Make Your Kids Dreams Come True by Visiting an Indoor Playground in Brisbane

Rainy days or the scorching Brisbane summer heat doesn’t have to put a damper on your plans for family fun. If you’re looking for somewhere to take the kids that gets them out of the house and active, you need to check out these indoor playgrounds that Brisbane families love.

From toddler-friendly play spaces to exciting adventures for bigger kids, these places make family days out a blast.

So without further ado, let’s dive into the Sitchu guide to Brisbane’s top family-friendly indoor playgrounds.

Hijinx Hotel

If you haven’t yet checked out FunLab’s newest addition to the roster, we highly recommend booking in for a play (or should we say… stay) at Hijinx Hotel.

This fun, interactive and high-energy games arcade at Westfield Chermside will release your inner child as you solve puzzles, identify mystery songs and shoot hoops as fast you can as you travel from room to room in the hotel.

Once you’ve tried all the rooms, pop out to the bar for a feast and to see who topped the score charts.

Westfield Shopping Centre, Gympie Road, Chermside

BOUNCE INC

Looking for a good time (and a way for the kids to burn off steam)? Head to BOUNCE INC for an adrenaline rush for all ages! Bounce your way through 50 interconnected trampolines, Big Bag (a huge soft landing space for you to practice aerial moves in safety), dodgeball and basketball zones, and ‘The Wall’, a place to practise wall running or to try new trampoline tricks.

There are multiple BOUNCE INC locations around Queensland, and they’re the perfect indoor playground in Brisbane for group outings or kids parties.

Sitchu Tip: Check the website for each location to see which zones they have available to plan your perfect adventure day out.

Multiple locations

Area 51

If your kids are bouncing off the walls but you can’t face the heat, take them to an indoor playground in Brisbane that will help them blow off steam… but with the added benefit of air conditioning.

Area 51 in Underwood is many things–an indoor play centre, sports centre and recreation centre. And most importantly, it’s your kids' new favourite place to spend their weekends or a day on school holidays, playing on the climbing walls, trampoline park, high ropes course, air coaster, mega slides and so much more.

Area 51 has also received the Best of Queensland Experience Award in 2024, so be sure to add this to your list of excursion ideas.

51 Kingston Road, Underwood

Urban Xtreme

Making health education more fun and dynamic than ever, Urban Xtreme is Australia’s largest adventure sports park.

Offering activities like indoor simulated skiing and snowboarding, trampolining, laser tag, ninja warrior, parkour and more, this indoor playground in Brisbane is the perfect opportunity for your kids (and even you!) to try out sports that you may have only watched on television or Tiktok.

Offering a variety of activities, fitness classes and programs, Urban Xtreme is a destination you can return to time and time again for fun and fitness.

4/370 Nudgee Road, Hendra

The Jungle Adventure Play

With two locations across the city, The Jungle Adventure Play is home to one of Australia’s biggest playgrounds. Inspired by fond memories of childhood play and exploration, this indoor playground transports young imaginations right into a scene from their favourite story or movie as they make their way through the eight different play zones.

While the kids explore, parents can relax at Base Camp, the fully licensed cafe or beneath the jungle canopy at the Vines Restaurant.

Multiple locations

Inflatable World, Wynnum West

Looking for a fun indoor playground in Brisbane to plan a kids party? Inflatable World is the perfect place! Home to Australia’s largest indoor inflatable playgrounds, this West Brisbane funhouse is full of obstacles to clamber, jump and climb on.

If you find yourself with no planned activities for the kids on the weekend, you can also head on down to Inflatable World with no booking needed. Just walk in and enjoy a two hour play session that will burn off all the excess energy. Supervisors are on hand to keep everyone safe and make sure everyone has a fair turn, making this indoor playground an awesome place to spend some quality time with the family.

242 Preston Road, Wynnum West

Now that you’re up to speed on the best indoor playgrounds in Brisbane, plan ahead for next weekend with our guide to kid-friendly cafes with playgrounds. Thinking about taking the family on holidays? Check out our guide to the best family-friendly holiday destinations in Australia.