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Top Weekenders Apr 5-7

From laneway wine & food festivals and exquisite opera to pirate punk bars, gorgeous manor house restaurants, Vietnamese cafes and scenic island walks, here's 15+ ways to make this a top weekend:

WHAT'S ON
A Flowering Tree
A Flowering Tree, QPAC, Opera Queensland
Be swept away by the imagery, the magic and the romance of this resplendent retelling of a traditional Indian folk tale
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Palm Island and Our People
Palm Island and Our People, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane
Palm Island & Our People is a fascinating exhibition now showing at the State Library of Queensland
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Tim Minchin
Tim Minchin, QPAC, Brisbane
The musical genius returns to QPAC in November for an Unfunny Evening with Tim Minchin and his Piano
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MUST DO COMING UP
Jurassic Park Live Movie Experience
Jurassic Park in Concert
Jurassic Park Live Music Experience, presented by Queensland Symphony Orchestra, features a screening of the action-packed adventure film
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Big Skies Festival
Big Skies Festival
Big Skies is a fantastic 9-day festival celebrating the sights, tastes & unique experiences of Queensland’s Western Downs
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Cinderella
Cinderella Cremorne Theatre QPAC
Cinderella is a heart-felt, funny, fairy tale for grown-ups playing at QPAC from April 26 to May 5
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Songkran Thai New Year
Songkran Thai New year Fortitude valley
Thailand's most famous festival is coming to the Chinatown Mall with music, dance, roving acts, markets, Buddha bathing and
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John Birmingham On Father
John Birmingham On Father
John Birmingham pays homage to "the best man I've ever known" with On Father at Brisbane Powerhouse
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Billionaire Boy
Billionaire Boy, QUT Gardens Theatre, David Walliams
David Walliams’ best-selling children’s book, Billionaire Boy, comes to life on stage at QUT Gardens Theatre
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Room on the Broom
Room on the Broom
Adapted from the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, this show will enchant young audiences
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School of Rock
School of Rock
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash-hit rock musical, School of Rock, is coming to QPAC from Friday, July 12
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Good Friday Seafood Buffet
Good Friday Seafood Luncheon, The Regatta Hotel
Don't miss Regatta Hotel's Good Friday Seafood Buffet offering the freshest seafood and much more for the family to enjoy
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Romiosini and Beyond
Romiosini and Beyond, QPAC, Mikis Theodorakis
Romiosini and Beyond celebrates the greatest Greek composer, Mikis Theodorakis, with a rousing concert at QPAC
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WHAT'S NEW
Death & Taxes
Death & Taxes Brisbane
Death & Taxes is a gorgeous old-world cocktail lounge and wine bar hidden away in Brisbane's oldest laneway
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The White House of Waterford
The White House of Waterford
Enjoy dining or a fancy high tea on the verandah of a grand colonial house on the river
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Jolly Roger
Jolly Roger Fortitude Valley
Jolly Roger is Fortitude Valley's pirate punk bar specializing in rum, craft beer, loud music and vintage cartoons
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Polpetta
Polpetta, Crystalbrook Vincent
Polpetta is a slick industrial chic Italian Kitchen and Bar nestled in the base of Crystalbrook Vincent at Howard Smith Wharves
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Mister Bui Banh Mi
Mister Bui Banh Mi Nundah
Mister Bui Banh Mi is a colourful Vietnamese kitchen which has them queuing for banh mi in Brisbane's north
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Taro's Vegan Ramen
Taro's Vegan Ramen, Brisbane CBD
Taro's Vegan Ramen is a dedicated vegan ramen bar from Brisbane's renowned ramen master Taro Akimoto
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The Fish Factory
The Fish Factory, Morningside, seafood market
The Fish Factory in Morningside is renowned in Brisbane for its wide array of fresh seafood with the added bonus of having a bistro attached
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Halo Ground Coffee & Food
Halo Ground Coffee and Food, Fortitude Valley, cafe
Halo Ground Coffee and Food  is a foodie's delight with an in-house pastry chef and top-notch fare
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Viet Fresh Rolls
Viet Fresh Rolls Springwood
This little no-frills Vietnamese eatery serves authentic Vietnamese street food
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WHAT WE LOVED THIS WEEK
The Trellis
The Trellis in Carseldine is a gardening nirvana with a plethora of plants and pots plus a gorgeous creekside café
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ISLAND WALKS
Bribie Island
Family cycling on cycle path on Bribie Island with Moreton Bay ocean in background.
A flat easy walk or cycle of about 7km return, this shady path hugs the seafront through a continuous parkland to the Bribie Island Bridge and beyond
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Coochiemudlo Island Walk or Cycle
Coochie Mudlo Island is one of Moreton Bay's most secluded and compact sand-fringed islands, relatively untouched by time or tourists
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North Gorge Walk
Point Lookout Gorge Walk Stradbroke Island
The North Gorge Walk on Pt Lookout is, quite simply, one of South East Queensland’s most spectacular coastal walks.
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KIDS
Peppa Pig's Aquarium Adventure
eppa Pig's Aquarium Adventure Sea Life Sunshine Coast
Join Peppa Pig on an amazing aquarium adventure this school holiday at Sea Life on the Sunshine Coast
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Top Things To Do In Brisbane This Week

Pandemonium 2024 Eatons Hill Hotel

Pandemonium 2024

Witness Alice Cooper, Blondie and more live on stage
Apr 28
The Woman in Black, QPAC

The Woman In Black

See the terrifying original live on stage at QPAC
Apr 30-May 11

Lord Mayor's Photographic Awards

Capture Brisbane in its best light!
May 1-Jun 7

West End Shoe Sale

Brisbane's biggest & best ladies shoe sale is back!
May 1-3
Mexican Fiesta Month

Mexican Fiesta Month

Terraces Restaurant brings the vibrant flavours of Mexico to the Gold Coast
May 1-31
Buddha Birth Day Festival

Buddha Birth Day Festival

Brisbane’s iconic Buddha Birth Day Festival is back!
May 3-5
Mad Science at QAGOMA

Mad Science

Ghastly creations, evil schemes and experiments gone wrong
May 3-Jun 23
Planes, Trains & Autos City of Ipswich

Planes, Trains And Autos

An adrenaline-charged festival of all things aviation, rail & auto
May 4-6

Sky Racing Guineas Day

Enjoy a great day out at the races with friends, fine food and more
May 4
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EDITOR'S PICK

Be Awesome for Autism

Lace up your shoes, put on your active wear and bring the kids along to AEIOU Foundation's Brisbane Fun Run and Family Fun Day
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Be Awesome for Autism
MUST DO

Mother's Day Dining

Celebrate Mother's Day at one of these top restaurants, open from 11am 'til late for a la carte dining
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Mother's Day Dining
THIS WEEKEND

Top Things to Do Apr 26-28

From Brisbane's leading comedy festival, circus fun house and Alice Cooper to a new wine bar & Italian patsserie-cafe the top things to do
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This Weekend Apr 26-28
THE GUIDE

Mother's Day 2024

Some of the best places to take Mum this Mother's Day, from elegant high teas, treetop buffets, yum-cha, and more
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Mother's Day Guide 2024
BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL

Ten Funniest Acts

You've seen them on the small screen and social media, now here are 10 of the funniest shows to see at this year's festival
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Ten Funniest Shows BCF 2024
COMING UP

What's on in May in & around Brisbane

From mega comedy, cheese and writers festivals to Dawn French, Tom Gleeson and Geoffrey Robertson live, some of the top things to do in May
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What's On in May 2024 around Brisbane
HOT TICKET

Audra McDonald

Don't miss Broadway legend, television and film star, Audra McDonald, when she performs at QPAC for one-night-only
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Audra McDonald
Britain’s second longest running play comes to QPAC!
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