If your January has felt a little… flat, allow us to introduce the cure: The Big Bounce Australia, currently taking Brisbane by storm and officially in its final week. Yes, this is your last chance to fling yourself (or your kids, or your inner child) headfirst into what can only be described as the most joyfully unhinged inflatable playground to ever grace our city.
Brisbane is already Australia’s sunniest city — now it’s also the bounciest. And honestly? It suits us.
Set up at Eagle Sports Complex, The Big Bounce Australia is a full-blown inflatable fantasyland spanning more than 1,500 square metres. We’re talking towering slides, springy obstacle courses, ball pits, hoops, climbing walls and a DJ-powered jumping castle so large it has its own reputation. The centrepiece — the World’s Biggest Jumping Castle — is exactly what it sounds like: massive, chaotic, euphoric. You don’t walk through it, you boing.
Then there’s the 300-metre obstacle course (50 challenges! Fifty!), the space-themed airSPACE zone that feels like a galactic fever dream, and a sports arena where competitiveness meets cardio in the best possible way. It’s part playground, part workout, part “how am I laughing this much while sweating?”
What makes this bounce bonanza particularly elite is how beautifully it caters to everyone. Tiny humans get their own gentle Toddler Sessions (ages 3 and under), juniors up to 7 can roam without being mowed down by teenagers, bigger kids get full-throttle access, and — the real headline — Adult Only Sessions exist. That’s right. No kids. Just you, your mates, and permission to bounce like no one’s watching (even though everyone definitely is).
Tour Manager Noa Overby sums it up perfectly: “The Big Bounce offers a broad mix of activities that appeal to a wide range of ages and encourages people to get involved in something that is both social and physical.” Translation? It’s wholesome chaos, and Brisbane is eating it up.
With school holidays wrapping up and the final days ticking down, tickets are disappearing fast. If you’ve been meaning to go, this is your sign. Do not let February arrive knowing you missed your chance to somersault inside the world’s biggest jumping castle. Regret is real — but bouncing is better.
WHAT: The Big Bounce Australia
WHEN: 24 January – 1 February 2026 (final week in Brisbane, don’t dawdle)
WHERE: Eagle Sports Complex, Brisbane
TICKETS: Available now at thebigbounceaustralia.com.au
In her spare time, she likes long walks down the makeup aisle and performing in Brisbane theatre. You can follow her adventures on Instagram and TikTok @thebeautypalate.
