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Your Event Line Up
Some say we like to see ourselves as the main event, but really, we do it all for you! High-energy stage show sound good? How about beach cinema or symphony under the stars? If sport's more your thing, why not check out a NRL or AFL game? Or for lovers of low-key, get into one of the many grassroots arts and food festivals. Check out the latest events on Gold Coast below.
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31 Jul 2025 - 10 Aug 2025
David in the Studio
David in the StudioExperience a strikingly faithful replica of Michelangelo’s David – meticulously craved from the same Carrara marble as the original. By echoing both the material and scale of the Renaissance masterpiece, we blur the lines between homage and critique, questioning ideals of beauty, authorship and cultural permanence. In this uncanny recreation, past and presence collide, compelling audiences to consider what it means to replicate genius in an age of mass reproduction and digital reinvention.
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31 Jul 2025 - 10 Aug 2025
BLEACH 2025
BLEACH* 2025 is coming back!Join us for 11 days of live music, visual art, spectacle, opera, storytelling and feasting. Sign up to stay in the know.
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01 Aug 2025 - 03 Aug 2025
Kirra Longboard Klassic
A fun longboard event designed to bring together like-minded amateur surfers in two fun-filled days of surfing. For 2025 the Kirra Longboard Klassic is supported with cultural, entertainment, lifestyle, and environmental activation's and high performance surfing with international competitors.
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01 Aug 2025
Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race 2025
Australia's Newest Ocean Race, the inaugural 520 nautical mile GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race, lets boats send it in spectacular fashion up the tropical Queensland coast to the Whitsundays, just in time for the northern race weeks. The race has proven to be a navigator's delight and is honoured with magnificent Perpetual Trophies named after true Australian sailing legends.
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01 Aug 2025
Breaking into Heaven: Selve with Australian Session Orchestra
Breaking into Heaven: Selve with Australian Session OrchestraRock meets strings as Gold Coast rock band premiere their Abbey Road recorded album live with the Australian Session Orchestra on HOTA’S Outdoor Stage Lasers! A huge rock band! A massive 33 orchestra! And an immersive visual work featuring performances from contemporary First Nations dance company: Karul Projects!This once in a lifetime event is not one to miss. Be one of the first people on the planet to hear Selve’s huge sophomore album Breaking Into Heaven in all its glory as they premiere it live with the Australian Session Orchestra at this exclusive pre-album release spectacular. The album was recorded in Studio 3 of Abbey Road (the same room as Dark Side of The Moon) following a 3 x stage residency series across Broome, France + London and promises to be one of the biggest Australian albums of the year. So grab a rug to kick back on the grass, or your dancing shoes to rock out up the front, because Selve will be taking over the Outdoor Stage at HOTA this August to send us all into the stratosphere with a mind-blowing show we’ll be talking about forever.
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02 Aug 2025
Wild Earth Border Bolt Running Festival
Bouncing out of the blocks on debut in 2022, the Border Bolt is back and takes you on back onto the bumpy but beautiful border trails in Currumbin Valley. With no less than 4 race distances to choose from; ranging from 6km & 13km, through to the 22km and 31km events form Round 2 in our Triple Crown Trail Series. A great stand-alone run or ideal prep for Coastal High; just 4 weeks later. The Border Bolt showcases the beautiful Gold Coast hinterland, yet starts and finishes by our world-famous beaches!
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02 Aug 2025 - 03 Aug 2025
Botanical Bazaar 2025
The Botanical Bazaar is the Gold Coast's premier Gardening and Sustainability Festival. It is an interactive Gardening and Sustainable living event aimed to educate and inspire all nature enthusiasts. The event is a perfect blend of learning, shopping, and entertainment, all focused around gardening and sustainable living. Educating and inspiring nature enthusiasts of all ages. See around 90 green exhibitors and local artisans plus celebrity gardener’s talks, demonstrations, botanical art, community groups and kids nature activities. Hear from industry experts on three speaker stages, including beloved ABC Gardening Australia personalities such as Sophie Thomson and Costa Georgiadis. Check out the website for the 2024 line-up. Their insights are truly inspiring, packed with innovative ideas and practical tips. Learn how to grow your own food, urban and small space gardening, and sustainable living concepts. The on-site community gardens are a highlight, with guided tours by celebrity gardeners showcasing sustainable gardening practices. But don't just listen and learn; get hands-on with 30 engaging workshops. The atmosphere was alive with local, live music under The Musical Tree and The Patch, creating a magical backdrop to the festivities. The Kid’s Hub was buzzing with nature play activities and yoga sessions, and the new School Garden Competition is a hit! A relaxing weekend at the Parklands with live music with delicious food, kids hub, market stalls and more.
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02 Aug 2025
Gold Coast Titans V Panthers (Round 22)
*Times are subject to change TBC Gates Open 3:00pm Kick Off .
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02 Aug 2025
2025 NRL Telstra Premiership - Gold Coast Titans v Panthers (Rd 22)
*Times are subject to change 12.30pm Gates Open 12:35pm Future Titans 3:00pm Kick Off .
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02 Aug 2025
NRL Gold Coast Titans v Panthers (Round 22)
The Gold Coast Titans are set to take on the Penrith Panthers at Cbus Super Stadium for Round 22 of the 2025 NRL Telstra Premiership. Be there for all the action!
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02 Aug 2025
Three Food Memories
Three Food Memories“Stories about Nonna’s Bolognese segue into larger conversations about life and culture, peppered with warmth, wit and charm.” Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald Hosted by Savva Savas, Three Food Memories invites guests to share their food memories, with the promise they’ll reveal far more about themselves than what they’ve tasted! Leaning into Bleach* 2025 creative director Michael Zavros’ and Savva’s Greek-Cypriot heritage, the guest for the live audience recording of the podcast is internationally celebrated Australian fashion designer and media personality Alex Perry. Audio and visuals from the talk will be recorded for a future podcast episode.
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02 Aug 2025
OPA! A Night of Greek Delight
OPA! A Night of Greek DelightGather for a memorable night of fun, feasting and celebration with the Greek community on the Gold Coast. Dine on delicious Greek food cooked over the fire right before your eyes and enjoy traditional music and dancing before DJ Adriana plays a set that will have you dancing the night away. Feed your soul, fill your belly and shake your booty!
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03 Aug 2025
Drum As You Are
Drum As You ArePay homage to the iconic 1992 Nirvana gig at Fishermans Wharf. Bringing together 22 drummers - professionals and community players alike - paying tribute to the time the biggest band in the world came to the Gold Coast. Gather your friends, your family, grab a picnic rug and join us on the HOTA Lawn. This celebration of music, community, and a good story and celebration of music will be free and family friendly. Keep the family fun going and stay to enjoy an afternoon of free, live music on the HOTA Lawn following Drum As You Are. Artists from the Gold Coast Music Network will keep the vibes high and the music flowing.
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06 Aug 2025 - 10 Aug 2025
The Play That Goes Wrong
The Play That Goes WrongThe longest running comedy in London, the smash-hit Olivier and Tony-Award-winning, The Play That Goes Wrong, is coming to the Gold Coast! A hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes, things go from bad to utterly disastrous when The Cornley Drama Society performs a classic murder mystery. Complete with an unconscious leading lady, a corpse that can’t play dead, and actors who trip over everything (including their lines), it’s “A RIOTOUS EXPLOSION OF COMEDY!” (The Daily Beast) and “TONS OF FUN FOR ALL AGES!” (HuffPost). The New York Times calls The Play That Goes Wrong “A GUT-BUSTING HIT”, and the New York Post has just one word for you: “GO!” Celebrating its 10th Anniversary Tour, experience total mayhem and comic hijinks at The Play That Goes Wrong, guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter. Book tickets now – it would be WRONG to wait!
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06 Aug 2025
Music for Other Worlds
Music for Other WorldsTwo Australian artists working at the heights of creativity come together for an improvised live musical experience. Music for Other Worlds unites virtuoso pianist Paul Grabowsky AO with mesmerising images of the Gold Coast by photo-artist Alex Frayne. But there is an exquisite twist as Grabowsky sees the large-scale projected images for the first time along with the audience. Individual movements unfold as the improvisation gives full voice to the pictures in real-time; authentic, unfiltered and unrehearsed. Each image acts as a departure point, or 'window of possibility' for Grabowsky to convey personal interpretations of Frayne’s photographic brilliance.Image by Alice Healy
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07 Aug 2025
Radiohead for Solo Piano II
Radiohead for Solo Piano IIMaster of improvisation, Berlin-based Australian pianist Josh Cohen takes on legendary rock band Radiohead in this live show of idiosyncratic covers from the group’s famous back catalogue – interpretations that have gone viral on YouTube with more than ten million views and counting. Although fiercely protective of their reputation, it’s not surprising that the band gave Cohen the green light to release two official songbooks and perform their songs around the world. Audacious in his approach to music and innovative in his playing range between classical and jazz, Cohen’s skills are truly dynamic, instantly elevating these iconic songs to a whole new level.Photo credit: Frankie Casillo
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We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout Southeast Queensland.