We are creeping closer and closer to the weekend, friends! So you can make the most of your couple of days off, we have rounded up the best things happening in and around the city from riverside food festivals and cob-loaf parties to dazzling exhibitions and bewitching ballets. Keep reading for a few more ideas ... more
A new season brings a whole new calendar of events, and there's some particularly delicious happenings on the cards this month. One such tasty affair is Four Chefs and The Producer, where a quartet of Australia’s most celebrated chefs will come together at SK Steak & Oyster with renowned local beef producer, Stockyard, for an epicurean adventure that's set to enlighten your senses. more
Featuring more than 125 events from Canungra to The Lost World, Beaudesert to Boonah, Tamborine Mountain to Kalbar, Scenic Rim Eat Local Week is the ultimate backstage pass to the farms, wineries and food stories of the region. This year the much-loved food festival is celebrating ten years with a smorgasbord of delicious events happening from June 26 to July 4. more
Slip into the weekend with a few friends, fanciful sips and only the finest fare when Grazed and Grown by Regional Flavours fires up at South Bank Parklands from June 18–20. So you know how to spend your time wisely at this culinary event, we've cooked up an itinerary full of delicious happenings including sundowner sessions, flavoursome food tutorials and live tunes. Read on to find out what you can get up to at Grazed and Grown ... more
It's true that things taste sweeter when they are free. That's why we got just a little bit excited (okay, a lot) when we heard the news that beloved baked-good chain Krispy Kreme is slinging 100,000 free doughnuts across Australia to celebrate National Doughnut Day. Here's how you can score one of these toothsome treats ... more
Prepare your tastebuds, foodies, as beloved culinary festival Good Food Month presented by Citi is returning to Brisbane this July with a series of unmissable epicurean experiences. Fiery feasts, plant-based delights, pop-up restaurants and much more will be taking over our city, so you had better start clearing your calendar. more
Brisbane locals are no strangers to a good beer and when it comes to the sudsy stuff, we are spoilt for choice. That's exactly why Treasury Brisbane is assembling some of our favourite sips in one convenient spot for its inaugural Brewed Treasury Brisbane event. You can expect a line-up of your favourite Aussie drops, rockin' live entertainment and some truly mouth-watering eats. more
After being cancelled in 2020 due to the virus that shall not be named, Brisbane's much-loved seafood celebration Sea to the City is back with the wrath of Poseidon and some of the freshest catches our state has to offer. Expect an afternoon filled with live tunes, spectacular river views and pop-up stalls from Brisbane’s best fishmongers and slingers of fanciful fair. more
Everyone's favourite food and wine festival Regional Flavours is returning for 2021, bringing an exciting new three-event line-up to South Bank Parklands! The flavoursome festivities kick off this June with Grazed and Grown, which will serve up a smorgasbord of delicious happenings by the river. Think waterfront craft-beer celebrations, winter solstice feasts, Byron Bay eats and a bougie opening party – our tummies are rumbling already. more
Food lovers, rejoice! A highlight of Southeast Queensland's events calendar, Hampton Festival is returning for its 19th edition on Sunday May 16. Culinary thrill-seekers can expect top-tier eats, live music, lively libations and much, much more. Here's what you can fit on to your plate while you're visiting the quaint town of Hampton ... more
Mothers put up with a whole lot over their lifetime (let's be real, we all still throw the occasional toddler tantrum) and it's only fair that they get at least one day dedicated to them. So, how do we say thanks to the woman who gave us life? As much as we'd like to give her the world, it's kind of impossible, so we will settle for a good ol' feast instead. If you want to be your mum's favourite child this Mother's Day, then treat her to a day of wining and dining at Portside Wharf – there's everything from bubbly brunches and lavish waterfront lunches to decadent dinners and after-dark cocktails. more
Let's be real – every day deserves to be Mother’s Day. Why? From bringing us into this world to all the contributions (and sacrifices) they make, being a maternal figure is no easy feat. That being said, Mother’s Day is still a great opportunity to tell your mother how much she means to you. If you're seeking somewhere special to take Mum on Sunday May 9, read on to find out where you can celebrate around the city – whether it be with a pint, a bottomless breakfast or a luxe four-course feast. more
One would figure a Woolloongabba cocktail bar to be a pretty odd place to find a temporal anomaly, but what would we know? We're no experts on time travel. What we do know is that the secretive souls at SpaceFold Technology are getting things primed and ready for the arrival of the Time Travel Cafe – a very special speakeasy that will soon be piercing the fabric of time to arrive at Canvas Club from May 5–23. Before it shuffles off to another point in the timeline, Brisbane locals are welcome to pop in for a drink and a chat with the cafe's distinguished denizens. Keen to indulge your Dr. Who fantasies? Read on to get the low-down on this TARDIS full of tipples ... more
Mother's Day is just around the corner (it's Sunday May 9, FYI) and we can't wait to give Mum a big ol' cuddle and kiss. If you're yet to get the maternal figure in your life the gift she deserves, then we think you should swap out the usual flowers and choccie combo for an indulgent feast at inner-city restaurant Motorwagen. With four courses worth of decadent delights to stick a fork into, you know Mum will be gushing about you to her mates for weeks afterwards. Go on, get her some flowers too – she deserves it. more
Our city is known for many things – our snaking river, a collection of stellar live-music venues and one truly dazzling cultural precinct, to name a few – though one undisputed factor that makes us stand out from the rest is our burgeoning dining scene. Sure, Brisbane has always been blessed with a cracking culinary offering but it seems now more than ever, we are really spoilt for choice. So you can indulge in some of The City's top-notch restaurants and bars, there's a brand-new two-week festival with more than 80 exclusive offers and dining experiences across 50 local venues. Say hello to Dine BNE City, an epicurean celebration set to line your stomach with Brisbane's most delicious sips and snacks from May 13–30. more
Whether your tipple of choice is a margarita, mojito, martini or a spritz, when 5:00 pm on a Friday rolls around, one thing is for sure – it's cocktail o'clock. In a win for avid sippers, our enthusiasm for a well-crafted imbibe is being rewarded with a new four-week event. Prepare to immerse yourself in a celebration of all things boozy as Australian Cocktail Month pours in to Brisbane from May 1–31. If you're eager to drink local and support your local bars whilst getting exclusive access to top-notch cocktail menus, then this is the perfect event for you ... more
Prepare your stomachs, friends – one of Brisbane's most beloved festivals, Paniyiri Greek Festival is returning to bring us a much-needed dose of delicious eats and culture. The 45th edition of the festival will be celebrated over one jam-packed weekend from May 22–23, where all of our favourite events will be making an appearance plus ... drum roll, please .... a honeypuff drive-through. We're salivating already. more
The snap lockdown just before Easter weekend threw us all for a bit of a loop, casting plans into disarray and causing some devastating cancellations for events we were all looking forward to. However, you can't keep a good thing down – and one of the casualties of that fateful weekend has risen like a phoenix from the ashes to provide us with the glorious party that was snatched away at the last minute. Treasury Brisbane has rescheduled its much-anticipated Cheese, Wine and Bubbles soiree to Friday April 30, taking over its magical courtyard with top-tier bubbles, worldly wines, culinary delights and live entertainment (all COVID safe, of course). more
Attention, foodies! Everyone's favourite food and wine festival Regional Flavours is returning to South Bank Parklands this year – but with an exciting new twist. Instead of a single weekend event, 2021 will see Regional Flavours serve up some of Australia’s most celebrated chefs and local producers across a delectable three-part event series from June to October. Kicking off the tastebud-tempting festival is Grazed and Grown, which is set to bloom in our city from June 18–20. Bring your appetite, because you'll need it for this delicious event. more
Prepare yourselves for a feast, curious carnivores – Treasury Brisbane’s top-tier steak restaurant Black Hide by Gambaro is putting on a dinner degustation for the ages. Featuring steaks with impressive marble scores, sumptuous sea-sourced bites and worldly wines, this is one sensational feed you won’t want to miss out on. more
