There’s 19 different parkrun locations within metropolitan Brisbane, providing easy access to complete a 5km run each Saturday morning as well as ample variety for those who wish to travel.
The first parkrun in Brisbane was New Farm parkrun (established in September 2011). Samford Parklands parkrun (established September 2024) is Brisbane’s newest parkrun.
The majority of Brisbane’s parkrun have average attendance between 90 and 220 runners each week, but there’s some that are consistently larger and smaller.
In terms of average participant the largest five parkruns in Brisbane are:
- South Bank parkrun – 461 finishers
- Rocks Riverside parkrun – 361 finishers
- Sandgate parkrun – 345 finishers
- New Farm parkrun – 339 finishers
- Mitchelton parkrun – 300 finishers
While the smallest are:
- Pallara parkrun – 47 finishers
- Zillmere parkrun – 51 finishers
- Lota parkrun – 67 finishers
- Forest Lake parkrun – 129 finishers
- Calamvale parkrun – 134 finishers
Here’s a list of all of the parkruns in metropolitan Brisbane:
