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[ THINGS TO DO ] A $2.65 MILLION DINOSAUR PLAYGROUND JUST 30 MINUTES SOUTH OF BRISBANE IS COMPLETELY FREE TO VISIT Riverdale Park in Meadowbrook is home to a $2.65 million dinosaur themed playground, and every bit of it is free. The upgrade turned a quiet riverside park into a full prehistoric adventure, with life sized dinosaurs to climb, a fossil dig pit, and eggs and baby dinos hidden all through the grounds. The dinosaur theme was chosen by a Year 9 class from a nearby high school, who were

[ MUST TRY ] A JAMES STREET JAPANESE GARDEN BISTRO IS PLATING UP DONBURI LUNCH BOWLS FROM $22.90 TUESDAY TO FRIDAY NIIWA, the open-air Japanese garden bistro that reimagined the old Hideki site beside Sixes & Sevens on James Street, is running a weekday lunch special from Tuesday to Friday, 11.30am to 4pm. Five rice-bowl and noodle options sit between $22.90 and $24.90, built around donburi topped with miso salmon, teriyaki chicken and karaage in Japanese curry. It is a proper sit-down feed in a

[ MUST TRY ] THIS BRISBANE JAPANESE GARDEN IS TAKING 50% OFF YOUR ENTIRE BILL WHEN YOU ORDER A BANQUET NIIWA, the open-air Japanese garden restaurant and bar on James Street, is running 50 percent off the entire bill when you order one of its share-style banquets. Choose the $37.50 Sakura (usually $75) or the $52.50 Imperial (usually $105). The offer runs until the end of September, so there is a clock on it. THE SHARE STYLE BANQUETS 🍶 Sakura: $75 per person for pickles, edamame, noodle salad, s

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[ EVENT ] A RIVERFRONT RIVERFIRE PACKAGE IS SERVING TWO HOURS OF INCLUSIVE FOOD AND DRINKS FOR $139 A PERSON Riverland at Eagle Street is opening its riverfront for Riverfire 2026 with a Gold Package built around uninterrupted views of the Brisbane River and the Story Bridge. For $139 per person you get a two-hour inclusive package: a premium drinks package, roaming canapés and live food stations, right as the fireworks kick off Brisbane Festival on Saturday 5 September. Doors open from 4pm, wit

[ THINGS TO DO ] RIVERFIRE, BRAZIL V SOCCEROOS AND A THREE WEEK FESTIVAL: YOUR FULL GUIDE TO SEPTEMBER IN BRISBANE Brisbane Festival anchors the month, running 4 to 26 September across the city, with Riverfire opening it all on 5 September. Around it you have got the five time World Cup champions Brazil facing the Socceroos at Suncorp, Davis Cup tennis back in Brisbane for the first time in years, an Italian food festival, Comic Con and a Broadway musical at QPAC. Here is what is on and when. 🎤

[ THINGS TO DO ] THIS DAY TRIP MUSEUM 90 MINUTES FROM BRISBANE HOLDS MORE THAN 50 HORSE DRAWN COACHES Queensland Museum Cobb+Co in Toowoomba is home to the National Carriage Collection, which the museum bills as Australia’s finest collection of horse drawn vehicles. Part of the Queensland Museum Network, it pairs grand coaches and working wagons with heritage trades, a hands on science space, a cafe and a museum shop. It makes for an easy day trip west of the city, and you can do most of it for

[ MUST TRY ] A LOADED PLATE OF BEEF NACHOS AND A 1.5 LITRE MARGARITA TOWER FOR $89 EVERY WEDNESDAY Wednesday just got a serious upgrade. This is a share sized plate of beef nachos stacked with corn chips, guacamole, queso, sour cream and salsa, landing on the table next to a one and a half litre tower of margaritas. One price, one big feed, and enough to keep a whole table happy. THE WEDNESDAY NACHO AND MARGARITA DEAL 🧀 The nachos: corn chips loaded with beef, guacamole, queso, sour cream and s

[ NEW ] A BRAND NEW BRISBANE FESTIVAL IS PUTTING A 360 DEGREE HIP HOP STAGE AND AN OPEN AIR HOUSE STAGE ON THE RIVER FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Sundown Music Festival makes its debut at Superordinary in Northshore Hamilton on Saturday 3 October. Two stages, two sounds, six hours and fourteen artists on a riverside site, on the Saturday of the long weekend. THE STAGE SETUP 🔊 In the round: The Compa Tequila Stage is an indoor industrial space run 360 degrees. No barrier, no front of house, crowd on all si

[ FINAL DAY TOMORROW ] Let’s Go Ipswich Caravan & RV Expo, Willowbank Raceway. Corey Creed and the freestyle crew went huge over Willowbank tonight, and the fireworks finished the night off properly. That was a Saturday-only affair, but the expo itself has one more day to run. Sunday brings hundreds of caravans, motorhomes, campers, hybrids and off-grid setups under one roof, plus motocross through the day, free towing lessons and weight masterclasses from 1pm, campfire cooking demos on rotation