Things To Do This Weekend 24-26 Aug
From burger festivals to warehouse foodie havens, charming new cafes, Balkan restaurants, grenade factory bookshops and fairy villages, here's your guide to having a great weekend:
What's On
A journey from S&G's humble beginnings as 50s Rock n Roll duo Tom & Jerry, via the songs & stories that shaped them, to an awesome recreation of the legendary 1981 Central Park reunion concert...more
This fascinating production from Canberra's Pigeonhole Theatre set in the bawdy & troublesome time of 1669, looks at what has changed for actresses in the past 350 years - and what hasn't!..more
Artist Amanda Hart's stunning exhibition of the inspiring landscape from Sofala in NSW to Coolum in QLD launches at Mitchell Fine Art - meet her at opening night this Friday or artist talk on Saturday...more
Following on the success of last year's inaugural burger festival, The Triffid is throwing its second one this weekend, with an awesome line-up of burgers from Brisbane's best outlets & live music acts...more
Time is running out to see one of the best shows to hit the Brisbane stage in years - the Broadway smash-hit about the life and music of one of the top-selling, most prolific songwriters of all time...more
Must Do Coming Up
The much-loved long-running fiesta is back with an epic new 5-day format and a jam-packed program of music, visual arts, performance, food, workshops, bogan bingo & roof parties...more
Get set for a joyous cocktail of entertainment and enlightenment in the historic Spiegeltent with a cast of international prodigies and deviants in an adventure of hedonistic theatrical anarchy...more
Legendary actress Helen Morse brings impassioned life to Oswald's exquisite elegy for each of the 215 dead soldiers named in Homer's Iliad in this richly layered, awesome theatrical experience...more
This amazing exhibition from London's Natural History Museum features 100 award-winning images capturing nature's rich diversity, from intimate animal portraits to spectacular wild landscapes...more
This Grammy Award winning, global superstar, renowned for lavish and flamboyant costumes, brings her elaborate stage production to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre for just 2 nights next month...more
What's New
Brisbane's best Asian dining experience can be found in a converted warehouse in a secret locale...more
An historic corner store in the eastside has been turned into a chic new café serving all day breakfast...more
Named after the first German motorcar is this stylish new café bar brought to you by Mercedes Benz...more
Just opened is this fantastic new Turkish restaurant that is family friendly with a kids play area...more
Not just a gorgeous café, this new east side arrival is also a source of heavenly French pastries...more
Recently opened south of Brisbane is this gem of a café with a Greek and Eastern European flavour...more
This charming child friendly cottage café is the go-to for fresh baked scones and delicious toasties...more
An old World War II grenade factory is now home to this hidden treasure of a secondhand bookshop...more
A hidden treasure of an authentic great value Eastern European restaurant found west of Brisbane...more
Found this charming northside Italian café that serves a top breakfast as well as traditional dishes...more
A picturesque westside village has welcomed this new family friendly burger bar and beer garden...more
What We Loved This Week
There are so many fantastic events on at The Southern Gold Coast this spring, from SWELL Sculpture Festival to The Coolangatta Gold...more
Best of Walks
From quarry and koala walks to wetlands and bush walks, discover Logan's beauty spots by foot...more
Castle ruins, Japanese gardens, bush hikes and boardwarks - Ipswich has a great variety of walks...more
For something completely different head to one of Brisbane's islands and take a walk of discovery...more
Kids
This northside flora and fauna reserve has a secret fairy dale, kids playground & environment centre...more
Saturday is funday at Brisbane's LEGO Educational Centre with group themed LEGO-building sessions...more
Why not take the kids west for a visit to this free mini zoo which is adjacent to historic Queens Park...more
