Things to do in and around Brisbane
Categories: Introvert/Extravert,Outdoors/Inside, Free/$
Questions to ask yourself:
1. How long do you have for the activity?
2. How far do you want to travel?
3. What's your budget?
4. Outdoors or indoors?
5. High Energy or Chilled?
6. Something new or an old favourite?
7. Spontaneous or planned?
8. Solo or with others?
Things to do by Time of Day:
Morning/Afternoon: Outdoor activities (e.g. swimming, hiking, gardening)
Middle of the day: Indoor activities (e.g. Gym, To Do list, TV, Movies, Games, Internet, Shopping, Cooking, Reading, indoor swimming)
Night: Bonfire, Firetwirling, Watch TV/Movies, Play Board Games, Read, Walk, Dinner/Coffee, Reflect and Plan for tomorrow
Events:
Concrete Playground
The Urban List
Secret Brisbane
OzEDM
Tixel (Ticket resales)
Weekend Notes
BandsInTown
Festicket Music Festivals
Eventfinda
Visit Brisbane
Eventbrite
In The Mix (defunt)
Liveguide
The Vine
The Music
SongKick
Ticketbooth
Pollstar
ResidentAdvisor
Venues:
Riverstage
Brisbane Convention Centre
QPAC
Brisbane Showgrounds
Brisbane Powerhouse
Jupiters Casino
Tivoli
The Fortitude Music Hall
Ticketing:
Ticketmaster
Ticketek
Moshtix
Viagogo
Oztix
Telstra Thanks
Touring Companies:
Frontier Touring
Arena Touring
Chugg Entertainment
Dainty Group
LiveNation
General:
Trip Advisor
Visit Brisbane
Free things in Brisbane
Must do Brisbane
Brisbane Kids
The Urbanlist
Restaurants:
Google
Goodfood
AGFG
Best Restaurants
Eatability
Urbanspoon
Movies:
Angelika Cinemas
The Elizabeth
Cinebar
Cineplex
Dendy
Event Cinemas
Five Star Cinemas (Graceville, New Farm, Elizabeth St, Red Hill, Yatala Drive-in)
Hoyts (Sunnybank)
Palace Cinemas
Regal Twin (Graceville)
Tivoli Drive-in
United Eldorado
Nightclubs:
Family, Oh Hello, The Met etc..
Cafes:
BrisbaneCafes.com.au
Zomato.com Brisbane
Tripadvisor Brisbane
broadsheet.com.au brisbane
Concreteplayground.com Brisbane
Beanhunter Brisbane
TheurbanList.com Brisbane
48 Degrees Raw
Coffee Club
Degani
Orawgi
Paleo Cafe
Primal Pantry
The Gunshop Cafe
The Three Monkeys
Restaurants:
1889 Enoteca
Brisbane German Club
Beach House
Il Centro
Little Singapore
Sushi Train
Yum Cha Cuisine
Shopping:
Apple
BCF
Bunnings
Cash Converters
CeX
City Beach
Connor and YD, Tarocash
DFO Brisbane and Jindalee
David Jones
EB Games
Howard's Storage World
Hype DC, Foot Locker
Jay Jays
Jaycar
JB Hi-Fi
JD Sports
Kathmandu
Koorong
Myer
Politix
QBD
Rebel Sport
Store DJ and DJ City
Super Retro
Mini Golf:
Holey Moley
Mt Gravatt
Victoria Park
Tingalpa
Golf Driving Ranges:
Top Golf
Oxley
Golf:
Oxley (Par 3, 9 holes, range)
Sailing:
South Brisbane Sailing Club
Laser Tag:
Laser Force
Laserzone
Laser Skirmish
Strike Laser Tag
Battlefield Live
Game Over Gold Coast
Karaoke:
Fat Louies
Kmusic
Strike Wintergarden
Singstar
Karaoke DVDs
Cloud 8 Karaoke
Arcade Games:
1up Arcade Facebook
Funhouse Sunnybank
Netherworld
LAN Gaming:
Game Republic
Cybergames
LanSmash
Theme Parks:
Theme Parks
Dreamworld
Movie World
Sea World
Museums
Queensland Museum
Museum of Brisbane
Brisbane Tramway Museum
QLD Telecomms Museum (Wednesdays)
Go Karting
Kingston Park
Game Over
Misc:
Bayside Wake Park (Logan)
Art Galleries
Billiards/Pool/Snooker
Bounce Inc.
Croquet
Cycling and Rollerblading
Geocaching
Gym and Swimming Pool
Library
Plane Spotting
Ice Skating
Roller Skating
Squash
Lawnbowls:
Merthyr Bowls Club
The Boo Bowls Club
Markets:
Brisbane Market Place
Eat Street Markets
Boundary Street Markets
Southbank
Mt Gravatt Markets
Mt Gravatt Market Street Food
Davies Park Market (West End) Facebook
Food Trucks:
bnefoodtrucks.com.au
Brisbane Food Trucks Facebook page
Dovit (Seafood)
Lookouts:
Mount Cootha
Mount Gravatt
Springwood Reservoir
Corner of Kimberley Drv and Chatswood Rd
Top of Anakie Drive
Gardens:
Mount Cootha Botanic
City Botanic Gardens
Rockclimbing:
The Spot
Sky Zone
Crank
Bounce
Urban Climb
Rock Sports
Dancing:
Jill's Jive
Latin Dance Calendar
Breakdancing
Mad Dance Breakdance Brisbane
Gold Coast Breakdance
Group Fitness:
Les Mills
Lists of Things to Do:
50 things urbanlist
310 things tripadvisor
68 things to do in brisbane littlegreybox
Reddit Brisbane
Parks:
Brisbane City Council List of Parks
QLD Government National Parks
BrisParks
Gold Coast Parks
Currumbin Rock Pools
Bushwalks:
Brisbane Bushwalkers
Aussie Bushwalking
Mustdobrisbane Bushwalks
O'Reilly's Treetop Walk
Tamborine Mountain Botanic Gardens
Places:
Brisbane Bayside (Wellington Point, Victoria Point, Manly)
Mount Tamborine
Southbank
Stones Corner
Seasonal:
Christmas Lights KIIS
Christmas Light Search
Secret Brisbane
Must Do Brisbane
UL
Christmas In Australia
Brisbane Kids
Families Magazine
Chambers Flat Strawberry Farm
Sunshine Coast:
LaserZone
Suncity Tenpin (Alexandra Headland)
Strike Maroochydore
Coolum Surf School
Blast Aqua Park Coolum
Red Jacket Aqua Park
Caloundra Rollerdome
Holey Moley Maroochydore
Maroochy River Mini Golf
Bellingham Maze
Night Quarter Caloundra
Tripadvisor
Eumundi Markets (Saturday and Wednesdays)
Aussie World
Solbar
Maroochydore Cinemas
Oz Ski Resort
Sunshine Plaza Shops
Noosa:
Laguna Lookout
Noosa National Park
Learn to Surf
Noosa River
Noosa Ten Pin
Noosa Botanic Gardens
Lake Cootharaba Canoe and Kayak Hire
Noosa Heads Surf Club and Sunshine Beach Surf Club
Noosa Cinema
Boat Hire:
O Boat Hire
Noosa Boat Hire
Noosa Jetski Hire
Pelican Boat Hire
Noosa Heads Boat Hire
T Boat Hire
Luxury Boat Hire Noosa
Cruises:
Noosa River and Canal Cruises
Noosa Ferry
Noosa Cruiser
Catalina
Noosa Queen
Gold Coast:
Webcams: VMR Southport Webcam
BMD Northcliffe (Surfers Paradise)
Ocean Plaza (Greenmount)
Cabarita
Surfline
Swellnet
Hello Gold Coast
Destination Gold Coast
Coastwatch Beach Reports
Harbour Town
Cocowhip
SouthPort Yacht Club
TwinTowns
Currumbin SLSC
Tugan SLSC
Cafe DBAR
TimeZone Gold Coast
Night Quarter Markets
101 Things to do on the Gold Coast
Gold Coast Surrounds:
View Cafe and
Hinze Dam (Advancetown)
Sydney:
Things to do: Timeout
Atlas Obscura Sydney
Urbanlist Sydney
Concrete Playground Sydney
Secret Sydney
Places: Manly
Bondi
Watsons Bay
St James Tunnels
Sydney Forts
Sydney Tunnels
Bare Island Fort
Beehive Casemate
Cockatoo Island
Manly/Queenscliff Tunnel
Gaming: Fortress Games
1989 Arcade Bar
Archie Brothers
B Lucky and Sons
Timezone
Kingpin
Zone Bowling
Laser Tag: Code Red
Strike
Underworld
Kingpin
Bookstores: Kinokuniya Bookstore
Goulds 2nd Hand Books
Reformers Bookshop
Nightclubs: Ivy
Home
Resident Advisor Sydney
Goros
Oxford Art Factory
Club 77
Abercrombie
Noir
Museums: Telstra Museum
Powerhouse
Sydney Bus Museum
Cinemas: Chauvel
Hayden Orpheum
Randwick Ritz
Dining: The Soda Factory
Bennelong
Icebergs
Hubert
Venues: Enmore Theatre
Hordern Pavillion
Skating: Ice Zoo
Luna Park
Taronga Zoo
Vivid Sydney
Luggage Storage: Central Station
General List of Things To Do:
- Reading
- Playing/Writing/Listening to Music
- Playing Games (board, card, computer)
- Rollerblading
- Go to the beach/Pool
- Swimming/Surfing
- Sports (Soccer, Squash, Swimming, Mini Golf, Lawnbowls)
- Rockclimbing, Trampolining
- Gym (Weights,Group Fitness)
- Eating and Drinking (Cafes, Dessert, Brunch)
- Shopping (inc window shopping!)
- Walking/Hiking/Running/Cycling
- Camping
- Picnics and Visiting Parks
- Visit an Art Gallery, Museum, Library, Planetarium or Zoo
- Watch Sunrise or Sunset (Mt Cootha? Beach? Manly?)
- Fire in your own firepit, bonfire or firetwirling
- Cooking/Baking
- Watch Movies
- Stargazing
- Ride a Citycat or Ferry
- Visit a market
Things to do on a rainy day:
- Go for a drive
- Go shopping or to the movies
- Go for a swim at an indoor pool
- Play boardgames or watch TV or a Movie
- Indoor Rockclimbing or Trampolining
- Roller Skating, Laser Tag, Billards, Karaoke
- Play Squash
- Hot Chocolate at a Cafe
Things to do on a hot day:
- Go to the Beach
- Go to the Pool (ideally indoor or with some shade)
- Go to a rainforest (Daisy Hill? Karawatha? Springbrook? Cunningham’s gap Tamborine?)
- Go to Currumbin Rockpools
- Go Ice Skating, Bowling, Play Pool
- Go to the Shops, Mall, Cafes
- Go to Rocklea Markets
- Go to the Movies
- Indoor activities (reading, board games, gaming, TV, listening to music, napping)
- Museums, Libraries and Galleries (GOMA etc..)
Night Drives: