QPAC’s biennial festival for children 8 years and under, Out of the Box is back in 2018 with a rich arts program, curated to nurture children’s creativity and imagination, at a key period in their development. The five-day Festival will run at QPAC, South Bank, Brisbane, from 26 June to 1 July 2018 (excluding Friday 29 June); over three days of the school term and the first weekend of Queensland’s June/July ...

Sanctuary Cove is hosting the Coast’s most exciting Easter event on Easter Sunday! It’s almost Easter and Sanctuary Cove has announced it’s hosting its annual Easter Eggstravaganza again, which promises to be a family friendly day of fun activities! The Marine Village will host the popular Easter event on Sunday April 1 from 10am to 3pm inviting Gold Coasters and visitors to the precinct to enjoy a happy, h ...

The second Girls Who Glow Workshop will be hosted on the Gold Coast this Sunday to empower 13 to 17 year old girls to be their best, brightest, happiest and healthiest selves. After an incredibly successful first workshop on the Gold Coast last September, Liv Phyland, Teigan Nash and Jules Sebastian are returning this Sunday for another super fun day, jam-packed full of informative, inspirational, beneficia ...

What aspect of raising young kids keeps you awake at night? Do you worry you’re messing them up in the way you discipline them? Are they struggling to transition to school successfully? Are there lots of fights over technology – and is their use healthy? One of Australia’s favourite parenting authors and educators, Maggie Dent, has put together her ‘dream team’ of experts from here and overseas to explore s ...

With the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in April and everyone talking about swimming, gymnastics and athletics, haven decided to take a look at the more unconventional sports in this year’s line up. I’m not a major sports fan, but when I think of competitive sports I (like most of society) often think of swimming or athletics. I was taken aback to hear that table tennis was a competitive sport at this ...

Let's roll parents and inject some fun into these final days of school holidays with a skate sesh at Pacific Fair. For kids 5+ there will be tips on how to get started, perfect some tricks for the more experienced or even design a deck for the more creative kids. If the kids are happy ... we can fit in a bit more shopping! #winning SKATE FEST 2018 WHEN // 15 JAN 2018 - 28 JAN 2018 WHERE // Blue car park, lo ...

Say hello to FREE outdoor movies, live music and the best gourmet food trucks this January!! The Lanes is proud to present the ‘Summer Sunset Cinema’ at Mermaid Waters. Sit back and soak up the balmy summer evenings with your favourite flicks on the big screen across two glorious evenings; Friday 19th and Saturday 20th, January. In collaboration with The Design Collective, the expansive greenfield space of ...

In this technological age filled with TV, smartphones, gaming devices and computers, it’s more important than ever to encourage children to switch off, look up and unplug. Robina Town Centre’s Summer Camp has returned, providing Gold Coast kids with the perfect opportunity to get outdoors and get active during the summer break. On now until 21 January, children of all ages can participate in a myriad of pop ...

Australia’s most loved children’s singer and songwriter Peter Combe (Mr Clicketty Cane), brings his Wash Your Face in Orange Juice show to the Gold Coast. This is the perfect family show for the January school holidays – especially if you’ve got small kid! It’s time to fold up your newspaper hat and join in on classics including Newspaper Mama, Spaghetti Bolognaise, Juicy Juicy Green Grass and Toffee Apple. ...

Let’s face it, what’s cooler than dinosaurs? Probably nothing… Go back in time this school holidays and come face to face with real life dinosaurs trained by their fearless zoo keepers in Erth’s widely acclaimed show, Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo. Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo really takes audiences into a new dimension of theatre. Kids get to meet awesome prehistoric creatures, from cute baby dinos to some of the largest car ...