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From now until 04 Feb 2026 (Annual)
AACTA Awards Industry Gala
AACTA is kicking off 2026 with a night of connection, celebration, and industry excellence at the annual AACTA Awards Industry Gala! This exclusive evening honours the extraordinary talent working behind the screen, from cinematographers and editors to writers, producers, and sound designers, recognising the creative minds who bring Australia's stories to life in film, television, documentary, online, and short films. The AACTA Awards Industry Gala it's a chance for screen professionals to come together, make new connections, and celebrate the best in craft with peers and collaborators from across the country.
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From now until 08 Feb 2026
AACTA Festival
The 2025 AACTA Festival brought together Australia's top creatives for five unforgettable days of film, television, and storytelling. In 2026, they're back and ready to celebrate Australia's unique stories and the people who make them through connection, creativity, and community. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Gold Coast, the 2026 AACTA Festival will return to HOTA, Home of the Arts and unite screen lovers, filmmakers and industry leaders, for an unmissable celebration of Australian screen culture and excellence.
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From now until 15 Aug 2025
Rainbow Story Hour
Story time for the whole familyImaginative and immersive fun for little readers! Little ones are invited to settle back and listen to a story read by a member of our LGBTQIA+ community. HOTA’s Rainbow Story Hour program champions body positivity and role models in all different shapes, sizes, diversities, and encourages the imagination and play of childhood. Featuring artists, singers, and creatives of all genre, Rainbow Story Hour is a fun way for kids to connect with their imagination, meet friends, and explore vivid realms. Children must be accompanied by an adult or carer and cannot be left unsupervised at any time. Thank you for your understanding.
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From now until 31 Jul 2025
Comedy Club at Atrium Bar
Wrap up your weekend with a barrel of laughs at The Star’s Comedy Club. Swing by the Atrium Bar every Sunday night for a riotous time hosted by the one and only radio star Danny Lakey. Brace yourself for a stellar line-up of comedians serving up everything from razor-sharp observational humour to clever political satire. And the best part? It’s absolutely free! So, gather your crew and make Sunday nights the highlight of your week. Laughter guaranteed! Atrium Bar’s Comedy Club is walk-in only and seating is subject to availability upon arrival, so we suggest rocking up early!
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From now until 07 Aug 2025
Thursday Night Comedy at Last Night on Earth
THURSDAYS 7:00pm | Southport$20 Entry w/ Drink https://www.stickytickets.com.au/unohn/ We are BACK and we’re shaking things up bringing you comedy in Southport on THURSDAYS. Comedy at Last Night on Earth in Southport every Thursday at 7pm with a bang! Seating is limited and gas masks are more acceptable to wear than ever – get your tickets from stickytickets.com.au.Join us Thursday nights as we make an incredible comeback to Last Night on Earth for a night of laughs every week – kicking off at 7pm.
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26 Jul 2025
Guy Montgomery
I’ve Noticed So Many Things, It’d Be Unfair To Keep Them To MyselfAward-winning Kiwi comedian, podcaster and improviser Guy Montgomery brings his new stand-up show ‘I’ve Noticed So Many Things, It’d Be Unfair To Keep Them To Myself’ to Australia in 2025. He’s well known to Australian audiences through TV shows like Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, Have You Been Paying Attention and Thank God You’re Here. The national tour will include dates at the Adelaide Fringe Festival, the iconic Atheneum Theatre in Melbourne – where Montgomery will play his biggest Melbourne International Comedy Festival shows to date, the Perth Comedy Festival and the Sydney Comedy Festival, before shows in Brisbane, Newcastle, Wollongong, the Gold Coast and wrapping in Geelong. Montgomery said, “People often wonder what I get up to when I'm not relaying my observations about the world to them and I'm finally ready to talk. The truth is whenever I'm not relaying my observations, I am out in the community, harvesting a fresh crop of bespoke observations. That's what this show is about.” The shows follow Montgomery’s sold out 2024 tour ‘Over 50,000,000 Guy Fans Can’t Be Wrong’ that saw him perform in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. In addition this year, Montgomery’s growing popularity in Australia led to him hosting the Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and saw his TV series Guy Montgomery’s Mont-Spelling Bee premiere on ABC TV. Join Guy for a chance to think "I've also noticed that" or "I had not noticed that but now I think about it, that is a bit what it is like." "One of Oceania's premier observational comedians" - The Age “This was like a masterclass in stand-up comedy.” - NZ Herald
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26 Jul 2025
Summer Land Bush Festival
Join the Summer Land Bush Festival for an unforgettable country experience while supporting regional and rural businesses, families, producers and makers from across Queensland! Eat, shop, have a great time with friends, enjoy the stunning views from our property, and relax to the sounds of a local entertainer while you browse through the stalls. Enjoy authentic "Bush Entertainment" and a country market featuring over 100 stalls! Pat and Feed the Camels, take a camel ride and enjoy food and beverages while enjoying the entertainment. With plenty of on-site parking available, it's easy to spend the day at the Summer Land Bush Festival. Sorry, no pets allowed.
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From now until 10 Aug 2025
DROWNED MERCEDES
DROWNED MERCEDESDrowned Mercedes was created in 2023. Based on an existing 1996 Mercedes Benz SL, the open top car was customised to hold water in its cabin. It was first exhibited at QAGOMA as part of Zavros's solo retrospective exhibition The Favourite. The car is a replica of one given to the artist by his early art dealer, Gold Coaster Win Schubert and connects with themes of luxury, consumerism, narcissism and a migrant materialism consistent in his practice. Also consistent with past works, the car exists as a folly, a contemporary ruin.
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From now until 29 Oct 2025
Kundalini Yoga Class - All Levels, Every Monday
Using movement, mantra, meditation, and breathwork, Kundalini yoga helps shift energy, invigorates the body, and allows you to release anything that is no longer serving you. Expect to leave feeling brighter, energised, and ready for the week ahead. With 8,000 sets, no class is the same, and a lot of the exercises are held for only for a few minutes at a time. Kundalini is great for overactive minds, ADHD, and anyone who thinks that yoga or meditation is not for them. Give Kundalini a try! The first class cost is $11, then it's $16.50 per class after that. Cash payable on door. Bring a yoga mat or towel and water, plus any cushions/bolsters if you need them as we're on hardwood floors. Parking is available to the right of the community centre. Please note the class is in the Activity Room, to the right as you walk in. Chairs are available if you'd prefer to be off the floor.
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29 Jul 2025 - 02 Jun 2026
Wellbeing With Kids Yoga
About Kids Yoga Classes for all children 5–10 years - Nurturing children’s mental, emotional, physical and social wellbeing In these fun, supportive yoga classes children will learn movement, breathwork and mindfulness with a balance of structure, creativity and playfulness. Kids Yoga helps children to: • Manage emotions, stress and anxiety • Improve physical strength, balance, flexibility and coordination • Increase concentration, focus and attention span • Develop confidence, social skills and respect for others • Cultivate mindfulness, mental focus and self-esteem Dates Tuesday 22 July 2025 - Tuesday 2 June 2026 (UTC+10) Labrador Community Centre 57 Bollington Street Labrador57 Bollington Street, Labrador QLD 4215 Cost: $5.00
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30 Jul 2025
LAUGHS & CARAFES W/ DAVE EASTGATE & FRIENDS
About Laughs & Carafes Join internationally acclaimed comedian Dave Eastgate as he spotlights the Gold Coast’s freshest comedy talent — plus a very special headliner! This month, catch big name Lindsay Webb, who just supported Jim Jefferies on his international tour 🎟️ Tickets: $15 per person — includes a welcome wine, tap beer, or soft drink. 🍷 Age: 18+ only. 📌 Important: This is a prepaid ticketed event — you must show your ticket at the door for entry. Get ready for a night of big laughs, good company, and delicious drops — grab your tickets now! Date Wednesday 30 July 2025 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM (UTC+10) Cost: $15.00
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31 Jul 2025 - 30 Aug 2025
The City Speaks Softly
The City Speaks SoftlyThe City Speaks Softly is a collaboration between artists Melissa Spratt and Tal Fitzpatrick that uses the comforting nature of textiles to explore how art can soften our experience of public space. This socially engaged project seeks to shed light on how art might create moments of gentle sensorial reprieve. Utilising street pole banners as a broadly accessible site for a creative intervention with the potential to gently surprise audiences.Artworks will be installed on street poles around Broadbeach Cultural Precinct, Burleigh Esplanade, HOTA, Kurrawa Park and Broadbeach for the duration of the festival.
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31 Jul 2025 - 10 Aug 2025
The Complaints Department
The Complaints DepartmentThe Complaints Department is a companion piece to The Ladies Lounge. Think Severance meets a customer service centre - slightly surreal performance art that requires your participation. Participants may air frustrations with The Complaints Department (TCD), provided they have direct experience and knowledge of the issue they are complaining about. TCD will not accept complaints regarding generalised, or abstract issues that may impact but do not directly relate to the complainer. Once your complaint has been received, processed, and consoled - participants will leave with their documented formalized complaint– big or small. Please be prepared to be questioned provide details about specifics.
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31 Jul 2025
First Light | Skywhales Across Australia
First Light | Skywhales Across AustraliaIn partnership with National Gallery of Australia Skywhale and Skywhalepapa as the sun rises. Skywhalepapa is a monumental sculpture in the form of a hot-air balloon. Together with its companion piece Skywhale they form a skywhale family. As the skywhales float across the dawn skies, Piccinini calls on communities to engage with them creatively. Make a morning of it, prepare a picnic, watch in awe, and sing along in wonder as the skywhale family takes flight. Image credit: Patricia Piccinini, Skywhalepapa, 2020 and Skywhale, 2013, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, © Patricia Piccinini. Photo by We Met in June ‘I imagine visitors assembling to watch these giant figures come to life. As the dawn breaks. They see Skywhalepapa and Skywhale take shape and ascend into the air together, connected by a bond of care. It is a simple story, but a beautiful and uplifting one. With a single skywhale figure we have a character, but with the two we have a relationship and a narrative.’ Patricia Piccinini
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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* Arts Festival
BLEACH* 2025 returns with 11 unforgettable days of art, music, visual spectacle, opera, drama, storytelling, and feasting — all set across three vibrant festival hubs: HOTA, Kurrawa Beach and Emerald Lakes. Under the creative direction of acclaimed artist Michael Zavros, this year's program reflects his distinctive visual arts practice, bringing a bold, immersive vision to the festival. In 2025, BLEACH* celebrates the rich diversity of our international and multicultural city. The festival will feature landmark works by leading national and international artists, while proudly spotlighting the voices and talents of local creatives. Curated to engage a broad audience, BLEACH* 2025 is set to attract locals, as well as visitors from across Queensland, interstate, and around the world — making it a cultural experience not to be missed.
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Experience Gold Coast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.
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.