Why chop and change when this Ekka classic draws 65,000 viewers online

Why chop and change when this Ekka classic draws 65,000 viewers online

“It’s just fun … there’s not many sports where you can just bash something as hard as you possibly can.”

  • byWilliam Davis andCatherine Strohfeldt

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Showies spill Ekka secrets … and how to beat this sideshow alley game

Showies spill Ekka secrets … and how to beat this sideshow alley game

“A good way to experience the Ekka is to see the underbelly of it and work here.”

  • byWilliam Davis andCatherine Strohfeldt
The Queensland cattlemen and the traditions they keep going
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The Queensland cattlemen and the traditions they keep going

The Ekka is steeped in tradition,and 148 years on from the first show,people are still finding ways to make it relevant.

  • byCourtney Kruk
‘A month’s worth of rain’:Downpour sees Ekka events postponed

‘A month’s worth of rain’:Downpour sees Ekka events postponed

The Ekka’s grand parade was taken off the agenda for People’s Day,which attracted just half the usual number of visitors.

  • byCatherine Strohfeldt
Risk of flash flooding as Brisbane braces for public holiday downpour
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Risk of flash flooding as Brisbane braces for public holiday downpour

As thousands of people prepare to visit the Ekka on Wednesday,the weather bureau has warned of heavy rain on the way.

  • byWilliam Davis
Non-Ekka things to do in Brisbane on the Ekka public holiday

Non-Ekka things to do in Brisbane on the Ekka public holiday

There’s a lot to occupy you on the Wednesday holiday besides hitting the Ekka. Here are 14 things to do on August 14.

  • byNick Dent
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How much will it cost a family to visit the Ekka? We’ve done the sums

How much will it cost a family to visit the Ekka? We’ve done the sums

It’s being touted as the “Budget Ekka”,but how little can you spend and still get a showbag and a few rides? We crunch the numbers.

  • byNick Dent
Yeehaw or yeenaw:How does the Ekka hold up for a kid?
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City life

Yeehaw or yeenaw:How does the Ekka hold up for a kid?

The Ekka was always a calendar event to look forward to. It was like stepping into some sort of lawless bizarro world filled with everything your imagination could dream up.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Gallery:The Brisbane Ekka in pictures
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Gallery:The Brisbane Ekka in pictures

Brisbane photographer Morgan Roberts heads out to the showgrounds to document the 2023 Ekka.

Sick of swiping? The Ekka promises to have you falling head over RM heels

Sick of swiping? The Ekka promises to have you falling head over RM heels

The Ekka committee is playing Cupid this year,encouraging singles to find their true match at the Stockmen’s Bar.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Brisbane burns with envy as Sydney sizzles its way into record books

Brisbane burns with envy as Sydney sizzles its way into record books

It might have felt unseasonably warm in Brisbane lately,but Sydney is the city breaking July weather records.

  • byFelicity Caldwell