Brisbane 2032 Olympic Tours

The Brisbane 2032 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled for 23 July to 8 August 2032, followed by the Paralympic Games later that year. The Games fall in the Queensland winter — mild, dry and ideal for visitors. Session times and the full schedule will be confirmed closer to the event.

The main stadium is the new Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park (Barrambin), Herston — a 63,000-seat venue designed by Cox Architecture, Hassell and Azusa Sekkei, hosting the ceremonies and athletics. Earlier plans for The Gabba were set aside before the Victoria Park stadium was confirmed in the Queensland Government's 2032 Delivery Plan in March 2025. The site was transferred to the Games delivery authority on 1 June 2026 and construction is underway.

The Queensland Government is delivering 17 new and upgraded venues, part of a wider network across the state. Key Brisbane venues include Brisbane Stadium at Victoria Park (ceremonies, athletics), the National Aquatic Centre at the Centenary Pool site in Spring Hill, the Queensland Tennis Centre, the upgraded Brisbane Showgrounds (also the Athletes Village) and Suncorp Stadium. Co-host regions include the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville and the Whitsundays, Rockhampton and Toowoomba, with selected football in Melbourne and Sydney.

Brisbane 2032 is built around an upgraded transport network, including Cross River Rail, Brisbane Metro, the Coomera Connector and faster rail towards the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. Recent Games have bundled public transport with event tickets; Brisbane's details will be confirmed closer to the time. Cooee Tours complements the network with door-to-door transfers, group charters and guided tours linking accommodation, venues and attractions.

Not yet — packages are not open for sale. Official tickets and accommodation are expected to be released from around 2030. You can register interest with Cooee Tours now at contact@cooeetours.com.au for priority notification. In the meantime, the best way to assess our service is to join one of our regular Queensland day tours, available today.

The original 2021 plan proposed rebuilding The Gabba as the main Olympic stadium, but costs grew and the proposal drew criticism. An independent review led by former Lord Mayor Graham Quirk recommended scrapping the rebuild, and in March 2025 the Queensland Government's 2032 Delivery Plan confirmed a new stadium at Victoria Park as the centrepiece instead.

The Games are expected to draw millions of visitors and create jobs across tourism, hospitality and transport, while leaving lasting infrastructure — new transport corridors, upgraded venues and expanded accommodation. The $7.1 billion venue program is matched by transport upgrades and $250 million for grassroots sporting clubs across the state.

Ideally two to three years ahead — from roughly 2029–2030 for Brisbane 2032. Official ticketing is expected to open around 2030 via a registration and ballot system. Accommodation across Brisbane and the surrounding regions becomes scarce well over a year out, so early planning pays off.

Yes. Brisbane 2032 uses co-host regions across Queensland — the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Cairns, Townsville and the Whitsundays, Rockhampton and Toowoomba — plus selected football at established venues in Melbourne and Sydney. It's a genuinely statewide Games, which makes combining sport with sightseeing easy.

Queensland's icons are all within reach: the Great Barrier Reef (Cairns and the Whitsundays), Gold Coast beaches and theme parks, the Scenic Rim and Mount Tamborine hinterland, Noosa and the Sunshine Coast, K'gari (Fraser Island), Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, Australia Zoo and South Bank. Cooee Tours can build multi-day itineraries that weave these around your event days.