An experienced local guide leads a walking tour and shares what they know and love about Brisbane. Walks run through the city centre or a historic suburb, for residents and tourists.
A Brisbane Greeter leads seniors on a walk through the parts of the city they love most, old buildings and new, with stories along the way. Concertgoers get back to City Hall in time.
A guided trip up the heritage-listed clock tower in an old cage lift that still runs, going behind huge analogue clock faces and out to a lookout platform. Watch for the bells.
A volunteer guide leads a walk through the Brisbane Portrait Prize exhibition and talks you through the portraits on show. Just turn up shortly before it starts.
A small-group guided walk through two neighbouring galleries, covering their history and the stories behind historical and contemporary works, then a sit-down lunch with river views.
Volunteer guides lead an hour-long walk at an easy pace, pointing out plants and features of the gardens and sharing what they know and love about them.
Volunteer guides who love the place lead a gentle walk through the gardens, explaining the plants and landmarks along the way. Each walk runs for about an hour.
City Botanic Gardens - Information Kiosk · Brisbane City
A guided walk through Queensland's main war memorial and its interactive exhibition, with guides telling the stories of Australians who served in war and peacetime. Tours can be adjusted for any age or interest.
A curator talks you through a display about water in books, from artists' books, fine press editions and illustrated books to works once submerged, made with water or printed at sea.
A specialist curator leads you through the library's rare collections and its rotating exhibition, sharing little-known stories of everyday Queenslanders and objects important to the state's history.
A small-group guided tour of the Jim Henson exhibition ahead of opening time, followed by morning tea by the river and a pass to wander back through on your own later that day. Best for visitors 16 and over.
A relaxed gallery tour for babies and the adults with them. A guide talks about a few artworks while little ones get songs and games, and it finishes with tummy time.
A member of the prize's artistic team walks you through the finalists' exhibition, talking about selected portraits, the people who made and sat for them, and the current trends in portraiture the show reflects.
A guided walk through fifty years of photographs by Wayne Coolwell, the Mununjali journalist who was one of Australia's earliest Aboriginal broadcasters. Tours alternate between First Nations guides and special guests.
A guided walk from the Wickham Terrace Windmill, ending at the river, tracing Brisbane's change from convict outpost to free town. Stories cover convicts, commandants, and how First Peoples responded to settlement.
A one-hour stroll around the gardens with a volunteer guide, who points out the plants and other highlights along the way. The pace is easy and the walk is aimed at adults.
A volunteer-led tour of the Justene Williams exhibition Once we were mudskippers, set up for people with cochlear implants, hearing aids or other hearing loss, with an FM listening system on hand.
An after-dark torchlit walk through the cemetery looking at the history behind superstitions, rituals and grave symbols, from Samhain and Mexican and Egyptian death customs to the cemetery ghosts known as the White and Black Ladies. Ages 12 and up.
Volunteer guides lead a walk through a garden given over entirely to Australian native trees, many planted by well-known Brisbane locals a century ago. Wear a hat and closed shoes, and bring water and sunscreen.
A short guided tour of the gallery's collection of Indigenous Australian art, led by Robert Preston, covering the stories and history behind works by First Nations artists. Each session covers the same ground.
A volunteer guide leads a walk through the Justene Williams exhibition 'Once we were mudskippers', with an Auslan interpreter alongside for d/Deaf visitors.
A torchlit night walk through the cemetery, where guides including historian Tracey Olivieri tell stories of reused coffins, grave-robbing, decay, hangings and Brisbane's run-in with bubonic plague. Bring your own torch; suits ages 12 and up.
Families hunt for Kermit the Frog on a guided walk through the Jim Henson exhibition, singing, dancing and playing games with Fraggle Rock and Sesame Street characters. Aimed at kids aged 4 to 8.
A self-guided tasting trail across seven bars and pubs, where winemakers pour their wines at each stop and you wander between them in whatever order you like. Strictly for over-18s.
Gallery members get a guided walk through the research library, learning what is on its shelves, from art books and catalogues to journals, and how to make use of it.
A guided walk through the backstage areas of the heritage-listed performing arts centre, with a guide pointing out the building's architecture along the way.
Queensland Performing Arts Centre · South Brisbane
A curator walks you through the Big Things exhibition on Queensland's giant roadside attractions, with photos, film, artworks and people's own stories. The tour is mostly standing, with a few seats.
Thousands of objects gathered from over 30 Brisbane collections, both public and private, from textiles and tin toys to tiny architectural models and sea treasures. It's about collecting itself and the local people behind it.
