If you’re heading to Planes, Trains and Autos… or are simply a fan of all things aviation, rail and motoring.  Check out all the fun and exciting Planes, Trains and Autos themed experiences on offer throughout the City of Ipswich all year round. There’s hot air balloons, steam trains, race cars, motocross fun and much more… just waiting to be discovered.V8 Race ExperienceThe V8 Race Experience puts you in the drivers’ seat with a professional driver in the passenger seat to give you tips as you take to the iconic paperclip track at Queensland Raceway.  You can choose to drive in their new purpose built Mustang or Camaro or the legendary Falcon or Commodore.  You can also book hot laps with a pro driver.Floating ImagesRise before dawn to experience a magical hot air balloon ride with Floating Images Hot Air Ballon Flights. With 30 years ballooning experience, owner/chief pilot Graeme Day will be your guide through the skies over the Ipswich region. See the sunrise as you float majestically over the countryside dotted with a patchwork of fields, nature reserves and views to the Ipswich CBD and Brisbane skyline. After you come back down to earth, enjoy a gorgeous breakfast prepared by Fourthchild Cafe.  

Welcome to Ipswich CMC Rocks!It’s CMC Rocks this March when 20,000+ country music fans come to Ipswich for the best round-up of country music anywhere right now.In honour of the stellar line-up of musicians and the fans in town for CMC Rocks - along with the good folk making this annual sold-out blockbuster happen - we’ve put together a handy list of breakfast options and matched each one with a song by a CMC Rocks artist. Welcome to town y’all!

Ipswich City Council and businesses are working hard to improve access for people with disability. Check out three places that get a tick for those visiting in a wheelchair. When you are part of the approximately 18% of Australians with disability, an extra level of planning is required to decide where to visit on a day out. As a city with an abundance of heritage sites and buildings, Ipswich was never high on our list of places where we expected navigation, with Beth’s electric wheelchair to be easy.Upon learning that Ipswich also boasts cultural and fine-dining experiences and an increasing focus on accessible and inclusive public spaces, we left our familiar surrounds of inner-Brisbane to discover Ipswich for ourselves.

Ipswich is a city with more than its share of creative energy and it’s all showcased in a vintage/artisan trail that visitors to the region can explore. There are more than 20 colourful businesses from across the wider region that form the CRAVE trail of all things creative, retro, antique, vintage and eclectic.

Travellers, adventurers and coffee fiends the world over are always on the lookout for a café with uniqueness, a point of difference, something maybe even wonderful.Those who seek such places, and particularly the gems well loved by the locals, will generally be rewarded.If you ask around Ipswich, there are plenty of favourites that get a devoted mention.

Ipswich has some great regular markets with everything from produce to arts and craft and handmade artisan items!Springfield MarketsThe Springfield Markets have changed up their days, now they’re being held at Robelle Domain on the first Sunday of every month from 8am-1pm and at Orion Springfield Central's Main St, on the third Sunday of the month from 9am-4pm.On offer is collectable items, great food, music, gems and jewellery, plants, art and photography and much more!