The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week

This week in Brisbane, you can catch 'Bob Marley: One Love' and 'Dune: Part Two' at Northshore's outdoor cinema, sip hot cross bun martinis and tuck into lobster croissants.
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March 25, 2024
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    Wicked Little Letters

    Thursday, March 21 - Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    This entertaining Olivia Colman- and Jessie Buckley-starring dramedy is based on a true tale about profanity-filled mail scandalising an English town in the 1920s.

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    Easter Extravaganza on the Main Lawn

    Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, March 31, 2024

    Howard Smith Wharves Precinct, Brisbane City

    This two-day waterside party includes live tunes, river views, plenty to eat and drink, and games on the grass.

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    Easter Sunday River Disco

    Sunday, March 31, 2024

    Mr Percival's, Brisbane City

    Spend your Easter Sunday picking up drinks from this overwater joint's outdoor spritz bar, then hitting the dance floor.

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    Italian Renaissance Alive

    Saturday, March 30 - Sunday, August 4, 2024

    HOTA, Home of the Arts, Surfers Paradise

    This multi-sensory exhibition will immerse you in Italian Renaissance works, including the 'Mona Lisa'.

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    Eat Like a King

    Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 31, 2024

    King Street, Bowen Hills

    King Street in Bowen Hills is marking March with food specials all month long, including dumpling banquets and five-course French feasts.

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    Hiromi Tango: Hanabira (Gentle Petal)

    Saturday, March 2 - Sunday, August 11, 2024

    Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

    The Japanese Australian artist wants you to help fill Museum of Brisbane's Adelaide Street Pavilion with flowers.

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    Immaculate

    Thursday, March 21 - Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Sydney Sweeney turns in a stunning scream-queen performance worth worshipping in this excellent convent-set horror film.

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    Choctails at Fosh

    Monday, March 25 - Monday, April 1, 2024

    Fosh Bar & Restaurant, Hamilton

    Hot cross bun martinis and creme egg cocktails await at this riverside seafood restaurant this Easter.

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    Tiramisu-Filled Easter Eggs at Massimo

    Thursday, March 28 - Monday, April 1, 2024

    Massimo Restaurant & Bar, Brisbane City

    A trip to this Amalfi-inspired Italian restaurant by the river over Easter means tucking into a decadent treat.

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    Sunset Cinema Brisbane

    Thursday, March 21 - Saturday, May 11, 2024

    Northshore Hamilton, Hamilton

    This outdoor picture palace returns to Northshore Hamilton for a 2024 season of movies under the stars and by the river.

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    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

    Thursday, March 21 - Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    A return to New York helps boost this sequel to 2021's 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife', but it's still worlds away from the franchise's 80s flicks.

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    Indigo Isuta Soirée: A High Tea Affair

    Thursday, March 28 - Sunday, April 14, 2024

    Bar 1603, Brisbane City

    Easter gets a Japanese spin at this high tea, which includes yuzu custard bunny teacups, plus a cherry- and chilli chocolate-infused umeshu cocktail.

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    Redcliffe Markets Easter Weekend Pop-Up Markets

    Sunday, March 31, 2024 

    Redcliffe Markets, Redcliffe

    Shop — and eat — your way around the Redcliffe jetty this Easter, with markets popping up on both Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

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    Love Lies Bleeding

    Thursday, March 14 - Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Kristen Stewart plunges into a wild 80s-set tale of love, lust, blood and violence in the latest standout from 'Saint Maud' filmmaker Rose Glass.

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    Feel Good Program

    Monday, March 4 - Saturday, June 1, 2024

    South Bank Parklands, Brisbane

    Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through spring at South Bank's free exercise classes.

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    The Greatest Rita Show

    Monday, March 18 - Sunday, April 7, 2024

    Various Brisbane venues, Brisbane

    Royal Easter Show time in Sydney means a new round of creative margarita flavours in Brisbane, including bubblegum, sour lemonade and chilli triple-buttered popcorn.

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    Ever After High Tea: Easter Edition

    Friday, March 22 - Sunday, April 7, 2024

    W Brisbane, Brisbane City

    This fairy tale-themed high tea is getting an Easter makeover, complete with a Crème Eggstraordinare cocktail.

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    Bluesfest 2024

    Thursday, March 28 - Monday, April 1, 2024

    Byron Events Farm, Tyagarah

    Tom Jones, Jack Johnson and Elvis Costello lead Bluesfest's 35th-anniversary lineup.

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    Easter Cocktails at The Terrace

    Friday, March 1 - Saturday, March 30, 2024

    Emporium Hotel South Bank, South Brisbane

    Celebrate Easter 21 storeys up sipping banoffee cocktails served in a chocolate bunny.

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    Great Friday and Easter Weekend at One Fish Two Fish

    Friday, March 29 - Sunday, March 31, 2024

    One Fish Two Fish, Kangaroo Point

    One Fish Two Fish is celebrating Easter with seafood platters, lobster croissants, and hot cross bun bread and butter puddings.

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    Easter High Tea at Belle Époque

    Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 31, 2024

    Belle Époque, South Brisbane

    Head to Emporium's French patisserie for a chocolate egg that melts in front of you, turning into fondue.

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    Felons' Yoga

    Wednesday, March 27, 2024

    Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane City

    Bend, stretch and drink at Brisbane's CBD riverside brewery every Wednesday after work.

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    'Beauty and the Beast: The Musical' Pre-Theatre Dining at Bacchus

    Wednesday, March 6 - Saturday, April 20, 2024

    Bacchus, South Bank

    Be this restaurant's guest before hitting QPAC and you can tuck into a 'Beauty and the Beast'-themed rose dessert.

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    How to Have Sex

    Thursday, March 7 - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Following three 16-year-old girls to Crete to celebrate finishing high school, this Cannes award-winning, BAFTA-nominated film is unforgettable.

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    OHM

    Wednesday, February 28 - Saturday, April 20, 2024

    Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm

    Head to Brisbane Powerhouse to see Yothu Yindi, Drab Majesty and Kim Gordon exhibitions at 2024's Festival of Other Music.

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    Felons' Cinema Sessions

    Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Tuesday, January 23, 2024, Tuesday, January 30, 2024 and Tuesday, February 6, 2024 

    Felons Brewing Co, Brisbane City

    Brisbane's riverside CBD brewery is improving your Tuesdays with free flicks in its Barrel Hall.

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    Adults-Only Mini-Golf Night

    Saturday, March 2, 2024

    The Jungle Adventure Play, Tingalpa

    Tingalpa's 16-hole jungle-themed mini golf course with a cocktail bar throws weekly boozy parties just for adults.

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    Alliance Française French Film Festival

    Tuesday, March 5 - Tuesday, April 2, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    From 'The Three Musketeers' to the latest film by Michel Gondry, this year's 41-movie lineup isn't short on highlights. 

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    Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Musical

    Thursday, February 15 - Sunday, May 19, 2024

    QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

    You'll want to be this delightful Disney musical's guest at Brisbane's QPAC Lyric Theatre from mid-February.

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    Dune: Part Two

    Thursday, February 29 - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Featuring commanding performances by Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Austin Butler, Denis Villeneuve's soaring sequel to his 2021 Oscar-winner is another stunning big-screen achievement.

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    March Into Margarita

    Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 31, 2024

    Fish Lane, South Brisbane

    Fish Lane is dedicating the entire month of March to margaritas and marg-fuelled events.

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    Christine Ko and Louis Lim: Departure

    Thursday, February 1 - Friday, June 7, 2024

    Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

    Family photos have been turned into kites at this Museum of Brisbane exhibition, which explores the migrant experience.

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    Rachel Burke: Nearly Midnight

    Tuesday, January 16 - Wednesday, March 27, 2024

    Brisbane Quarter, Brisbane City

    Fairy-tale fever has hit Brisbane Quarter, complete with a two-metre-high slipper covered with a million-plus miniature glass tiles, fairy floss-topped cocktails and egg-shaped waffles.

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    Ever After High Tea

    Friday, January 5 - Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    W Brisbane, Brisbane City

    W Brisbane's latest themed high tea is all about fairy tales, including a cookie cake book that you can paint before you eat it and glittery cocktails.

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    Insect Agency

    Friday, September 15, 2023 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

    Peer at more than 1700 insect specimens from Queensland Museum's collection, including hundreds of different Queensland butterflies.

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    Fairy Tales

    Saturday, December 2, 2023 - Sunday, April 28, 2024

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    Wander through a twisted woodland, see David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' costume, and enjoy Yayoi Kusama and Patricia Piccinini's magical work at GOMA's blockbuster fairy tales exhibition.

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    Nautilus Beach Club: Maldives Moments

    Friday, December 1, 2023 - Sunday, April 28, 2024

    The Westin Brisbane, Brisbane City

    The Westin Brisbane has turned its swim-up pool bar into a five-month-long Maldives-themed beach club — and it's serving floating breakfasts.

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    Fairy Tales Cinema: Truth, Power and Enchantment

    Saturday, December 2, 2023 - Sunday, April 28, 2024

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    Fairy tales aren't just gracing GOMA's walls until April — a free screen program filled with them is taking over the Australian Cinémathèque, too.

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    Rearranged: Art of the Flower

    Saturday, November 25, 2023 - Sunday, September 29, 2024

    Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane

    This vibrant free floral exhibition at King George Square's art museum features local artists exploring Brisbane blooms.

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    'Jurassic World' by Brickman

    Friday, December 8, 2023 - Sunday, July 14, 2024

    Queensland Museum, South Brisbane

    Lego finds a way — with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.

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    'The Dark Side of the Moon' Planetarium Experience

    Wednesday, September 13, 2023 - Sunday, March 31, 2024

    Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Toowong

    This mind-bending show will get you staring up at a 12.5-metre fulldome screen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic record.

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