What’s On This Weekend in Brisbane: Sitchu’s Top Picks

Summer has set in and it’s getting hot, hot, HOT in Brisbane. Thankfully, there are plenty of opportunities to take a dip thanks to swim-up pool bars and council pools offering special deals. 

Or, you can always escape the heat in an art gallery or museum around town. 

So without further ado, let’s see what’s on in Brisbane.

Toasty Art Market

If a weekend spent picking through arts, crafts and trinkets sounds like your idea of heaven, have we got a treat for you! You needn’t scroll through cute and cosy content on Tiktok, you can get the real thing right here in Brisbane. 

The Toasty Art Market will be held at the Officer’s Mess building this month and invites you to explore, support local creators, sip matcha lattes and connect with fellow art lovers. 

Here’s what you can expect from the day:

• Pen pal station
• Photobooth
• Outdoor exhibition
• Jagua temporary tattoos
• Cute toasty merch
• Riverside location
• Indoor market with aircon
• Matcha, icecream, bubble tea & dessert stalls
• Over 65 artists

Saturday 22nd to Sunday 23rd February, 9am to 4pm 

From $11.90 per person (kids 16 & under free)

The Officers Mess, 50 Oxlade Drive, New Farm

Portside Sundazed Sessions

Portside is dishing up a healthy dose of sunshine and good times this month, with the launch of Sundazed Sessions. This activation sees venues across the Portside precinct serving up special drinks and menu offers for you to enjoy at your whim. 

• Dumbo has collaborated with Four Pillars to bring you a pop-up spritz bar, serving a special edition Dumbo Spritz, available as both a single serve or a carafe. The full menu is available for takeaway, which makes the perfect waterfront picnic.
• Fosh Tails will serve $2 oysters each Sunday, which go down a treat with the waterfront views & live music. 
• Little Saigon Eatery has prepared a special takeaway picnic box for just $35, stocked with crispy pork banh mi,  tiger prawn rice paper rolls, grilled pork meatball skewers, Vietnamese caramel flan and two cans of coke. Or, if you opt to dine in and spend over $40, you’ll receive complimentary homemade chicken spring rolls. 
• Say cheers at Mademoiselle during Apero Hour. From 5pm to 7pm, you can enjoy $12 French cocktails like the Kir Royal, French Martini and the Black Raspberry Margarita.
• Recline at Byblos in their recently revitalised dining area, nibbling on Lebanese-inspired fare and enjoy a complimentary drink with any meal between 2pm and 6pm. 
• Visit Gusto di Gianni for a luxurious champagne and oyster bar experience, curated in collaboration with Perrier-Jouët.

The Sundazed Sessions will be accompanied by an eclectic mix of live music acts such as the Gypsy Cats, D’Luxe, Connor Sax and Kahi Halim.

Every Sunday until 30th March

39 Hercules Street, Hamilton

$2 Swims at Council Pools

Take a dip in one of the Brisbane City Council’s 22 swimming pools around the city, for just $2. From the 1st of December to the 28th of February, you can cool off as regularly as you like at any one of the council’s swim centres as part of their cost-of-living initiative. 

So grab your togs and water bottle and cool off for less as summer sets in.

$2 per person

Multiple locations

Nautilus Beach Club: Los Cabos

If cocktails in the pool sound like your idea of a perfect summer’s day–you’re in luck. Nautilus Beach Club returns to The Westin this summer with a Los Cabos edition. 

Your ticket grants you access to the hotel’s pool, swim-up bar, live DJs and an exclusive cabana service every weekend. On the menu, you’ll find Mexican eats like soft shell Baja cod tacos, seasoned corn ribs and guacamole.

Sip on margs (classic, frozen, chilli or coconut), Aperol margaritas, a Cabos spritz or Brouhaha craft beers as you float in this inner-city oasis.

From $29 per person

Until Sunday 23rd February, 11am to 5pm each weekend

Blanc De Blanc Encore

After a tour around the nation and back-to-back seasons at The Grand Electric in Surry Hills, Blanc de Blanc is set to dazzle audiences this month in Brisbane at the West End Electric!

You’ll feel as if you’ve arrived at one of Gatsby’s famous parties when you step through the doors, with the show bringing its signature hedonistic and glamorous energy to the stage. Expect astonishing aerial work, risque humour, vintage French flair and iconic dance numbers – like all Strut n Fret productions, this show is not to be missed!

From $75 per person

The West End Electric, 125 Boundary Street, West End

Discovering Ancient Egypt

Step back in time at the Queensland Museum this week and explore mysteries, art and rituals from ancient times. The Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition has just arrived from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and offers a peek into the culture, daily life and beliefs practised in ancient Egypt.

Explore 3D light projections of the Temple of Taffeh, sculptures, Book of the Dead scrolls, jewellery, artwork and so much more. 

From Friday 25 October

Level 3 Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Grey Street &, Melbourne Street, South Brisbane

Thinking about getting out of town this weekend? Head to our destinations pillar to find out everything you need to know about Queensland’s best vacation spots. Or for more of what’s happening in and around Brisbane this month, check out of monthly guide of fun things to do in Brisbane.