OutdoorActive
Amazing Race
Our signature city-wide team race
View event
All locations
QLD
Team building in Brisbane
Brisbane teams get the best of both worlds: a compact, walkable CBD for races and endless outdoor spaces for bigger challenge days. We also run events across the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast from here.
Team building in Brisbane
Brisbane is compact, walkable and built for a race, which is why team building Brisbane teams usually cross the river by ferry and bridge, working through South Bank, the CBD and Howard Smith Wharves before a finale in the parklands. Morning starts are popular in summer so the group finishes before the heat of the day.
We also run the same formats on the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast for teams staying near the water, with resort-based finishes that save everyone a bus trip at the end of the day.
When the Queensland sun is at its worst, fun team building activities move indoors: team bonding games, team building workshops and game shows all run in a single function room, and team building retreats around the Sunshine Coast hinterland or the Scenic Rim suit groups wanting a full day away from the city.
Where we run Brisbane events
We can work with the venue you already have booked, or recommend spaces in Brisbane CBD & South Bank, Howard Smith Wharves and Roma Street Parkland that suit the event you are planning in Brisbane.
- Brisbane CBD & South Bank
- Howard Smith Wharves
- Roma Street Parkland
- Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast
What Brisbane events cost
Events in Brisbane are quoted per group, based on headcount, format and the travel our crew needs to get to your venue. Tell us your numbers and we will send a fixed quote, usually within one business day.
Or call 1300 044 197Team building Brisbane: what works in the local climate
Team building Brisbane works best on foot, and South Bank, the riverwalk and Howard Smith Wharves connect well enough to build a course that never needs a bus. The trade-off is heat, so we schedule around it: mornings between May and September, and shaded or early-evening starts through summer.
River frontage does a lot of work for us. Roma Street Parkland and the South Bank parklands give the space for Survivor and Mini Olympics, while the CBD grid and the laneways around Eagle Street suit clue-driven races with plenty of indoor stops along the way.
We keep an eye on afternoon storms from October onwards. The standard plan includes an undercover finish and a shortened format that can run in the venue if the sky opens at 2pm, which it often does.
- South Bank and the riverwalk for a start line with easy public transport
- Roma Street Parkland for open-ground challenge formats
- Howard Smith Wharves for an evening finish with catering on site
- Summer events scheduled early in the day or indoors
Between the city and the coasts
Brisbane groups seldom stay inside the city limits. Many of our events run on the Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast with the team travelling from Brisbane, and we plan for that: a later start, a venue that can hold the group for lunch, and a finish that does not put anyone back in the car at peak hour.
For local teams, the short travel is the point. A half-day format in the city means people can leave the office at 11 and be back for school pickup, which is why the two-hour race and ninety-minute game show formats are the most requested here.
Team building in Brisbane: common questions
The things Brisbane organisers ask us before booking. Anything not covered, call us or put it in your enquiry and we will answer it directly.
We plan around it. Summer events usually start early and finish before the middle of the day, with water stops and shaded checkpoints built into the route. Indoor and venue-based formats are the other option when you want a middle-of-the-day start in January.
Often, yes. Groups staying on the coast can run the event there with a resort finish and skip the bus trip back, while teams based in the CBD race around South Bank and Howard Smith Wharves. Tell us where everyone is sleeping and we will build the plan around that.
Our standard events run from around 10 people up to 200 in a single session, and larger groups are split into waves with extra hosts. Everyone is placed in a team, so nobody is left watching from the side.
Every event is quoted per group rather than per person, based on headcount, format, duration and travel. Send the date, numbers and the city and we will come back with a fixed quote, usually within one business day.
Crew travel is quoted upfront as a separate line wherever it applies, so the total on the quote is the total you pay. There are never surprise charges added after you have accepted.
Two to four weeks suits most events, and December books out much earlier for Christmas parties. Peak conference weeks and end-of-financial-year dates fill up first, so it is worth enquiring as soon as the date is firm.
Ready to bring some fun to your team?
Tell us your date, headcount and city. We will send back a quote and a plan, usually within one business day.