In brief
Venue
Date and times
Saturday 5 September 2026| Time | Event |
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04:00 pm
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Entertainment begins
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07:00 pm
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Fireworks extravaganza
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07:30 pm
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Free travel on bus and train services from selected locations
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09:30 pm
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Free travel period finishes
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Changes to bus services this year
After the fireworks until 9pm, most buses leaving from Brisbane City will be skipping Cultural Centre, South Bank and Mater Hill busway stations. Instead, these stations will be frequently serviced by M1, M2, 555 and shuttle buses to help you connect to your usual route. Find more info further below.
Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust is one of the biggest nights of the year on our network.
There'll be extra services and free travel after the fireworks. Most additional bus services and route changes will not be available in journey planner or real-time, so make sure to plan your journey with the info below.
Getting there
When heading to Riverfire, our normal fares and travel conditions apply. You must have a valid go card, debit card, or paper ticket to travel.
Extra bus services will be available in the afternoon to help you get to Riverfire. These extra services will run as detailed below and may not show up in journey planner or on real-time.
| Routes | Where to catch | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| M1 | Eight Mile Plains, Upper Mt Gravatt, Griffith University, Holland Park, Greenslopes, Buranda, Mater Hill stations | Every 4 mins from approx. 3pm |
| 130 | Parkinson, Algester, Sunnybank Hills, Sunnybank, Mains Road Park n’ Ride and Griffith University station | Every 8 mins from approx. 3pm |
| 222 | Carindale interchange, Carina shops , Coorparoo Junction, Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Buranda, Roma Street stations | Every 8 mins from approx. 3pm |
| 333 | Chermside interchange, Kedron Brook, Lutwyche, Windsor Rail, RBWH, QUT Kelvin Grove, Normanby, Roma Street, King George Square, Cultural Centre, Woolloongabba stations | Every 8 mins from approx. 3pm |
| 444 | Moggill, Bellbowrie, Kenmore, Indooroopilly, Toowong, Milton | Every 8 mins from approx. 3pm |
| 555 | Loganholme, Springwood, Rochedale, Eight Mile Plains, Upper Mt Gravatt, Griffith University, Holland Park West, Greenslopes, Buranda stations | Every 15 mins from approx. 3pm |
| Loganholme shuttle (RF5)^ | Loganholme, Slacks Creek, Springwood, Rochedale stations | Every 30 mins from approx. 3pm |
A special Riverfire shuttle (RF5) will run from Loganholme to South Bank before the fireworks.
The shuttle will stop at:
- Loganholme station
- Slacks Creek park 'n' ride
- Springwood station
- Rochedale station
- South Bank station
- Cultural Centre station.
Shuttles run every 30-minutes from 3:05pm until 5:35pm. You can find the timetable for RF5 in journey planner.
Last ferries to Riverfire
Please see below the departure times for the last ferries before the fireworks:
- F1 CityCat:
- Northshore Hamilton terminal - 5:30pm
- UQ St Lucia terminal - 6:00pm
- F22 Dockside to Sydney Street
- Dockside terminal - 6:53pm
- Sydney Street - 6:58pm
- F23 Holman Street to Riverside
- Holman Street - 6:30pm
- Riverside - 6:35pm
- F24 Maritime Museum to Gardens Point - service will not resume until Sunday 6 September.
- Martime Museum - 2:44pm
- QUT Gardens Point - 2:50pm
Pets will not be allowed from midday to last service as ferries are expected to be much busier.
Ferry terminal closures
Due to their location near the firework barges, QUT and Maritime Museum terminals will be closed from 3pm until last service.
Getting home
Immediately following the fireworks, there will be plenty of extra services plus free bus and train travel to get you where you need to go.
Extra services will be running after the fireworks to 9:30pm and will not show up on journey planner or real-time.
For Southern and Eastern services
After the fireworks until 9:30pm, there will be extra services for routes:
To help you start your journey, there will be high-frequency routes that will service Cultural Centre platform 2, South Bank platform 4 and Mater Hill platform 2.
All other services leaving the City will skip these stations. All services will continue to service their usual stops in the city.
You can catch extra services at the following stops from Cultural Centre, Mater Hill and South Bank stations:
| To catch | Take | Transfer at |
|---|---|---|
| 120, 179, 180, 202, 222 | M1 or Griffith University shuttle (via Buranda) | Buranda station |
| 125, 130, 135, 140, 150, 155, 161 | M1 or Griffith University shuttle (via Buranda) | Griffith University station |
| 61, 100, 125, 175, 185, 200, 204, 210, 212, 215, 220, 234, 235 | Woolloongabba shuttle | Woolloongabba station |
| 110 | M2 | Boggo Road station |
| 555 or Loganholme (Rf5) shuttle | 555, Rf5 or M1 | Eight Mile Plains station (if catching M1) |
For Northern and Western services
After the fireworks until 9:30pm, there will be extra services for routes:
All services will continue to their usual stops in the city.
| Routes | Where to catch |
|---|---|
| M1 and M2 | Mater Hill, South Bank and Cultural Centre, King George Square and Roma Street stations |
| 333 | Woolloongabba, King George Square, Roma Street, Cultural Centre, South Bank and Mater Hill stations |
| 330, 345, 385 | Queen Street bus station and Roma Street station |
| 340 | Woolloongabba, King George Square and Roma Street stations |
| 412 | Roma Street Stop 138 near Ann St |
| 444 | King George Square and Roma Street stations |
Trains will run approximately every 15 minutes between 7:35pm and 9:05pm on all lines, except for Doomben, Sunshine Coast, Rosewood and Airport.
All additional train times are in journey planner.
| Train line | Departure times |
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| Airport |
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| Beenleigh |
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| Caboolture |
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| Cleveland |
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| Doomben |
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| Ferny Grove |
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| Gold Coast |
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| Ipswich |
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| Redcliffe Peninsula |
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| Shorncliffe |
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| Springfield |
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*additional service
Some extra ferries will be running after the fireworks from South Bank terminal.
Extra ferries are in journey planner.
You can travel home from Riverfire for free onboard bus and train services.
Free travel:
- begins straight after the fireworks - from 7:30pm until 9:30pm.
- is only available at:
- Bus stations: Cultural Centre, King George Square, Mater Hill, Queen Street, Roma Street, South Bank, Woolloongabba, Buranda and Griffith University stations.
- Train stations: South Bank, South Brisbane, Roma Street and Central stations.
- is not available on CityCat or Airtrain services. Normal fares apply on these services.
Free travel train stations- South Brisbane station
- South Bank station
- Central station
- Roma Street station
Free travel bus stations- Cultural Centre station
- King George Square station
- Queen Street station
- Roma Street busway station
- South Bank busway station
- Mater Hill station
- Woolloongabba station
- Buranda busway station
- Griffith University station
Event information
For more information about Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust, visit the Brisbane Festival website.
E-scooters and bikes will not be permitted in the South Bank precinct, and can't be parked near stations. To find out the conditions of entry to Riverfire, visit the VisitSouthBank website.