Paradise Centre Grand Opening Weekend

To celebrate the opening of the new $40 million revitalisation of the Gold Coast’s premier shopping and dining destination, Paradise Centre, the team are hosting an action-packed three days of family-friendly activities for Gold Coast locals.

The massive weekend-long celebrations will include live music and DJ’s, a spin and win wheel offering awesome prizes like gift cards and merch, mouth-watering food and refreshment offerings, competitions offering visitors the chance to win a dinner for 10 at one of Paradise Centre’s new beachfront restaurants valued at $1000, glitter and fairy floss stations, along with meet and greets with Paradise Centre’s loveable mascots Beau the Budgie and Chip the Seagull.

Launch Celebration Activities

• September 9 (launch day)
  • 9am-5pm Meet Beau the Budgie & Chip the Seagull (Paradise Centre’s mascots)
  • 9am-12pm Live music (acoustic guitarist)
  • 12pm-4pm Spin & win (spin our wheel for the chance to win cool prizes including merch and gift cards)
  • 12pm-4pm Something fresh has arrived – enjoy a free juice from our juice cart
  • All day: Gelato Messina Paradise Centre is offering visitors the chance to try their delectable opening day flavour.
    • You Cannoli Live Twice will pair chocolate créme patisserie gelato with chocolate hazelnut fudge, candied hazelnuts and cannoli shells.
• Saturday September 10
  • 9am-5pm Meet Beau the Budgie & Chip the Seagull
  • 9am-12pm Live music (acoustic guitarist)
  • 12pm-4pm Spin & win (spin our wheel for the chance to win cool prizes including merch and gift cards)
  • 12pm-4pm Let’s go coco loco – enjoy a fresh drinking coconut from our coconut cart
  • 12pm-4pm DJ Ellie-May on the decks
• Sunday 11 September
  • 9am-4pm Meet Beau the Budgie & Chip the Seagull
  • 9am-12pm Live music (acoustic guitarist)
  • 10am-4pm Add some sparkle to your day at our free glitter station
  • 12pm-4pm Spin & win (spin our wheel for the chance to win cool prizes including merch and gift cards)
  • 12pm-4pm Family fun with free fairy floss
  • 12pm-4pm DJ Kylie Fisher on the decks
• Competition
  • WIN lunch or dinner for 10 people valued at $1,000!
  • Sign up to the Paradise Centre newsletter for your chance to win lunch or dinner for you and 9 friends at one of our new beachfront dining restaurants valued at up to $1,000.

About Paradise Centre

The new and improved Paradise Centre is a must-visit foodie destination for tourists and locals and will boast eight eclectic new dining offerings – from revamped classics and beachside favourites, including:

• Queensland’s very first iteration of beloved gourmet burger franchise Wahlburgers, created by the famous Wahlberg family;
• Legendary tex-mex restaurant El Camino Cantina, set to launch their first ever breakfast offering in Australia;
• All-time American favourite TGI Fridays promising finger-licking ribs, wings and burgers with mouth-watering cocktails;
• Over 40 sumptuous varieties of gelato from the iconic gelato leaders, Gelato Messina which will be the Gold Coast’s second ever store;
• Delectable dishes made using local and unique ingredients by Nahm Talay Thai;
• Fresh and crowd-pleasing favourites from Hero Sushi;
• Authentic, home-style Italian cuisine cooked with love by Enzo’s Cucina;
• La Playa’s premium barista-made coffee and modern Australian cuisine.

Read more here!