Haig Park Village Markets Canberra Sundays are best spent at Haig Park Village Markets, where local flavour and Braddon’s breezy charm collide. Nestled among the trees and just steps from Lonsdale Street, this weekly market dishes up everything from fresh blooms and artisan produce to gourmet bites, charcuterie and handcrafted homewares. There’s live music, picnic-perfect lawns, and even stalls for your four-legged sidekick. Add kids’ entertainment and a rotating line-up of local makers, and you’ve got yourself a weekend ritual worth repeating. Haig Park, Girrahween Street, Braddon @haigparkvillagemarkets @shotsbysal @snapsbysal DISHES, DESTINATIONS & EXPERIENCES VIC The Scene Across Australia, the energy’s unmistakable — spring has arrived, and the good times are back in full swing. From Sydney’s late-night wine bars and Brisbane’s open-air feasts to Adelaide’s dumpling markets, Perth’s balmy night bazaars and Melbourne’s neonsoaked cabarets, every city’s dancing to its own rhythm. 08 QLD ACT Night Feast Brisbane’s most exciting immersive foodie event has returned for another delicious year! Night Feast will once again package live music, installations, roaming performers and incredible food into an immersive Spring Feast extravaganza. Amidst a program of free events and art, you’ll enjoy pop-up micro restaurants from Southside, Wonderbao, Gelato Messina, Lek’s Thai, Donna Change, and so many more. The crowd favourite Sapporo Izakaya x Boom Boom Room will also make a comeback, pouring a selection of brews, including Sapporo Black, pairing perfectly with the Boom Boom Room’s lavish Japanese menu. Head down to the Powerhouse to explore the installations and feast upon some of Brisbane’s best restaurant menus, reinvented in an enthralling new way. Brisbane Powerhouse @nightfeastbrisbane Night Feast Brisbane Maho Magic Bar at Spiegel Haus Tokyo’s coolest export is back — and this time, it’s taking centre stage at Spiegel Haus, Melbourne’s brand-new cabaret-meetsrestaurant wonderland where nothing is quite as it seems. Step into Maho Magic Bar, a neon-drenched fever dream of cocktails, charm and sleight of hand, where Japan’s finest illusionists blur the line between drink and delirium. Expect mischief, marvels, and sake-fuelled sorcery — Shinjuku nightlife, rewritten for Lonsdale Street. Spiegel Haus Melbourne, 217 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne @mahomagicbar Kate Prendergast
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