What’s open on Anzac Day

Find out where you can grab breakfast and lunch on Anzac Day - plus information on where services are being held...
22 Apr 2026
Discover Ipswich, Staff Writer

Find out where you can grab a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner for anyone who’s out and about attending dawn services, a march or a ceremony on April 25.

Read on to find out details about which businesses will be open and where services will be held…

Ipswich March details

Anzac Day

The Ipswich CBD march will start at 10.45am from the corner of Brisbane and Waghorn Streets.

It will proceed down Brisbane Street, into Nicholas St to Tulmur Place.

Brisbane St will be closed to traffic between Burnett St and Nicholas St during the march, as well as Waghorn St, Darling Street East and Ellenborough Street, detours will be in place.

Parking is available in the Nicholas St Precinct car park and Riverlink Shopping Centre.

What’s open on Anzac Day

Club Services Ipswich dining options

Club Services Ipswich will be open on Anzac Day until late. An Anzac Gunfire breakfast will be held from 5.30am-9.30am pre-purchased only.  Cost is $10 a ticket.  The bistro will also be open from 11am to late to serve up ANZAC DAY specials.  From 6am a brass band will play, at 11.00am see the marching band, from 12.30pm to 3.30pm DASH will perform. Play 2 Up from 9am in the Legends Bar and 11am in the Kokoda Tent.

Brothers Leagues Club will open from 1pm with dining in Shamrocks and the cafe. Free live entertainment will start from 1pm until 1am.

Floating Images Hot Air Balloon Flights will be operating on Anzac Day, why not start your day with a scenic flight over the countryside followed by breakfast/

Elderflower Cafe will be open from 6am for coffee and the full menu will be available from 7am until 1pm.

Stony Creek Brewing will be open for lunch only from 12pm.

Monte Lane will be open for coffee as normal on Saturday and have pizza available for lunch from 11am-2pm.

Ipswich Art Gallery will be open from 12pm-5pm.

Ipswich Jets Leagues Club will be open from 11am, dining from 11.30am, bar and gaming at 1pm.

Rafter and Rose will be open from 6.30am-11am with a limited menu.

Fourthchild will be open for breakfast and lunch from 7am-3pm and dinner from 5pm until late.

The Rosewood Hotel will be open for coffee from 8am and lunch and dinner with Asian food from the Tasty East food truck.

Racehorse Hotel will be open from 11am with a burger and beer deal available all day.

Full list of Anzac Day services

Flowers laid at the RSL Memorial Hall

BOOVAL

8.00 am – Honour Stone, Cameron Park, Green Street, preceded by a march at 7.45 am from cnr Green Street and Glebe Road.

BRASSALL

4.27 am – Ipswich Adventist School Memorial Stone, 56 Hunter Street.

BUNDAMBA

4.27 am – Honour Stone, Bundamba, Memorial Park, Brisbane Road, preceded by a march at 4.15 am from cnr Brisbane Road and Coal Street.

9.15 am – Honour Stone, Bundamba Memorial Park, Brisbane Road, preceded by a march at 9.00 am from cnr Brisbane Road and Coal Street.

EBBW VALE

8.30 am – Ebbw Vale War Memorial, cnr Brisbane Road and Jordan Street.

GOODNA

4 am – The Digger’s Rest, Church Street. Last Post at 4.38 am

8.30 am – March from the cnr of Alice and Church streets to the Memorial at 13 Church Street.

GRANDCHESTER

6.00 am – Bigges Camp Park, Gordon Road.

IPSWICH – MAIN MARCH

10.45 am – From cnr Brisbane and Waghorn streets.

IPSWICH – RSL MEMORIAL GARDENS

4.27 am – Honour Stone, cnr Limestone and Nicholas streets.

8.15 am – Honour Stone, cnr Limestone and Nicholas streets, preceded by a march at 8.00 am from South Street.

MARBURG

7.30 am – cnr Queen and Edmond streets, preceded by a march at 7.15 am.

NORTH IPSWICH

7.30 am – Honour Stone, Ipswich Railway Workshops, preceded by a march at 7.15 am inside the Ipswich Railway Workshops. Gates open at 6.45 am.

PINE MOUNTAIN

9.00 am – Honour Stone, Cricket Pitch Park, cnr Russells and Pine Mountain roads.

REDBANK

11.00 am – Redbank Memorial Reserve, Bridge Street.

REDBANK PLAINS

9.00 am – The Cenotaph, Redbank Plains Library, Moreton Avenue.

ROSEWOOD

4.28 am – Rosewood Soldier Memorial, ANZAC Park, Mill Street, preceded by march at 4.20 am from cnr School and Mill streets adjacent to Primary School.

9.30 am – ANZAC Park Carpark, 1 Mill Street, preceded by march at 9.00 am from cnr John and William streets.

SOUTH RIPLEY

5.00 am – Ripley Valley State Secondary College, 18 Parkway Avenue.

SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL

5.30 am – ADF Memorial, The Circle, Robelle Domain, 155 Southern Cross Circuit.

8.45 am – ANZAC Day Veterans March, Brighton Homes Arena, Springfield. Gates open 8.00 am. Registration for march required.

WOODEND

6.30 am – Woodend Honour Stone, Roseberry Parade.

Times are subject to change.

Discover Ipswich Staff Writer
Rocky the Rock Wallaby is a Sagittarius who lives at the Ipswich Nature Centre and often contributes to Discover Ipswich in his spare time. When he's not busy showing tourists around, blogging or hanging out with his cute and fluffy mates at the Nature Centre, he likes to hit the gym for a leg session, graze on quinoa salad and ponder the possibilities of the universe.

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