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Fri 2 Aug

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All Ages
Thu 1 Aug

Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club: Bloom - An Evening with Bloom

Gigs
Ages 16+
Thu 1 - Sat 3 Aug

Swim

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
Thu 1 - Sun 11 Aug

BLEACH* Festival

Festivals & Series
Little ArtLab
Fri 2 Aug

Little ArtLab | Landshapes!

FamilyWorkshops
FOURTEEN Teacher Connect Night
Fri 2 Aug

FOURTEEN Teacher Connect Night

With Shake & Stir

WorkshopsTheatre
FOURTEEN
Recommended Ages 14+
Auslan
Fri 2 Aug

FOURTEEN

Adapted by Shake & Stir Theatre Co with Shannon Molloy

Theatre
All Ages
Sat 3 Aug

Today I Feel a Soft Breeze

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
Selve Cinema
All Ages
Sat 3 Aug

Selve Cinema

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
Sat 3 - Sun 4 Aug

New Retro Duets

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
8+
Sat 3 - Sun 4 Aug

The Mirror

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
Ages 16+
Sat 3 - Sun 4 Aug

Locked In

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
Sun 4 Aug

I'm In A Forest

BLEACH* at HOTA

Festivals & Series
Recommended 18+
Wed 7 Aug

Sunroom | Imperfectly Perfect: Gridscapes

Festivals & SeriesWorkshops
Recommended 18+
Experiences
Wed 7 Aug - Wed 25 Sep

Pizza & Aperitivo Cocktails Masterclass

Workshops
Age Restricted 18+
Thu 8 Aug

Bricks and Bubbly | Adults only LEGO Workshop!

Workshops
Friendlyjordies Presents - A Call to Neck Beards
15+
Fri 9 Aug

Friendlyjordies Presents - A Call to Neck Beards

Presented by Joke Corp Pty Ltd

Comedy
All Ages
Fri 9 - Sun 18 Aug

Gold Coast Eisteddfod 2024

DanceGigs
ArtLab
Sat 10 Aug

ArtLab | A Room About You - LEGO Challenge

WorkshopsFamily
Kids and Families
Fri 16 Aug - Fri 15 Nov

Rainbow Story Hour

Festivals & SeriesFamily
Sat 17 Aug

The View Above

Workshops
Experiences
Sat 17 Aug

George Calombaris Takeover - The Exhibitionist Bar

George Calombaris Masterclass
Sat 17 Aug

George Calombaris Masterclass

Workshops
Comedy Underground | Andrew Hamilton
Ages 16+
Comedy Underground
Sat 17 Aug

Comedy Underground | Andrew Hamilton

Jokes About The Time I Went To Prison

Comedy
Palette X George Calombaris
Age Restricted 18+
Experiences
Palette X Collabs
Sat 17 Aug

Palette X George Calombaris

Education
Thu 22 Aug

Maui Hip Hop Workshops

by Fresh Movement Arts and Freshmans Dance Crew

DanceWorkshops
All Ages
Fri 23 - Sat 24 Aug

MAUI

By Fresh Movement Arts and Freshman's Dance Crew

Dance
Comedy Underground | Steph Broadbridge - Best Dog Joke Ever
Ages 16+
Comedy Underground
Sat 24 Aug

Comedy Underground | Steph Broadbridge - Best Dog Joke Ever

Comedy
Free
Wed 28 Aug

Movie Review Club

Talks & Ideas
Thu 29 Aug

2024 Gold Coast Music Awards

Presented by Gold Coast Music Network

Gigs
Recommended 18+
Wed 4 Sep

Sunroom | Figurine it out!

Festivals & SeriesWorkshops
Heart of the Ocean
All Ages
Wed 4 Sep

Heart of the Ocean

Presented by Aerial Angels Cirque Central

Dance
All Ages
Wed 4 Sep

Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club: Total Commitment

Gigs
Kate Miller-Heidke | Catching Diamonds Tour
All Ages
Fri 6 Sep

Kate Miller-Heidke | Catching Diamonds Tour

Presented by Craft Music and One Louder

Gigs
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 7 Sep

The Best of Arj Barker

Power Hour

Comedy
Ages 16+
Comedy Underground
Sat 7 Sep

Comedy Underground | Al Del Bene

ALL CAPS

Comedy
All Ages
Mon 9 Sep

Cirque Africa

Presented by Rokitz Entertainment

Circus
Education
Mon 9 - Fri 13 Sep

SEASONS

Family
Whalebone
Tue 10 Sep

Whalebone

TheatreFamily
Ages 16+
Fri 13 - Sat 14 Sep

Redemption - An evening of Burlesque

Sass and Soul Dance

DanceCabaret
Kids Take Over
Tue 17 Sep

Kids Take Over | Behind the Scenes

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Tue 17 - Tue 24 Sep

Kids Take Over | My Mini Kitchen Rules

FamilyFestivals & Series
Ages 12 and Under
Kids Take Over
Tue 17 - Thu 26 Sep

Kids Take Over 2024

Festivals & SeriesFamily
Kids Take Over
Wed 18 Sep

Kids Take Over | Space Designers

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over | James and the Giant Peach 3 day workshop
Kids Take Over
Wed 18 - Fri 20 Sep

Kids Take Over | James and the Giant Peach 3 day workshop

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Wed 18 - Fri 20 Sep

The Quest | The case of the Missing Notes

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Thu 19 Sep

Kids Take Over | The Quizzical Mr Jeff

FamilyFestivals & Series
James and the Giant Peach
7+
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

James and the Giant Peach

TheatreFamily
Kids Take Over
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

Kids Take Over | Street Art

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

Kids Take Over | Chalk Me Up

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

Kids Take Over | Portraits

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

Kids Take Over | Picnic Party

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Thu 19 - Sat 21 Sep

Kids Take Over | SEASONS

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Fri 20 Sep

Kids Take Over | Dr Hubble Bubble

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Sun 22 Sep

Kids Take Over | Mini Marketeers

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Wed 25 Sep

Kids Take Over | A Night at the Gallery

FamilyFestivals & Series
Kids Take Over
Thu 26 Sep

Kids Take Over | Lego Battle

With Lego Masters Andrew and Damien

FamilyFestivals & Series
Celtic Illusion
All Ages
Fri 27 Sep

Celtic Illusion

DanceCircus
Fountain Lakes In Lockdown: A Drag Parody Play
Ages 16+
Sat 28 Sep

Fountain Lakes In Lockdown: A Drag Parody Play

Theatre
All Ages
Fri 11 Oct

The Joe Cocker Express

Presented by Good Company Entertainment Pty Ltd

Gigs
All Ages
Education
Tue 15 Oct

Behind the Scenes Tour

Talks & Ideas
All Ages
Sun 20 Oct

Music of the Night

Australia's Premier Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber

Gigs
Wed 23 Oct

Waru - journey of the small turtle

Presented by Bangarra Dance Theatre

FamilyDance
All Ages
Thu 24 Oct

Pevan & Sarah in Concert

FamilyGigs
Age Restricted 18+
Thu 24 Oct

Pub Choir

Big, Bold & Live on the Outdoor Stage

Gigs
Sat 26 Oct

Queensland Symphony Orchestra's Favourites

Beloved Melodies with Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Classical MusicGigs
Fri 1 - Sat 2 Nov

Coppélia

Presented by HOTA, in association with Queensland Ballet

Dance
All Ages
Fri 8 Nov

RocKwiz LIVE!

​Never Mind the Buzzers, Here’s RocKwiz LIVE!

Comedy
All Ages
Sat 16 Nov

Xavier Rudd

Freedom Sessions Tour

Gigs
The Nutcracker
All Ages
Tue 17 Dec

The Nutcracker

Presented by BIG Live

Dance
Recommended Ages 15+
Musicals
Fri 20 Dec

Christmas Actually

Presented by HOTA and The Little Red Company

Theatre
5+
Mon 10 Mar 2025

COSENTINO - DECENNIUM 'The Greatest Hits Tour'

Presented by Gumball Entertainment

Circus

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Unveiling Red Gold: Fletcher Babb’s musical exploration of the Gold Coast waterways

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Light shines through the dark with theatre maker Ainslee Palmer

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Curating the cultural and design history of sneakers with Ligaya Salazar

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HOTA's 2024 ArtKeeper artists unveiled

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ArtKeeper 2024: Lisa Smith

In 2012 Lisa returned to the Gold Coast where she founded White Rabbit Thea...

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ArtKeeper update: See their works-in-progress

Artists

Whether artists are rehearsing, creating, experimenting, presenting or seeing each other’s work, we know we can’t be the Home of the Arts without them.

Education

Find a selection of performing and visual arts creative learning opportunities for students and teachers, and a selection of educational resources that are continually growing.

Workshops

Draw, paint, make, play, dance — whatever it is, HOTA has a range of workshops programmed all year round.

#Cinema

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Picasso: A Rebel In Paris

E

Midnight Oil: The Hardest Line

M

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

M

The Way, My Way

PG

Fly Me To The Moon

M

The Bikeriders

M

Mr. Blake At Your Service

PG

The Fabulous Four

M

The President's Wife

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HOTA proudly 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 South East Queensland.

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