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Best Rainy Day Things to Do in Brisbane

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Updated: Nov 08, 2025

Looking for the best rainy day things to do in Brisbane? From indoor golf and go-karting, to axe throwing, escape rooms, art exhibitions and massive indoor adventure parks, here's 20+ great things to do:

The Jungle Adventure Play
The Jungle Adventure Play Tingalpa
Queensland's premier indoor play centre is a massive jungle-themed adventure wonderland for all ages
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Hijinx Hotel
Hijinx Hotel at Westfield Mt Gravatt
Hijinx Hotel is a unique and exciting way to play together as a family.
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X-Golf
X-Golf South Bank
X-Golf is a fully immersive indoor golf experience, where you can enjoy treats and themed tipples while you tee off with friends
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1Up Arcade
Pinball machines at 1Up Arcade Woolloongabba
1Up Arcade, the retro games arcade that for many years kept Morningside locals amused has reopened in Woolloongabba
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Big Swing Golf
Man playing golf Big Swing Golf
Big Swing Golf is an epic licensed indoor golf and entertainment venue located in Brisbane's north & south
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Project Immersive Escape Rooms
Project Immersive
A fully-immersive adventure game that starts the moment you arrive in the car park of an old abandoned paint factory
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Holey Moley Golf Club
Entry to Holey Moley Golf Club at Westfield Mt Gravatt
Mini golf gets a family-friendly twist at Holey Moley, perfect for a playful family outing
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Mas & Miek Ceramic House
Mas & Miek Ceramic House Newstead
Mas & Miek is a bespoke open plan ceramic studio, shop and café, hidden within the industrial surrounds of Byres Street, Newstead
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Rack City Pool Hall & Bar
Rack City Pool Hall & Bar
The go-to destination for pool enthusiasts, social butterflies, and anyone seeking a laid-back yet vibrant social scene
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Area 51 Mt Gravatt
Area 51 Mt Gravatt is a futuristic, space-themed play centre with a range of interactive and exciting activities for kids up to 12 years old
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Zero Latency
Zero Latency
Zero Latency is Brisbane’s first free-roam, multi-player virtual reality experience, occupying a 400 square metre Newstead warehouse.
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SparkLab
SparkLab MDB
Be a scientist at SparkLab, only at Queensland Museum!
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Undersea Putt & Play
Undersea putt Play Redcliffe
This epic entertainment precinct features an underwater-themed mini golf course, games arcade, cafe and bar
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Laserzone
Laserzone Lawnton
Laserzone makes a fantastic all ages escape from the every day - a mega indoor fantasy land
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Crank Indoor Climbing
Crank Indoor Climbing
CRANK Indoor Climbing is the ultimate home of rock climbing, bouldering, parkour, ninja warrior and fitness
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Timezone
Entry to Timezone Westfield Mt Gravatt
Timezone is a family-favourite destination packed with fun arcade games, bowling lanes, bumper cars, and more.
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MANIAX Axe Throwing
MANIAX, Newstead
MANIAX Axe Throwing combines the urban sport of axe throwing with craft beer, cocktails and food creating an epic experience
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Slideways Go Karting
Slideways Hamilton
Slideways Go Karting is an epic European style multi-level indoor kart track that features 425m of adrenalin pumping action
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Game Over Brisbane
kids in go-karts at Game Over
Game Over is a massive multi-level indoor games, go-kart track and entertainment playground, located in Oxley
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Urban Xtreme
Urban Xtreme
Urban Xtreme is Brisbane's Number 1 indoor ski and adventure sports park, providing hours of fun for all ages
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BOUNCE Inc
BOUNCE Inc
BOUNCE into the school holidays at one of Brisbane's massive indoor trampoline parks, with three epic locations
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Wonderstruck
Hero Wonderstruck GOMA
Visitors of all ages will find wonder and awe in the everyday with Wonderstruck, a major free exhibition at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art
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13 of Brisbane's best boutique and art house cinemas dating from the 1920's to 2023
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A Guide to Brisbane's Museums
Twenty+ fascinating must-visit museums in and around Brisbane, from medieval and antiquities to trams, boats, trains & more
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