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The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend

Check out Northshore Hamilton's outdoor cinema, hit up this year's World Science Festival Brisbane and sneak in a swim-and-sip session before the weather gets cooler.
By Concrete Playground
March 23, 2023
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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.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Social Science

    Queensland Museum is throwing two after-hours parties for World Science Festival, complete with baby turtles, meditation with the dinosaurs, live tunes and cocktails.

  • Food & Drink

    All-You-Can-Eat Monday–Friday at The Bavarian

    Every weekday for two weeks only, The Bavarian is serving up all-you-can-eat deals.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Robin Fox: Brisbane Constellation at Night Feast

    Australian audiovisual artist Robin Fox dazzles Brisbane Powerhouse with sound, light and a matrix of crystal refractors.

  • Food & Drink

    Sunshine State High Tea

    W Brisbane's new thrice-weekly spread uses native ingredients to dish up bites inspired by Queensland.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    John Wick: Chapter 4

    The 'John Wick' films keep getting bigger and better, with Keanu Reeves joined by martial-arts icon Donnie Yen in this globe-hopping action epic.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Victoria Park Candyland Putt Putt 2023

    Celebrate Easter by tap, tap, tapping your way around Victoria Park's candy-themed mini golf course.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    GC Laughs Festival 2023

    The Gold Coast's annual comedy fest is back for its fifth year, featuring Mark Watson, Tom Ballard, Rove McManus, Lizzy Hoo, Paul Foot, Claire Hooper and more.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Maschi Fontana: Rising Lotus at Night Feast

    Brisbane Powerhouse isn't usually home to glowing pyramids — but it is during its debut Night Feast.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Pearl

    Mia Goth is magnetic again in this gem of a prequel to Ti West's 2022 slasher standout 'X'.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Erth's Prehistoric Picnic

    Take a trip back to 65 million years ago at this picnic filled with realistic dinosaur recreations.

  • Food & Drink

    House of Chocolate

    Add white chocolate margaritas and loaded brownies to your Easter feasts at Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar.

  • Food & Drink

    Brunch with Bite 2023

    Add some drag, games and sing-alongs to your bottomless brunch.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Meet Me in the Bathroom

    The Strokes, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and NYC’s early-00s indie-rock scene get the in-the-moment documentary treatment by the directors of 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Curiocity Brisbane

    With each experience at the 2023 festival, you’ll be called to consider where art ends and science begins.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Under the Stars

    QSO is hosting a big free outdoor concert at Roma Street Parklands, kickstarting a new annual tradition.

  • Food & Drink

    Rosé and Champagne Garden Pop-Up 2023

    End your working week with a bubbly garden party at Cloudland, featuring four tastings for $30.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Shazam! Fury of the Gods

    Apart from casting Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu and 'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler, this sequel to 2019’s 'Shazam' is hardly magical.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Australian Geographic: Our Country

    Focusing on Australia's natural wonders, this immersive exploration features unseen footage from 25 different cinematographers — including a frequent David Attenborough collaborator.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Gigs & Picnics 2023

    Listen to free live music and grab snacks from food trucks at this monthly hangout in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    To Leslie

    Forget the controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination — she’s remarkable in this powerful character study.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Sunset Cinema Brisbane 2023

    Catch Oscar-nominees, classic comedies and the latest 'John Wick' flick at Northshore Hamilton.

  • 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.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    World Science Festival Brisbane 2023

    Unleash your inner science nerd with five days of talks, events, exhibits and interactive displays that explore all things weird and wonderfully scientific.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2023

    Brisbane's annual French cinema showcase is back with a 39-movie lineup spanning zombies, comedies, thrillers, tender dramas and more.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

    In this piercingly empathetic documentary, 'Citizenfour' Oscar-winner Laura Poitras turns her attention to photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the family behind OxyContin.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Shrek Rave 2023

    Be an all star at this 'Shrek' party — there'll be Smash Mouth sing-alongs, 'Shrek'-themed drink specials and free green glow sticks.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Synthony No 3

    A live orchestra will perform dance floor bangers by Disclosure, Eric Prydz, Flume, Calvin Harris, Wilkinson and more at the Riverstage.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    65

    Watching Adam Driver fight dinosaurs isn’t as spectacular as it should be, but this average flick isn’t an extinction-level event either.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Dinosaurs of Patagonia

    A massive dinosaur exhibition featuring the largest-known land animal ever is roaring into Queensland Museum.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Units

    Regurgitator are hosting the ultimate Brisbane music festival to celebrate 25 years of iconic album 'Unit'.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Hear My Eyes: 'Pan's Labyrinth'

    Just when you thought ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ couldn’t get more stunning, along comes this Brisbane Powerhouse event.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Amanda Parer: Fantastic Planet at Night Feast

    Sci-fi-inspired giants are towering over Brisbane Powerhouse during its first-ever neon-lit Night Feast.

  • Food & Drink

    Let's Lunch at Howard Smith Wharves 2023

    Tuck into a cheap weekday lunch with a riverside view at Howard Smith Wharves.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Scream VI

    The slasher franchise’s sixth instalment unleashes Ghostface upon a new city, but happily keeps stabbing its way through familiar territory.

  • Food & Drink

    Night Feast — March 2023

    Brisbane Powerhouse's first neon-lit food market is brightening up New Farm with culinary stalls and arts pop-ups all throughout March.

  • Travel & Leisure

    Feel Good Program Autumn 2023

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

  • Food & Drink

    Crab and Cray Cray 2023

    One Fish Two Fish is hosting five-course shellfish banquets over one crab and crayfish-filled month.

  • 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.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    OHM

    Peaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a live score lead Brisbane's new "festival of other music", ΩHM.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Food & Drink

    Bottomless Gin Brunches 2023

    Sip gin cocktails, sangria and Pimm's cups over a shareboard brunch.

  • 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.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Play Moves

    Museum of Brisbane's latest free exhibition is filled with art you can interact with.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    'Air' at GOMA

    Expect an exhibition that works to peel back the layers of the invisible, ethereal element that life cannot exist without.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Arts & Entertainment

    Imaginaria

    A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes and inflatable bubbles is taking over South Bank.

  • Food & Drink

    Yum Cha and Champagne Sundays

    Dumplings, prawn rolls and bubbles, right by the river.

  • 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.

  • Food & Drink

    Sky-High Sundays

    Brisbane's latest rooftop bar is serving up soda cocktails, Mediterranean-inspired dishes and R&B tunes every Sunday.

  • Food & Drink

    Brisbane Distillery's True Spirit Bus

    Stop by Riverside Markets every Sunday for tastings and cocktail flights.

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