How to do Ekka People’s Day on $100 budget
Free attractions, food samples and $5 showbags – we have crunched the numbers to make it easy for a family of four to have a fun day at the Ekka on a budget.
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Myth busted: Ekka flu doesn’t actually exist
The mythical link between the flu and the Ekka has been busted by a leading infectious diseases expert, who also said the worst of this year’s horror flu season appears over.
99 free things to do at the Ekka 2023
Feeding and patting more than 500 adorable farm animals is just one of the many free things that can be done at the Ekka this year. See the full list.
How to beat the cost-of-living blues at the Ekka
Cheaper seafood and more giveaways are among the cost-of-living measures being put in place to help families enjoy the Ekka on a budget this year. SEE THE LIST
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Ekka through the decades: Mega photo gallery
The rides are scarier and the show bags fancier, but many things have hardly changed over the years at the Ekka. See our gallery of photos from the 1930s to 1970s.
Inside the secret nomadic life of an Ekka showie
It’s the job with no penalty rates, overtime or weekends off and a minimum six-month road trip between towns and cities putting smiles on faces and bums on seats. This is what it’s really like being a “showie”.
PHOTOS: Ekka People’s Day social gallery
Thousands of Queenslanders are out in force to enjoy the Ekka for the People’s Day public holiday. Did we snap you out and about? SEE THE PHOTOS
Revealed: The Ekka attraction the top end of town all flocked to
The Ekka has attracted tens of thousands of Queenslanders and even some international superstars, but when it comes to some of the state’s most powerful political and corporate elites, there was only one place at the Brisbane Showgrounds to be seen.
‘The cake took two months and didn’t fit in the car’: Ekka cake winner reveals baking toll
One of his most impressive cakes stood 120cm high and weighed 70kg. A top Brisbane baker shares the extraordinary effort and time it takes to be an award-winning cake maker.
GALLERY: The good, the bad and the ugly at Mekka Raceday
The Mekka Raceday returned on the Ekka public holiday, with thousands heading to Doomben to enjoy the races, dance to top Aussie DJs and drink more than a few bevvies. SEE THE PICTURES
Felines, friendships and catfights: Inside crazy world of Ekka cat comp
They’re prized pets worth thousands of dollars, exotic breeds with even more exotic names – and they’re the stars of the show at one of the Ekka’s most competitive events.
‘There’s no good angle’: Dutton responds to THAT Ekka photo
Peter Dutton has laughed off an already infamous picture of him with a popular Ekka treat, with Jacqui Lambie joking he went to her “school of eating a Dagwood Dog”. But he’s revealed there was one way he wasn’t going to eat it.
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