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24 June 2026
Record Visitation to the Gold Coast as International Recovery Surges
The Gold Coast has welcomed a record 14.7 million visitors in the year ending March 2026, according to new data from Tourism Research Australia1. The positive results have once again cemented the Gold Coast as the number one domestic holiday market in Queensland, and third largest in the country. ...
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08 June 2026
Huge Crowds and Sold-Out Shows: New Generation Embraces Australia’s Biggest Nostalgia Festival
Cooly Rocks On has cemented its place as the country’s favourite nostalgia festival, winding back the clock for five unforgettable days of classic cars, rock ’n’ roll and fashion by the beach. Tens of thousands of fans and a record number of classic cars made the pilgrimage to the Gold Coast, soakin...
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03 June 2026
Rockin' Retro as Cooly Rocks On Returns to the Gold Coast
Tens of thousands of people are descending on the Gold Coast as Australia’s largest nostalgia festival, Cooly Rocks On, returns to Coolangatta transforming the iconic beachside precinct into a retro playground packed with rock ‘n’ roll, classic cars, dancing and fashion. Celebrating the motors, mus...
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28 May 2026
BLEACH Blooms with Festival Returning In 2026 with Spring Energy
The Gold Coast’s leading contemporary arts celebration, BLEACH Festival, is back in 2026 with a bold new chapter and seasonal shift, moving to October for a vibrant spring awakening for the city. BLEACH Festival will feature 11 days and nights of transformative experiences from 1-11 October, with a ...
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21 May 2026
Gold Coast Secures Historic Site Global Conference for 2028
Experience Gold Coast has secured the rights to host the prestigious Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) Global Conference in February 2028, marking the first time in the organisation’s history the event will be held in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. The global incentive travel co...
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18 May 2026
Artists And Fans Unite to Celebrate 25 Years of Blues on Broadbeach
Blues on Broadbeach has wrapped after four huge days of live music, with tens of thousands of music lovers flooding the streets, parks, bars and stages of Broadbeach as artists and fans came together to celebrate the festival’s milestone 25th anniversary. Australian favourites The Teskey Brothers cl...
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11 May 2026
After The Rain Set to Bring Leading First Nations Artists to Gold Coast
HOTA, Home of the Arts is set to present the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial: After the Rain marking the first stop on its national tour outside the National Gallery of Australia in Kamberri/Canberra. Curated by acclaimed Girramay/Yidinji/Kuku-Yalanji artist Tony Albert as Artistic Director, t...
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08 May 2026
John Kotzas AM Appointed New Head of Arts and Culture at Experience Gold Coast
Experience Gold Coast is excited to announce the appointment of respected arts executive John Kotzas AM as its new Head of Arts and Culture, charged with overseeing the Gold Coast’s premier cultural precinct HOTA, Home of the Arts. With almost four decades of experience across the arts and cultural ...
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06 May 2026
Barrels, Boats and Blues – Gold Coast Set for Blockbuster $56m Month of Events
The Gold Coast has just entered one of the biggest months on its event calendar, with May set to deliver a bumper program of 12 major events from Snapper Rocks to Sanctuary Cove. The world-class events showcase is largely free to attend and anticipated to draw more than 100,000 visitors to the regi...
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17 April 2026
White Rabbit Collection Arrives on the Gold Coast with Major Exhibition This Moment
HOTA, Home of the Arts is set to welcome its next major exhibition this weekend presenting key works from the White Rabbit Collection, one of the world’s most significant and influential holdings of contemporary Chinese art. Inspired by the 2009 poem titled THIS MOMENT by Chinese experimental poet/m...
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15 April 2026
Blues On Broadbeach Celebrates 25 Years with a Trip Down Memory Lane
Australia’s largest blues music festival, Blues on Broadbeach is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a rolling tribute to the festival alongside the festival’s full 2026 program. The festival today unveiled its Blues Bus which will join the fleet of the Gold Coast’s public transport network, trave...
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23 March 2026
Gold Coast Soars to $8.9 Billion in Visitor Spending in 2025
The Gold Coast has welcomed a whopping 14.4 million visitors in the calendar year ending December 2025, driving the value of the city’s visitor economy to $8.9 billion, according to new data from Tourism Research Australia1. The positive results have cemented the Gold Coast as the number one domest...
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12 March 2026
More Icons, More Soul, More Blues for 25th Anniversary Celebrations
Blues on Broadbeach is building momentum for its 25th anniversary, unveiling a stellar second lineup for the 14–17 May 2026 festival on the Gold Coast. Joining Blues on Broadbeach’s lineup for 2026 are… IAN MOSS | MonoNeon THE BAMBOOS | GRACE CUMMINGS HUSSY HICKS | JIMI HOCKING | MINNIE MARKS CASS E...
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05 March 2026
First Nations Artist Lisa Sorbie Martin Brings Storytelling to HOTA
HOTA, Home of the Arts will open its next Children’s Gallery exhibition this weekend with a vibrant, immersive project by acclaimed First Nations artist and designer Lisa Sorbie Martin, inviting families to gather, explore and connect through art, culture and storytelling. Aka Sorbie: Saltwater Hear...
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04 March 2026
Gold Coast Welcomes the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026
The Gold Coast has officially welcomed the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026™, with Korea Republic claiming the win over the Islamic Republic of Iran in the city’s first tournament match on Monday 2 March at Gold Coast Stadium. This is the first of four world-class group fixtures and two high-stakes play-o...
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23 February 2026
White Rabbit Collection Set to Showcase Powerful Contemporary Voices at HOTA
In April 2026 HOTA Gallery will present its next major exhibition drawn from the White Rabbit Collection in Sydney, one of the world’s most significant and influential holdings of contemporary Chinese art. Inspired by the poem titled THIS MOMENT by Chinese poet-musician Yan Jun, the exhibition title...
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.