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20 May 2025
Bleach* Festival Returns in 2025 With a Bold New Vision, National Talent and World Premieres
BLEACH* FESTIVAL RETURNS IN 2025 WITH A BOLD NEW VISION, NATIONAL TALENT AND WORLD PREMIERES One of Australia’s most unique contemporary arts and culture festivals BLEACH* is back on the Gold Coast for 2025 with a revitalised direction under a guest Artistic Director and a powerful lineup of 100+ e...
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24 April 2025
The Godfather of Modern Cooking Returns to Hota for a Three-day Takeover
THE GODFATHER OF MODERN COOKING RETURNS TO HOTA FOR A THREE-DAY TAKEOVER The world-renowned and original rockstar chef Marco Pierre White is set to return to the Gold Coast’s cultural precinct, HOTA, Home of the Arts, this winter for an exclusive three-day culinary residency. Following the overwhelm...
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15 April 2025
Art, Light and Spectacle – Wonder Returns With Bold Artwork Suspended High Above HOTA
ART, LIGHT AND SPECTACLE – WONDER RETURNS WITH BOLD ARTWORK SUSPENDED HIGH ABOVE HOTA The Gold Coast’s much loved outdoor art experience is back! WONDER returns to HOTA, Home of the Arts for a winter spectacle set to transform the precinct into a shimmering playground of light, art, and imagination....
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11 April 2025
Rare Literary Treasures Make Australian Exclusive Debut at HOTA
In a world-first exhibition, some of the most treasured manuscripts and iconic portraits of British literary giants have arrived on the Gold Coast as Writers Revealed: Treasures from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, London prepares to open at HOTA, Home of the Arts. Opening this Sa...
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26 March 2025
Gold Coast Hits Record with $8.1 Billion in Visitor Spending in 2024
The Gold Coast continues to set new records, with the latest National and International Visitor Survey results from Tourism Research Australia revealing visitor spending has soared to $8.1 billion for the calendar year ending December 2024. This marks an impressive 37% increase from 2019 and a 5.2% ...
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24 March 2025
Fifteen Local Creatives to Share in $1.5M EGC Arts Grants Funding
A total of fifteen new arts and cultural projects will share in $1.5 million in funding through the recently launched Experience Gold Coast (EGC) Arts Fund. The new works across all artforms will be showcased at EGC’s signature festivals and events including Wonder, BLEACH*, Cooly Rocks On, Groundwa...
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19 March 2025
The Gold Coast is Back in Business as It Gets Ready to Welcome 6,000 Delegates
THE GOLD COAST IS BACK IN BUSINESS AS IT GETS READY TO WELCOME 6000 DELEGATES Around 6,000 business event delegates will arrive on the Gold Coast this week as the city prepares to welcome the 2025 Australian Pharmacy Professional Conference and Trade Exhibition (APP2025), the largest pharmacy confe...
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18 March 2025
Vika & Linda Lead Second Lineup Announcement For Blues on Broadbeach 2025
VIKA & LINDA LEAD SECOND LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BLUES ON BROADBEACH 2025 15 – 18 MAY 2025 | GOLD COAST “Everywhere you looked, people were smiling, dancing, and embracing the joy of live music. The sense of community was palpable, with strangers becoming friends as they bonded over their shared lov...
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20 February 2025
Jimmy Barnes to Perform Soul Deep Exclusively at Blues on Broadbeach 2025
JIMMY BARNES TO PERFORM SOUL DEEP EXCLUSIVELY AT BLUES ON BROADBEACH 18 MAY 2025 | GOLD COAST Tickets on sale from 9am AEST Wednesday 26 February Blues on Broadbeach’s (15 – 18 May) highly anticipated Kurrawa Park Sunday Ticket is back, with legendary Australian rock icon Jimmy Barnes set to per...
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14 February 2025
Gold Coasters Calls to Contribute 10,000 Messages in Art Installation
HOTA, Home of the Arts is inviting Gold Coasters to become a part of the creation of an extraordinary large-scale art installation in the lead up to WONDER 2025. The final installation promises to be the biggest and boldest artwork ever showcased at the HOTA Precinct and will feature thousands of r...
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13 February 2025
Step Back in Time with Tickets Now on Sale for Cooly Rocks On 2025
Australia’s largest nostalgia festival, Cooly Rocks On, returns to the Gold Coast this June, celebrating everything yesteryear – from the motors to the music and the lifestyle. Festival goers can secure their tickets from today for some of the most eagerly awaited ticketed shows of the festival, inc...
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14 January 2025
From London to the Gold Coast: World Famous Literary Treasures to Call HOTA Home
HOTA, Home of the Arts, will play host to the global debut of ‘Writers Revealed: Treasures from the British Library and National Portrait Gallery, London’, an exhibition showcasing the remarkable collaboration between two distinguished British institutions. Experience Gold Coast is thrilled to annou...
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18 December 2024
Tourists Pour $7.7 Billion Into the Gold Coast Economy
Gold Coast is celebrating another win for the economy with the latest National and International Visitor Survey results from Tourism Research Australia showing visitor spending is up for the year ending September 2024. The report reveals visitors are spending more, generating $7.7 billion for the Go...
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16 December 2024
The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award returns to HOTA Gallery
The Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photography Award, known as Australia’s richest acquisitive photographic award with a $25,000 prize, has returned to HOTA, Home of the Arts to showcase contemporary photographic practice. An open call was issued nationwide for photographic works from emerging, m...
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10 December 2024
The King Returns to Coolangatta as First Acts Announced for Cooly Rocks On 2025
The ultimate celebration of music, motors and lifestyle is back as Cooly Rocks On gears up for 2025 with the announcement of an all-star lineup of Elvis Tribute Artists and the release of the highly anticipated VIP Legends Passes. The festival’s annual Elvis Precinct will be all shook up come June,...
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05 December 2024
Blues on Broadbeach Announces First Lineup for 2025
The Perfect Mix of Iconic Artists and New Talent 15 – 18 May 2025 | Gold Coast Get ready for four days of soulful rhythm and blues at Blues on Broadbeach when it returns to the Gold Coast from 15 - 18 May 2025 with an impressive first lineup set to transform the beachside precinct into a sun-drenche...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
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.