Brisbane pronounced Briz ban is the capital of the Australian state Queensland and the third largest city in Australia. Brisbane is situated beside the Brisbane river on plains between Moreton bay and the Great dividing range in south east Queensland. There are many large cultural events which include: the Ekka (the Royal Queensland Show) is held every year in August, at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground. There is also the Riverfestival which is held every year in September at South Bank Parklands and surrounding areas; Warana, which meaning Blue Skies, was a former festival which began in 1961 and was held in the September of each year. Run as a celebration of Brisbane, Warana was similar in many ways to Melbourne's Moomba festival. Warana was changed, in 1996, to a biennial Brisbane Festival. Also, the Paniyiri festival at Musgrave Park an annual Greek cultural festival held on the first weekend in May. Also in Musgrave Park the Brisbane Mediaeval Fayre and Tournament is held each June. The key popular recreational areas in Brisbane include the South Bank Parklands the Roma Street Parkland, the Brisbane City Botanic Gardens (a colonial era botanic gardens founded in 1855 in the Brisbane CBD), and the Mount Coot-tha state forest (which includes a lookout over the city). The Brisbane Botanic Gardens which includes the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium and the "Tsuki-yama-chisen" Japanese Garden.. There is more than 27 km of bicycle pathways which line both sides of the river east and west of the city centre. Another new Brisbane attraction is the Story Bridge Adventure Climb. The Story Bridge is one of only three legally climbable bridges in the world. The latest addition to Brisbane tourism is the $750 million Portside Wharf.
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