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05. Catch local artists free with City Sounds. Fun fact: Brisbane is home to Australia’s largest free live music program. Each week a rolling line-up of local and touring bands and artists perform on the stages in the Queen Street Mall, Post Office Square, South Bank and other locations in and around Brisbane. Take a look to see what’s ...
- Dabble in the arts at the Cultural Precinct. Packed full of free attractions, the sprawling Queensland Cultural Centre complex directly across the river from the city, includes the Queensland Arts Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (or QAGOMA, as they’re known together), State Library, Queensland Performing Art Centre and Queensland Museum.
- Swim and chill in the Central Business District. South Bank, next to the cultural precinct, is the riverside real estate opposite Brisbane’s city centre.
- Dive into free pools and wild swimming holes. Alongside city-centre Streets Beach, Brisbane has plenty of pools and swimming holes where you can cool down for free.
- Gallery hop on campus. QAGOMA’s never-ending line-up of major exhibitions has had a side effect: squeezing out smaller, more specialist art shows. Brisbane’s universities have taken up the slack.
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Then check out these 24 great things for locals and visitors to Brisbane that won't cost a cent! Ride the Clocktower. The Beatles, the Queen and Dalai Lama have done it in the mid to late twentieth century it was a rite of passage for Brisbane children on city visits. The view may not be the same but it's still a must do... more. Visit QAG & GOMA.
Cost: Free. 19. Search for the stars at Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. Get better acquainted with the universe at Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium. Since opening in 1978, the public space has been showcasing the outer stretches of the galaxy with its 12.5-metre-diameter projection dome for more than 40 years.
7. Take in the view from Mount Coot-tha Summit Lookout. Attractions. Parks and gardens. Mount Coot-tha. Only 15 minutes from the CBD, the Mt Coot-tha Summit offers panoramic views of the city, so ...
