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Great Brisbane Duck Race
(
www.duckrace.org.au
)
Raising money for cancer studies, this kooky October event involves
40,000 individually sponsored rubber ducks floating down the Brisbane River. The first
bird to cross the finish line wins its owner a new car. There's lots of family fun peripheral
to the main event.
QUIRKY
FILM
Brisbane International Film Festival
(
www.biff.com.au
)
Twelve days of quality films flicker across Brisbane screens in November.
BRISBANE FESTIVAL
In September, Brisbane's streets become a hurly-burly of colour, flair, flavour and fireworks during the city's
biggest annual arts event - the Brisbane Festival. Running over three weeks, the festival involves over 300 per-
formances and 60-odd events, enticing 2000-plus artists from across the planet. Art exhibitions, dance, theatre,
opera, symphonies, circus performers, buskers and vaudeville acts generate an eclectic scene, with many free
street events and concerts around town.
The festival is opened each year with a bang - literally. Staged over the Brisbane River, with vantage points at
South Bank, the city and West End,
Riverfire
is a massive fireworks show with dazzling visual choreography and
a synchronised soundtrack.
For more info see
www.brisbanefestival.com.au
.
Sleeping
Brisbane has an excellent selection of accommodation options that will suit any budget.
Many are beyond the business beds of the city centre, but they're usually within walking
distance or have good public- transport connections.
Head for Spring Hill for peace and quiet; Fortitude Valley for party nights; Paddington
for cafes and boutiques; Petrie Terrace for hostels; gay-friendly New Farm for restaurants;
and West End for bars and bookshops.
There's a strange dearth of quality motels in Brisbane, but at a pinch, Kangaroo Point
has a string of cheapies lining the busy highway feeding into the Story Bridge.
City Centre
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