Slip out onto the Gold Coast Broadwater, a boat cruise here is the easy way to see the coast the locals know: calm channels, hidden bays, and the chance of dolphins riding the wake while the afternoon light turns the water gold.

Taste the mountain as you go — local coffee, cellar-door wines and award-winning spirits — then wander Gallery Walk for galleries, makers and village charm.

Dust off the costume. Supanova Comic Con & Gaming lands in Brisbane. Three days of Supa-Star guests, cosplay, comics, anime, gaming, panels, and a hall full of collectables.

Laguna's Op Shop Tour is a treasure hunt with a bus seat and a coffee stop, wandering from one second-hand shop to the next until someone finds the jacket, the vase, or the ridiculous bargain they did not know they needed.

Slip out onto the Gold Coast Broadwater, a boat cruise here is the easy way to see the coast the locals know: calm channels, hidden bays, and the chance of dolphins riding the wake while the afternoon light turns the water gold.

A Handmade Christmas: Saturday 21 November 2026, 12pm–6pm. Face painting, jumping castle, live music and line dancing sit alongside the stalls.

Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, set among the gardens at Mount Coot-tha, where the Cosmic Skydome turns the ceiling into a living map of planets, stars and constellations.

Weather Permitting Slip out onto the Gold Coast Broadwater, a boat cruise here is the easy way to see the coast the locals know: calm channels, hidden bays, and the chance of dolphins riding the wake while the afternoon light turns the water gold.

Laguna's Op Shop Tour is a treasure hunt with a bus seat and a coffee stop, wandering from one second-hand shop to the next until someone finds the jacket, the vase, or the ridiculous bargain they did not know they needed.

Trade the coast for the hinterland and spend the day at Hinze Dam, where Advancetown Lake sits between green ridges and the dam wall opens onto one of the Gold Coast’s widest views