Gold Coast Events

The Gold Coast is home to around 30 major events every year attracting thousands to the city.

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    • Event by Type

  • Art
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  • Bowls
  • Family
  • festival
  • Film Festival
  • fireworks
  • Free
  • Golf
  • Horse Racing
  • Marathon
  • Marine
  • Music Festival
  • NYE
  • Sailing
  • Show
  • Sport
  • Supercars
  • Surfing
  • Triathlon
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    Event List

    Gold Coast Triathlon

    Australia’s largest triathlon brings thousands of swimmers, cyclists and runners to Broadwater each April for Olympic and sprint distances. Read more →

    Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show Gold Coast: Events, Tickets & What to See

    When 45,000 boat enthusiasts, superyacht owners, and curious locals descend on Hope Island in late May, Sanctuary Cove transforms into something halfway between a floating penthouse and a boating trade show. The marina fills with everything from modest fishing boats to 165-foot superyachts that sit at the dock like they own the place. Sea trials run all day. Cocktails flow… Read more →

    Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro 2026

    Watch the world’s best surfers battle at the Bonsoy Gold Coast Pro presented by GWM in May 2026. Free spectator entry at Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta. Events, dates and where to stay. Read more →

    SWELL Sculpture Festival 2026

    SWELL Sculpture Festival returns 11–20 September 2026 with 80+ large-scale sculptures, masterclasses and live music along Currumbin Beach in a free, family-friendly setting. Read more →

    Gold Coast Show

    The Gold Coast Show runs 28–30 August 2026 at Broadwater Parklands with 150,000+ visitors enjoying agricultural displays, carnival rides, live entertainment and country culture. Read more →

    Gold Coast Marathon

    The ASICS Gold Coast Marathon attracts 25,000+ participants across multiple distances, running the scenic beachfront from Coolangatta to Southport each July. Read more →

    SeaFire Gold Coast 2026

    SeaFire lights up Surfers Paradise Beach with a free international fireworks competition across 4km of beachfront, presented by the City of Gold Coast each June. Read more →

    Sand Safari Arts Festival

    Sand Safari Arts Festival took place in 2020 on Surfers Paradise beach which became a live art gallery over 17 days with spectacular themed artworks being formed from the natural sand. The event featured sand sculpting demonstrations, live entertainment, art exhibitions and interactive workshops from dawn till dusk along with the running of the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships (ASSC). Other… Read more →

    Bartercard Sail Paradise

    Bartercard Sail Paradise is four days of off-shore ocean racing with on-shore events centered around the Southport Yacht Club.   Event Background Sail Paradise began in 1984 and was originally known as the Surfers Paradise Yacht Club regatta. It started as a small local sailing event amongst club members. In the late 1980s and 1990s, the regatta began growing in… Read more →