The Ekka
How much will it cost a family to visit the Ekka? We’ve done the sums
It’s being touted as the “Budget Ekka”, but how little can you spend and still get a showbag and a few rides? We crunch the numbers.
- by Nick Dent
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Non-Ekka things to do in Brisbane on the Ekka public holiday
There’s a lot you can do on the Wednesday holiday besides hit the Ekka. Here are 14 things to do on August 14.
- by Nick Dent
Perspective
City life
Yeehaw or yeenaw: How does the Ekka hold up for a kid?
The Ekka was always a calendar event to look forward to. It was like stepping into some sort of lawless bizarro world filled with everything your imagination could dream up.
- by Courtney Kruk
Gallery: The Brisbane Ekka in pictures
Brisbane photographer Morgan Roberts heads out to the showgrounds to document the 2023 Ekka.
Sick of swiping? The Ekka promises to have you falling head over RM heels
The Ekka committee is playing Cupid this year, encouraging singles to find their true match at the Stockmen’s Bar.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Brisbane burns with envy as Sydney sizzles its way into record books
It might have felt unseasonably warm in Brisbane lately, but Sydney is the city breaking July weather records.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Sundaes to come with a workout as Ekka visitors urged to walk due to station closure
With Exhibition Station closed due to an upgrade, Transport Minister Mark Bailey has urged Ekka visitors to leg it up from Fortitude Valley Station.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
‘Can’t rely on vaccination alone’: Masks for Ekka as third wave rolls on
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has announced free masks will be distributed to people attending this year’s Brisbane show.
- by Sean Parnell
Premier warns at-risk COVID groups ‘consider not going’ to the Ekka
Annastacia Palaszczuk is urging seniors to either get their booster and wear a mask or consider avoiding the annual show.
- by Stuart Layt
Show concern: Third COVID wave prompts crowd management at the Ekka
Organisers of the Brisbane show are taking steps to keep people safe when the Ekka returns for the first time in three years.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Shift of Ekka holiday to October a ‘mixed blessing’ for some venues
The tourism sector has welcomed October’s Ekka holiday long weekend, but it will come at a cost for hospitality venues.
- by Stuart Layt