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Forget your average stack of flapjacks; Buttery Boy is all about their signature "Butterycakes." These light and airy creations are begging to be customized with their house-made sweet or savory butters. Think espresso for a caffeine kick, smoked maple for a touch of sweetness, or their popular bacon butter for a salty surprise. Feeling adventurous? They also offer weekly rotating butter specials, so you can always discover a new flavour combination.
Hold onto your feather boas, Brisbane! The city's getting a seven-year dose of pink-hued pandemonium, because the legendary Pink Flamingo Spiegeland is flapping its way in from the Gold Coast! Forget waiting for festival season – this custom-designed, 400-seat Spiegel Pavilion is landing at Northshore, ready to unleash a kaleidoscope of world-class shows, side-splitting comedy, and acrobatic feats that'll leave you gasping for air (and maybe a cocktail).
Brisbane is now home to its first permanent outdoor cinema, with Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema, located at the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse, opening on Friday 10th November 2023. This new cinema experience brought to you by Dendy Cinemas, offers patrons the opportunity to enjoy the latest blockbusters, moving arthouse flicks, children's content, and restorations and re-releases of classic films under the stars.
As the weather warms up Brisbane comes alive! It’s a time for celebration with a vibrant calendar of events to pique your curiosity. From world-class festivals, cultural extravaganzas to family-friendly fun, the city's iconic parks and gardens are transformed into outdoor playgrounds, with concerts, picnics, and markets taking place all over town.
Le Labo, the renowned fragrance brand, has opened its much-anticipated James Street Lab in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. This exciting new destination promises a unique and immersive fragrance experience, complete with a Perfume Lab for personalised scents. Step inside and let the scent of passion and creativity change the way you think about fragrance forever.
The Brisbane Festival is one of the most exciting cultural events in Australia, and 2023 is shaping up to be its biggest and best year yet. With over 1,000 performances and events taking place across the city, from world-class theatre and dance to cutting-edge music and visual arts, the Brisbane Festival has something to offer everyone.
Eagle Street Pier's beloved Riverland has reopened after a $3.5 million transformation, and it's better than ever. The waterfront venue now features an 800sqm extension of the existing riverside deck, two new food concepts, and a new beverage menu.
For the past 7 years, the Brisbane Street Art Festival has played a pivotal role in establishing Brisbane as one of the world's foremost street art cities. Get ready to immerse yourself in an array of extraordinary events, large-scale exhibitions, captivating artist panel talks, and an extensive workshop program that caters to art enthusiasts of all ages and interests.
Do you want to experience enigmatic British street artist Banksy’s iconic works up closel? Well, now you can, thanks to Fever's latest exhibition, ‘The Art of Banksy: Without Limits,’ opening at Brisbane’s Queens Plaza from the 4 May 2023.
From Saturday 7 May to Sunday 22 May, get excited for a myriad of epic events , large scale exhibitions and powerful artist panel talks, alongside a massive workshop program that has something for everyone to delve into the richness and diversity of Brisbane's public art community. The two-week program kicks-off with the Festival launch party May 7, where BSAF will introduce new art precinct Superordinary Northshore as the central hub for this year's event.
As Brisbane continues to recover from the devastating severe weather events and flooding last week, its estimated that the damage bill is over well over a billion dollars for Queensland. Lives lost, thousands have been displaced, businesses destroyed, not to mention the physical and mental toll on everyone impacted. Discover Brisbane has rounded up some information to (hopefully) make it a little easier, but please note, while some grants are available now, there could also be changes.
Restaurant delivery service Providoor has launched in Brisbane, with online orders now available and deliveries ready! Prepared by restaurant chefs for delivery, the at-home meals eschew the ready-to-eat status quo, where, with little effort, they’re finished by the customer in their kitchen, actively involving people in a premium cooking experience and giving them as close to an in-restaurant meal as possibl.e
Up close and personal interview with husband and wife team Kevin Fredes and Manuela Volpe, owners of Paella Y Pa’Mi. Paella Y Pa’Mi is finally open after much anticipation and salivating since it was announced that a new restaurant in Brisbane, dedicated to Paellas and other tasty Spanish morsels would arrive in Coorparoo.
