 Nov 2021 - Mon, 28 Feb 2022

    The Wickham, Fortitude Valley

    The Wickham has decked out its beer garden California-style — and it's doing themed cocktails, slushies and bottomless drag brunches.

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    Moonlight Cinema Brisbane 2021–22

    Fri, 26 Nov 2021 - Sun, 20 Feb 2022

    Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane

    Watch everything from 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings', 'A Quiet Place Part II' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' to 'Dirty Dancing', 'Love Actually' and 'Home Alone' under the stars.

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    La Dolce Vita Brunch

    Sun, 12 Sep, 2021

    Fiume Bar, Brisbane City

    Howard Smith Wharves' rooftop bar is doing Sunday boozy brunches throughout spring and summer.

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    For the Love

    Sat, 19 Feb, 2022

    Doug Jennings Park, Main Beach

    Get your dancing shoes on for this waterfront festival.

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