The Best Outdoor Events to Head to in Brisbane This Summer
Fresh air, sunny skies and a jam-packed calendar of outside events await.
Summer is well and truly here and, like every year in Brisbane, it's turned out to be a toasty affair in Sydney so far. This makes it the perfect time to get your cultural fix at an outdoor event, or to head to a spot where you can enjoy a meal and something to drink while you soak in some rays.
Luckily, Brissie has plenty happening across its array of outdoor spaces. Whether you're keen to party on a boat, hit up a beach club or catch a movie at an openair cinema, this city's got you covered. Here's where to head if you're looking to make the most of the warm weather and crisp summer air.
Top image: Dane Beesley.
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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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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.