The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This March
Both the dog- and cat-lovers festivals hitting town, science-fuelled art, drinking beer beneath chandeliers: that's all on the agenda in Brisbane in March.
The Best Things to Do in Brisbane This March
Want to know what's on in Brisbane in March? Well, a lot happens in this big, bustling city of ours. When it comes to Brisbane events, think: film festivals one day, exhibitions another, and everything from booze-fuelled shindigs to excuses to get outdoors in between. And, of course, there's always more around the corner. That means that there's plenty to look forward to and plenty of awesomeness to fill your diary to the brim.
To help you plot things out, make plans with the gang and make the most of every moment, we've rounded up the best things to do in Brisbane in March. Don't say you don't have anything to do across the month.
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Arts & Entertainment
Sunset Cinema Brisbane
This outdoor picture palace returns to Northshore Hamilton for a 2024 season of movies under the stars and by the river.
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Food & Drink
The Greatest Rita Show
Royal Easter Show time in Sydney means a new round of creative margarita flavours in Brisbane, including bubblegum, sour lemonade and chilli triple-buttered popcorn.
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Arts & Entertainment
Seasonal Fruit Festival — Autumn Edition
Catch The Beths, Wednesday, Surprise Chef and more at this riverside festival curated by Jet Black Cat Music and hosted by Felons.
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Food & Drink
Ever After High Tea: Easter Edition
This fairy tale-themed high tea is getting an Easter makeover, complete with a Crème Eggstraordinare cocktail.
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Food & Drink
All-You-Can-Eat Pizza Mondays
Devour all the slices of pizza you can handle in 90 minutes from $29 — with a drink purchase.
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Design & Style
The Great Artist Market
Howard Smith Wharves' riverside brewery is celebrating Brisbane's creative community at its makers' market.
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Travel & Leisure
Adults-Only Mini-Golf Night
Tingalpa's 16-hole jungle-themed mini golf course with a cocktail bar throws weekly boozy parties just for adults.
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Arts & Entertainment
OHM
Head to Brisbane Powerhouse to see Yothu Yindi, Drab Majesty and Kim Gordon exhibitions at 2024's Festival of Other Music.
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Food & Drink
Women in Walrus
Celebrate International Women’s Day with an all-female bar takeover in this underground speakeasy.
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Italian Renaissance Alive
This multi-sensory exhibition will immerse you in Italian Renaissance works, including the 'Mona Lisa'.
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Aqua with Special Guests: Australian Tour 2024
Come on Barbie, let's go party — with Aqua, 2 Unlimited and East 17 thanks to this huge 90s tour.
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'Fairy Tales' Up Late
GOMA is throwing a couple of enchanted after-hours parties inside its stunning 'Fairy Tales' exhibition.
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Alliance Française French Film Festival
From 'The Three Musketeers' to the latest film by Michel Gondry, this year's 41-movie lineup isn't short on highlights.
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Food & Drink
Margs-a-Million
This new margarita festival at Southside is pairing 'ritas, mariachi tunes and bites whipped up with the Mama Taco crew.
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Arts & Entertainment
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Musical
You'll want to be this delightful Disney musical's guest at Brisbane's QPAC Lyric Theatre from mid-February.
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Food & Drink
Juicy Beer Festival
This indie beer festival pours brews in the chandelier-filled Fortitude Music Hall — and soundtracks them with DJs.
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Food & Drink
March Into Margarita
Fish Lane is dedicating the entire month of march to margaritas and marg-fuelled events.
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Whimsical, tender, deadpan and enchanting, this French-language Canadian coming-of-age dramedy is about a bloodsucker who doesn't want to kill people.
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'Saltburn' Party
Celebrate one of 2023's most talked-about movies with karaoke, a 'Murder on the Dancefloor' sing-along and sips of Felix's Fangirl Fizz.
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Christine Ko and Louis Lim: Departure
Family photos have been turned into kites at this Museum of Brisbane exhibition, which explores the migrant experience.
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Arts & Entertainment
Drive-Away Dolls
There’s no shortage of Coenesque fun in this gloriously wild road-trip comedy, even with just one of the filmmaking brothers driving the show.
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Food & Drink
An Evening with Nigella Lawson
The British chef is returning to Australia to share her culinary secrets, including at an in-conversation session at QPAC's Concert Hall in Brisbane.
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Arts & Entertainment
Mardi Gras Film Festival Online 2024
Can't make it to MGFF in-person in Sydney? Stream along from home nationwide.
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The Zone of Interest
More than a decade after 'Under the Skin', filmmaker Jonathan Glazer returns with a chilling and unforgettable Holocaust drama.
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Emma Darrouzet: Have you Tried Meditating?
This solo artist exhibit portrays the effect of unwanted advice in a series of vibrant pieces.
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Bluesfest 2024
Tom Jones, Jack Johnson and Elvis Costello lead Bluesfest's 35th-anniversary lineup.
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Arts & Entertainment
Bob Marley: One Love
Another music biopic, another spectacular lead performance — this time from Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley.
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Travel & Leisure
Brisbane Dog Lovers Festival 2024
Brisbane's two-day dog expo is back — and so is its dedicated puppy patting zone.
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Travel & Leisure
Brisbane Cat Lovers Festival 2024
This dedicated cat show is coming to Brisbane for the first time for two feline-filled days.
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Arts & Entertainment
Madame Web
Casting Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney and Adam Scott can't save this tangled mess in Sony's 'Spider-Man' Universe.
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Food & Drink
HSW Margarita Week
Spend 11 days sipping margaritas by the river at Howard Smith Wharves, and tucking into Mexican-inspired dishes from Stanley Chef Louis Tikaram.
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Arts & Entertainment
The Sound Society at Roma Street Parklands
Listen to free live music in stunning natural surroundings once a month.
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Pixar Film Fest
Pixar is bringing 'Soul', 'Turning Red' and 'Luca' to cinemas Down Under for the first time.
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All About Women
'Yellowface' author Rebecca F Kuang, Roman Empire scholar Mary Beard and Grace Tame feature on a lineup of 40-plus artists at Sydney Opera House's gender-, justice- and equality-focused festival.
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Arts & Entertainment
'Casino Royale' in Concert
Daniel Craig's first outing as 007 is returning to the big screen and will be backed by QLD's top orchestra — for one night only.
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Design & Style
World Science Festival Brisbane
Space rocks, helium spheres and 'Metropolis' with a live score: they're all on this science, technology and art festival's 2024 lineup.
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Food & Drink
Frog's Hollow Saloon x Alice Takeovers and Parties
Three interstate bars are coming to Brisbane for one-night takeovers — and you can also hit up a bar rave and a bourbon-heavy second birthday party.
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Arts & Entertainment
Rachel Burke: Nearly Midnight
Fairy-tale fever has hit Brisbane Quarter, complete with a two-metre-high slipper covered with a million-plus miniature glass tiles, fairy floss-topped cocktails and egg-shaped waffles.
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'Jurassic World' by Brickman: Extended Opening Hours
Can't fit in a daytime visit to see the dinosaur franchise's creatures recreated with six million-plus Lego bricks? Head by after hours.
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Food & Drink
Ever After High Tea
W Brisbane's latest themed high tea is all about fairy tales, including a cookie cake book that you can paint before you eat it and glittery cocktails.
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Arts & Entertainment
Insect Agency
Peer at more than 1700 insect specimens from Queensland Museum's collection, including hundreds of different Queensland butterflies.
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Travel & Leisure
Stanthorpe Apple & Grape Harvest Festival
Apple picking, wine fiestas, berry farm tours, grape-stomping sessions, leafy gardens — you'll find them all southwest of Brisbane.
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Food & Drink
$10 Ramen at Hai Hai
Slurp your way through the beginning of the week at this Paddington ramen joint.
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Food & Drink
Nautilus Beach Club: Maldives Moments
The Westin Brisbane has turned its swim-up pool bar into a five-month-long Maldives-themed beach club — and it's serving floating breakfasts.
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Arts & Entertainment
Fairy Tales Cinema: Truth, Power and Enchantment
Fairy tales aren't just gracing GOMA's walls until April — a free screen program filled with them is taking over the Australian Cinémathèque, too.
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Rearranged: Art of the Flower
This vibrant free floral exhibition at King George Square's art museum features local artists exploring Brisbane blooms.
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'Jurassic World' by Brickman
Lego finds a way — with more than 50 dinosaurs, props and scenes from the movie built out of the popular plastic bricks.
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Arts & Entertainment
Fairy Tales
Wander through a twisted woodland, see David Bowie's 'Labyrinth' costume, and enjoy Yayoi Kusama and Patricia Piccinini's magical work at GOMA's blockbuster fairy tales exhibition.
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Design & Style
Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street
A massive sneaker exhibition from London's Design Museum with 200-plus shoes is taking over HOTA Gallery on the Gold Coast.
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Arts & Entertainment
'The Dark Side of the Moon' Planetarium Experience
This mind-bending show will get you staring up at a 12.5-metre fulldome screen to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s classic record.