Upcoming Events

National Archaeology Week Program 2022

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

The Cross River Rail archaeology digs are recognized as the largest excavation in Brisbane’s recent history with finds contributing significantly to defining Brisbane’s historical narrative, and wider understanding of international […]

After Dark Online: Archaeology

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

Cross River Rail’s After Dark Online is a monthly education and discovery series based around real-life learnings relating to Queensland’s largest infrastructure project. With a new theme and topic each […]

Meet the Artefacts

Event Series Meet the Artefacts
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Do you want to know more about the finds from the Cross River Rail project? Join us as we explore these finds in greater detail and provide casts of real […]

Palaeontology with Dr Andrew Rozefelds

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

Palaeontology is the study of ancient life, whether it’s prehistoric plants, dinosaurs, fungi, or any other animal from the ancient past! To celebration National Archaeology Week we have invited Queensland […]

Introduction to Archaeology for Kids with Dr Kelsey Lowe

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

Archaeology is the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artefacts and other physical remains. To celebration National Archaeology Week, we have […]

Meet the Artefacts

Event Series Meet the Artefacts
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Do you want to know more about the finds from the Cross River Rail project? Join us as we explore these finds in greater detail and provide casts of real […]

Make Your Own Train

Event Series Make Your Own Train
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Follow and and learn how to make a simple circuit using a DC motor, some AA batteries and a switch. Visitors will have the chance to build their very own […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

After Dark Online | Sustainability

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

Cross River Rail’s After Dark Online is a monthly education and discovery series based around real-life learnings relating to Queensland’s largest infrastructure project. With a new theme and topic each […]

Make Your Own Train

Event Series Make Your Own Train
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Follow and and learn how to make a simple circuit using a DC motor, some AA batteries and a switch. Visitors will have the chance to build their very own […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

Micromelons Workshop

Event Series Micromelons Workshop
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with Micromelon Robotics to develop a fun robotics workshop for beginners! You will be challenged to program your own robot using simple coding tools […]

Micromelons Workshop

Event Series Micromelons Workshop
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with Micromelon Robotics to develop a fun robotics workshop for beginners! You will be challenged to program your own robot using simple coding tools […]

Make Your Own Train

Event Series Make Your Own Train
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Follow and and learn how to make a simple circuit using a DC motor, some AA batteries and a switch. Visitors will have the chance to build their very own […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

After Dark Online | Cultural Heritage

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

Cross River Rail’s After Dark Online is a monthly education and discovery series based around real-life learnings relating to Queensland’s largest infrastructure project. With a new theme and topic each […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

Make Your Own Train

Event Series Make Your Own Train
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Follow and and learn how to make a simple circuit using a DC motor, some AA batteries and a switch. Visitors will have the chance to build their very own […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

Cross River Rail Innovation Challenge

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

The Cross River Rail Innovation Challenge will provide students and teachers with the opportunity to learn more about programming, robotics and automation while giving teachers the perfect opportunity to showcase […]

Make Your Own Train

Event Series Make Your Own Train
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Follow and and learn how to make a simple circuit using a DC motor, some AA batteries and a switch. Visitors will have the chance to build their very own […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

National Science Week 2022

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

This August we are celebrating National Science Week by offering a full schedule of free educational opportunities for people to participate in both online and in-person. To celebrate this year’s […]

Archaeology Glass Bottle Investigation

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Learn how archaeologists can use glass to understand what happened in the past. In this activity, examine how glass bottles were made, and what they are made from. Even the […]

After Dark Online | Science

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

This August we will be celebrating National Science Week on the 18th of August by covering the topic of science and hearing from two guest speakers, Cross River Rail Environment […]

Stages of Construction

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

There is nothing simple about the construction of an underground train line that travels below and city and under a river. It’s a process of problem solving, and discovery, and […]

Decorate your artefact

Event Series Decorate your artefact
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Archaeologists have uncovered glass bottles, ceramics and animal bones during construction of the Cross River Rail project. We are after your observations and artistic talent in decorating some of the […]

Build a Balloon Racer

Event Series Build a Balloon Racer
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Build your very own balloon powered racers and see how quickly you can complete the course. We’ll provide some general tips on creating your very own race car, then use […]

After Dark Online | Inclusive Design

Online 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, QLD

In this month’s After Dark Online, we are celebrating National Week of Deaf People, on Monday 19 September by covering the topic of Inclusive Design. We will be hearing from […]

Decorate your artefact

Event Series Decorate your artefact
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Archaeologists have uncovered glass bottles, ceramics and animal bones during construction of the Cross River Rail project. We are after your observations and artistic talent in decorating some of the […]

Decorate your artefact

Event Series Decorate your artefact
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Archaeologists have uncovered glass bottles, ceramics and animal bones during construction of the Cross River Rail project. We are after your observations and artistic talent in decorating some of the […]

Decorate your artefact

Event Series Decorate your artefact
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Archaeologists have uncovered glass bottles, ceramics and animal bones during construction of the Cross River Rail project. We are after your observations and artistic talent in decorating some of the […]

Future Precincts builder

Event Series Future Precincts builder
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with STEMPunks to bring an immersive innovation experience. In this workshop you will be designing the above ground station at Boggo Road and learn […]

Future Precincts builder

Event Series Future Precincts builder
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with STEMPunks to bring an immersive innovation experience. In this workshop you will be designing the above ground station at Boggo Road and learn […]

Future Precincts builder

Event Series Future Precincts builder
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with STEMPunks to bring an immersive innovation experience. In this workshop you will be designing the above ground station at Boggo Road and learn […]

Make a Cup and Ball Toy

Event Series Make a Cup and Ball Toy
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about the origins of toys or what they were made from in the past? This workshop allows you to build your very own cup and ball […]

Future Precincts builder

Event Series Future Precincts builder
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with STEMPunks to bring an immersive innovation experience. In this workshop you will be designing the above ground station at Boggo Road and learn […]

Future Precincts builder

Event Series Future Precincts builder
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with STEMPunks to bring an immersive innovation experience. In this workshop you will be designing the above ground station at Boggo Road and learn […]

Future Precincts builder

Event Series Future Precincts builder
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Cross River Rail has teamed up with STEMPunks to bring an immersive innovation experience. In this workshop you will be designing the above ground station at Boggo Road and learn […]

Investigator Manual

Event Series Investigator Manual
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

There’s so much to learn about how the tunnels of the Cross River Rail mega-project were dug. Put your investigator hat on to explore the Experience Centre, looking for answers […]

Toys of the Past

Event Series Toys of the Past
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about the origins of toys or what they were made from in the past? This workshop allows you to build your very own cup and ball […]

Make a Push pull toy!

Event Series Make a Push pull toy!
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about why we have toys or the materials they were made from in the past? How have toys changed over time? This workshop allows you to […]

Stop motion movie making

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Calling all filmmakers out there! Cross River Rail wants you to make your directorial debut and create a Stop Motion Animation. You can use all kinds of things including clay, […]

Toys of the Past

Event Series Toys of the Past
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about the origins of toys or what they were made from in the past? This workshop allows you to build your very own cup and ball […]

Build a Bridge

Event Series Build a Bridge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Brisbane is a city connected by bridges, crossing the rivers and creeks that flow through our suburbs. One of the newest bridges is the Boggo Road pedestrian bridge that is […]

Investigator Manual

Event Series Investigator Manual
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

There’s so much to learn about how the tunnels of the Cross River Rail mega-project were dug. Put your investigator hat on to explore the Experience Centre, looking for answers […]

Make a Push pull toy!

Event Series Make a Push pull toy!
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about why we have toys or the materials they were made from in the past? How have toys changed over time? This workshop allows you to […]

Toys of the Past

Event Series Toys of the Past
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about the origins of toys or what they were made from in the past? This workshop allows you to build your very own cup and ball […]

Build a Bridge

Event Series Build a Bridge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Brisbane is a city connected by bridges, crossing the rivers and creeks that flow through our suburbs. One of the newest bridges is the Boggo Road pedestrian bridge that is […]

Catch us at the Gold Coast

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Discover what is in store for the Gold Coast with 3 new train stations being built. Explore hands-on STEM activities and learn about the Cross River Rail project with a […]

Cancelled – Indigenous Art Experience

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Due to illness, this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience. The Experience Centre will be open as usual. There will be a Lego activity available as well […]

Investigator Manual

Event Series Investigator Manual
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

There’s so much to learn about how the tunnels of the Cross River Rail mega-project were dug. Put your investigator hat on to explore the Experience Centre, looking for answers […]

Colour your own street art mural

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Become a street artist for the day and recreate one of the murals from the Albert Street Outdoor Art Gallery. Don’t forget to check your masterpiece against the original version! […]

Sensors for Signalling

Event Series Sensors for Signalling
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Explore the basics of electronics and use your newfound skills to build a flashing LED circuit. Then build a microcontroller system with an ultrasonic sensor that measures distance and will […]

Sensors for Signalling

Event Series Sensors for Signalling
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Explore the basics of electronics and use your newfound skills to build a flashing LED circuit. Then build a microcontroller system with an ultrasonic sensor that measures distance and will […]

Sensors for Signalling

Event Series Sensors for Signalling
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Explore the basics of electronics and use your newfound skills to build a flashing LED circuit. Then build a microcontroller system with an ultrasonic sensor that measures distance and will […]

Quiet Time Lego Challenge

Event Series Quiet Time Lego Challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

During the Quiet Time Lego Challenge, build your own future development by becoming a junior urban planner and design a new precinct! Recommended for all ages. Sensory stimulation in the […]

Quiet Time Lego Challenge

Event Series Quiet Time Lego Challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

During the Quiet Time Lego Challenge, build your own future development by becoming a junior urban planner and design a new precinct! Recommended for all ages. Sensory stimulation in the […]

Lego Challenge

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be an archaeologist and discover things about the past? Create your very own piece of archaeology that would tell future […]

Marvellous Maps

Event Series Marvellous Maps
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

See if you can solve the one-metre-long Cross River Rail map jigsaw puzzle then make your mark on a giant map of Cross River Rail by drawing your house. Recommended […]

Bottle cap creations

Event Series Bottle cap creations
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

From the depths of the tunnels to the tops of the stations, there are so many parts to the Cross River Rail project. Choose your favourite part of the project […]

Biggest building battle

Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

We want you to build the tallest building out of wooden pegs and craft sticks. It must be strong and stable enough to support a wooden block … or two! […]

Magical Kaleidoscopes

Event Series Magical Kaleidoscopes
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Create your own kaleidoscope using simple materials like cardboard tubes, mirrors, and colourful beads, and be dazzled by the magic of patterns, reflections and symmetry. This is a drop-in session, […]

Popsicle bridge challenge

Event Series Popsicle bridge challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Join the bridge building challenge and create a bridge constructed from popsicle sticks in this activity. You’ll need to test the bridge and ensure that it is strong enough to […]

Clay modelling

Event Series Under the Canopy (clay modelling)
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Get creative and create a crazy, colourful, clay garden inspired by the future greening of Albert Street. Recommended for ages 5+, caregiver participation encouraged. Click on the session below to […]

Clay modelling

Event Series Under the Canopy (clay modelling)
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Get creative and create a crazy, colourful, clay garden inspired by the future greening of Albert Street. Recommended for ages 5+, caregiver participation encouraged. Click on the session below to […]

Clay modelling

Event Series Under the Canopy (clay modelling)
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Get creative and create a crazy, colourful, clay garden inspired by the future greening of Albert Street. Recommended for ages 5+, caregiver participation encouraged. Click on the session below to […]

Bush Holiday card making

Event Series Bush Holiday card making
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Celebrate the spirit of the Australian holidays by using gum leaves to create your very own Bush Holiday Cards. Recommended for ages 4+, caregiver participation encouraged Friday 15 December, 11am […]

Bush Holiday card making

Event Series Bush Holiday card making
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Celebrate the spirit of the Australian holidays by using gum leaves to create your very own Bush Holiday Cards. Recommended for ages 4+, caregiver participation encouraged Friday 15 December, 11am […]

Crafty Ornaments

Event Series Crafty Ornaments
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

With a sleigh load of craft supplies at your fingertips, unleash your creativity to design a dazzling ornament. You can leave your ornament on the tree in the Experience Centre, […]

Crafty Ornaments

Event Series Crafty Ornaments
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

With a sleigh load of craft supplies at your fingertips, unleash your creativity to design a dazzling ornament. You can leave your ornament on the tree in the Experience Centre, […]

Crafty Ornaments

Event Series Crafty Ornaments
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

With a sleigh load of craft supplies at your fingertips, unleash your creativity to design a dazzling ornament. You can leave your ornament on the tree in the Experience Centre, […]

Crafty Ornaments

Event Series Crafty Ornaments
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

With a sleigh load of craft supplies at your fingertips, unleash your creativity to design a dazzling ornament. You can leave your ornament on the tree in the Experience Centre, […]

Crafty Ornaments

Event Series Crafty Ornaments
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

With a sleigh load of craft supplies at your fingertips, unleash your creativity to design a dazzling ornament. You can leave your ornament on the tree in the Experience Centre, […]

Popsicle bridge challenge

Event Series Popsicle bridge challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Join the bridge building challenge and create a bridge constructed from popsicle sticks in this activity. You’ll need to test the bridge and ensure that it is strong enough to […]

Magical Kaleidoscopes

Event Series Magical Kaleidoscopes
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Create your own kaleidoscope using simple materials like cardboard tubes, mirrors, and colourful beads, and be dazzled by the magic of patterns, reflections and symmetry. This is a drop-in session, […]

Coding robots

Event Series Coding robots
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about how trains navigate between stations or want to try your hand at guiding a robot using a basic signalling system? Come and learn the basics […]

Coding robots

Event Series Coding robots
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about how trains navigate between stations or want to try your hand at guiding a robot using a basic signalling system? Come and learn the basics […]

Popsicle bridge challenge

Event Series Popsicle bridge challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Join the bridge building challenge and create a bridge constructed from popsicle sticks in this activity. You’ll need to test the bridge and ensure that it is strong enough to […]

Magical Kaleidoscopes

Event Series Magical Kaleidoscopes
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Create your own kaleidoscope using simple materials like cardboard tubes, mirrors, and colourful beads, and be dazzled by the magic of patterns, reflections and symmetry. This is a drop-in session, […]

Popsicle bridge challenge

Event Series Popsicle bridge challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Join the bridge building challenge and create a bridge constructed from popsicle sticks in this activity. You’ll need to test the bridge and ensure that it is strong enough to […]

Coding robots

Event Series Coding robots
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about how trains navigate between stations or want to try your hand at guiding a robot using a basic signalling system? Come and learn the basics […]

Coding robots

Event Series Coding robots
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Have you ever thought about how trains navigate between stations or want to try your hand at guiding a robot using a basic signalling system? Come and learn the basics […]

Popsicle bridge challenge

Event Series Popsicle bridge challenge
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Join the bridge building challenge and create a bridge constructed from popsicle sticks in this activity. You’ll need to test the bridge and ensure that it is strong enough to […]

World Science Festival Brisbane

Squid Lounge, Queensland Museum Grey Street &, Melbourne St, South Brisbane, Queensland

Catch us at the World Science Festival Brisbane. We are thrilled to be partnering with World Science Festival Brisbane as it returns in March, taking science out of the laboratory […]

Your Station Sculpture

Event Series Your Station Sculpture
Experience Centre 1/151 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, Queensland

Flex your creative muscles and design your own public art masterpiece while learning about the features and history of our underground stations and each of their artworks. Thursday 11 April, […]