At a glance
- What
- parkrun, a free 5k you can walk, jog, run, volunteer at or watch, held every Saturday morning
- When
- Saturdays, 7:00am start. The council lists each run from 7:00am to 8:30am, on 10 Saturdays from 14 November 2026 to 16 January 2027
- Where
- 17 Brisbane City Council parks, listed in the table below
- Cost and booking
- Free. No booking, but you must register once with parkrun and bring your scannable barcode
- Who it’s for
- Anyone aged 4 and over. Children under 11 must stay within arm’s reach of an adult
- What to do now
- Register once on parkrun’s website, print or save your barcode, pick the park nearest you and arrive about 10 minutes before 7:00am
- Last checked
- Monday 9 November 2026, against Brisbane City Council’s event page for each of the 17 parks
- Not yet confirmed
- Whether a given run is cancelled on the day (the council says to check each park’s own parkrun page), course routes, and parking or public transport for each park
Brisbane City Council lists parkrun at 17 of its parks on Saturdays from 14 November 2026 to 16 January 2027. It is free, it is a 5 kilometre course, and the council describes it as “positive, welcoming and inclusive”, with no time limit and no one finishing last.
This guide uses the council’s event page for each park, read on 9 November 2026. Queensland has no daylight saving, so all times are Brisbane time. The council’s pages are the only source we used, so for course maps and cancellations use the parkrun page for your park.
Where are the 17 Brisbane parkruns?
| Park | Suburb | Address on the council page |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Davis Park | Sandgate | Flinders Parade |
| Ashgrove Sportsground Park | Ashgrove | 258 Acacia Drive |
| Calamvale District Park | Calamvale | 31 Formby Street |
| Forest Lake Sports Fields | Forest Lake | 310 Forest Lake Boulevard |
| Hanlon Park / Bur’uda | Stones Corner | 56 Junction Street |
| Lota Camping Reserve | Lota | 710 Esplanade |
| Minnippi Parklands | Tingalpa | Stanton Road |
| New Farm Park | New Farm | 137 Sydney Street |
| O’Callaghan Park | Zillmere | 300 Zillmere Road |
| Pallara Park | Pallara | 131 Gooderham Road |
| Rocks Riverside Park | Seventeen Mile Rocks | 5 Counihan Road |
| Shaw Park | Wavell Heights | 151 Shaw Road |
| 7th Brigade Park (Playground 1) | Chermside | Delaware Street |
| Teralba Park | Everton Park | 120 Pullen Road |
| Tillack Park | Mansfield | 27 Blackberry Street |
| Wishart Community Park | Wishart | 106A Kavanagh Road |
| Wynnum Wading Pool Park | Wynnum | Wynnum Esplanade |
Do I need to book or pay?
It costs nothing. The council pages say bookings are not required, but “participants are required to register once” on the parkrun website. Registration gives you a scannable barcode, and the council lists bringing it as a requirement. Bring it every time.
What time should I arrive?
The start time is 7:00am. The council says to arrive 10 minutes before for the pre-event briefing, and to look for the parkrun sign. Course start and end locations are on the parkrun website, so check the page for your park before your first visit. The council lists each run as 7:00am to 8:30am, which is the window it has booked rather than the length of the run.
Can children take part?
Yes, from age 4. The council’s age line reads “4 years and over” and adds that children under 11 years “must stay within arm’s reach of a parent, guardian, or responsible adult at all times”. The council describes parkrun as somewhere you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate, so a family can mix those roles.
Which Saturdays are listed, and is the holiday period included?
| Month | Saturdays listed by the council |
|---|---|
| November 2026 | 14, 21, 28 |
| December 2026 | 5, 12, 19, 26 |
| January 2027 | 2, 9, 16 |
All 17 parks are listed on all 10 Saturdays, including Saturday 26 December and Saturday 2 January. The council also tells runners to check their local parkrun event page for cancellations or changes, so look at the page for your park in holiday weeks. The council lists the events under its Move Well Brisbane program and a fitness and well-being category.
How do I get there?
The council pages give a street address and a meeting point instruction only: look for the parkrun sign. They give no parking or public transport advice. Use Translink’s Journey Planner with the street address of your park. Translink’s event transport page covers large events, and parkrun was not listed there on 9 November 2026.
We will update this guide if the council lists parkrun beyond 16 January 2027 or adds parks.
OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with Brisbane City Council, parkrun or Translink.
Sources
- Brisbane City Council: parkrun, 7th Brigade Park, Chermside, read 9 November 2026. The council has the same page for each of the other 16 parks:
- Brisbane City Council: parkrun, New Farm Park
- Brisbane City Council: parkrun, Rocks Riverside Park
- Brisbane City Council: parkrun, Arthur Davis Park, Sandgate
- Brisbane City Council: parkrun, Wynnum Wading Pool Park
- Translink: Event transport, checked 8 November 2026