Brisbane’s outdoor fitness calendar is packed for the weekend of Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November 2026. You’ll find parkrun at 17 parks, yoga across the city, Zumba, trail running, guided nature walks, dragon boating and barefoot bowls, and almost every session listed here is free. Below we’ve grouped them by activity, with times, venues and a link to each event page for the latest details.
Saturday morning parkrun
parkrun is a free community event where you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. It’s a 5k course held every Saturday morning, and organisers describe it as positive, welcoming and inclusive: there is no time limit and no one finishes last. Start time is 7am, and you should arrive 10 minutes early for the pre-event briefing. Check your local parkrun event page for any cancellations or changes.
On Saturday 31 October parkrun is listed at:
- New Farm Park, New Farm
- Tillack Park, Mansfield
- Lota Camping Reserve, Lota
- Forest Lake Sports Fields, Forest Lake
- Rocks Riverside Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks
- 7th Brigade Park (Playground 1), Chermside
- Wishart Community Park, Wishart
- Calamvale District Park, Calamvale
- Hanlon Park / Bur'uda, Stones Corner
- O'Callaghan Park, Zillmere
- Teralba Park, Everton Park
- Wynnum Wading Pool Park, Wynnum
- Arthur Davis Park, Sandgate
- Ashgrove Sportsground Park, Ashgrove
- Shaw Park, Wavell Heights
- Pallara Park, Pallara
- Minnippi Parklands
The New Farm course is at New Farm Park, and the Seventeen Mile Rocks course is at Rocks Riverside Park, which is run by Brisbane City Council.
Yoga, breathwork and Tai Chi
The yoga sessions focus on movements that relax the mind and body, with stretching, breathing, strength and balance work through standing poses and mat work. The Rainbow Forest Park session requires a booking.
Yoga sessions
- Yoga – Captain Burke Park, Kangaroo Point, Saturday 7am–8am (Free)
- Yoga – Guyatt Park, St Lucia, Saturday 7am–8am (Free)
- Yoga – Rainbow Forest Park, Indooroopilly, Saturday 7:15am–8:15am (Free – bookings essential)
- Yoga – Mowbray Park, East Brisbane, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – Lota Camping Reserve, Lota, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – Waterfront Park, Newstead, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane City, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – Glindemann Park, Holland Park West, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – Karawatha Forest Park and Discovery Centre, Saturday 8am–9am (Free)
- Yoga – Wishart Community Park, Wishart, Saturday 8am–9am (Free)
- Yoga – Bracken Ridge Hall, Bracken Ridge, Saturday 8:15am–9:15am (Free)
- Yoga – Drevesen Park, Manly, Sunday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – Majestic Park, Coorparoo, Sunday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
- Yoga – New Farm Park, New Farm, Sunday 3pm–4pm (Free)
Chair yoga and breathwork
Chair yoga at Bracken Ridge Hall lets you stretch and strengthen your body with both seated and standing poses, supported by the chair. It’s a GOLD event suitable for seniors. Breathe & Reset at Moora Park combines gentle movement with pranayama breathwork techniques to help reduce stress and improve focus.
- Chair yoga – Bracken Ridge Hall, Bracken Ridge, Saturday 9:30am–10:30am (Free)
- Breathe & Reset – Moora Park, Shorncliffe, Saturday 7:30am–8:15am (Free)
Tai Chi Qigong
Tai Chi Qigong is described as a dynamic activity that leaves you relaxed, refreshed and calm, and you can join any week. Two sessions cost $6, while the Sunday class at Robinson Park is free.
- Tai Chi Qigong – New Farm Park, New Farm, Saturday 8am–9am ($6)
- Tai Chi Qigong – Woolcock Park, Red Hill, Sunday 8am–9am ($6)
- Tai Chi Qigong – Robinson Park, Fairfield, Sunday 8am–9am (Free)
Zumba, cardio tennis and the outdoor gym
Zumba classes move between high- and low-intensity dance moves to get your heart rate up. Zumba Gold is a low-impact, moderate-intensity version that can help with balance, range of motion and coordination. Cardio tennis is a fun, social, high-energy session that combines tennis with a cardio workout to music, and no tennis experience is needed (bookings essential). The outdoor gym circuit workshop focuses on functional strength, core stability and full-body conditioning, using the outdoor gym facilities with a mix of equipment and bodyweight exercises.
- Zumba® – Kalinga Park, Kalinga, Saturday 8am–9am (Free)
- Zumba® – Rocks Riverside Park, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Saturday 8:30am–9:30am (Free)
- Zumba® – Calamvale District Park, Calamvale, Sunday 8:30am–9:30am (Free)
- Zumba® – Ducie Street Park, Darra, Sunday 8:30am–9:30am (Free)
- Zumba Gold® – Keong Park, Stafford, Saturday 8am–9am (Free)
- Zumba Gold® – D.M. Henderson Park, Macgregor, Saturday 8:30am–9:30am (Free)
- Cardio tennis – Roy Emerson Tennis Centre, Milton, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free – bookings essential)
- Outdoor gym circuit – Raymond Park, Kangaroo Point, Saturday 7am–8am (Free)
- Outdoor gym circuit – Ferny Grove Picnic Ground Park, Ferny Grove, Saturday 7:30am–8:30am (Free)
Trail runs and nature walks
Run Wild at Whites Hill Reserve introduces trail running on Brisbane’s bush tracks, covering pacing, varied terrain and running safely on natural surfaces. It suits beginner to intermediate runners. At Boondall, experienced volunteer guides lead a gentle, easy, all-abilities 2km walk through Boondall Wetlands Reserve, an internationally important conservation area, with a visit to the Bird Hide. All children must be accompanied by an adult. The new Step into nature community walking group at Karawatha Forest Park is a relaxed, social way to explore bushland, especially if you’d rather not walk alone.
- Run Wild: Trail Runs – Whites Hill Reserve, Camp Hill, Saturday 8:30am–9:30am (Free)
- Billai Dhagun Circuit Guided Walk – Boondall Wetlands Environment Centre, Saturday 9:30am–11:30am (Free)
- Step into nature – Community walk – Karawatha Forest Park and Discovery Centre, Saturday 9:30am–11:30am (Free)
On the water and on the green
On Sunday you can learn to paddle a 12m dragon boat at Albion and see the city from a different perspective. The session includes a warm-up, paddling instruction and time on the water, and bookings are essential. Later that afternoon, Graceville Bowls Club hosts a free barefoot bowls session where you can learn the basics of a social game that combines strategy and skill.
- Dragon boating – Yowoggera Park, Albion, Sunday 9:30am–11:30am (Free – bookings essential)
- Barefoot bowls – Graceville Bowls Club, Graceville, Sunday 4pm–6pm (Free)
Bring the dog
The free Leave It dog training session at John Goss Reserve is led by professional trainers. It helps owners build reliable behaviours such as recall and the “leave it” cue in real-world settings.
- Leave It – Free dog training session – John Goss Reserve, Chermside West, Saturday 8:30am–9:30am (Free)
Before you go
Sessions marked bookings essential need to be booked ahead. Times and details can change, so open the event page before you head out. For more ideas, browse things to do in Brisbane or see everything on What’s On.