Brisbane, ready your stretchy pants and your camera roll—because Night Feast is back, and she’s hungrier than ever. From 15 October, Brisbane Powerhouse and her riverside surrounds will once again transform into the city’s most delicious playground. Think: fairy lights, big art, DJs with just enough bass to make you shimmy while holding dumplings, and a food line-up so good you’ll wish you had a second stomach. This is not dinner. This is spectacle. This is Night Feast.
Now in its fourth season, Night Feast has grown into a sort of delicious urban ritual. The kind where you rally the crew, cancel your sad desk salad plans, and head riverside for flavours you won’t find anywhere else. We’re talking twenty culinary heavyweights bringing their A-game—OG favourites returning (Messina! Hoy Pinoy! Donna Chang!) plus new darlings rolling in with dishes made exclusively for this four-week fling.
Exclusive, as in: OTTO Brisbane’s deep-fried lasagne bites (yes, really). Hoy Pinoy’s Lechon Baka (say less). And Lune—those croissant gods—dropping their first ever after-dark invention: the Lamington Croissant Cube. Limited. Naughty. Necessary. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. Tell your taste buds to wear their party shoes.
But Night Feast isn’t just about what’s on the plate. It’s about what’s in the air, the space, the vibe. Art that glows and looms and swirls around you. This year, Filipino artist Leeroy New is back with Tubignon, a mythical underwater dreamscape made from recycled materials. Locals will find Micah Rustichelli’s hypnotic photo-installation Demon Rhythm practically begging for your attention span. And if that wasn’t enough, performance provocateurs Luke George and Daniel Kok are literally binding bodies and objects together in their bold work Still Lives: Brisbane.
Oh, and music? QUIVR DJs are on duty from sunset till late, pumping the kind of soundtrack that makes you feel like you’re in a film where the lead character is—you. (Except you’re holding bao buns and maybe a beer.)
And for those who like a side of luxe with their laksa: the American Express Garden Lounge returns. A lush, cardholder-only nook with an exclusive bar, where you can rest your dancing feet and sip like you’re VIP. Which, frankly, you are.
So yes, Night Feast is back. She’s bright. She’s bold. She’s Brisbane’s biggest spring fling. And you’d be mad not to make a date.
WHAT: Night Feast 2025 – Brisbane’s immersive food, art and music festival
WHERE: Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St, New Farm
WHEN: 15 October – 9 November 2025
Wed–Fri: 4.30pm–9pm | Sat–Sun: 3pm–9pm
TICKETS: Free entry | Food + drink available for purchase
In her spare time, she likes long walks down the makeup aisle and performing in Brisbane theatre. You can follow her adventures on Instagram and TikTok @thebeautypalate.
