All the Indulgent Food and Drink Festivals to Look Forward to Around Brisbane in 2023
Add berries, seafood, gluten-free bites, a neon-lit night food market and oh-so-many beer festivals to your culinary plans for the rest of this year.
They say everything in moderation, but not in 2023. How can you keep things in check when Brisbane and its surrounding areas keep hosting food and drink festivals — including oh-so-many beer fests — spanning everything from brews and strawberries to whisky and seafood?
You can't, and they're just some of the culinary- and booze-focused events to look forward across the rest of the year. So, you may as well lean in and get amongst it. At these fests, you can have your cake (and your steins, cheese, oysters and pinot) and eat or drink it, too.
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EventBrisbane's Original Oktoberfest 2023
Fri, 6 Oct - Sun, 29 Oct 2023
Brisbane German Club, East Brisbane
Brisbane's beloved German Club is celebrating Oktoberfest with four huge three-day weekend-long parties.
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EventCollabfest 2023
Thu, 19 Oct - Sun, 22 Oct 2023
Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane
The Scottish beer behemoth is dedicating four days to celebrating local breweries and their brand-new brews.
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EventArmakeggon 2023
Sat, 14 Oct, 2023
Archive Beer Boutique, West End
It's that time again — time to spend a spring Saturday indulging in one-off brews in West End.
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EventLagerpalooza
Sat, 30 Sep - Mon, 2 Oct 2023
Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane City
Felons Brewing Co Is giving Brisbane a new outdoor beer festival solely dedicated to lager.
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EventNetherworld Monster Menagerie Beer Festival 2023
Sat, 14 Oct, 2023
Netherworld, Fortitude Valley
Netherworld's annual celebration of beastly brews is back, this time focusing on red and black beers.
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EventWhisky Whisky 2023
Sat, 14 Oct, 2023
Fish Lane, South Brisbane
Sip and sample more than 80 local and international whiskies in Fish Lane — and win whisky-themed prizes at the boozy claw machine.
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EventOktoberfest in the Gardens 2023
Sat, 14 Oct, 2023
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
This big Bavarian celebration is bringing its steins, schnitties, schnapps and strudels to Brisbane Showgrounds.
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EventPinot Palooza 2023
Fri, 13 Oct - Sun, 15 Oct 2023
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Red wine fans, rejoice: this vino festival is showcasing 50-plus wineries over three spring days at Brisbane Showgrounds.
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EventMOSAIC Multicultural Festival 2023
Sun, 17 Sep, 2023
Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane
Brisbane's multicultural festival is back for a jam-packed day of food, music and dance.
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EventGluten-Free Pop-Up Market
Sat, 19 Oct, 2024
VEND Virginia, Virginia
Virginia's dog-friendly marketplace is dedicating a spring Saturday to gluten-free foods.
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EventThe Oyster and Seafood Festival 2023
Sat, 14 Oct, 2023
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point
Slurp your Saturday away by the sea at Sandstone Point Hotel's Oyster Shed Beach Club.
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EventNight Feast — Spring 2023
Wed, 4 Oct - Sun, 29 Oct 2023
Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Brisbane Powerhouse's neon-lit food market will bring its food, booze, art and tunes back to New Farm in October.
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EventThe Strawberry and Dessert Festival 2023
Sun, 24 Sep, 2023
Sandstone Point Hotel, Sandstone Point
Celebrate strawberries and get stuck into a heap of sweet treats at this annual excuse to tempt your tastebuds by the sea.
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EventLe Diner en Blanc Brisbane 2023
Sat, 4 Nov, 2023
Secret Location in Brisbane, Brisbane
The world's poshest picnic is back in Brisbane for another round — and it'll only let you in if you're wearing white.
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EventStanthorpe Berry Festival 2023
Sat, 18 Nov, 2023
Weeroona Park, Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe is spending an entire day celebrating berries, with strawberry ice cream, berry food stalls and berry-themed dress ups.
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EventBrisbane Good Food and Wine Show 2023
Fri, 27 Oct - Sun, 29 Oct 2023
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane
Prepare to sample all the food (and sip all the wine) at this weekend of food stalls, masterclasses and vino stations.
