Name: Spritz Sessions at Allonda
Start: 2023-12-12
End: 2025-12-05
Location: Allonda

From circus stunts to drone displays – find the best of Brisbane Festival at the Festival Garden

13 Aug 2024

As Brisbane Festival returns the whole city is set to light up with arts, events and performances crammed into every corner and cranny. The heart of the festivities however, will be the Festival Garden. Setting up shop in South Bank for 20 days and nights in September, this inner-city playground will be abuzz day and night with food, wine, installations and roving live performances. Read on to hear what’s waiting in the garden for you … more

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Eight weird and wonderful events you won’t want to miss at this year’s Brisbane Festival

06 Aug 2024

Brisbane Festival returns to once again push the envelope with a slew of genre-bending exhibitions, performances and experiences. For another year, the festival will let Brisbane’s kaleidoscopic personality take centre stage and celebrate our diverse cultural scene. From immersive theatre to floating burlesque and prolific dance performances, this year’s festival has curated a world-class program of events that's set to challenge, excite and ignite. Keep reading to find out our picks of this year’s most weird and wonderful events … more

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The round-up: Where to eat, drink and get the best view for this year’s Riverfire

31 Jul 2024

With August just a few sleeps away, so too is the start of Brisbane Festival– and its highly anticipated party of the year, Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust. The annual showcase will light up the city’s sky once again on Saturday August 31 with an evening of entertainment, celebration and thrilling pyrotechnics. Every year, revellers flock to the banks of the Brisbane River and the city’s best vistas to catch sight of the dazzling fireworks displays and aerial antics. But if you’re looking to swap your fold-out chair and esky for a night of flavour-filled festivities and not compromise your view, we’ve rounded up some of our top picks … more

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From Jean Paul Gautier to eco-chic excellence – all of the must-see fashion moments at this year’s Brisbane Festival

16 Jul 2024

Come August 30, the city will once again ring in the start of this year’s Brisbane Festival with an electric line-up of events from music acts and theatre premieres to fashion celebrations. This year, the festival has snagged riotous runway show Fashion Freak Show from the legendary Jean Paul Gautier, alongside an ethereal exhibition from local talent Grace Lillian Lee, collaborative fashion installations and more. Keep reading for all of the chic details. more

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Brisbane Festival is back for another year of world premieres, sensory experiences and theatre triumphs

06 Jun 2024

This September, Brisbane Festival returns to unite, inspire and empower with another electric collision of culture, celebrations and community. Locals and visitors alike are invited to experience the country's finest artists, tastemakers and literary legends with more than 1000 performances set to take place from August 30 to September 21. From world-first premieres to Australian exclusives, here’s what’s in store for this year’s Brisbane Festival ... more

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Witness a playful parade of fluorescent flamingos as they light up West Village this September

06 Sep 2023

If Lightscape is anything to go by, this year's Brisbane Festival is full of fluorescent fun. Another event that is lighting up Brisbane's community spaces involves everyone's favourite brightly-coloured bird. Across four nights in September, a playful parade of full-size flamingos will bring some flare to West Village, for an outrageous outdoor performance from Dead Puppet Society. more

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Trailblazing dance-theatre works, shark dives and magical melodies – check out these Brisbane Festival events happening at Northshore Brisbane

29 Aug 2023

In case you haven't heard, Brisbane Festival is taking over the city with 23 jam-packed days of thrilling entertainment and hot-as-heck hijinks from September 1–23. One of the festival hubs is at found at Northshore, Brisbane's home of immersive experiences. It's here where you can catch a world-premiere dance-theatre work, be immersed in a choose-your-own shark dive adventure and be serenaded by the sweet sounds of Brisbane's finest talents. Want to know more? Keep reading curious creatures ... more

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Be transported to a dream-like labyrinth at Brisbane Festival’s world premiere production, Salamander

17 Aug 2023

In case you haven't heard, Brisbane Festival is taking over the city from September 1–23 with a culture-soaked line-up of more than 1000 performances encompassing art, dance, theatre, installation and music. The first cab off the rank is world premiere Salamander – a large-scale, dream-like dance theatre work created by internationally renowned choreographer and director Maxine Doyle and artist and designer Es Devlin. more

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Mischief, magic and mayhem – celebrate the LGBTIQ+ community with these must-see Brisbane Festival shows

27 Jul 2023

With a fully-loaded line-up of fabulous events approaching at breakneck speed for this year's Brisbane Festival (it's all happening from September 1–23, for the forgetful folk), it's safe to say choosing from the multitude of enticing events (more than 1000 to be specific) is certainly a challenge. But don't fret, as your faithful friends at The Weekend Edition have your back. Those wanting to immerse themselves in a bit of mischief, magic and mayhem, and celebrate all that is wonderful about our Queer community, listen up. We've rounded up all of the must-see LGBTIQ+ shows at this year's Brisbane Festival, and trust us when we say, the diamonds on this list are sure to be glitter-full of fun! more

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Wild parties and movie mixtapes – unmissable Brisbane Festival events taking over the South Bank Piazza

27 Jul 2023

With just over a month left before our city comes alive with more than 1000 culture-soaked events for Brisbane Festival, now is the time to start putting together your list of must-see performances to avoid any chance of missing out. It's hard to encapsulate the full depth of the 2023 program, so to help you out, we've put together a couple of round-ups to help narrow down the magnificent multitude of events. From mind-bending contortion and rom-com movie mixtapes to wild parties and musical journeys, here are all of the unmissable Brisbane Festival events taking over the South Bank Piazza. more

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Life on mars and Moorooka block parties – super-fun things to check out in the final weeks of Brisbane Festival

12 Sep 2022

We're nearing halfway through September, which means we're already halfway through Brisbane Festival! If you're yet to experience the magic of the month-long arts and culture celebration or you're just looking to fill your free time with fun activities, let us suggest a few must-attend Brisbane Festival events to add to your calendar. more

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Have an out-of-this-world experience gazing at massive moons and gigantic globes at West Village

01 Sep 2022

Ever since NASA started releasing images of far-flung galaxies from the most powerful telescope launched into space, our obsession with the cosmos has been reignited. Our days of training to be astronauts are probably well behind us (let's be real, they were never in front of us), so we're pretty happy to learn that some celestial goodness will soon reveal itself at West Village in the form of three mammoth planet-like installations by artist Luke Jerram. As Frank Sinatra once crooned, "fly me to the moon" ... more

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Hedonistic hubs and disco wonderlands – our top picks for Brisbane Festival

15 Aug 2022

Fire up the group chat – Brisbane Festival is just around the corner! Our favourite city-wide fiesta will be delivering a bucketload of dynamite events across four weekends from September 2–24. We're talking iconic Aussie idols, a disco wonderland, floating art exhibitions, sexy stage shows and much, much more. To get you revved up, we've handpicked some standout happenings that are well worth penning into your calendar. more

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Strap in for fireworks and fantastical festivities – Brisbane Festival is back with four weekends of wonder

02 Jun 2022

The city might be slightly more chilly than usual, but our event's calendar is well and truly warming up. Perhaps the most sizzling happening of the whole year has just been unveiled – Brisbane Festival is back! Our favourite city-wide fiesta will set our town alight from September 2–24 with a thrilling three-week program that is shaping up to be the brightest party yet. We're talking giant glowing globes, standout stage shows, a disco wonderland, awe-inspiring pyrotechnic displays and the return of everyone's favourite floating art exhibition. more

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Secret gardens and funny mummies – all of the must-see Brisbane Festival events at West Village

14 Sep 2021

If you're wondering why our city looks a bit brighter than usual at the moment, it's all due to a certain city-wide fiesta – Brisbane Festival, of course! The much-anticipated celebration is setting our city alight from September 3–25 with a jam-packed three-week program. Set to host some of the finest festivities of the festival is West Village, which is home to everything from enchanting gardens full of larger-than-life florals to hilarious comedy showcases. Here's a taste of what's on offer ... more

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Pyrotechnics, seesaws and overwater exhibitions – Brisbane Festival itineraries for the wonder seeker in all

25 Aug 2021

With the very large-and-in-charge Brisbane Festival coming around the corner like the speed of light (it's all happening from September 3–25, for the forgetful folk), it's safe to say we're spoiled for choice – and choosing can be hard! Don't fret, fellow wonder seeker, as we have your back. We've curated four itineraries to help you tackle all of the festival goodness – whether you're a proud parent, eager bar hopper, art enthusiast or weekend chaser. more

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Hot in the city – the raunchiest shows to check out at Brisbane Festival

19 Aug 2021

September will usher in a lot of things – warmer weather, the early days of the silly season and our favourite annual fiesta – Brisbane Festival. The much-anticipated celebration will be injecting some razzle dazzle into our city from September 3–25 with a stimulating three-week program that is full to the brim with sultry, sexy and scintillating shows. If you're keen to get a bit dirrty Xtina-style, then luckily for you, we have rounded up Brisbane Festival's raunchiest events. From fierce LGBTIQ+ fashion parties to seductive cabaret troupes airing all of their dirty laundry, it's going to get hot and heavy up in here. more

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Urban legends, show dogs and fabulous fashion shows – our top five unmissable picks for Brisbane Festival

17 Aug 2021

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're all over the fact that Brisbane Festival is returning to our city from September 3–25 for three weeks of electrifying entertainment. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the absolute feast of fabulous events on offer then continue reading, as we've rounded up five of our favourite shows that have to be seen to be believed – including First Nations fashion parades, fierce femme tradies and fiery circus performances. more

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PSA – Brisbane Festival is having a Local Love flash sale so snag some tickets, pronto

12 Aug 2021

[PLEASE NOTE: the flash sale is over but you can still snag tickets to all of the amazing Brisbane Festival shows here.] One thing that has gotten us through what has been a particularly rough few weeks is that there is a shining beacon of hope lighting up our events calendar this September – Brisbane Festival. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, we can forgive you (just this once) but we won't let you forget – this city-wide fiesta is right around the corner and is bringing with it a jaw-dropping program of performances. To help you save some sweet dosh whilst you secure your seat, the generous organisers of Brisbane Festival are hosting a Local Love flash sale. You'd better be quick – this 48-hour bargain bonanza starts today at 12:00 pm. more

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Get set to immerse yourself in inflatable installations and floating exhibitions – Brisbane Festival is coming back with a bang

15 Jul 2021

If you can believe it, in two short months it will be September. Although this year seems like it is passing by quicker than you can sing Earth, Wind & Fire’s catchy song, that's not necessarily a bad thing, as the arrival of September means the return of our favourite city-wide fiesta – Brisbane Festival! The beloved celebration will set our city alight from September 3–25 with a thrilling three-week program that is shaping up to be the brightest party yet. From an art-filled boat cruising down Brisbane River and dance performances inside a bubble to much-anticipated stage shows and enchanting gardens full of larger-than-life florals, it doesn't get more weird and wonderful than this. more