6 July 2019 — 7 July 2019

The world class international marathon will attract 28,000 participants of all ages and abilities from over 50 countries across eight races including the Gold Coast Marathon, Wheelchair Marathon, ASICS Half Marathon, Wheelchair 15km, Southern Cross University 10km Run, Gold Coast Airport Fun Run, Garmin 4km Junior Dash and Garmin 2km Junior Dash.

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12 July 2019 — 21 July 2019

VIVA Surfers Paradise is Australasia’s largest tribute artist festival and features an array of music and entertainment from some of the world’s best tribute artists, as well as well loved features including the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest (Rounds 1 – 3), official Renewal of Vows ceremony and the classic car show ‘n’ shine.

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26 July 2019 — 28 July 2019

Centred around the pristine beachfront of Broadbeach, this free festival sees 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 classic entertainment. The Groundwater Country Music Festival celebrated its inaugural year in June 2013 with 20,000 attending over the three days with this number jumping to a whopping 65,000 boot scooters in 2018.

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13 September 2019 — 22 September 2019

Currumbin Beach transforms into a vibrant outdoor gallery with Queensland’s largest, free outdoor exhibition SWELL Sculpture Festival. Open all hours, you can enjoy twilight walks, informative artist talks, discover new perspectives, wander through the Swell Smalls Gallery or participate in artist master classes and children’s workshops. The artworks are lit at night for a totally different perspective.

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