What’s on in Milton

Milton’s calendar is really one venue: Suncorp Stadium, on Castlemaine Street. Nearly every listing is a fixture there, so the suburb runs on sport, with the odd family event in the mix. The only thing off the stadium is a listing at Frew Park, a little further along Milton Road. This isn’t a free day out — almost everything here is ticketed, so check the price on each listing before you plan around it. Event nights cluster on Fridays and across the weekend, when the whole area fills up.

Getting there without the car is easy. Milton railway station is a short walk from the stadium, and buses run along Milton Road. On big event days the surrounding streets and car parks get busy, so public transport is usually the simpler call. Suncorp Stadium publishes a getting-there page with the event-day detail, worth a look before you set out. Frew Park sits nearby on Milton Road, with a playground and tennis courts of its own.