Spring Hill nightlife in Brisbane

Spring Hill means one thing to queer Brisbane: the Sportsman Hotel, one of Australia's longest-running gay pubs, serving drag shows, pool tables and a welcome-everyone front bar on Leichhardt Street for decades. A neighbourhood institution rather than a strip.

Events

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  • Sportsman Hotel — Spring Hill — The Sportsman Hotel, affectionately known as "Sporties," is a gay bar located in Spring Hill, Brisbane. This establishment, serving the LGBTQ+ community since …
  • Sporties Bunker — Spring Hill — Sporties Bunker is a dedicated event space situated within the Sportsman Hotel precinct in Brisbane. The venue offers an intimate, club-style basement environm…
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The Sportsman Hotel — a Brisbane queer institution.

Spring HillNightlife in Brisbane

Sporties — a pub night that's a Brisbane institution…

Spring Hill means one thing to queer Brisbane: the Sportsman Hotel, one of Australia's longest-running gay pubs, serving drag shows, pool tables and a welcome-everyone front bar on Leichhardt Street for decades. A neighbourhood institution rather than a strip.

2 nights over the next month · 2 rooms · runs til 2AM

LGBTQIA+-friendlyDragHistoric pubLocalCasual

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Receipts, not rumours — counted off every venue and night KIKII lists in Spring Hill.

  • TimingAbout 2 nights a monthThere's usually something on — worth a look before you travel further.9 nights listed here over 4 months

What's on in Spring Hill

2 nights listed over the next month.

Coming up2 events

BootCo in the Bunker - Nov 2026

BootCo in the Bunker - Nov 2026

Sportsman Hotel

7:00 PM – 2:00 AMFrom$10

Saturday Showtime

Saturday Showtime

Weekly

Sportsman Hotel

7:30 PM

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Sportsman Hotel

Sportsman Hotel

Spring Hill · Pub

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Sporties Bunker

Sporties Bunker

Spring Hill · Dance Club

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Brisbane CBDAbout 15 min on foot · Laneway cocktail dens and riverside drinking.Fortitude ValleyAbout 15 min on foot · The Wickham, The Beat, Australia's densest nightlife.Petrie Terrace & Caxton StreetAbout 20 min on foot · Caxton Street's game-day pubs and live rooms.South BrisbaneAbout 2 km away · South Bank drinks and Fish Lane's dining strip.New FarmAbout 2.5 km away · Brisbane Powerhouse, Melt Festival and riverside culture.

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