Brisbane Exhibition Ground

Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Ekka
Former names RNA Showgrounds
Ekka Grounds
Location Brisbane, Queensland
Broke ground 1880
Opened 1886
Owner Royal National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Qld
Operator Royal National Agricultural & Industrial Association of Qld
Capacity 25,490
Tenants
Brisbane Bandits (ABL) (1990-1994)
Brisbane Bandits (ABL) (2010-present)

The Brisbane Exhibition Ground (also known as the RNA Showgrounds and the Ekka Grounds), is a showground established in Brisbane during 1875 especially for Ekka (formally titled the Royal Queensland Show). The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland. The Ekka is a show held at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground over two weeks in August each year. Because the Ekka is only held over a two-week period each year, other displays and exhibitions are held at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground during the remainder of the year.

The Brisbane Exhibition Ground was also the site chosen for the people of Brisbane to welcome Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, when they visited Australia during 1954. It was Queen Elizabeth's first visit to Australia as Queen.

Sport has also been a major feature at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground, but is now only home to the Brisbane Bandits of the Australian Baseball League. Sports played at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground have included:

Unlike many purpose built baseball diamonds, the Showgrounds, much like Coopers Stadium is an oval, allowing for deep foul territory. To counter this foul territory, the field has lines of demarcation that prevent many would-be foul balls from being caught.

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