The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This Weekend
Explore this new art exhibition, catch the latest films or sip spritzes by the river.
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. 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.
Image: Regatta In Full Bloom
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Arts & EntertainmentThinking Into Being
QUT Art Museum's summer-long exhibition explores the thought process that brings objects, products and experiences to fruition.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Lost Leonardo
As tense and suspenseful as any thriller, this wild art-world documentary explores the story of recently discovered potential Leonardo da Vinci painting 'Salvator Mundi'.
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Arts & EntertainmentEncanto
Featuring infectious tunes by Lin-Manuel Miranda, this lively Disney musical is a gorgeous and heartfelt love letter to Latin American culture.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Card Counter
Oscar Isaac is exceptional in this weighty and compelling gambling drama from 'Taxi Driver' screenwriter and 'First Reformed' director Paul Schrader.
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Food & DrinkRiverbar's Italian Summer Pop-Up
Spend your summer sipping spritzes and eating octopus bruschetta by the river.
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Design & StyleThe Finders Keepers Pop-Up Market
Support the next wave of independent artisans at this pop-up outdoor art and design market.
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Arts & EntertainmentDune
Phenomenally cast, staged and shot, this Timothée Chalamet-led version of sci-fi’s desert-dwelling space thriller is spectacular.
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Food & DrinkTake Me to The Candy Shop
Tex-Mex chain El Camino Cantina is celebrating summer with bright-hued, candy-flavoured margaritas — complete with edible candy garnishes.
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Travel & LeisureSnow Village
Head to Toombul this festive season to wander through the snow, build a snowman and make snowballs.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe 10th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art
Queensland Art Gallery and the Gallery of Modern Art's three-yearly survey of Asia Pacific art is back — this time with a participatory shrine installation and a ten-metre-long loom of human hair.
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Arts & EntertainmentBad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Unpacking a sex-tape scandal — as well as the state of the world today — this Romanian award-winner is scorching and searing from its first frame to its last.
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Arts & EntertainmentVenom: Let There Be Carnage
Tom Hardy and his parasite are back in this gleefully ridiculous sequel to 2018's box-office hit — and watching the actor argue with himself is the best thing about the film.
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Food & DrinkLe Bon Bakery Pop-Up
Woolloongabba's C'est Bon is serving up cinnamon brioche, croque monsieurs, baguettes and other French bakery goods until Christmas.
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Arts & EntertainmentTitane
Following a serial-killing car model, this ferocious and unflinching body-horror thriller is only the second-ever movie to win a female filmmaker Cannes Film Festival’s coveted Palme d’Or.
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Arts & EntertainmentThe Rescue
The Oscar-winning directors behind 'Free Solo' swap climbing peaks for diving deep, this time chronicling the rescue of 12 Thai schoolboys and their soccer coach from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave system.
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Arts & EntertainmentBlue Bayou
With potent performances and a dreamy-yet-gritty look, this deeply moving drama tackles America's immigration laws and their punitive impact.
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Arts & EntertainmentZola
2015's viral 148-post Twitter thread about a Florida trip gone wrong comes to the screen, complete with candy hues, a bold approach and a savvy dissection of social media.
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Food & DrinkBottomless Drag Brunch
Kick off your Saturday with a drag show, two hours of drinks and a non-stop pile of pancakes.
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Food & DrinkPalm Springs Pop-Up
The Wickham has decked out its beer garden California-style — and it's doing themed cocktails, slushies and bottomless drag brunches.
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Food & DrinkIn Full Bloom
The Regatta is celebrating the warmest part of the year with spritzes, mushroom sliders, peking duck shanks and live tunes.
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Arts & EntertainmentMoonlight Cinema Brisbane 2021–22
Watch everything from 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings', 'A Quiet Place Part II' and 'Dear Evan Hansen' to 'Dirty Dancing', 'Love Actually' and 'Home Alone' under the stars.
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Design & StyleQAGOMA Store Christmas Design Market Weekend
Spend two days shopping for creative Christmas gifts at QAGOMA.
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Arts & EntertainmentNo Time to Die
Daniel Craig farewells his time as Bond in a thrilling, weighty and emotional swansong that isn't afraid to shake and stir the franchise's usual elements.
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Food & DrinkSpritz Pop-Up Bar at Eagle Street Pier
Pair orange-hued cocktails with bites from Eagle Street Pier's eateries at this six-week-long pop-up bar.
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Travel & LeisureThe Enchanted Garden 2021
See one of Brisbane's most popular spaces in a completely new light.
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Travel & LeisurePlant Empire Christmas Market
'Tis the season to shop for greenery, pots, ceramics, crafts and more.
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Arts & EntertainmentDisney+ Drive-In 2021–22
Catch classic Disney, Pixar and Christmas flicks at this pop-up outdoor cinema on the Gold Coast.
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Travel & LeisureSouth City Square Christmas Pop-Up Markets 2021
You'll feel like you're wandering around a European-style market hall at this inner-east mix of stalls and food trucks.
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Design & StyleBrisStyle Twilight Christmas Market 2021
A big festive market in the middle of King George Square.
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Food & DrinkLune Lab Brisbane
Lune Croissanterie is bringing its three-course croissant degustations to its new South Brisbane store.
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Food & DrinkFish & Spritz 2021
One Fish Two Fish is hosting decadent weekend lunches, pairing four courses of seafood with bottomless spritzes.
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Arts & EntertainmentMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition
This immersive exhibition lets you walk through Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel artworks without leaving Brisbane.
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Food & DrinkDarling & Co's Bottomless Brunch
Drink unlimited bubbles from a fountain every weekend.
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Travel & LeisureNundah Christmas Twilight Markets 2021
Browse your way through festive stalls under fairy lights — then stop at the North Pole-themed bar.
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Arts & EntertainmentBrisbane 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 & DrinkEat Your Art Out High Tea
Paint your own panna cotta and pair cocktails with edible prints at this art-themed high tea.
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Travel & LeisureVictoria Park Christmas Putt Putt 2021
'Tis the season to putt your way around this festive mini golf course.
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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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Travel & LeisureTides of Brisbane Boat Tour
Hit the water from the City Botanic Gardens to spend three hours floating past historic landmarks.
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Food & DrinkBottomless 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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Travel & LeisureFeel Good Program Spring–Summer 2021
Everything is better when it's free — especially exercise.
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Food & DrinkLa Dolce Vita Brunch
Howard Smith Wharves' rooftop bar is doing Sunday boozy brunches throughout spring and summer.
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Arts & EntertainmentConflict in My Outlook — Don't Be Evil
UQ Art Museum's latest free exhibition ponders the labour, data, infrastructure and all-round pervasiveness of our always-online world.
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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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Arts & EntertainmentVan Gogh Alive
See more than 3000 large-scale images of the Dutch master's works projected onto walls, columns and floors at Northshore Hamilton.
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Arts & EntertainmentBrisbane Winter Sessions
Postponed from its winter slot due to lockdown, this multi-gig music festival is now spending spring spreading a heap of shows across inner-city Brisbane.
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Arts & EntertainmentBrickman Wonders of the World
Check out the Arc de Triomphe, Leaning Tower of Pisa and Big Ben in Lego form.
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Design & StyleGabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto
It's the first exhibition in Australia that'll solely focus on Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel's contributions to fashion and culture.
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Arts & Entertainment2021 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards
Australia’s longest running and most prestigious art awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists is back — and you can catch it IRL or online.
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Arts & EntertainmentDylan Mooney: Blak Superheroes
Yuwi, Torres Strait Islander and Australian-born South Sea Island artist Dylan Mooney gives First Nations characters a comic book-style makeover.
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Arts & EntertainmentOpen Season 2021
The Tivoli and The Princess Theatre are showcasing live music during this six-month series of gigs.
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Arts & EntertainmentCity in the Sun
Museum of Brisbane's latest free exhibition embraces Brissie's subtropical reputation and vibe.
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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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Travel & LeisureLive DJ Yoga: Vinyl Vinyasa
Listen to DJs drop beats while you bust out your best downward dog.
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Arts & EntertainmentJagged Little Pill the Musical
The 15-time Tony Award-nominee will reopen the Theatre Royal Sydney in December.
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Food & DrinkBrisbane Distillery's True Spirit Bus
Stop by Riverside Markets every Sunday for tastings and cocktail flights.
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Travel & LeisureRooftop Yoga at Cielo
This sky-high Fortitude Valley bar hosts fitness classes with a view — at sunrise and sunset.
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Travel & LeisureThe Yot Club 2021
The next-level party boat has two bars, a stage and a dance floor — and it's sailing through Brisbane again.
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Arts & EntertainmentDracula — Queensland Ballet
Bram Stoker's gothic horror classic dances across the stage.
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