Night Feast Is Making Its Winter Debut With Fire-Cooked Feasts, Art Installations And Live Music
Back for its fifth year running, Brisbane’s favourite food and art festival, Night Feast, is making a return to Brisbane Powerhouse and making a play for winter for the very first time. Have we been this excited for the cooler months? Absolutely not. It’s running from 29 July right through to 23 August. Let’s get into it.
Top of the must-do list is the all-new Better Off Red event. It’s a long lunch on Sunday 16 August at 12pm with Bosco’s chef Mimmo Miceli and Blackbird’s executive chef Jake Nicholson coming together for a share-table experience of flame-kissed dishes, premium meats and d’Arenberg Wines pairings. Plus, live performances by acclaimed opera singers, award-winning performers and a dance number are all set to grace the afternoon. It’s theatre, it’s delicious food and it’s for one day only. Get your tickets here.
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Another unmissable moment in the Night Feast program is Three Food Memories live podcast brought to you by chef Savva Savas. It’s taking over the Powerhouse Theatre that brings together storytelling with food moments. While Savas is in conversation with special guests, you get the chance to sample the tasty goods for yourself.
If you prefer to experience Night Feast through your taste buds, the program is stacked with over 20 of Brisbane’s best restaurants so naturally, the eats are top-tier. This year, you can expect to see returning fan favourites like Burn City Smokers dishing a peach tea glazed pork belly, Gelato Messina are doing a baked cheesecake gelato with Biscoff mousse and caramelised white chocolate, and Hoy Pinoy are giving us a smoky Salpiaco Na Baka beef (a garlic butter-centric Filipino stir-fry).
Meanwhile Night Feast culinary debuts include Pilloni, The 203, Sapporo Izakaya by Nonda and VICI Italian. Plus, the institution that is Blackbird is delivering their riff on Kentucky fried chicken with BFC—Blackbird Fried Chicken. Ruby, My Dear is going full Japanese jazz bar spec with a mouthwatering Japanese carbonara udon and Aunty is doing a birria-style duck pancake.
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For the art and music fanatics, Brisbane Powerhouse is the epicentre for it all—large-scale art installations and immersive music experiences. Take note of the La Scala Listening Lounge—a sunken space fitted with vintage Klipsch speakers and a curated vinyl set list, Joy Generator is a sculpture installation exploring how joy is a connective force, and Stephanie Lake Company are bringing us VISTA—an exciting new dance piece. You’ve also got Total Vibrations by contemporary artist Jonny Niesche, a installation of reflection, light and sound with two massive mirrors.
THE DETAILS
When: Various times, Wednesday 29 July – Sunday 23 August 2026
Where: Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm
Learn more here.
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