Queensland Events & Festivals - the perfect reason for a
holiday in Queensland.
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| Cooly Classic Ocean
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3 April 2016
Coolangatta
www.weekendwarriorevents.com.au
Iconic location, iconic swim. Join
Olympic Legend, Michael Klim, on the
start line for the final event in the
Milk and Co Queensland Ocean Swim
Series. The Cooly Classic is fast
becoming Queensland's premier ocean swim
and offers competitors a rare
opportunity to conquer three of
Australia's most revered surf breaks -
Snapper Rocks, Coolangatta and Kirra.
Whether you're an elite swimmer looking
for the ultimate surf challenge, or a
newcomer to ocean swimming, the Cooly
Classic has an option for you.
Your Options: 2.0 kilometre Cooly
Classic, 1.0 kilometre Cooly 1,000, or
300 metre Kids Surf Dash. |
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| Glitter Festival |
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28 September - 5
October 2015
Surfers Paradise
www.theartscentregc.com.au/whats-on/glitter-festival
Glitter Festival is the Gold Coast's
first ever celebration of LGBTIQAP+
community. Undertaken and proudly
presented by The Arts Centre Gold Coast
with the blessing of the City and the
Mayor, Glitter Festival is an inclusive
event that aims to bring the community
together through the medium of art and
culture. |
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| Gold Coast Film
Festival |
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8 April - 18 April 2016
Broadbeach
www.gcfilmfestival.com
The Gold Coast Film Festival is an
annual celebration of screen culture
which runs for 11 days.
The festival includes:
Queensland Showcase - cinema screenings
of independent films shot in Queensland.
International and Australian pre-release
films. Asia Pacific Screen Award winning
films. Cool Japan: a screen culture
program designed to celebrate Japan's
creative industries.
In addition the festival hosts free
filmmaking workshops and runs a free
outdoor screening program oriented
towards children's and family films. 75
per cent of Queensland's film industry
is located on the Gold Coast, and this
event seeks to be the flagship of and
porthole to that industry. |
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| Broadbeach Country Music Festival |
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17 June - 19 June 2016
Broadbeach Gold Coast
www.broadbeachcountry.com/
Saddle up and round up your posse for
the second annual Broadbeach Country
Music Festival on the Gold Coast. Set on
the pristine beachfront of Queensland's
Broadbeach, the festival will see a
perfect mix of board shorts and banjos,
surf boards and steel guitars as country
music's finest assemble for three days
and nights of incredible entertainment.
Uniquely combining Country with the
Coast, the festival will feature an
enviable herd of incredible country
music talent including Troy Cassar-Daley,
Adam Harvey, Amber Lawrence, Harry
Hookey and The Viper Creek Band plus
many more. The entertainment will be
featured across outdoor stages and
within venues in Broadbeach, and the
best bit is - it is free to attend.
Don't miss your chance to mix bluegrass
and the beach, so grab your sunscreen
and your Stetson and book your
accommodation now. For more information
visit the web site. |
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| Gold Coast Airport
Marathon |
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2 July - 3 July 2016
Southport
www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au
The 36th annual Gold Coast Airport
Marathon will be staged in one of the
most popular holiday destinations in the
world in Queensland, Australia. Regarded
as one of Australia's premier sporting
events, the Gold Coast Airport Marathon
is set to attract more than 28,000
participants of all ages and abilities
from Queensland, interstate and
overseas.
The event program will feature the Gold
Coast Airport Marathon, Wheelchair
Marathon, ASICS Half Marathon,
Wheelchair 15 kilometres, Southern Cross
University 10 kilometre Run, Suncorp
Bank 5.7 kilometre Challenge and Junior
Dash 4 kilometre and 2 kilometre races
which are renowned worldwide for being
flat, fast and scenic, running alongside
the beautiful Broadwater and sparkling
surf beaches.
In 2013, the Gold Coast Airport Marathon
became the first Australian marathon
race to attain an International
Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF)
Road Race Bronze Label, putting it in
esteemed company around the world. |
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| Gold Coast 600 |
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23 October - 25
October 2015
Surfers Paradise
www.v8supercars.com.au/events
The Gold Coast 600 is a V8 racing car
carnival held in Surfers Paradise over
three days in October. The beaches of
the Gold Coast are the perfect backdrop
for this event, where the social program
is an equally important part of the
action. Watch the world’s top V8
Supercars whizz around the beachside
track or catch an exciting endurance
race with18 top international drivers.
In the evening, the dedicated
entertainment precinct at Broadwater
Parklands comes alive. The huge
trackside music concerts feature both
Australian and international performers.
Past events have included performances
by world-famous pop stars such as Pink. |
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| Blues on Broadbeach
Music Festival |
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19 May - 22 May 2016
Broadbeach
www.bluesonbroadbeach.com
Australian and international acts will
headline Australia's largest free music
fesitval, Blues on Broadbeach Music
Festival. The free event staged in the
streets and in venues over four huge
days throughout the popular Gold Coast
hub!There is something for everyone
whether you are a soulful Blues fan, or
a lover of great entertainment.. |
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| Visit
www.queenslandholidays.com.au for these &
more events & festivals or visit the individual
event sites. |
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