Royal Queensland Show - Ekka

Queensland has many famous scenic spots, such as the world's largest coral reefs, the Great Barrier Reef. Queensland has several theme parks and national parks, and is a famous tourist and resort destination in Australia. Mining resources are abundant, agriculture and animal husbandry are developed, and mining, agriculture and tourism are the three pillar industries of the state economy.

EKKA, also known as Royal Queensland Show, is an annual agricultural of Queensland, also the largest cultural festival in Brisbane. This event normally held in August and lasts for 10 days.Other than the usual food stall and rides (for both adults and kids), there also showcase a lot of animals - largest breed of horses, animal nursery (which allows you to stay close and feed the sheep), dogs competition - a perfect place for animal lovers and it is kids friendly.Highlight of the event is the 2-hour shows held in main arena every evening, which include motor trick show, horses racing, and the 10-mins fireworks show, this is really amazing! Day pass is A$35 for adults, you can get a cheaper price if you purchase in advance or purchase a long term pass.

Tickets are cheap, there are food courts, large amusement machines (of course, this requires extra tickets), animal performances, stunt driving, especially a variety of alpacas, and wonderful fireworks performances at night. The traffic is also very convenient. There is a direct train at the Central Station.

Nice to see so many farm animals and people celebrating the exciting festival. It’s something worth there to promote the importance of agriculture to Queensland as well as enjoying the fun parts.

A place suitable for parent-child travel, children will like it very much, there are small animal performances, and some other projects, very good!