Looking for something exciting to do on The Gold Coast? Check out what’s on Gold Coast below!
Start: Jun 28, 2025
End: Jul 20, 2025
Jurassic July is here and it’s Dino-mite! Step into a world of prehistoric fun at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Start: Apr 12, 2025
End: Aug 3, 2025
'Writers Revealed' showcases rare treasures from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, including: manuscripts, first editions, and portraits of literary legends like Shakespeare, Austen, Tolkien, and Woolf, exploring literature's intersection with art.
Start: Jun 23, 2025
End: Aug 10, 2025
Discover dreamy escapes and weekly giveaways in The Sanctuary Series - luxury experiences celebrating life at Sanctuary Cove.
Start: Jun 1, 2025
End: Aug 31, 2025
The gooey, decadent and oh-so-luxe answer to all of your cheese-filled dreams! Escape the winter chill and settle into the timeless and cosy elegance of Pearls Bar for a cheese lover's dream.
Start: May 22, 2025
End: Aug 31, 2025
Sunshine, spritzes, tapas, and Euro vibes - escape to Euro Summer at Hope Island Tavern for a taste of holiday bliss.
Start: Jul 1, 2025
End: Aug 31, 2025
Winter might be in full swing, but The Island is bringing the Amalfi vibes to Surfers with a limited-edition lineup of curated cocktails and wood-fired pizza pairings. Think long lunches that roll into spritz-soaked sunsets, or cosy dinners with a citrusy twist, thanks to the fresh flavours of Malfy Gin.
Start: Feb 17, 2025
End: Dec 11, 2025
Citrique is celebrating locals by offering a $38 buffet breakfast to Gold Coasters and 15% off a la carte dining for Gold Coast and Brisbane locals!
Next: Jul 19, 2025
Sirromet's Fiery Winter Warmers are back! Enjoy the magic of an evening under the stars with this cosy firepit and hamper experience at Sirromet Winery.
Start: Jul 20, 2025
End: Jul 20, 2025
When farmers, growers, producers, winemakers, brewers, distillers and flavour-makers across the Scenic Rim region open their gates to celebrate where food comes from.
Start: Jul 20, 2025
End: Jul 20, 2025
If you’ve ever dreamed of dancing wildly through the grass in a flowing red dress, channelling your inner Kate Bush — this is your moment!
The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is a joyful, inclusive, and gloriously eccentric community event held in over 70 cities worldwide. Inspired by Kate Bush and her iconic Wuthering Heights music video, it invites hundreds of red-dressed participants to gather, twirl, flutter, and float across grassy fields in a joyous celebration of creativity and connection.
Next: Jul 20, 2025
Join us every Sunday night at the Island Glasshouse for Harry’s Trivia—the fast-paced, high-energy trivia event that’s taking QLD by storm!
Start: Jul 25, 2025
End: Jul 25, 2025
JW Marriott Gold Coast introduces a serene floating wellness experience with Aqua Sculpt: a restorative sound bath blending meditation, movement, and sound on the saltwater lagoon.
Start: Jul 26, 2025
End: Jul 26, 2025
Dog lovers do not want to miss a day out at a FREE community market, showcasing a PAWESOME range of products and services from local small businesses who cater for our furry friends.
Start: Jul 26, 2025
End: Jul 26, 2025
Brace yourself for an epic battle, as the Gold Coast SUNS take on Brisbane Lions at People First Stadium
Start: Jul 26, 2025
End: Jul 26, 2025
Experience over 25 world cultural performances, a grand world parade, global food fair, park rides, live music and more! Australia’s biggest cultural celebration is back! One night. One magical world.
Start: Jul 31, 2025
End: Jul 31, 2025
Join us for an intimate and exclusive culinary journey on Thursday 31st July as Dog Point Vineyard brings its award-winning, organic cellar to Sanctuary Cove.
Start: Jul 31, 2025
End: Aug 10, 2025
Bleach* Festival returns for 11 days of live music, visual art, storytelling and feasting from Thursday 31st July to Sunday 10th August 2025.
Start: Aug 1, 2025
End: Aug 3, 2025
Pioneering women’s wellness experts Sarah Percy and Caitlin Ireland will lead a holistic retreat on the Gold Coast this August from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 August 2025 at Spa by JW with a thoughtfully curated three-day retreat.
Start: Aug 2, 2025
End: Aug 2, 2025
Brace yourself for an epic battle, as the Gold Coast SUNS take on Richmond at People First Stadium.
Start: Aug 2, 2025
End: Aug 3, 2025
A hero event of The Curated Plate, the Sunshine Coast Asian Food Festival 2025 serves up bold flavours, vibrant culture, and an unforgettable culinary experience at Spicers Tamarind Retreat.
Start: Aug 10, 2025
End: Aug 10, 2025
Join us at the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort for our highly anticipated annual Wedding Showcase!
Start: Aug 16, 2025
End: Aug 16, 2025
Brace yourself for an epic battle, as the Gold Coast SUNS take on GWS Giants at People First Stadium.
Start: Aug 22, 2025
End: Aug 22, 2025
JW Marriott Gold Coast introduces a serene floating wellness experience with Aqua Sculpt: a restorative sound bath blending meditation, movement, and sound on the saltwater lagoon.
Start: Sep 12, 2025
End: Sep 21, 2025
Experience the 23rd annual festival!
Start: Sep 12, 2025
End: Sep 24, 2025
From the musical mastermind, Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, Moana) comes the Tony Award®-winning musical sensation In The Heights – a vibrant and exhilarating production set in New York’s Washington Heights.
Start: Sep 13, 2025
End: Sep 13, 2025
The Crafted Beer Festival is loaded for another epic day of beers, brews & beaches in Broadbeach on Saturday 13th September 2025.
Start: Sep 14, 2025
End: Sep 14, 2025
SkyPoint and mental health charity LIVIN have announced that the 2025 Sea to Sky Stair Challenge will now take place on Sunday, 14 September 2025, following a postponement in March due to the impacts of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The return of the event in 2025 is set to see record-breaking numbers with a goal to surpass previous year’s fundraising efforts.
Start: Sep 19, 2025
End: Sep 19, 2025
JW Marriott Gold Coast introduces a serene floating wellness experience with Aqua Sculpt: a restorative sound bath blending meditation, movement, and sound on the saltwater lagoon.
Start: Sep 27, 2025
End: Sep 28, 2025
Mark 27-28 September 2025 in your calendar and join us as we open the doors to some of the Gold Coast’s most extraordinary buildings, spaces and places.
Start: Sep 28, 2025
End: Oct 2, 2025
Whether you are looking to nurture a deeper connection, support your daughter through the challenges of growing up or simply enjoy uninterrupted time side by side, this retreat is a heartfelt invitation—to honour the extraordinary bond you share with love, presence, and joy.
Start: Oct 17, 2025
End: Oct 19, 2025
Groundwater Country Music Festival returns October 17-19, 2025, to Gold Coast with Troy Cassar-Daley, Jackson Dean, and more!
Start: Oct 18, 2025
End: Oct 18, 2025
Monster Jam® hits the Gold Coast in October! Massive trucks, epic stunts, and family-friendly thrills at Cbus Super Stadium.
Start: Oct 22, 2025
End: Oct 26, 2025
Australia's premier food and drink event, Savour The Tweed, will be held from 22 - 26 October 2025.
Start: Oct 24, 2025
End: Oct 26, 2025
Gold Coast’s biggest party of the year is back and better than ever!
Start: Nov 8, 2025
End: Nov 8, 2025
welcome one of Australia's favourite entertainers, Jimmy Rees, back to the stage in 2025 for his 9-date In Reel Life tour!
Start: Nov 21, 2025
End: Nov 21, 2025
Lenny Kravitz returns to Brisbane this November with his Blue Electric Light Tour, joined by special guests Jet.
Start: Nov 29, 2025
End: Nov 29, 2025
Cooper Webb and Ken Roczen will go head-to-head for the first time on Australian soil when they line up at the 2025 FIM World Supercross Championship Australian GP.
Taking place on 29 November at Cbus Super Stadium, it promises to be a highlight on the championship calendar, with the Gold Coast hosting World Supercross racing for the very first time.
Start: Dec 4, 2025
End: Dec 4, 2025
After two years away from the spotlight, global superstar Lewis Capaldi is well and truly, back. Back in the charts with his huge new single Survive, back in the headlines after his surprise and magnificent return to Glastonbury Festival and, this November and December, back on tour in Australia – presented by Secret Sounds, Live Nation and WME.
Start: Dec 14, 2025
End: Dec 14, 2025
Kendrick Lamar and more hit Spilt Milk Gold Coast for a huge day of music, art, and summer festival energy.
Start: May 21, 2026
End: May 24, 2026
The Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show is the most glamorous, immersive, unmissable boating lifestyle event in the Southern Hemisphere!
Start: Jul 4, 2026
End: Jul 5, 2026
Run for the good times at the 46th Gold Coast Marathon to be held 4 - 5 July 2026.