Why holiday on the Gold Coast? January The Magic Millions Carnival – A must event for those who love everything horse racing. March Every March, the surfing world turns their collective attention to the Gold Coast, as the first event on the annual World Championship Tour is fought out on our waves. Given how much Australian surfers love the Gold Coast as a surfing destination generally, March really becomes a special time for surfers local and visiting, who find themselves on the Gold Coast.

April The Malfunction Surf Festival cruises into Coolangatta during March. June The Gold Coast Bazaar – Our Festival of Fashion, Food and Fun. Established in 2007, the Gold Coast Bazaar brings the best the Gold Coast retail sector has to offer into a carnival of fashion food and fun. June at the Gold Coast is a definate for those who love to shop.

July The Gold Coast Marathon in July has become more than a race. August August in the Gold Coast is your time of year if you love to celebrate your taste buds. The annual Tastes of The Gold Coast Festival brings the best of the Gold Coast’s food and wine together, to be tasted and feasted upon, in Australia’s most idyllic settings. September The Swell Sculpture Festival hits Currumbin Beach in September. Swell is a globally unique outdoor sculpture festival. Not only does this bring some spectacular sculptures to the Gold Coast, but it also provides a free outdoor event for the locals and holiday makers to the area, with plenty of events organised in a spectacular outdoor art gallery on the beach.

October The Lexmark Indy 300 – Four big car races come to the streets of Surfers Paradise, and are raced over 4 days.