In brief
Venue
Date and times
Saturday 6 September 2025| 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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Riverfire is one of the biggest nights of the year on our network.
It will be busy, so please consider planning your travel to and from the event before leaving home.
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 on time. These extra services will operate as detailed below and may not show up in journey planner or on real-time (except 555 and RF5 shuttle).
| Routes | Where to catch | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| M1 | Eight Mile Plains, Upper Mt Gravatt, Griffith University, Holland Park, Greenslopes, Buranda, Mater Hill stations | Every 5 mins from approx. 5pm |
| 222 | Carindale interchange, Carina shops , Coorparoo Junction, Langlands Park, Stones Corner, Buranda, Roma Street stations | Every 8 mins from approx. 5pm |
| 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. 5pm |
| 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 3:05pm to 5:30pm |
^Route RF5 is a special Riverfire shuttle running to Cultural Centre from Springwood station, Slacks Creek park 'n' ride and Loganholme station. You can find the timetable for RF5 in journey planner.
CityCat services are very popular during Riverfire. If you are planning to travel via ferry, please travel early to allow for any delays.
- CityCat services won't run between 6:45pm and 7:45pm
Last ferries to Riverfire
From 5:30pm CityCat services will be running their last service before the river closure.
Please see below the departure times for the last ferries to South Bank before the fireworks:
- Northshore Hamilton terminal - 5:45pm
- UQ St Lucia terminal - 6:15pm
- Sydney Street terminal - 5:39pm
- North Quay terminal - 5:57pm
QUT Gardens Point ferry terminal
Due to its location near the firework barges, QUT terminal will be closed from 4pm until last service.
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.
Getting home
Immediately following the fireworks, there will be plenty of extra services running plus free bus and train travel to get you where you need to go.
During Riverfire, extra bus services will be running from Cultural Centre, South Bank and inner-city bus stations to help get you home in the evening. These extra services will operate as detailed below and will not show up in journey planner or on real-time (except 555 and RF5 shuttle).
| Routes | Where to catch | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| The Gabba | Cultural Centre, South Bank, Mater Hill station | Every 7 mins from approx. 7:30pm |
| M1 | Cultural Centre, King George Square, Mater Hill and South Bank stations | Every 5 mins from approx. 5:30pm |
| 100, 120, 130, 140, 150, 180 | Cultural Centre, South Bank and Mater Hill stations | Every 7 mins from approx. 7:30pm* |
| 200 | South Bank, Queen Street and Mater Hill stations | Every 15 mins from approx. 7:30pm |
| 222 | Towards Roma Street Carindale, Stones Corner and Buranda stations | Every 7 mins after approx. 7pm |
Towards Carindale
| Every 7 mins from approx. 7:30pm | |
| 333 | Cultural Centre, King George Square, Roma Street | Every 5 mins from approx. 5pm |
| 330, 345 | Queen Street and Roma Street stations | Every 7 mins from approx. 7:30pm |
| 385 | Queen Street and Roma Street stations | Every 5 mins from approx. 7:30pm |
| 444 | King George Square and Roma Street stations | Every 7 mins from approx. 7:30pm |
| 555 | Cultural Centre, South Bank and Mater Hill stations | Every 15 mins from approx. 3pm |
| Loganholme shuttle (RF5)^ | Cultural Centre, South Bank, Rochedale stations | Every 5-10 mins from 7:35pm to 8:10pm |
*These routes will alternate between servicing and skipping Cultural Centre and Queen Street bus stations. South Bank station will be serviced every 7 minutes.
^Route RF5 is a special Riverfire shuttle running from Cultural Centre to Springwood station, Slacks Creek park 'n' ride and Loganholme station. You can find the timetable for RF5 in the journey planner.
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 from bus and train stations surrounding South Bank and the City - see map below.
- is not available on CityCat or Airtrain services. Normal fares apply on these services.
Train stations- South Brisbane station
- South Bank station
- Central station
- Roma Street station
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
Event information
For more information about Riverfire, visit the Brisbane Festival website.