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.
The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
Weekends are precious. You want to make the most of those glorious days devoid of responsibility and overflowing with possibility (especially when they're a day longer than normal). Luckily, Brisbane's got plenty happening to make sure you don't spend the days indoors binge-watching Netflix and instead discovering new bars, absorbing art and feasting your way through food markets. Here are our picks of the weekend's happenings.
Top image: Daniel Boud.
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Arts & EntertainmentCity Symphony
Spanning a century of cinema, these GOMA sessions pair movies about cities with stunning new live soundscapes.
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Arts & EntertainmentSocial 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.
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Food & DrinkAll-You-Can-Eat Monday–Friday at The Bavarian
Every weekday for two weeks only, The Bavarian is serving up all-you-can-eat deals.
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Arts & EntertainmentRobin Fox: Brisbane Constellation at Night Feast
Australian audiovisual artist Robin Fox dazzles Brisbane Powerhouse with sound, light and a matrix of crystal refractors.
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Food & DrinkSunshine 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 & EntertainmentJohn 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.
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Travel & LeisureVictoria Park Candyland Putt Putt 2023
Celebrate Easter by tap, tap, tapping your way around Victoria Park's candy-themed mini golf course.
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Arts & EntertainmentGC 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentMaschi Fontana: Rising Lotus at Night Feast
Brisbane Powerhouse isn't usually home to glowing pyramids — but it is during its debut Night Feast.
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Arts & EntertainmentPearl
Mia Goth is magnetic again in this gem of a prequel to Ti West's 2022 slasher standout 'X'.
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Arts & EntertainmentErth's Prehistoric Picnic
Take a trip back to 65 million years ago at this picnic filled with realistic dinosaur recreations.
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Food & DrinkHouse of Chocolate
Add white chocolate margaritas and loaded brownies to your Easter feasts at Cowch Dessert Cocktail Bar.
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Arts & EntertainmentMeet 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'.
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Arts & EntertainmentCuriocity Brisbane
With each experience at the 2023 festival, you’ll be called to consider where art ends and science begins.
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Arts & EntertainmentQueensland Symphony Orchestra's Symphony Under the Stars
QSO is hosting a big free outdoor concert at Roma Street Parklands, kickstarting a new annual tradition.
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Food & DrinkRosé and Champagne Garden Pop-Up 2023
End your working week with a bubbly garden party at Cloudland, featuring four tastings for $30.
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Arts & EntertainmentShazam! 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentAustralian 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentGigs & Picnics 2023
Listen to free live music and grab snacks from food trucks at this monthly hangout in the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.
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Arts & EntertainmentTo Leslie
Forget the controversy surrounding Andrea Riseborough's Oscar nomination — she’s remarkable in this powerful character study.
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Arts & EntertainmentSunset Cinema Brisbane 2023
Catch Oscar-nominees, classic comedies and the latest 'John Wick' flick at Northshore Hamilton.
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Travel & LeisureAdults-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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Arts & EntertainmentWorld 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentAlliance 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentAll 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentShrek 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentSynthony No 3
A live orchestra will perform dance floor bangers by Disclosure, Eric Prydz, Flume, Calvin Harris, Wilkinson and more at the Riverstage.
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Arts & Entertainment65
Watching Adam Driver fight dinosaurs isn’t as spectacular as it should be, but this average flick isn’t an extinction-level event either.
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Arts & EntertainmentDinosaurs of Patagonia
A massive dinosaur exhibition featuring the largest-known land animal ever is roaring into Queensland Museum.
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Arts & EntertainmentUnits
Regurgitator are hosting the ultimate Brisbane music festival to celebrate 25 years of iconic album 'Unit'.
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Arts & EntertainmentHear My Eyes: 'Pan's Labyrinth'
Just when you thought ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ couldn’t get more stunning, along comes this Brisbane Powerhouse event.
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Arts & EntertainmentAmanda Parer: Fantastic Planet at Night Feast
Sci-fi-inspired giants are towering over Brisbane Powerhouse during its first-ever neon-lit Night Feast.
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Food & DrinkLet's Lunch at Howard Smith Wharves 2023
Tuck into a cheap weekday lunch with a riverside view at Howard Smith Wharves.
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Arts & EntertainmentScream VI
The slasher franchise’s sixth instalment unleashes Ghostface upon a new city, but happily keeps stabbing its way through familiar territory.
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Food & DrinkNight 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.
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Travel & LeisureFeel Good Program Autumn 2023
Bend, stretch, splash and dance your way through autumn at South Bank's free exercise classes.
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Food & DrinkCrab and Cray Cray 2023
One Fish Two Fish is hosting five-course shellfish banquets over one crab and crayfish-filled month.
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Arts & EntertainmentPop 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 & EntertainmentOHM
Peaches, Future Islands and 'Pan's Labyrinth' with a live score lead Brisbane's new "festival of other music", ΩHM.
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Arts & EntertainmentHamilton
Brisbane, it's your turn to be in the room where it happens, with Lin-Manuel Miranda's phenomenal musical coming to QPAC.
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Arts & EntertainmentMelting 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.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Gin Brunches 2023
Sip gin cocktails, sangria and Pimm's cups over a shareboard brunch.
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Food & DrinkNautilus 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.
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Arts & EntertainmentPlay Moves
Museum of Brisbane's latest free exhibition is filled with art you can interact with.
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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.
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Travel & LeisureTides of Brisbane Boat Tour 2022–23
Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend two hours floating past historic landmarks.
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Arts & EntertainmentPlay/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.
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Arts & EntertainmentMaking 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 & EntertainmentImaginaria
A multi-sensory playground with light-filled mazes and inflatable bubbles is taking over South Bank.
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Food & DrinkSundays 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 & DrinkSky-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 & DrinkBrisbane Distillery's True Spirit Bus
Stop by Riverside Markets every Sunday for tastings and cocktail flights.