South Bank Parklands

South Bank Parklands
Streets Beach and Grand Arbour, South Bank Parklands
Location	South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°28′43″S 153°01′22″E / 27.4787°S 153.0229°E / -27.4787; 153.0229
Area	17.5 hectares (0.068 sq mi)
Opened	20 June 1992 (1992-06-20)[1]
Open	5:00 am - midnight
Status	Open all year
Parking	800 spaces
Public transit access	Train, bus and ferry
Website	www.visitsouthbank.com.au

The South Bank Parklands are located at South Bank within the suburb of South Brisbane in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The parkland, on the transformed site of Brisbane's World Expo 88, was officially opened to the public on 20 June 1992.^[1]

The South Bank Parklands are located on the southern bank of the Brisbane River, at South Bank, directly opposite the City. The parklands are connected to the City by the Victoria Bridge at the northern end, and to Gardens Point by the Goodwill Bridge at the southern end.

The parklands consist of a mixture of rainforest, water, grassed areas and plazas as well as features such as the riverfront promenade, the Streets Beach, the Grand Arbour, the Courier Mail Piazza, the Nepalese Peace Pagoda, the Wheel of Brisbane, restaurants, shops and fountains. The parklands are also home to the Queensland Conservatorium.

South Bank and its parklands are one of Brisbane's most important cultural precincts and they regularly host large scale festivals and events. An estimated 14 million people visit the parklands each year.^[2]