Fresh, innovative, clever, good use of space, colour and culture!…read more Produce, organically grown at your use anytime of the day or night.. for, wait for it... FREE! What a beautiful, colourful way to make the most of our beautiful world. Situated near the ferry terminal is a wonderland for all who love tasty, well loved veg! My heart and eyes were captured as I noticed this absolute gem of a find today! Not having walked this way for a while my curious, nosy nature needed to find out what this was. I am impressed, South Brisbane. Thank you for the inspiration. All foodies need to get here and check it out. This really is a beautiful sight. Kids are welcome and encouraged to learn about this clever food scheme. So bring them too! I can't wait to revisit!

A good place to go for a walk on weekends. Lots of diverse plants and animals there. And they also…read moreoffer free walking tour several times a week. The place is really big. You can walk for several hours. Also picnic area they offer.

Beautiful place to spend a rainy afternoon. Fairly quiet with plenty to do. Spent a couple of hours…read moreexploring and didn't even touch certain sections. You must however visit the Bonsai house - my favorite!

We just had a lovely time walking through the gardens. I love that cities devote land for people to…read moreenjoy. Full of trees and birds, this sanctuary lets you get away, even for a small while, away from the bustling city life. There was lots to explore. I honestly didn't even know how long were were in the park.

This is just a short walk from our hotel, so I strolled around it twice yesterday's Once after…read morelunch by myself and then again after dinner with my husband. It was much busier during the day, which surprised me somewhat. Beautiful foliage, beautiful birds, next to the river, lots of benches and places to take a break. It is well maintained. At night, the main paths were lit well, although the path right next to the river was very dark. If I lived in Brisbane, I would go here often just to relax, read, or enjoy the beauty. And it's completely free to enjoy!

The end of Brisbane's mildly cold but sunny winters and beginning of our stinking hot wet summers…read moreis signalled by Parklife, the first event on the festival season calendar. Thousands of barely dressed revellers descend on the city's beautiful botanic gardens...and proceed to to do their best to trash it. Luckily, the festival is pretty well planned and the gardens suffer no lasting damage. They even have some great green initiatives, with $1 drink and food tickets given for every cup, bottle and can collected and taken to a recycling tent. The music is usually an eclectic mix of various dance artists with last years festival including big name acts from Australia and overseas playing electro, dubstep, drum and bass, house, techno and plenty of underground styles. It's not an event for the faint-hearted, with massive queues to get in, get drinks, and visit the port-a-loos but its well worth it for the awesome atmosphere and great music. Ticket prices go up every year but as yet, they're still pretty reasonable and usuallymuch better than the other festivals of the season.

Beautiful gallery space, and it's free. Great to pop in if you're on the Gardens Point campus, or…read morejust in the botanical gardens. Heck, it's a short walk from the CBD too. The artworks change often and quite often of a much higher standard than I'd ever have expected from a university gallery. They also have a small selection of books and post cards, usually related to current exhibitions.

This Art Museum is an undiscovered gem in my opinion. I used to visit regularly when I was on…read morecampus, and some of my favourite artists held exhibitions here (no, it's not just students). The collection is beautifully displayed and curated, and the space is small but jewel like. Take half an hour out from being a hard drinking, hard playing uni student and cram in some culture. You won't regret it.

Soundwave is a good music festival for people who don't usually like music festivals. It's easy to…read morebe put off the whole festival concept if you have an aversion to fluorescent colours or if you've just watched too many hordes of drug-effected wankers bounce around the festival grounds like sweaty little pogo sticks. The difference is that with Soundwave, it's all about the music. Of course there are still wankers here and there, but the crowd is predominantly made up of loyal rock and metal fans who genuinely want to enjoy the shows and perhaps do a little headbanging. As somebody who isn't into metal music, I was a little nervous going to my first Soundwave a couple of years ago. I shouldn't have worried though; I found plenty of acts I enjoyed and had a really good time. I'm going again this year and looking forward to it. The festival is held at the RNA Showgrounds, so it's walking distance to the Valley for those who want to debrief over a cold beer. Food prices are still exorbitant and visiting the toilet at a festival is never a positive experience, but all in all Soundwave makes for a fun (if heatstroke filled) day.

Soundwave is an annual celebration of rock, pretty heavy metal and punk music. It originated in…read morePerth and started touring capital cities in 2007. It was first staged in Brisbane's Botanical Gardens but for the last three years has been at the 'Ekka' showgrounds in the Vally in February each year. If you're into some heart pumping screamo and hanging with a heap of hardcore music lovers, this festival is a must. I ran a stall at the last Soundwave and absolutely loved the vibe. There are lots of stages, spread across the huge showgrounds; necessary, because it's LOUD and there are more than 90 acts - yes 90! Expect circle pits, walls and surfing, but I think the crowd's generally really well behaved and mostly they're really there for the music, not the scene, which can be quite the exception to the rule at festivals these days. It's a long day and you need to move fast between the spread out stages to catch your favourite acts but it's a great buzz. The only downside is the mobile connectivity, which is notoriously bad at the Ekka grounds, so unless it's improved lately, try not to lose your friends.

My husband and I had the pleasure of attending a birthday celebration at this beautiful place a…read morecouple of months ago. The venue is in a magnificent rainforest setting with majestic trees all around and little creek meandering through it all. We were greeted with champagne cocktails followed by four courses of marvellous food - Chef Dave's Shrimp appetisers were to die for.... and that was just a start! We were then delighted with a roast dinner and sumptuous desserts, etc. The atmosphere was wonderful, the place decorated beautifully with stunning table settings, chair covers, etc. Everyone was up on the dance floor... how could we resist....the music was awesome! This was a beautiful, elegant and fun evening which we will always remember. We hope to return again!

From the owner: Stunning Function, Conference & Wedding Venue in Rainforest Settingread more