What's on in Brisbane this weekend
Fri 28 Aug to Sun 30 Aug 2026. 324 things on around Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and Keen can tell you which of your mates are free for them.
Friday 28 August
Taiwan Night Market 2026
University of Queensland, St Lucia · St Lucia
10am · +2 more
Queen's Wharf Brisbane Art Prize
Petrie Terrace Gallery, Petrie Terrace
10am · +2 more · From $46.90
123Boom! Brisbane - An Explosive Real-Life Arcade Game Experience
123Boom! Brisbane · Fortitude Valley
10am · +2 more
Artist in Residence: Renee Kire
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
10am · +2 more · From $31.50
Saboteurs: Crewmates & Imposters - Original Map
Orion Springfield Central · Springfield Central
10:15am · +2 more · From $31.50
Saboteurs: Crewmates and Impostors - Dark Map (10+)
Orion Springfield Central · Springfield Central
18+11am · +2 more · From $75
Tamborine Mountain Mystery Picnic with Friends: Self Guided Foodie Adventure
Secret Location Brisbane · Tamborine Mountain
2pm · +2 more · From $44.90
Prison Island Gold Coast
Prison Island Gold Coast · Surfers Paradise
2pm · +2 more · From $34.90
BuzzAttack: The Live Game Show Experience in Brisbane
Fever Hub Brisbane · Fortitude Valley
4pm · +1 more · Free
Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets
Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets · Surfers Paradise
5pm · +1 more · From $32
Saboteurs: Crewmates and Impostors - Happy Hours
Orion Springfield Central · Springfield Central
5pm · +1 more · Free
Dreamworld Night Market
Dreamworld Night Market · Coomera
5:30pm · From $37
Ballet of Lights: Cinderella in a Sparkling Show
The Princess Theatre · Woolloongabba
6:30pm · From $103.10
Y2K Cabaret with Bebe Gunn, Ellen Reed and The Rubies Band
Cloudland · Fortitude Valley
6:30pm · From $44.90
Blake Pavey: A Bit Scared
Mermaid Waters Hotel · Mermaid Waters
6:30pm · +1 more
Sculptures & Sips: Kinetic Whale
Dead Puppet Society, Woolloongabba · Woolloongabba
6:30pm · From $32
Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer
Saint John's Anglican Cathedral · Brisbane City
6:30pm · From $44.90
BLAKE PAVEY: A BIT SCARED - GOLD COAST
Mermaid Waters Hotel · Mermaid Waters
7pm
Immerse - Jazz Night
Petrie Terrace Gallery, Petrie Terrace
7pm · From $35
Rechelle: Arabic Lover
The West End Electric · West End
7:30pm
A Taste of Ireland
Empire Theatre · Toowoomba
7:30pm
Folklore, myth and magick
South Brisbane Cemetery, Dutton Park · Dutton Park
8:30pm · From $34.50
Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac
Saint John's Anglican Cathedral · Brisbane City
Saturday 29 August
7am · Free
Burleigh Market
Burleigh Heads State School · Burleigh Heads
10am
WindsorFest 2026
10:30am
Convict Brisbane Walking Tour
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
11am · From $122.46
DRAG BRUNCH Gold Coast | Nineteen At The Star
Nineteen At The Star · Broadbeach
12pm · From $64.84
QLD IPA CUP 2026
Range Brewing · Newstead
12:45pm
NRL Telstra Premiership GC Titans v Rabbitohs + NRLW v Raiders
Cbus Super Stadium · Robina
18+2pm · From $92.61
Bottomless Long Lunch August 26
Bli Bli Hotel · Bli Bli
3pm
The Dark Side of the Moon
Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, Mt Coot-tha · Mt Coot-tha
4pm · From $69.67
Brisbane Street Art & Small Bars Tour
Burnett Lane · Brisbane City
4pm
Bands in Parks: Sunset Sounds
Thomas Dixon Centre, West End · West End
18+4:30pm · +1 more · From $69
Blanc de Blanc Encore
The West End Electric · West End
6:30pm · From $34
Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA
Saint John's Anglican Cathedral
7pm · From $21.80
Saturday Night Comedy: Queer Show & Big Fun Show
Big Fork Theatre · Fortitude Valley
18+7pm
Larry Fleet - Another Year Older Australian Tour
The Fortitude Music Hall · Brisbane
7:30pm
Everly Brothers & Friends and Roy Orbison
Empire Theatre · Toowoomba
8:30pm · From $34
Candlelight: Tribute to Queen
Saint John's Anglican Cathedral
Sunday 30 August
6am
Northey Street Organic Farmers Market
Northey Street City Farm · Windsor
6am · Free
HOTA Farmers and Artisan Market
HOTA - Home of the Arts · Surfers Paradise
8am
Riverside at the Gardens Market
City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
10:30am
Brisbane Serbian Festival
11:30am
Music on Sundays 4: Symphonic Stories
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), South Brisbane · South Brisbane
18+1pm · From $40
Pierce Brothers - Moonrise Album Tour
The Triffid Garden · Newstead
6:30pm · Free
Hot Toddies: Flamingo Blonde
The Triffid Garden · Newstead
7pm · From $75
Fiji Untold By VOU
HOTA · Surfers Paradise
7pm · Free
Flicks & Fireworks
Near the Surfers Paradise sign · Surfers Paradise
On all weekend
Until Sun 30 Aug · Free
Gold Coast Show
Broadwater Parklands · Southport
Until Sun 13 Sep
The Red Dress
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
Until Thu 1 Apr
Precious
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
Until Mon 19 Oct
Brisbane Sculpture Festival 2026
Brisbane Botanic Gardens Mt Coot-tha · Toowong
Until Fri 23 Oct
Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
Until Thu 22 Oct
Lord Mayor’s Photographic Awards 2026
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
Until Thu 22 Oct
Warrajamba
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
Until Thu 22 Oct
Clock Tower Tour
Museum of Brisbane, Brisbane City · Brisbane City
18+Until Wed 30 Dec · From $80
Alcotraz: Gold Coast's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
Prison Island Gold Coast · Surfers Paradise
18+Until Thu 31 Dec · From $80
Alcotraz: Brisbane's First Prison-Themed Cocktail Bar
Fever Hub Brisbane · Fortitude Valley
18+Until Thu 31 Dec · From $80
Moonshine Saloon Brisbane: The Wild West Cocktail Experience
Fever Hub Brisbane · Fortitude Valley
Until Wed 30 Sep · From $39.90
Prison Island Brisbane
Prison Island Brisbane · Brisbane
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