The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
Hang out in an igloo, or sip your way through 11 different types or martini.

The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
Heading back to the ol' daily grind can be pretty damn awful after a bright and shiny weekend of picnicking, bar hopping and patting dogs that aren't yours, but luckily Brisbane's a 'keep the ball rolling' kind of city and has plenty of events, exhibitions, theatre, film festivals and live music for you to inject a little awesomeness into your week. Sure, use Monday for Netflix. Then get out there and sink your teeth into Brisbane's best happenings this week.
Image: In the Snow at Customs House
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Food & Drink
Greek Weekend
With Paniyiri pushed back to October due to the wet weather, The Greek Club is putting on a two-day postponement party.
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Arts & Entertainment
Jenn Nkiru: Rebirth Is Necessary
Brisbane's Institute of Modern Art is hosting the first-ever Australian solo exhibition by Grammy-winning artist, filmmaker and Beyoncé collaborator Jenn Nkiru.
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Arts & Entertainment
Firestarter
Bringing Stephen King's 1980 novel to the big screen for the second time, this dull remake only burns two things: its audience's time and patience.
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Food & Drink
Taste of the Terraces
Eat and drink your way around Paddington's terrace precinct, with 38 venues dishing up food specials and cocktails across three days.
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Arts & Entertainment
Northshore Sculpture by the River
Don't just stare at Hamilton's waterside scenery — spend two months peering at sculptures big and small at this free art festival.
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Arts & Entertainment
Honey House
A topsy-turvy house is popping up in Brisbane providing you with the perfect backdrop to nail your next Insta shot.
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Food & Drink
In the Snow at Customs House
Spend winter sipping champagne and eating Moreton Bay bug croissants in igloos by the river.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
After reimagining Henry Lawson's short story for the stage and page, Leah Purcell brings her First Nations, feminist and anti-colonial take on the tale to cinemas.
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Arts & Entertainment
Petite Maman
'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' filmmaker Céline Sciamma returns with a magical and insightful tale about childhood — and it's one of her best movies yet.
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Arts & Entertainment
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
'Drive My Car' may have won an Oscar, but Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's second powerful and poignant drama of the past year is equally as masterful.
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Design & Style
The Finders Keepers Autumn/Winter Markets
Support the next wave of independent artisans at this three-day art and design market.
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Arts & Entertainment
Anywhere Festival 2022
See theatre, comedy and cabaret performances in bars, laneways, churches, old paint factories, nurseries, sports centres and an underground reservoir.
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Arts & Entertainment
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Directed by 'Evil Dead' legend Sam Raimi, the latest MCU film about surgeon-turned-sorcerer Dr Stephen Strange is darker and trippier but still dispiritingly standard.
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Food & Drink
American Express delicious. Month Out
From riverside dumplings at dusk to nights full of negronis and pasta, May is the month to eat out in Brisbane.
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Arts & Entertainment
After Yang
Colin Farrell is haunting in this exceptional sci-fi drama about androids, memory, family, the ties that bind and what it truly means to live.
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Arts & Entertainment
Downton Abbey: A New Era
Despite its title, the second 'Downton Abbey' movie serves up more of the same upstairs-downstairs dramas — but Maggie Smith still steals every scene she's in.
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Food & Drink
Yarra Valley Rocky Road Festival At Home 2022
Get a box filled with 31 different flavours of rocky road delivered to your door.
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Food & Drink
The Fork Festival 2022 at TGI Fridays Robina
TGI Fridays at Robina is doing 30-percent off set-menu lunches every weekday till the end of May.
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Travel & Leisure
Where Plants Meets Science: Virtual Laboratory
Visit this interactive digital space for beauty education and plant-powered skincare prizes.
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Arts & Entertainment
Botanica: Contemporary Art Outside 2022
This dazzling after-dark festival turns Brisbane's City Botanic Gardens into a luminous outdoor art gallery.
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Food & Drink
Dine BNE City 2022
Cheap lunches, ten-course Italian degustations, wine walks and oyster trails — this month-long food program has it all.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bricktionary: The Interactive Lego Brick Exhibition
Check out the A-to-Z of Lego — including more than 150 impressive models, plus six interactive building zones.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Art of the Heist
GOMA's Australian Cinémathèque is dedicating two months to movies about heists — from Hitchcock right through to 'Hustlers'.
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Food & Drink
Australian Cocktail Month 2022
Twenty-five of Brisbane's favourite bars are whipping up exclusive cocktails during this month-long festival of booze.
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Arts & Entertainment
Gigs & Picnics 2022
Listen to free live music and grab snacks from food trucks at this free monthly hangout in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.
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Arts & Entertainment
Even Cheaper Budget Tuesdays at Dendy Cinemas
Head to Dendy Coorparoo for a tenner every Tuesday — or hit up Portside for $8.
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Arts & Entertainment
Spanish Film Festival 2022
Movies starring Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and Javier Bardem feature prominently in this year's 34-film showcase of Spanish and Latin American cinema.
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Food & Drink
One-Cent Wings at Beerhaus
Tuck into cheap chook pieces in Bowen Hills every Thursday night.
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Arts & Entertainment
Brisbane Street Art Festival 2022
Brisbane's annual celebration of street art is back with its largest festival yet — including 50 new large-scale murals popping up around town.
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Arts & Entertainment
'Speed': The Movie, The Play
Revisit the movie 'Speed' from the backseat of a real bus.
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Food & Drink
R&B Brunch
Pair margaritas, pancakes, avocado on sourdough, bacon and eggs, and brie and crackers with old-school 90s and early 00s R&B tunes once a month.
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Travel & Leisure
CluedUpp: Crime Scene Investigator
Take to the streets of Brisbane to solve this interactive murder-mystery.
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Arts & Entertainment
Brisbane Comedy Festival 2022
Brisbane's annual laughfest returns in April and May, with Nazeem Hussain, Ross Noble, Tom Ballard and Melanie Bracewell on the bill.
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Food & Drink
Pinot Palooza 2022
Two days dedicated to tasting the best burgundy from the southern hemisphere.
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Food & Drink
Two-for-One Gyoza Plates
Double your dumpling fix for the same price every Tuesday at Harajuku Gyoza.
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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.
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Arts & Entertainment
Museum of Brisbane's Public Art Walking Tour 2022
Spend an afternoon exploring Brisbane's stunning outdoor art.
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Arts & Entertainment
Acoustic Wednesdays 2022
Improve your Wednesday with free live tunes over a brew in this leafy beer garden.
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Arts & Entertainment
Blue Assembly: Oceanic Thinking
Take a dive into this ocean-focused exhibition, which showcases creative ways of thinking about earth's blue spaces.
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Food & Drink
Rita's Bottomless Brunch
Margarita jugs and tacos are on the menu every Sunday in Teneriffe.
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Food & Drink
Cheese Wheel Wednesdays 2022
Eat creamy pasta scooped out of a wheel of cheese every week.
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Food & Drink
Triple T Tuesdays
Spend your Tuesday night tucking into tacos, drinking tequila and playing trivia at Bloodhound Bar.
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Food & Drink
Bottomless Gin Brunches 2022
Sip gin cocktails, sangria and Pimm's cups over a shareboard brunch.
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Travel & Leisure
Tides of Brisbane Boat Tour 2022
Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend three hours floating past historic landmarks.
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Arts & Entertainment
Brisbane Comedy Festival 2021 Take 2
Brisbane's 2021 laughfest was affected by lockdown, so the event has rescheduled some of its big names — and big giggles.
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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
Bottomless Sunday Brunch at Three Blue Ducks
Start your Sunday with a boozy brunch, then hang out by the pool all day.
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Arts & Entertainment
Imaginaria
A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes and inflatable bubbles is taking over South Bank.
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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.