In Ipswich Central you can enjoy a whole day exploring art, antiques and animals for free!  Just jump on the train or pack the car for a fun day out!Ipswich Art GalleryThe Ipswich Art Gallery is a fantastic family-friendly experience located in the heart of Ipswich Central.  It features a children's gallery space as well as touring exhibitions and it's a great spot to spark your creativity.  If you've caught the train walk through to Nicholas St and up to d'Arcy Doyle Place, if you're parked in the Nicholas St Precinct Car Park, walk up the street to access the gallery.Ipswich Children's LibraryHead to the Ipswich Children’s Library where you can feed life-sized dinosaurs colourful scarves through an interactive pipe experience, design your own colourful fish and watch them swim around a digital display, or enjoy an augmented reality butterfly experience.  It's located in Tulmur Place above the Nicholas St car park.

EWE Nique Hobby Farm at Haigslea just west of Ipswich Central has become a favourite for young families and school classes over the past six years since opening. Now the hobby farm has added a new bevvy of creatures to the offering – including static displays of the prehistoric kind.​Large scale dinosaur sculptures have been embedded into a wonderland of huge-leafed plants and shimmering palms. The enclosed arena is also home to flying colourful budgies and finches, and covered ponds of goldfish.EWE Nique’s owners Penny and Farmer Dave wanted to create a peaceful nature-filled experience for young children.

In Ipswich we have farms that open their gates for you to explore, either choose one to visit on a day trip or make a weekend out of it and stay at one for the night.Start with a morning session on Saturday at Ewe Nique Hobby Farm.  This authentic farm lets you pet and feed the animals including sheep, lambs, alpacas, goats, chicken and geese for 90 minutes.  You can also meet farmers Penny and Dave and find out more about the animals and what life is like on the farm.Your next stop is only 15 minutes away at Watercress Creek Olives and Limes in Pine Mountain. 

Looking for a fun new spot to take the kids? Ipswich is full of brilliant parks that are perfect for climbing, exploring, racing around and making memories. Think towering forts, wobbly bridges, speedy slides, buzzing bike tracks, and cubbies just waiting for an imaginary tea party.These parks are local gems - well-loved by families and always full of little feet running wild. You’ll find shady spots to relax, big open fields for a kick-about, and clever play spaces designed for all ages.Here are 10 parks around Ipswich that are worth popping on your adventure list. 

Ipswich is celebrating a huge result in the 2026 Best of Queensland Experiences Program, with 49 local tourism businesses recognised among the state’s top visitor experiences.Best of Queensland Experiences are tourism businesses recognised by Tourism and Events Queensland for delivering exceptional visitor experiences. For travellers, it’s a handy signpost to operators known for quality, service and memorable moments.This year also introduced new recognition tiers — Gold, Silver and Teal — adding even more prestige to the program. Ipswich didn’t just make the list, it stood out on it, with one Gold winner and four Silver tier winners among the region’s 49 recipients.

Planes, Trains and Autos is an exciting, family friendly event that celebrates all things aviation, rail and autos in the city of Ipswich. It’s held at the Workshops rail Museum and there’s plenty enjoy. Highlights include:FREE access to all museum exhibitions and kid’s activitiesCar, truck and motorcycle displaysMotorsport personalities Drag cars and vehicles from Willowbank RacewayRide a historic train at Queensland Pioneer Steam RailwayAir Force and Army machinery and vehiclesAviation displays and flypastsFamily interactive activities including wind tunnels and bottle rockets