TOURS

Friday 4 September 2026
9.00 am – 3.30 pm
Queen’s Park, Burley Griffin Drive via Griffith Road, Ipswich
Ticketed event – bookings essential
Adult: $85, Concession: $80, School‑aged children: $75

Presented by Discover Ipswich

Discover streets lined with cherished heritage homes, grand churches, historic pubs and stately civic buildings with a local guide onboard an airconditioned coach. Explore the heart of Ipswich and its most significant civic, religious and cultural landmarks.

Includes:

• Devonshire morning tea
• Guided heritage bus tour with local commentary
• Lunch with a complimentary drink
• Entry to:
  • St Mary’s Church (subject to availability on the day)
  • Cooneana Heritage Centre

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Saturday 5 September 2026
2.00 pm
86 East Street, Ipswich
Free – bookings essential
Presented by Ipswich Antique Centre

Tour The Congregational Sunday School Hall, a landmark building designed by George Brockwell Gill, since restored and now home to Ipswich Antique Centre.

Tickets available in August

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Sunday 6 September 2026
11.00 am
88 Limestone Street, Ipswich
Ticketed event $39 – bookings essential
Presented by Stony Creek Brewing

Discover the stories behind Ipswich’s most unique brewery.

Join the team at Stony Creek Brewing for an entertaining behind-the-scenes tour where local history, craft beer and great food come together.

Your experience includes:

• Guided Brewery & History Tour
• Learn how our beers are brewed
• Beer tasting paddle featuring our handcrafted beers
• Delicious Stony Creek Smash Burger
• Q&A with our brewer (Grog Father)

Special Festival Offer

Purchase the Smash Burger & Beer Paddle package for just $39 and receive the Brewery & History Tour FREE.

Duration: Approximately 2 hours

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Saturday 5 September 2026
7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Ipswich General Cemetery, cnr Warwick and Cemetery roads, Ipswich
Cost from $38
Presented by Ghost Tours Australia

Explore ghostly Ipswich General Cemetery. Hear stories of haunted graves and sites – true tales of business tycoons, statues that move, a boy made of stone, a haunted castle and visit the grave of James Ryan, aka Dan Kelly, brother of bushranger Ned.

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Friday 4 September 2026
7.30 pm – 9.30 pm
Ipswich CBD
Cost from $38
Presented by Ghost Tours Australia

Ipswich is an old, gothic city haunted by its past. Come “spook spotting” as locals call ghost hunting and learn about the creepy Cribb house, a secret hidden under the police station, woman in the attic window, and be watched by the man in the museum on this 2-hour guided historic ghost tour through Ipswich’s city centre…

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Saturday 12 September 2026
10.30 am and 12.30 pm
Departs from Queens Park Pavilion
$5 per person
Bookings essential
Presented by Ipswich Festivals and Ipswich Little Theatre

Step into more than 160 years of Ipswich history on a guided theatrical journey through Queens Park. Led by performers from Ipswich Little Theatre, these engaging tours bring the park’s stories and personalities vividly to life.

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Saturday 12 September 2026
Step inside some of Ipswich’s most beautiful historic homes and enjoy time at Queens Park during the Galvanized Festival.
Includes:

• Devonshire morning tea
• Guided heritage bus tour with local commentary
• Lunch with a complimentary drink
• Entry to two heritage homes:
  • The Chestnuts
  • Rhossilli
• Free time at Queens Park (Galvanized festival activities available)

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Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September 2026
10.00 am – 2.00 pm
63 Nicholas Street, Ipswich
Free event – bookings essential
Presented by Ipswich RSL Sub Branch Inc.

Discover more about this significant memorial dedicated to honouring the service and sacrifice of Ipswich soldiers.

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Saturday 5 September 2026
10.30 am – 12.00 pm, 3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Ipswich General Cemetery, cnr Warwick and Cemetery roads, Ipswich

Gold coin donation – bookings essential
Presented by Tracey Oliveri and Liam Baker

A walking tour of the Ipswich General Cemetery with cemetery historian Tracey Olivieri – co-author of “In Heavenly Garb: The Headstones of Ipswich General Cemetery” and fellow cemetery historian Liam Baker. Discover one of the city’s great open-air museums.

Numbers will be strictly limited for the tours. Parking is available at and around the cemetery. Patrons are to wear comfortable enclosed shoes, hat and bring a water bottle.

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