Everything You Need to Put in Your Diary for June
A multi-sensory French impressionism exhibition, winter markets and a big burger festival: that's all on the agenda across Brisbane in June.

Everything You Need to Put in Your Diary for June
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 June. Don't say you don't have anything to do next month.
Top image: Monet in Paris.
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Arts & Entertainment
Brunswick Street Live
This new — and free — day-long winter festival with live music, art and markets is taking over the Brunswick Street Mall.
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Arts & Entertainment
Winter Sounds at Brisbane Powerhouse
The New Farm venue is kicking off winter with an impressive music lineup featuring Cerrone and Ásgeir.
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Arts & Entertainment
Henry Rollins: Good to See You Tour
Punk-rock legend Henry Rollins is bringing his new spoken-word tour to Brisbane.
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Food & Drink
Four Pillars Bloody Midwinter Gin Fest
Enjoy a bloody good winter with Four Pillars' cult-favourite tipples — and plenty of excuses to drink them.
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Arts & Entertainment
Felons' Cinema Sessions — May–July 2023
Brisbane's riverside CBD brewery is improving your Tuesdays with free flicks in its Barrel Hall.
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Travel & Leisure
The Made Local Market Winter 2023
This market is like Etsy IRL, complete with over 130 local makers, designers, artists and creators selling their wares.
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Arts & Entertainment
Saint Omer
Inspired not only by a true story, but by filmmaker Alice Diop's obsession with it, this Oscar-shortlisted French legal drama is simply stunning.
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Arts & Entertainment
Renfield
Nicolas Cage's Dracula horror-comedy doesn't suck, but it'll make you wish it spent more time with Nicolas Cage as Dracula.
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Food & Drink
The Rooftop Lodge 2023
Enjoy fire pits, snow, hot tubs, igloos, a purpose-built ice-skating rink, fondue and boozy hot cocoas, all on a Surfers Paradise rooftop.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Little Mermaid
It isn't always better down where it's wetter, but Disney's latest live-action remake gets all afloat with Halle Bailey's perfect lead casting and stunning vocals.
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Design & Style
Feel Good Finds: Vinnies 50-Percent Off Sale
The price is right at this huge three-day sale at all Vinnies stores across Queensland.
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Arts & Entertainment
Lifeline Bookfest — Winter 2023
Your twice-yearly excuse to boost your reading list is back, this time with more than 10,000 comics — and the usual million-plus books.
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Arts & Entertainment
Clay: Collected Ceramics
Museum of Brisbane's latest big (and free) exhibition is all about clay, pottery and ceramics.
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Arts & Entertainment
Limbo
Simon Baker turns in a career-best performance in Ivan Sen's latest outback-set crime-thriller after the also-exceptional 'Mystery Road' and 'Goldstone'.
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Arts & Entertainment
John Farnham: Finding the Voice
This rousing biodoc steps through the Australian music icon's journey from 'Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)' to the anthemic power ballad that almost didn't happen — and beyond.
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Food & Drink
Let's Lunch at Howard Smith Wharves — Winter 2023
Tuck into a cheap weekday lunch with a riverside view all winter at Howard Smith Wharves.
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Arts & Entertainment
Fast X
Jason Momoa has a ball getting villainous in this pedal-to-the-metal saga's new ride, which is otherwise at its best when it's all about ridiculous stunts.
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Arts & Entertainment
Spanish Film Festival 2023
Brisbane's celebration of Spanish and Latin American cinema is back with a 32-movie lineup to mark its 25th year.
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Food & Drink
National Doughnut Day 2023 at Donut King
This bakery chain is celebrating National Doughnut Day with free hot cinnamon doughnuts for one day only.
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Food & Drink
Festa Italiana
Howard Smith Wharves is hosting its first-ever Italian food market over two big weekends, in collaboration with guest chef Orazio D'Elia.
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Travel & Leisure
West End Solstice Market
Celebrate the longest night of the year with 120-plus stalls, pop-up bars, bonfires, live music and fire twirlers.
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Food & Drink
Dine BNE City 2023
This month-long food and drink festival will fill the Brisbane CBD with culinary specials and events all throughout June.
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Food & Drink
In the Snow at Customs House 2023
Spend another winter sipping champagne and eating Moreton Bay bug croissants in igloos by the river.
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Arts & Entertainment
Written in the Stars
The biggest drone show ever to hit the Southern Hemisphere will light up Sydney Harbour for six nights during Vivid Sydney 2023.
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Travel & Leisure
Nundah by Night 2023
Browse your way through wintry stalls under fairy lights — then stop for cob loaves, karaage chicken and craft beers.
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Arts & Entertainment
Studio Ghibli at The Elizabeth
Get spirited away at this magical cinema tribute, revisiting 'Princess Mononoke', 'My Neighbour Totoro', 'Howl's Moving Castle' and more on the big screen.
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Travel & Leisure
Milton by Moonlight 2023
Milton's weekly market is hosting a moonlit Saturday-night session to kick off winter.
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Food & Drink
Brisbane Burger Fest 2023
Brisbane's dedicated burger festival is making a tasty comeback with special burgs, eating contests, beers, cocktails and live tunes.
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Food & Drink
Sundaze 2023 at Will & Flow
See out the weekend with spritzes and grazing platters on top of the river.
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Arts & Entertainment
'The Wizard of Oz' — In Concert
A concert version of 'The Wizard of Oz' is bringing its yellow brick road to Brisbane.
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Travel & Leisure
Dog's Day Out 2023
Take your canine to pooch-friendly markets this winter — there'll be more than 20 stalls to browse.
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Travel & Leisure
Luminous Lantern Parade 2023
South Bank is lighting up to celebrate multiculturalism.
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Arts & Entertainment
Monet in Paris
This stunning new multi-sensory exhibition dedicated to Claude Monet and his contemporaries is making its world premiere in Brisbane.
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Food & Drink
Scenic Rim Eat Local Month 2023
Scenic Rim's Eat Local festival is returning for winter — and this year, it's running for an entire month.
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Travel & Leisure
Adults-Only Mini Golf Night
Tingalpa's new 16-hole jungle-themed mini golf course with a cocktail bar throws weekly boozy parties just for adults.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Satay Night 2023
This regular satay night is back for 2023, serving up two hours of non-stop skewers for $35.
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Food & Drink
GABS 2023
The Great Australasian Beer Spectapular returns to Brisbane with 120 brews, panels, games and a silent disco.
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Food & Drink
Vegan Mondays 2023
Brisbane's two BrewDog breweries serve up two-for-one vegan and vegetarian meals every week.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Mondays 2023
Devour all the slices of pizza you can handle in 90 minutes for $25 — with a drink purchase.
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Food & Drink
Bottomless Gin Brunches 2023
Sip gin cocktails, sangria and Pimm's cups over a shareboard brunch.
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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
Beauty and the Beast: The Musical
You'll want to be this delightful Disney musical's guest when it hits Sydney from June 2023.
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Food & Drink
Sundays at City Winery
Sip frosé slushies, hit up the oyster bar and listen to live tunes at Brisbane's inner-city winery.
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Food & Drink
Sky-High Sundays
Brisbane's latest rooftop bar is serving up soda cocktails, Mediterranean-inspired dishes and R&B tunes every Sunday.
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Food & Drink
Brisbane Distillery's True Spirit Bus
Stop by Riverside Markets every Sunday for tastings and cocktail flights.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Meat Wednesdays 2023
Feast your way through unlimited pork belly, chicken schnitzels, chicken wings and German sausages.
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Arts & Entertainment
In Focus: Wes Anderson
Palace James Street is devoting Thursday nights in May and June to cinema's pastel- and symmetry-loving filmmaker.
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Food & Drink
$9.95 Schnitzel Tuesday 2023
Tuck into $9.95 schnitzels one day a week at The Bavarian.
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Arts & Entertainment
Open Season 2023
This music and performance series returns to fill The Princess Theatre and The Tivoli with must-attend gigs.
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Arts & Entertainment
Meet the Artists
Don't just check out pieces by Vernon Ah Kee, Judith Wright, Sandra Selig, Eugene Carchesio and more — watch interviews with them, too.
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Arts & Entertainment
We Are Electric
This free exhibition explores energy through art, pondering extraction, extinction and the world's post-carbon futures.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Art of Banksy: Without Limits
This huge Banksy exhibition will fill Queens Plaza with more than 150 artworks, including photos, sculptures, simulations and an infinity room.
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Arts & Entertainment
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Initially premiering in London's West End in 1952, the world's longest-running play is coming to Brisbane — again.
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Arts & Entertainment
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
The Broadway hit is finally bringing its all-singing, all-dancing romance to Brisbane.
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Arts & Entertainment
Not On Your Rider 2023
Brisbane's 'Spicks and Specks'-style IRL music game show is back for another year of quizzes at The Triffid.
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Arts & Entertainment
City Symphony
Spanning a century of cinema, these GOMA sessions pair movies about cities with stunning new live soundscapes.
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Food & Drink
Sunshine State High Tea
W Brisbane's new thrice-weekly spread uses native ingredients to dish up bites inspired by Queensland.
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Arts & Entertainment
Pop Masters: Art From the Mugrabi Collection, New York
The Gold Coast's Home of the Arts is bringing pop art royalty (with a side of New York cool) to the Sunshine State.
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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
Dinosaurs of Patagonia
A massive dinosaur exhibition featuring the largest-known land animal ever is roaring into Queensland Museum.
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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.