02: Summerfieldayze Doug Jennings Park, The Spit, Main Beach www.summadayze.com
14: BMW Magic Millions Race Day Gold Coast Turf Club www.magicmillions.com.au
16-18: Australian Junior Beach Volleyball Championships Surfers Paradise www.qva.org.au
20-22: Gold Coast Food & Wine Expo Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre www.foodandwineexpo.com.au
21-29: Billabong World Junior Championships Burliegh Heads http://billabongpro.com/wjc11
22: Big Day Out Parklands Showgrounds, Southport www.bigdayout.com
26: Australia Day Outdoor Concert Broadwater Parklands, Southport www.goldcoastcity.com.au
26-29: Ultimate Frisbee Tournament Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta http://adbuc.blogspot.com/
TBA: Queensland State Board Riding Championships Currumbin www.lifesaving.com.au
02-05: Gold Coast RACV Australian Ladies Masters (Golf Tournament) RACV Royal Pines Resort www.ladiesmasters.com
03: Indigenous All Stars Bumehla Festival Broadwater Parklands, Southport
04-05: Oceans 38 (Surf Carnival) Kirra www.lifesaving.com.au
05: Flight Centre Travel Expo Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre http://www.travelexpo.net.au/
10: Celtic Thunder Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre http://www.gccec.com.au/whats-on/events/concerts/celtic-thunder/
17-19: Motorcycle Expo Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre http://www.motorcycleshow.com.au/gc/index.shtml
18: Slam Beach Volleyball Kurrawa Beach, Broadbeach http://www.slamfestival.com.au/
19: Gold Coast Disabled Surfers Association Len Wort Park, Currumbin http://www.disabledsurfers.org/
February 24 - March 07: Quicksilver and Roxy Pro Sanpper Rocks, Coolangatta http://quiksilverlive.com/progoldcoast/2012/
26: Burliegh Arts and Crafts Market Justin's Park, Burleigh Heads http://www.artandcraft.com.au/
01-25: Gold Coast Art Festival Southport Broadwater Parklands http://goldcoastartfestival.com.au/
02: Kids Recreation by the Sea Program Palm Beach Parklands, Palm Beach http://www.gcparks.com.au/activities.aspx?page=41
04: Your Local Wedding Guide Bridal Expo Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre http://www.weddingguide.com.au/expos/goldcoast.aspx
04: Clean Up Australia Day Gold Coast www.cleanup.org.au
09: Outdoor Concert GCCJC Concert Paradise Point Parklands, Paradise Point
14-16: Somerset Celebration of Literature Mudgeeraba www.somerset.qld.edu.au/celebration
16-18: Crazy Johns Queensland Masters State Championships Kurrawa, Broadbeach www.lifesaving.com.au
16-18: Gold Coast Caravan, Camping 4WD, Fish & Boat Show Parklands Showground, Southport www.ruralscene.com.au
18: Broadbeach Arts and Crafts Market Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach http://www.artandcraft.com.au/
18: Labrador Festival Cooke Murphy Oval, Labrador
24-25: Gold Coast Home Show and Lifestyle Expo Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre www.australianevents.com.au
March 26 - April 01: Australian Surf Life Saving Championships Kurrawa, Broadbeach www.sls.com.au/aussies
31: Earth Hour Gold Coast www.earthhour.org
07-08: Australian Beach Soccer Championships Coolangatta Beach, Coolangatta http://www.beachsoccerchampionships.com.au/
07: Chefs of Surfers Paradise The Foreshore, Surfers Paradise http://www.surfersparadise.com/whatson/chefsofsurfers.php
13-22: National Youth Week Gold Coast www.youthweek.com
15: Family Fun Day - Crazy Critters Fun Day Laguna Park, Palm Beach http://www.gcparks.com.au/activities.aspx?page=41
15: The Cooly Classic Coolangatta Ocean Swim Roughton Park, Snapper Rocks Beach, Coolangatta http://www.weekendwarriorevents.com.au/our-events/the-cooly-classic.html
21: Nerang Youth Festival Arthur Earle Park, Nerang http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nerang-Youth-Festival/227713763952123
21-29: Gold Coast Film Festival Broadwater Parklands, Southport http://www.gcfilmfestival.com/
21-22: Gold Coast Triathlon – Luke Harrop Memorial (Gatorade Queensland Tri Series – Race 7) Broadwater Parklands, Southport www.usmevents.com.au
25: Anzac Day Gold Coast www.goldcoastcity.com.au
TBA: Prime Minister's Cup Gold Coast Turf Club www.goldcoastturf.com.au
TBA: Gold Coast Careers Expo Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre www.gccareersexpo.com.au
TBA: Monster Machinery Day www.goldcoastcity.com.au
05: Glory MMA 2 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre http://www.dogmma.com/
05: GC Suns vs. Fremantle Metricon Stadium, Carrara http://metriconstadium.com.au/events/
05: Nissan/BRW Corporate Triathlon National Series Doug Jennings Park, The Spit, Main Beach www.supersprint.com.au
06-12: Australian International Seniors Golf Championships RACV Royal Pines Resort www.avga.com.au
08: QLD Quilters Annual Picnic Albert Water Ways Parkland http://www.qldquilters.com/index.html
12: Gold Coast Heritage Expo and Fair Evandale Parklands (front area), Bundall http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_standard2.aspx?pid=7696
12-13: Mother's Day Classic Hollindale Park, Main Beach http://mothersdayclassic.com.au/
13: Coolangatta Art & Craft Market Queen Elizabeth Park, Coolangatta http://www.artandcraft.com.au/
20: RSPCA Million Paws Walk Pizzey Park off leash dog area, Miami http://www.millionpawswalk.com.au/
24-27: Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival Broadbeach Precinct www.bluesonbroadbeach.com
27: Sports Super Centre Fun Run Series Luke Harrop Cycle Track, Runaway Bay http://www.everydayhero.com.au/event/sscfunrunseries2012
TBA: Mudgeeraba Show Mudgeeraba www.mudgeerabashow.org.au
June 01 - July 31: Surfers Paradise Festival Surfers Paradise http://www.surfersparadisefestival.com/
01-11: Cooly Rocks On (Rock and Roll Festival) Coolangatta www.coolyrockson.com
02: K's for Kids Queen Elizabeth Park, Coolangatta http://www.everydayhero.com.au/events/event_has_finished/2187
14-15: Kokoda Challange Various Parks and locations, Gold Coast Hinterland http://kokodachallenge.com/
June 30 - July 01: Gold Coast Airport Marathon Broadwater Parklands, Southport www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au
01-08: NAIDOC Week Gold Coast www.naidoc.org.au
20-22: 9th Midyear Antiques Fair Albert Waterways Hall www.rotaryantiquesfair.com
22: Broadbeach Restaurant Week Broadbeach http://broadbeachgc.com/broadbeach-events.html
27: Semi-Permanent Design Conference Southbank, Brisbane http://www.semipermanent.com/
28: GC Suns vs. Sydney Swans Metricon Stadium, Carrara http://metriconstadium.com.au/events/
TBC: Gold Coast Science Fair www.goldcoastcity.com.au
11-12: Ormeau Lions Club Fair Brien Harris Oval, Ormeau http://www.ormeaufair.com.au/
17-19: Broadbeach Jazz Festival Broadbeach precinct www.broadbeachgc.com
18-24: Australian Children's Book Week GCCC Libraries www.goldcoastcity.com.au/libraries
18-26: Seniors Week Gold Coast www.goldcoastcity.com.au
August 31 - September 02: Gold Coast Show Parklands Showgrounds, Southport www.goldcoastshow.com.au
TBA: Splendour in the Grass Woodford http://splendourinthegrass.com/#faqs.html?category=1
TBA: Gold Coast Acoustic Music Festival www.coastacoustics.com.au
TBA: Gold Coast Multicultural Festival Evandale Parklands, Bundall www.goldcoastmulticulturalfestival.org
TBA: Australian University Games Gold Coast www.unigames.com.au
TBA: Gold Coast Pet and Animal Expo www.goldcoastpetexpo.com.au
14-23: Swell Sculpture Festival (10th Anniversary) Currumbin www.swellsculpture.com.au
27-29: Gold Coast Knights Soccer Club Glennon Park, Nerang http://www.gcknights.com.au/
TBA: Gold Coast Half Ironman Triathlon www.usmevents.com.au
TBA: Mudgeeraba Street Party Swan Lane, Mudgeeraba
TBA: Armor All Gold Coast 600 (V8 Supercars) Surfers Paradise www.goldcoast600.com.au
TBA: Wilson HTM Brisbane to Gold Coast Cycle Challenge Brisbane to Gold Coast www.bq.org.au
08-12: Finnish Baseball World Cup Carrara Sports Complex, Carrara
14: Coolangatta Gold Kurrawa & Pratten Parks, Broadbeach http://sls.com.au/coolangattagold
19-21: V8 Supercars and 600 Sounds Concert Surfers Paradise and Broadwater Parklands, Southport http://www.v8supercars.com.au/
03-11: Pan Pacific Masters Games Various Locations http://www.mastersgames.com.au/
November 17 - December 09: Schoolies Week Surfers Paradise www.schoolies.com
TBA: Good Vibrations Festival www.gvf.com.au
01-24 (TBC): Christmas Light Up Competition Public Viewing Tours Gold Coast www.goldcoastcity.com.au
15: Broadbeach Christmas Carols Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach http://broadbeachgc.com/
31: New Year's Eve Fireworks Gold Coast www.goldcoastcity.com.au