There are so many family friendly and free activities to enjoy on the southern Gold Coast. Let us share our local knowledge with you:
Markets:
Coolangatta Art and Craft Market
Second Sunday of the month - Marine Parade
Also on the Fourth Sunday in 5 week months
Ph: (07) 5533 8202
Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary's Night Market
Every Friday night from 4pm- 9pm
Palm Beach Currumbin Farmers Markets
Every Saturday 6am- 11:30am
Cooly Good Vibes Markets
Varying dates during the year
Next: November 27th 2016
Then: December 3rd 2016
Events:
Southern Gold Coast events and experiences
Visit Gold Coast- Southern Beaches
Broadbeach | 28 Jul - 30 Jul 2017
BROADBEACH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Broadbeach Country Music Festival is going international for the fifth annual Festival with the band America headlining the free event. Joining the iconic US act will be Australian Country Music stars Kasey Chambers, Troy Cassar-Daley, Shane Nicholson, Fanny Lumsden and Traveis Collins and many more still to be announced. America has forged a legion of fans over 45 plus years. They became a global household name with a string of hits including
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Burleigh Heads | 5 Aug - 6 Aug 2017
BURLEIGH BARBECUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Burleigh Barbecue championship is about everything low 'n' slow. Join them for “smoke on the water” and “meat on the beach” for two days of competition barbecue. Watch some of Australia's best barbecue teams battle it out overnight. 20 hours to cook, 5 meat categories to be handed in at different times Sunday morning. From 9am Saturday, the two-day Barbecue Championships kicks off in Ed Hardy Park with 50 teams battling it out to see who
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Currumbin | 8 Sep - 17 Sep 2017
SWELL SCULPTURE FESTIVAL
Experience monumental and memorable sculpture at the fifteenth Swell Sculpture Festival. Set amongst the iconic landscape at Currumbin Beach, explore over 50 large and small scale works built by distinguished local, national and international artists. For 10 days, wander and weave amongst distinctive, thought provoking, intriguing and whimsical sculpted works. This magnificent outdoor gallery presents the occasion to enjoy guided twilight walks
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Coolangatta | 21 Sep - 30 Sep 2017
GRIFFITH OPERA ON THE BEACH - AIDA
A royal love triangle, a fight for freedom and the famous 'Triumphal March' will light up the sky when Aida comes to the beach. Fancy a short break on the Gold Coast? Plan it for September and combine days relaxing with a spectacular outdoor production of Aida on Coolangatta Beach in the evening. It’s a night at the theatre, re-imagined for the kind of evening where you couldn’t bear to go inside. A huge cast and orchestra perform Verdi's fam
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Gold Coast | 23 Sep - 29 Sep 2017
2017 AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY GAMES
Since its inception in 1993, the Australian University Games has grown to be Australia's largest annual multisport event. Held each September/October, the Games is renowned for providing a friendly but competitive environment for Australian university athletes and is the flagship event on the national university sporting calendar. The Games are recognised as a perfect opportunity to provide university athletes, many of whom are of Olympic standa
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Coolangatta | 7 Oct - 8 Oct 2017
COATES HIRE COOLANGATTA GOLD
The Coates Hire Coolangatta Gold is the ultimate ironman challenge held on the Gold Coast. The event is open to the public and consists of a 32.4 kilometre Short Course and a 41.5 kilometre Long Course that can be taken on individually or as a team. This multi-disciplinary course combines swimming, running, board paddling and surf skiing, presented annually by Surf Life Saving Australia.
