Rainy day ideas for kids in Brisbane City & Inner Suburbs

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70 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Brisbane City. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Escape room
Fox In A Box Brisbane
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Escape room
Virtual Room Brisbane
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Escape room
Arcadium Adventures
Spring Hill
under 5 min
Escape room
Escape Manor Brisbane
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Escape room
Quest Room
Spring Hill
under 5 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Free Space VR Arcade
Fortitude Valley
under 5 min
Escape room
Mystic Escape
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Escape room
Quest Room
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Rocksports
Fortitude Valley
under 5 min
Escape room
Escape Hunt Brisbane The Jewel Thief
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Urban Climb
Newstead
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Urban Climb West End Boulder Hall
West End
under 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
Urban Climb
Milton
under 5 min
Indoor sports
Brisbane Table Tennis Centre
Windsor
about 5 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
Catch Wonderland
Toowong
about 5 min
Arcade illustration
Arcade
1up Arcade
Morningside
about 5 min
Climbing illustration
Climbing
9 Degree - Morningside
Morningside
about 10 min
Indoor sports
Taylor Range Country Club
Ashgrove
about 10 min
Trampolines illustration
Trampolines
BOUNCE Hendra
Hendra
about 10 min

Museums and history

MacArthur Museum
Museum
MacArthur Museum
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum of Brisbane
Museum
Museum of Brisbane
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Photo: Misaochan2, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Queensland Holocaust Museum
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Commissariat Store, Brisbane City
Museum
Commissariat Store
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
Gallery
Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Queensland Art Gallery
Gallery
Queensland Art Gallery
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Queensland Museum, South Brisbane
Museum
Queensland Museum
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Army Museum South Queensland
Petrie Terrace
under 5 min
Queensland Maritime Museum
Museum
Queensland Maritime Museum
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Photo: GordonMakryllos, CC BY-SA 4.0
Museum illustration
Museum
Queensland Telecommunications Museum
Clayfield
about 10 min

Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Cinema illustration
Cinema
Event Cinemas Brisbane City
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
The Elizabeth Picture Theatre/Five Star Cinemas
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Brisbane Square Library
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Theatre
Cremorne Theatre
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Theatre
Door 84
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Theatre
Lyric Theatre
South Brisbane
under 5 min
State Library of Queensland
Library
State Library of Queensland
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Photo: Chris Olszewski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Theatre
Big Fork Theatre
Spring Hill
under 5 min
Theatre
Brisbane Arts Theatre
Petrie Terrace
under 5 min
Theatre
Concert Hall
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Theatre
Gardens Theatre
Brisbane City
under 5 min
Theatre
Glasshouse Theatre
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Theatre
Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
Fortitude Valley
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
New Farm Cinemas
New Farm
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Palace Cinemas
Petrie Terrace
under 5 min
Theatre
Queensland Theatre
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Theatre
Shake & Stir Theatre Company
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Southbank Cineplex Cinema
South Brisbane
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Kurilpa Library
West End
under 5 min
Theatre
La Boite Roundhouse Theatre
Kelvin Grove
under 5 min
Library illustration
Library
New Farm Library
New Farm
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Palace Centro
Fortitude Valley
under 5 min
Theatre
The Old Museum
Bowen Hills
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Blue Room Cinebar
Paddington
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Red Hill Cinemas
Red Hill
under 5 min
Theatre
The Twelfth Night Theatre
Bowen Hills
under 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Hawthorne Cinema
Hawthorne
about 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Hawthorne Deluxe
Hawthorne
about 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Balmoral Cineplex
Bulimba
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Bulimba Library
Bulimba
about 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Reading Cinemas
Newmarket
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Toowong Library
Toowong
about 5 min
Theatre
Amphitheater
Seven Hills
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Ashgrove Library
Ashgrove
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Grange Library
Grange
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
H/Library
Seven Hills
about 5 min
Library illustration
Library
Hamilton Library
Hamilton
about 5 min
Theatre
Ron Hurley Theatre
Seven Hills
about 5 min
Cinema illustration
Cinema
Dendy Cinemas
Hamilton
about 10 min

Gardens and science

Science centre illustration
Science centre
SparkLab, Queensland Museum Kurilpa
South Brisbane
under 5 min
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Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.