Everything You Need to Put in Your Diary for February
Float-in cinemas, the return of Laneway, huge tea festivals: they're all on the agenda across Brisbane in February.

Everything You Need to Put in Your Diary for February
A lot happens in this big, bustling city of ours. When it comes to Brisbane events, think film festivals one day, exhibitions another, and everything from booze-fuelled shindigs to excuses to get outdoors in-between. And, of course, there's always more around the corner. That means that there's plenty to look forward to, and plenty of awesomeness to fill your diary to the brim.
To help you plot out things out, make plans with the gang and make the most of every moment, we've rounded up Brisbane's best happenings for February. Don't say you don't have anything to do next month.
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Arts & Entertainment
You Can Go Now
This powerful documentary about Richard Bell’s art and activism is an essential new Australian must-see.
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Arts & Entertainment
Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2023
Dive into a festival filled with sea-focused cinema.
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Arts & Entertainment
Tár
Cate Blanchett turns in another awards-worthy performance in this powerful, complicated and compelling drama about a cancelled conductor.
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Arts & Entertainment
'The Room' Monthly Screenings 2023
The worst movie you'll ever see never stops selling out screenings.
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Arts & Entertainment
So Pop 2023
Vengaboys, Whigfield, Alice DJ and N-Trance are coming to Brisbane for a huge throwback pop tour.
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Design & Style
Suitcase Rummage 2023
Trawl through Brisbane's favourite luggage-based trash 'n' treasure in Reddacliff Place.
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Arts & Entertainment
Outdoor Cinema in the Suburbs: Movie Date Night
Victoria Park / Barrambin's free outdoor cinema is back with a pre-Valentine’s Day double feature.
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Food & Drink
Fat Noodle's Lunar New Year Banquet
Luke Nguyen's eatery is serving up banquets for two, complete with roast duck, scallop dumplings, and pandan and coconut steamed layer cake.
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Arts & Entertainment
Float-In Cinema: Valentine's Edition 2023
Splash around and sip cocktails while watching romantic flicks.
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Design & Style
Portside Wharf Valentine's Day Market and Skate Date
Hit up this riverside market to browse for Valentine's (or Galentine's) gifts — then get your skates on with your date or mate for free.
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Arts & Entertainment
BLUSH — Circus for Grown Ups
Defying gravity and your childhood circus memories, this sultry blend of acrobatics, cabaret, fire-spinning and more is firmly for adults.
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Arts & Entertainment
Babylon
'La La Land' filmmaker Damien Chazelle steps back into Hollywood's past, with Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt leading a jam-packed Golden Age-set spectacle.
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Arts & Entertainment
Melting Into Air
GOMA is pairing its spectacular 'Air' exhibition with free films about the essential element, including Studio Ghibli flicks, sci-fi gems, David Lynch wonders and more.
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Arts & Entertainment
'10 Things I Hate About You' Valentine's Drive-In Screenings
This 90s flick is a cult favourite for a reason — and you can relive it all at the Yatala Drive-In this Valentine's Day.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mardi Gras Film Festival Online 2023
Stream along with this year's 30th-anniversary MGFF at home, with 21 movies screening digitally nationwide.
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Food & Drink
Cheese Wheel Wednesdays 2023
Eat creamy pasta scooped out of a wheel of cheese every week.
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Arts & Entertainment
Thursday Jazz Club 2023
Pair more than 100 different rums with silky tunes every Thursday night.
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Arts & Entertainment
For The Love
A star-studded lineup of Australian and international artists is taking over Doug Jennings Park — and there's an exclusive package that'll have you stay nearby, sip refreshing summer bevs and dance under sunset skies with a VIP experience on the day.
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Arts & Entertainment
Lunar New Year Rooftop Party 2023
Party on a rooftop while making lanterns, dancing to Asian pop and enjoying a tasty feast.
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Arts & Entertainment
OHM
Peaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a live score lead Brisbane's new "festival of other music", ΩHM.
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Food & Drink
Bottomless Garden Brunch
Your Saturday plans now involve 90 minutes of bottomless spritz teapot cocktails in a regency-inspired garden decked out with wisteria and ivy.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mountain Goat Valley Crawl 2023
Brisbane's huge — and free — multi-venue music festival is back with 41 bands playing nine states at eight Fortitude Valley venues.
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Arts & Entertainment
Laneway Festival 2023
HAIM, Joji and Phoebe Bridgers headline Laneway's huge comeback lineup for 2023.
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'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' Live in Concert with the QSO
Another night of muggle movie and music magic, this time screening the sixth film in the franchise.
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Arts & Entertainment
BrisAsia Festival 2023
Brisbane's citywide celebration of Asian culture returns with a stacked lineup of food, tunes and parties.
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Food & Drink
Nautilus Beach Club
Brisbane's only swim-up pool bar is hosting a summer-long Amalfi-themed beach club with seafood, spritzes and DJs spinning tunes.
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Arts & Entertainment
Play Moves
Museum of Brisbane's latest free exhibition is filled with art you can interact with.
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Arts & Entertainment
Still Life Now
Spanning far beyond bowls of fruit, this GOMA exhibition explores the still-life tradition, its evolution and its reflections on existence.
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Food & Drink
Spritz Garden Pop-Up
Until the end of summer, Lutwyche's Crown Hotel is turning into a regency era-inspired, spritz-slinging English garden.
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Arts & Entertainment
Still Lives
Filled with must-see movies such as 'Flux Gourmet', 'The Death of Mr Lazarescu' and 'The Lobster', this free GOMA film program muses on life, death and transformation.
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Arts & Entertainment
Hamilton
Brisbane, it's your turn to be in the room where it happens, with Lin-Manuel Miranda's phenomenal musical coming to QPAC.
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'Air' at GOMA
Expect an exhibition that works to peel back the layers of the invisible, ethereal element that life cannot exist without.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moonlight Cinema Brisbane 2022–23
Moonlight Cinema is back for another huge summer of cinema under the stars.
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Travel & Leisure
Tides of Brisbane Boat Tour 2022–23
Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend two hours floating past historic landmarks.
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Design & Style
Neighbourhood Earth
An immersive, multi-sensory adventure awaits at Brisbane's premiere of this intergalactic exhibition.
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Food & Drink
Chandon Spritz Garden at Customs House
Spend an afternoon sipping sparkling wine with orange bitters — and tucking into citrus-poached Moreton Bay bug croissants — by the river.
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Arts & Entertainment
Play/ground
Thirty-seven artworks have taken over the CBD's light boxes, banners and outdoor display cases — and some are being projected at Howard Smith Wharves, too.
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Arts & Entertainment
SIX the Musical
This West End hit (starring Henry VIII's six spectacular wives) is taking over Brisbane's QPAC for a strictly limited time.
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Arts & Entertainment
Making Place: 100 Views of Brisbane
With artwork dating back two centuries, this city-focused exhibition surveys pieces that've captured Brisbane and its changes.