Recreation and sport
Read about leisure and sporting activities, sports facilities, walking, disability sports, and recreation and sport programs in Queensland.
Recreation activities
You can get involved in recreation or leisure activities in your area through:
- Queensland Events
- Queensland Holidays - Things to see and do
- Queensland Art Gallery – Gallery of Modern Art
- Queensland Museum
- State Library of Queensland
- your local council.
Sporting activities
There are a wide variety of sports you can participate in. To start being more active, you can:
- join a sporting club in your area
- search for free sporting workshops and seminars in your area.
Recreation and sport programs
Queensland recreation and sport programs:
- Get Active program
- Get Active Queensland Accreditation Program
- Other community sport and recreation programs
- Duke of Edinburgh’s and Bridge Award.
Sporting facilities
Find sporting facilities in your area:
People with a disability
People with a disability can participate in a variety of sports and leisure activities:
- Sports CONNECT provides initiatives to Australian athletes with a disability to improve the number of people with disability involved in sport and physical recreation
- Australian athletes with a disability—check if you’re eligible for funding to help you participate in the activity of your choice
- Get Active program helps people with disability get involved in physical activity or sport
- Sporting Wheelies organise and facilitate recreational activities and sporting opportunities at state, national and international levels for people with a physical disability or vision impairment
- Life Stream Foundation helps people with an intellectual disability to participate in sport and recreation activities
- Deaf Sports and Recreation Queensland helps the deaf and hearing impaired to participate in sports
- Riding for the Disabled Association of Queensland helps people with disabilities interact with horses through horse-riding, dressage, carriage driving, vaulting and therapeutic programs.
Find more information for people with a disability.
Walking
Benefits of walking include improved health and fitness, financial savings and reduced traffic congestion.
To start walking more, search for:
