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The Weekend Edition

The Weekend Edition

Park picnics, big-band concerts and market feasts – what's on across the coast this weekend — Festival

Park picnics, big-band concerts and market feasts – what’s on across the coast this weekend

30 Jul 2020

After last weekend's dose of wild rain, the weather forecast is looking a whole lot better this time around – and the other good news is that there is plenty happening across all corners of the coast to keep you well and truly occupied. From big-band live concerts at HOTA to a street-food picnic at Pacific Pines and dreamy Sunday mornings spend at The Village Markets in Burleigh, here's a handy wrap-up of what's on this weekend. Enjoy, pals. more

Splendour in the Grass reschedules its festival for July 2021 — Festival

Splendour in the Grass reschedules its festival for July 2021

10 Jun 2020

Australia's pre-eminent music and arts festival has announced that it will push its 2020 event to next year, confirming new dates for July 23–25, 2021. more

Calling all G&T lovers – The Fever-Tree Online Gin & Tonic Festival is coming to a screen near you — Festival

Calling all G&T lovers – The Fever-Tree Online Gin & Tonic Festival is coming to a screen near you

18 May 2020

Lockdown might be over, but quarantinis are thankfully here to stay. If you consider yourself somewhat of a gin enthusiast, then mark World Gin Day (Saturday June 13) in your calendar for the ultimate virtual tipple-tasting event where you become the bartender – The Fever-Tree Online Gin & Tonic Festival. more

HOTA announces Rage Against The V(irus) Artist Fund for Gold Coast creatives — Festival

HOTA announces Rage Against The V(irus) Artist Fund for Gold Coast creatives

20 Mar 2020

While HOTA – the Gold Coast's own Home of the Arts – may be temporarily closed, the team is still working tirelessly to help the city's arts industry and creative communities navigate their way through these challenging times. This week, HOTA CEO Criena Gehrke announced Rage Against The V(irus) Artist Fund – an initiative designed to turn downtime into a spark for innovation, using digital technology as the medium. more

Real to reel – Murwillumbah to host international Craft Film Festival this March — Festival

Real to reel – Murwillumbah to host international Craft Film Festival this March

04 Mar 2020

Those of us who aren't involved in the hands-on aspect of craft making probably rarely consider the human relationship between the maker and materials – more often than not, it's simply a process of identifying an appealing aesthetic, then making a purchase. Though, if you're interested in digging deeper into wonderful world of crafts and making, don't miss Murwillumbah's Real to Reel: The Craft Film Festival on Saturday March 21. more

Beachfront concerts, mussel parties and a massive comedy fest – five must-do events on the Gold Coast this March — Festival

Beachfront concerts, mussel parties and a massive comedy fest – five must-do events on the Gold Coast this March

27 Feb 2020

While we always give you a thorough rundown of things to do on the Gold Coast each weekend, sometimes it's nice to look a little further ahead so you can round up the crew and really make a day (or night) of it. Here are five must-do events happening on the Gold Coast in March. more

Splendour in the Grass unveils a huge 2020 line-up — Festival

Splendour in the Grass unveils a huge 2020 line-up

19 Feb 2020

From Grammy Award-winning rappers to indie-pop icons and Australian rock royalty, the 20th annual Splendour in the Grass line-up is nothing short of stellar. more

Venture south for some spicy, sweat-inducing fun at the annual Chinderah Chilli Festival — Festival

Venture south for some spicy, sweat-inducing fun at the annual Chinderah Chilli Festival

19 Feb 2020

Friends, prepare thy stomachs – the annual Chinderah Chilli Festival is back! Mark Saturday March 7 in your diary and prepare for some spicy, sweaty and totally delicious fun south of the border. more

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Live and loud – Surfers Paradise LIVE returns in 2020 with Aussie rock royalty — Festival

Live and loud – Surfers Paradise LIVE returns in 2020 with Aussie rock royalty

30 Jan 2020

Listen up, music lovers! The coast's favourite free music festival Surfers Paradise LIVE is back in 2020 and bringing with it a line-up littered with Aussie rock royalty including Spiderbait, British India, Jon Stevens and The Angels so go ahead and clear your calendar from April 30 to May 3 because you won't want to miss a minute. more

Missed out on tickets to From Brissy, With Love? You can still join the fun(draising) – and win some incredible prizes! — Festival

Missed out on tickets to From Brissy, With Love? You can still join the fun(draising) – and win some incredible prizes!

17 Jan 2020

In case you missed it, last week we announced that we were joining forces with the team behind iconic Newstead live-music institution The Triffid to support From Brissy, With Love – A Fire Relief Benefit. While the concert component of the event sold out in record time, there are plenty of reasons to come along in the early afternoon. There's live music, mouthwatering bites and more, plus we've assembled a collection of seriously phenomenal prizes for the event's charity raffle – we're talking the kind of haul that'll have you digging deep for a good cause. more

From big ideas to big Brazilian beats – OUT LOUD Festival is coming to HOTA — Festival

From big ideas to big Brazilian beats – OUT LOUD Festival is coming to HOTA

14 Jan 2020

If you thought summer finished at the end of February, think again, because things are set to get hotter at HOTA as OUT LOUD Festival rolls out from March 6–15. The massive ten-day event combines big ideas with cutting-edge technology, family sing-a-longs and huge Brazilian beats, so go ahead and clear your calendar because you won't want to miss a minute. more

Festival of Small Halls brings live folk music and storytelling to regional towns — Festival

Festival of Small Halls brings live folk music and storytelling to regional towns

12 Nov 2019

Festival of Small Halls, a travelling music festival dedicated to voyaging only to small regional towns, has announced its summer program. The festival will kick off at the Mullum Music Festival on November 17, before embarking on a journey across 20 town halls throughout regional Queensland, venturing as far north as Cairns, before coming back down to wrap up at the Woodford Folk Festival from December 27 to January 1. more

The Byron Bay International Film Festival returns this October with a stellar showcase of cutting-edge flicks — Festival

The Byron Bay International Film Festival returns this October with a stellar showcase of cutting-edge flicks

10 Oct 2019

The 13th annual Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) is back this October, bringing with it a mammoth showcase of 125 films, shorts and documentaries. The popular ten-day festival, which runs from October 18–27, will roll out a spectacular program of film-centric events across various venues in Byron Shire and the Tweed. more

Roots festivals to pop-up dance parties – HOTA drops a summer series of 20 events over 15 days — Festival

Roots festivals to pop-up dance parties – HOTA drops a summer series of 20 events over 15 days

26 Sep 2019

When summer rolls around, an air of excitement always hits. There's a little extra spring in your step and the cheer stretches from ear to ear – and it's all in anticipation of the year's end and being able to spend time with family and friends. From December 1–15, HOTA is capturing the thrill of spending summer 'at home' on the Gold Coast by hosting one of the biggest event series' the arts and culture precinct has ever seen. Staying put this summer? You'll be glad you did. more

DJ Carl Cox, Example, Hot Dub Time Machine to headline huge two-night concert at Vodafone Gold Coast 600 — Festival

DJ Carl Cox, Example, Hot Dub Time Machine to headline huge two-night concert at Vodafone Gold Coast 600

12 Sep 2019

Some of the world's biggest music makers are set to descend on the coast this October for a massive two-night concert series as part of the Vodafone Gold Coast 600. While the iconic annual motorsport festival is very much about nail-biting racing, burning rubber and fast, loud Supercars, you'll certainly want to ditch the protective ear muffs after sundown when names like British DJ Carl Cox and festival superstars Hot Dub Time Machine hit the trackside stage to send their beats far and wide. more

Get busy – Sean Paul and Shaggy to headline massive reggae festival One Love on the Gold Coast — Festival

Get busy – Sean Paul and Shaggy to headline massive reggae festival One Love on the Gold Coast

04 Sep 2019

Listen up, music lovers, this summer is set to be a scorcher with a hot-as-hell new festival to add to the already stellar list of must-see events. New Zealand's One Love Festival is making its way across the ditch for the very first time and landing on our sunny shores in February! more

The ultimate Easter treat – Bluesfest announces its first crop of 2020 artists — Festival

The ultimate Easter treat – Bluesfest announces its first crop of 2020 artists

15 Aug 2019

For some people, Easter is all about chocolate eggs and hot cross buns. For others, the April long weekend heralds one of our country’s greatest musical gatherings – we’re talking Byron Bay Bluesfest, baby! Good news for those who have been hanging out to see who will be gracing the stage in 2020 – the first announcement for the five-day affair has just dropped, and you’d best believe it’s worth saving the date for. more

New year, same killer vibes – the first Falls Festival 2019 line-up has dropped — Festival

New year, same killer vibes – the first Falls Festival 2019 line-up has dropped

08 Aug 2019

If you’ve been staring longingly at your mud-caked festival boots wondering when you’ll have a chance to whip them out again, the wait is finally over – the first announcement of the Falls Festival 2019 line-up has just been announced. more

The third annual Crafted Beer & Cider Festival returns to Broadbeach with brews, bites and beats — Festival

The third annual Crafted Beer & Cider Festival returns to Broadbeach with brews, bites and beats

29 Jul 2019

Whether you're a hop head who knows your pale ales from your pilsners, or if you just enjoy blowing the top off a few frothies with your pals, you'd best block out Saturday September 7 in your diary. The Gold Coast's beloved Crafted Beer & Cider Festival is returning to crack the kegs in Kurrawa Park in Broadbeach for its third year, bringing with it more than 200 different beers and ciders from 44 breweries, alongside a healthy dose of street eats, a roof-raising seaside concert, beer yoga, hotdog-eating competitions, live comedy and more. more

Mega music festival SandTunes to bring Travis Scott, Logic and more to the Gold Coast — Festival

Mega music festival SandTunes to bring Travis Scott, Logic and more to the Gold Coast

24 Jul 2019

Summer on the Gold Coast just got even hotter! Brand-new music festival SandTunes will be hitting Metricon Stadium this November – and it's bringing some of the world's biggest artists with it ... more

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