Markets: Brisbane City Markets
The weekly markets are back for 2024 from today at the cathedral with farm-direct produce, premium local meats, artisan goods, trawler-direct seafood, authentic baked breads and street food.
St Stephens Cathedral, 249 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, 8am-2pm, free.
Wednesday, March 6
The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan is part one of the first French adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel in several years. Credit: Pathe Films/M6 Films
Film: Alliance Francaise French Film Festival
The annual fete of French cinema buckles its swash with The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan; gets comedic with A Difficult Year; serves up Catherine Deneuve as Bernadette Chirac in The President’s Wife; and provokes with Cannes-acclaimed sci-fi piece The Animal Kingdom – all screening today.
Palace Barracks & James St, until Apr 2, $15-$23 per film. Buy tickets.
Theatre: The Wharf Revue: Pride in Prejudice
The annual political sketch comedy returns with Jonathan Biggins, Mandy Bishop, Drew Forsythe, David Whitney and Michael Tyack. In their sights: the Voice referendum, the Royal Family, Putin, the cost of living crisis and Joe Biden.
Playhouse, QPAC, 7.30pm, until Mar 9, $75. Buy tickets.
Thursday, March 7
Emporium Hotel’s The Reserve Wine Bar is hosting a Black Estate Wine Experience.Credit: Emporium Hotel South Bank
Food & Drink: Black Estate Wine Experience
Join a tasting session through six sensational wines by New Zealand’s 2022 Winemaker of the Year, Black Estate Wines in North Canturbury. Each drop will be paired with palate-pleasing cheese and charcuterie boards.
The Reserve Wine Bar, Emporium Hotel, 6.15pm, $70. Buy tickets.
Film: The Silence of the Lambs
Jodie Foster is the questing FBI agent Clarice Starling and Anthony Hopkins is the incarcerated serial killer Hannibal Lecter in this 1991 masterpiece that inspired an entire genre of dark crime thrillers. See it on the big screen as part of Dendy’s Best of the Best Pictures series.
Dendy Portside, 10.30am (also Sun 1.30pm), $9-$17.50. Buy tickets.
Friday, March 8
The Lions taking on the Swans in the Community Series match on Thursday.Credit: Getty
Sport: Brisbane Lions v Carlton Blues
AFL’s opening round is here and the first bounce at the Gabba will be the Lions putting aside their 2023 grand final disappointment to take on the Blues in a rematch of their preliminary final last year.
The Gabba, $26-$550, 6.40pm. Buy tickets.
Film: Palestinian Film Festival
It’s certain to be an emotional evening when this mini-festival opens with Alam, about a teenage boy’s political awakening, plus the short film Zoo, inspired by the fates of the animals of Gaza’s zoo.
Dendy Coorparoo, 6.30pm, $18.50-$24. Buy tickets.
Saturday, March 9
Amy-Clare McCarthy hosts Femioke at Metro Arts. Credit: Metro Arts
Nightlife: Femioke
For International Women’s Day, Amy-Clare McCarthy is hosting an inclusive and respectful evening of karaoke, homing in on feminist anthems and misogynist songs reclaimed.
Metro Arts, 9pm, $10. Buy tickets.
Sport: Queensland Reds v Chiefs
The Reds’ Super Rugby Pacific campaign continues with this round 3 clash against Waikato’s mighty Chiefs.
Suncorp Stadium, 6.35pm, $20-$295. Buy tickets.
Sunday, March 10
Cat Lovers Festival and Dog Lovers Festival take place over the same weekend at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.Credit: Cat Lovers Festival
Sport and Outdoors: International Women’s Day Fun Run
All genders are welcome to join the sea of pink on the five-kilometre course from South Bank to City Botanic Gardens via Kangaroo Point and the Story Bridge, with the opportunity to fundraise to support women with breast cancer.
Startline: Corner of Vulture, Stanley & Dock Streets, 6.15am, 6.55am & 7.50am. Register online.
Festivals: Cat Lovers and Dog Lovers festivals
More than 250 moggies will be appearing in the cat festival’s Breed Showcase, plus there are educational talks, cat products, Kitty Face-Painting for the kids and an adoption zone. Tickets include free entry to the Dog Lovers Festival next door.
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Mar 9-10 9.30am-5pm. $17.50-$32.50. Buy tickets.
Get the inside word on the news, sport, food, people and places Brisbane is talking about. Sign up for our City Talk newsletter here.