Brisbane Showgrounds
Brisbane Showgrounds is a stadium in Bowen Hills, Australia that opened in 1886. Its recorded capacity is 25,490.
Key facts
Brisbane Showgrounds is a stadium in Bowen Hills, Australia that opened in 1886. Its recorded capacity is 25,490. It is owned by The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. It is operated by The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Brisbane Bandits, Carlton Football Club, Geelong Football Club, Brisbane Bandits, Brisbane Bandits.
- Location
- Bowen Hills, Australia
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 25,490
- Opened
- 1886
- Status
- Active
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
Brisbane Showgrounds is at latitude -27.45, longitude 153.032778, in Bowen Hills, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -27.45 |
| Longitude | 153.032778 |
| City | Bowen Hills |
| Region | Bowen Hills |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Brisbane Showgrounds has carried 3 recorded names. Brisbane Exhibition Ground (no sponsor) ran Present. Ekka Grounds (no sponsor) ran Present. RNA Showgrounds (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Exhibition Ground | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Ekka Grounds | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| RNA Showgrounds | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Bandits | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Carlton Football Club | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Geelong Football Club | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Brisbane Bandits | Not mapped | 1886 to present | Current | Source |
| Brisbane Bandits | Not mapped | 1886 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
12 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | RNA Showgrounds | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ekka Grounds | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Brisbane Exhibition Ground | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42364 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42363 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42362 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42361 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42360 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37225 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37224 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374913246 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Brisbane_Showgrounds | Brisbane Showgrounds | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: