The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Week
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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.
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Arts & Entertainment
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Start your weekend with cartoons, cereal, arcade games and beer.
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Food & Drink
Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival 2021
Head to the hinterland to snack on Asian street food and wander through a rainforest.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Directors' Cuts
Catch everything from 'Midsommar' to 'Blade Runner' exactly as the filmmakers behind them intended.
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Motorcycles on the Green
GOMA is taking its huge motorbike-focused exhibition outdoors.
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Travel & Leisure
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Trivia
Show your love for the Nine-Nine crew at this dedicated trivia night.
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The Truffle Hunters
Leisurely and engaging, this documentary about elderly men and their dogs searching for truffles in Northern Italy serves up a rich and substantial cinematic meal.
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Firestarter — The Story of Bangarra
Celebrating Australia's acclaimed Indigenous dance theatre, this excellent documentary also steps through the nation's past and paints a portrait of three siblings with dreams as big as their talents.
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The Little Things
Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto co-star in this 90s-style serial killer thriller — and none of them will add new Oscars to their mantles for their efforts.
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Minari
Vivid, honest and tender, this resonant and moving drama stars Steven Yeun as a Korean American father and farmer chasing a better life for his family.
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Travel & Leisure
Mardi Gras Celebrations at Toombul
Step into a room filled with mirror balls and play drag queen bingo.
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Arts & Entertainment
Another Round
Four teachers test a theory that humans actually need a constant supply of alcohol in their blood in this Oscar-shortlisted Danish drama.
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Assassins
Exploring a shocking 2017 assassination, this gripping true-crime documentary has to be seen to be believed.
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Synchronic
Starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan, this sci-fi thriller follows two paramedics dealing with a trippy new designer drug.
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Food & Drink
$20 Pork Knuckle Day
Feast on one of the German Club's legendary slabs of pork — all for a lobster.
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Food & Drink
Margarita Month 2021
Celebrate the salty-sour cocktail the right way — by drinking one (or a few).
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Transitions Film Festival 2021
Going virtual for the first time, this Australian film festival showcases documentaries about our changing world.
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The Nest
Jude Law and Carrie Coon star in this exceptional 80s-set psychological thriller about domestic disharmony, festering secrets and the toxic idea that money can buy happiness.
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Earwig and the Witch
Studio Ghibli's long-awaited new movie can't quite summon up the beloved Japanese animation house's usual magic.
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Malcolm & Marie
Zendaya and John David Washington are fantastic in this stylish romantic drama from the creator of 'Euphoria', which was shot in quarantine in mid-2020.
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Food & Drink
Let's Lunch at Howard Smith Wharves
Tuck into a cheap lunch with a riverside view every weekday in February.
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Design & Style
Assembly Label Choose-What-You-Pay Sale 2021
Nab some new summer threads at up to 50 percent off.
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Food & Drink
Espresso Fesso — An Espresso Martini Festival
Try as many different espresso martinis as your heart can handle at this well-caffeinated festival.
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Arts & Entertainment
BrisAsia Festival 2021
Feast on Asian food, dance to K-pop or head to a colourful festival.
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Food & Drink
Dutch Courage Cocktail Masterclasses
Don't just knock back tasty tipples — learn to make them.
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Jewish International Film Festival 2021
After sitting out 2020, the cinema showcase is back.
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Cut Copy: Brisbane Music Posters 1977–87
Peer at artwork from Brisbane's live music history.
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Mardi Gras Film Festival 2021
This year's LGBTIQ+-focused festival will also screen online for the first time.
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Travel & Leisure
Quiet: Mindfulness Yoga and Calm Living Meditation 2021
Bend and stretch your way through Brisbane's major art galleries.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Meat and Cheese Boards
Feast your way through unlimited German cheese, charcuterie and pretzels.
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Arts & Entertainment
Fantastic Mr Wes: A Wes Anderson Retrospective
Dendy Coorparoo is dedicating three weeks to the acclaimed director's work.
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Food & Drink
Wing Fest
Feast your way through a heap of chicken or cauliflower pieces — with 21 different rubs and sauces.
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Arts & Entertainment
Unfinished Business: The Art of Gordon Bennett
This QAGOMA exhibition features both familiar and unseen works by the famed Queensland artist.
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Motorcycles On Screen
Get revved up with these classic and recent motorbike flicks.
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The Motorcycle: Design, Art, Desire
The Brisbane-exclusive exhibition features interactive experiences — and the world's oldest motorbike.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Ocean Predators
Peer at ancient creatures from the deep — and their fossils — across more than 70 exhibits.
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Sunny Side Up
This new outdoor exhibition splashes artworks about Brisbane across the city's public spaces.
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Food & Drink
Cherry Blossom Garden
Sit beneath lanterns, drink matcha sours and whiskey highballs, and eat gyoza.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bauhaus Now
Survey the work of an influential German art school — and the designs it inspired.