Gold Coast Festivals

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Art festivals on the Gold Coast and surrounds.

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BIG CITY LIGHTS* Festival

ARTS FESTIVAL: Over 100 artists at more than 40 different locations lit up buildings and alleyways across Southport CBD for the 2nd BIG CITY LIGHTS* Festival. Here are some of the images we captured. GALLERY: Photos by @artsgoldcoast

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SWELL Sculpture Festival 2026

Currumbin Beach

SEP 11 - 20 | Pacific Parade, Currumbin | FREE Community Festival

Over 80 large scale contemporary sculptures set among the natural landscape of currumbin beach, Queensland. Pop up exhibitions across the City of Gold Coast.

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Featured festivals from our video archives.

Glow Festival

The Evandale Parklands was thrown into spectrums of lights, colours, music and action as some of the Gold Coast’s creatives launched into Glow 2015. Portia Large was there to cover the spectacle and talk to people as they enjoyed the illuminated night of entertainment, activities, artworks, and displays. Lanterns were launched across the lake in a landmark creative community project called watershed.

Video by @goldcoastcommunitytv

Surfers Paradise Sand Safari

Surfers Paradise Sand Safari Arts Festivals take centre stage on the sands and streets of Surfers Paradise. It is Asia-Pacific’s leading sand-and-sea-inspired arts event, with an exciting program featuring free sand sculpting workshops, Australian Sand Sculpting Championships, and much more.

We met Internationally renowned UK artist Luke Egan (aka Filthy Luker) and viewed his vibrant collection of inflatable creatures, stretching from Surfers Paradise Beach, along Cavill Avenue and into the Nerang River.

Video by @goldcoastcommunitytv