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05 Oct 2024 - 07 Oct 2024
The Yacht Sales Co. Sail Paradise 2024
The Southport Yacht Club's spectacular high summer offshore sailing regatta, The Yacht Sales Co. Sail Paradise, will be set between Main Beach and the Queensland and New South Wales border. A three-day event with magnificent racing will be staged on the beautiful ocean waters off the Gold Coast’s golden beaches, allowing spectators on the shore to be enthralled by the closeness of the racing and the blaze of colour that will come from the yachts’ many and varied spinnakers. The festivities continue onshore daily Race Results and Live Entertainment at Southport Yacht Club’s Main Beach Clubhouse, where competitors and guests can also enjoy the nightly food and beverage specials in the stunning Waterfront Restaurant and Bars. This is proudly supported by Major Events Gold Coast.
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12 Oct 2024 - 13 Oct 2024
The 2024 Shaw and Partners Financial Services Coolangatta Gold
Celebrating 40 years of the iconic Shaw and Partners Financial Services Coolangatta Gold. One of the most challenging endurance races in surf sports and what began as the central theme for a motion picture now commands a place on Australia’s annual calendar of prestigious sporting events. The mighty Shaw and Partners Financial Services Coolangatta Gold will be held on Queensland’s Gold Coast. The Shaw and Partners Financial Services Coolangatta Gold consist of four events over the weekend at Coolangatta. The Shaw and Partners Financial Services Coolangatta Gold consists of a 21 kilometre Short Course run and a 41.8 kilometre Long Course race run. The multi-disciplinary course combines swimming, running, board paddling and surf skiing. Once again in 2024, the event will see the inclusion of the Youth Challenge and will host a Downwind Paddle as part of the the Shaw and Partners Australian Ocean Racing Series for 2024.
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From now until 19 Oct 2024
Gold Coast World Masters Golf Championship
Week-long golf tournament featuring up to 6 rounds plus nightly social and entertainment events. Day tours, non-player programs, and pre & post touring options are promoted and booked for attendees. Play Go Golfing’s exciting Gold Coast Masters Golf Championship Format with 4 rounds at exceptional resort courses. Compete in 1 of 15 divisions based on age and handicap. All golfers play single stableford with A Graders eligible to compete in both single stableford and stroke competition. Welcome to the 29th celebration of the annual Gold Coast Masters Golf Championship hosted on Queensland’s most famous stretch of coastline – the Gold Coast. This event has earned a reputation as Australia’s best tournament for club golfers. Chances are, if you are reading this, you’d know someone or have competed in this event yourself over its 27-year history. Whether you are a returning participant or joining us for the first time, I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to you. Our team looks forward to bringing you immense enjoyment, great memories, and lasting friendships. Home clubs that register into the Gold Coast Masters Golf Championship with a minimum of 5 players will qualify for the Home Club Competition. This is your chance to win extra prizes, bonus entries into the major prize draw and most importantly bragging rights.
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From now until 19 Oct 2024
Gold Coast World Masters
The 29th celebration of the annual Gold Coast World Masters hosted on Queensland's most famous coastline stretch – the Gold Coast has earned a reputation as Australia’s best tournament for club golfers. The Gold Coast World Masters gives everyday golfers the experience of competing in a major professional tournament. Accommodation, airport pick-up, transfers to courses, golf club valet, live scoring and playing for major prizes are among the services and experiences unique to this event. Beyond the golf, quality social events are hosted at iconic Gold Coast locations to foster fun and friendship among participants. There's also big-name entertainment. A variety of day tours and activities are scheduled to encourage participants to experience more of the Gold Coast.
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18 Oct 2024 - 20 Oct 2024
OSMAC Gold Coast Beach 5 Spring Festival
Gold Coast Beach 5s Spring Festival is traditionally held annually on Southern Gold Coast - Home of Beach 5s Rugby. Beach 5's is spectacular/fast-paced, and exciting, based on modified rules of Rugby Union and Rugby League - no scrums, no line-outs - supporting both codes. Beach 5s is a refreshing new beach sport offering an off-season recreational summer for all attendees.
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01 Nov 2024 - 10 Nov 2024
Pan Pacific Masters Games 2024
Play it. Live it. Love it! at the 13th Pan Pacific Masters Games on the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Thousands of participants from over the country are converging on one of the most popular holiday destinations to compete in Asia-Pacific’s biggest and best annual masters games. The Gold Coast’s famous celebration of masters sport will showcase competition in more than 40 sports at some of the best sporting facilities on the planet and feature an amazing entertainment program at the Games Village. Participants compete in their age group with no qualifying standards or times to enter. The only criterion for entry is a minimum age for each sport, which for the majority is 30 years of age. 2024 is the year to ‘Play it. Live it. Love it!’ at the Pan Pacific Masters Games!
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From now until 01 Dec 2024
Festival of Touch
The Festival of Touch is a 10 day celebration of all things Touch Football. The event aims to invigorate, inspire and connect the touch football community in Queensland. The 10-day Festival, to be held 22 November – 1 December 2024, encompasses two flagship touch football events on the Queensland Touch Football (QTF) calendar, including the Queensland State Cup and Queensland All Nations, which are held on consecutive weekends on the Gold Coast. The weeklong festival includes professional development opportunities for administrators through the Queensland Affiliate Conference (27 November), a Sports Performance Conference (25 Nov) for both the touch and sports enthusiast, the Queensland Touch Football Awards Night (25 Nov) and a South East Queensland Schools Gala Day (28 Nov ) to engage and excite local schools in touch football. If that is not enough, based on the picturesque Gold Coast, Touchies can take the opportunity to enjoy a holiday shared with family and friends.
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From now until 01 Dec 2024
Queensland State Cup Touch Football Carnival
The Queensland State Cup is the premier affiliate touch football competition in Queensland. The event is held in November on the Gold Coast and provides the platform for senior touch football players to compete to the named the champion affiliate in their age division. The event is open to affiliate teams across Queensland and Australia and allows international teams to also attend and experience the Gold Coast.
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From now until 24 Nov 2024
fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival
Welcome to the fisiocrem GC50 Run Festival. Experience an unforgettable weekend of running, entertainment and celebration in the beautiful Southern Gold Coast. Offering a race for everyone, including our flagship 50km Ultra and new Half Marathon taking place on Sunday or chase the sunset in our Saturday Twilight Festival with the 10km, 5km & Kids Dash events. With new & improved courses now including road closures for our Sunday races, the beautiful Southern Gold Coast awaits you.
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From now until 01 Dec 2024
Queensland All Nations Touch Football Carnival
The Queensland All Nations Tournament allows participants to represent their heritage and their nation at a fun, social and non-affiliated touch football tournament that celebrates our many and diverse cultures that make up Australia. South Queensland & Border Districts Touch Association in conjunction with Queensland Touch Football delivers an event that allows participants to experience multiple cultures through food, dance and connection. Cultural identity is a focal point of the event with all teams representing their community under their traditional nation, with uniforms adorned with symbols of their nation, supported by a cultural performance on the Saturday afternoon. This provides an opportunity for members of the community to come together, play some touch football and learn about their local culture and foster relationships and understanding between other cultures.
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From now until 06 Dec 2024
Basketball Australia - Australian School Championships
The ASC’s is the pinnacle event for school basketball in Australia that sees Secondary Schools from around Australia travel and compete in a weeklong event. In recent years the ASC’s have become so well regarded that they have on many occasions included teams from neighbouring countries participating in the event. The ASC’s offers both 3×3 and 5v5 formats of the sport. The 3×3 format is a participation competition where all schools can enter teams and is typically hosted on the same day as the opening ceremony. The 5v5 format consist of 2 competitions; Championship Competition & Participation Division.
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09 Dec 2024 - 15 Dec 2024
2024 Australian Volleyball Schools Cup
The Australian Volleyball Schools Cup (AVSC) is the largest school-based sporting event in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting teams from across Australia, plus international teams. The event is owned and organised by Volleyball Australia. This event has seen tremendous growth since its inception and in 2019 saw 414 teams from 124 schools from across Australia and New Zealand. This unique event has delivered almost all of the national players (beach and indoor) for the last 3 decades and will continue to see the next generation of national, international and potentially Olympic athletes. The AVSC is the marquee junior participation event in the national events portfolio, bringing together hundreds of secondary school teams annually in December, enjoying an introduction to volleyball, camaraderie and enthusiastic competition amongst the nation’s school community.
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13 Jan 2025 - 18 Jan 2025
Gold Coast International Futsal Challenge Cup
Largest Futsal event in Australia with teams coming from all over Australia and internationally. Age groups from 8 year-olds through to Opens both male and female.
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05 Apr 2025
Pho3nix Kids Gold Coast Triathlon
The Pho3nix Kids Gold Coast Triathlon is a free, fun participation based non-competitive event. Bike / Run, Swim / Run and Fun Run options also available. Each child will receive a tshirt, swimming cap and finishers medal.
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06 Apr 2025
Pho3nix Gold Coast Triathlon - Luke Harrop Memorial
The Pho3nix Gold Coast Tri – Luke Harrop Memorial has long been known as the triathlon for triathletes – if there is one race on the calendar not to miss, this is it. Come and join in some fast and flat racing at the beautiful Broadwater Parklands at the northern end of the Gold Coast. With Sprint, Enticer and Pho3nix Kids Triathlon options available, and running events to choose from (Gold Coast 10 or Gold Coast 5), there is something for everyone. Make a weekend of it and bring the kids down to "Try a Tri" in the Pho3nix Kids Triathlon, before you take on your own race on the Sunday! It's completely free.
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06 Apr 2025
Gold Coast 10
Gold Coast 10 and Gold Coast 5 running events, starting and finishing on the lawn in the Broadwater Parklands. The event will start on sunrise at 6am and utilize the cool early Autumn conditions and the super fast, flat highway road surface.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Destination 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.