25th Anniversary Celebrations[edit]
2013 is the 25th Anniversary of World Expo 88. Amongst commemorative activities planned - and undergoing - include a special retrospective exhibition on World Expo 88 entitled "Light Fantastic: Expo 88 Rewired" at the new Museum of Brisbane, in Brisbane City Hall, running through to January 2014. Also a special family fun day took place at the former Expo 88 site, the now transformed Southbank Parklands, on Sunday 28 April 2013, marking the 25th Anniversary of the official Opening Ceremony of the Expo on 30 April 1988.
A free guided walk also featured twice daily through to June 2013, noting Brisbane's Expo 88 legacy, hosted by Brisbane Greeters, of Brisbane City Council. A YouTube Channel was set up and featured over 200 interviews with the sculptors who created the Expo 88 artwork still to be found on the streets of Brisbane.