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#Upcoming Events

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Past Event
All Ages
Fri 10 Apr

Drum Tao “Samurai of the Drum”

Presented by Rokitz Entertainment

Gigs
Kids and Families
ArtLab
Sat 11 Apr

ArtLab – Pompeiian Paper Pots

HOTA Gallery Public Program

WorkshopsFamily
Beneath the Surface - Curator Floor Talk with Kim Stokes
Free
Sat 11 Apr

Beneath the Surface - Curator Floor Talk with Kim Stokes

HOTA Gallery Public Program

Talks & Ideas
Recommended 16+
Sat 11 Apr

Art Write Now – Creative Writing Workshops

HOTA Gallery Public Program

Workshops
Ireland the Voyage
Sat 11 Apr

Ireland the Voyage

Presented by Base Entertainment

DanceGigs
All Ages
Sun 12 Apr

The Next Step: Legacy World Tour 2026

Presented by MRG Live

Dance
Free
All Ages
Mon 13 - Fri 17 Apr

Drop-In, Do Art!!!

HOTA Gallery Public Program

WorkshopsFamily
2026 Extension Showcase – The Rise of the Next Generation of Artists
All Ages
Mon 13 Apr

2026 Extension Showcase – The Rise of the Next Generation of Artists

Presented by Currumbin Academy of Performing Arts

Dance
All Ages
Wed 15 - Fri 17 Apr

Bluey’s Big Play The Stage Show

Presented by BBC Studios and Andrew Kay in association with Windmill Theatre Co.

TheatreFamily
Kids 5 and under
Little ArtLab
Fri 17 Apr

Little ArtLab – Memory Jars: Messages to the Future

HOTA Gallery Public Program

WorkshopsFamily
This Moment: In Conversation with Guo Jian
Free
Recommended 16+
Sat 18 Apr

This Moment: In Conversation with Guo Jian

HOTA Gallery Public Program

Talks & Ideas
This Moment: Curator Floor Talk with Julie McLaren
Free
Recommended 16+
Sat 18 Apr

This Moment: Curator Floor Talk with Julie McLaren

HOTA Gallery Public Program

Talks & Ideas
All Ages
Sat 18 Apr

JOHN WILLIAMSON | 55 Years – My Travellin’ Days are Done!

Presented by Artist Network on behalf of Fair Dinkum Road Co Pty Ltd

Gigs
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Tue 21 Apr

GCFF26: INDUSTRY DAY #1

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Tue 21 Apr

GCFF26: MASTERCLASS FOR FILMMAKERS I

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Tue 21 Apr

GCFF26: MASTERCLASS FOR FILMMAKERS II

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Daniel Sloss - Bitter
Recommended Ages 15+
Tue 21 Apr

Daniel Sloss - Bitter

Presented by Century

Comedy
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Wed 22 Apr

GCFF26: MASTERCLASS FOR SCRIPTWRITERS

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Wed 22 Apr

GCFF26: MASTERCLASS FOR FILMMAKERS & PRODUCERS

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Wed 22 Apr

GCFF26: MASTERCLASS FOR EDITORS

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Wed 22 Apr - Sun 3 May

Gold Coast Film Festival 2026

Festivals & Series
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Thu 23 Apr

Gold Coast Film Festival Awards Gala 2026

Festivals & Series
Thu 23 Apr

Gold Coast Jazz & Blues Club: The Vintage Belles

Presented by The Gold Coast Jazz and Blues Club

Gigs
Ages 16+
Fri 24 Apr

Sunroom – Pompeiian Paper Mosaics

HOTA Gallery Public Program

Workshops
Swamplesque
Restricted 18+
Sat 25 Apr

Swamplesque

Presented by Trigger Happy Productions

TheatreComedy
Education
Thu 30 Apr

QSO SidebySide Program

HOTA Presents the Queensland Symphony Orchestra Connect Program

Workshops
QSO: Spirit of the Violin
All Ages
Music
Thu 30 Apr

QSO: Spirit of the Violin

Queensland Symphony Orchestra

Classical Music
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Fri 1 May

Gold Coast Film Festival Women in Film Lunch 2026

Festivals & Series
GCFF26: HERE'S HUMPHREY AND HIS FRIENDS!
Gold Coast Film Festival - Special Event
Sat 2 May

GCFF26: HERE'S HUMPHREY AND HIS FRIENDS!

Gold Coast Film Festival

Festivals & Series
Wed 6 - Sun 10 May

The Bookbinder

Presented by HOTA and Trick of the Light

TheatreFamily
Kids and Families
ArtLab
Sat 9 May

ArtLab – Beneath the Shadows

HOTA Gallery Public Program

WorkshopsFamily
Inside Pompeii – Floor Talk with Roman Historian Dr Kit Morrell
Free
Sat 9 May

Inside Pompeii – Floor Talk with Roman Historian Dr Kit Morrell

HOTA Gallery Public Program

Talks & Ideas
Sat 9 May

Marty Sheargold: The Red Card Tour

Presented by A-List Entertainment

Comedy
Experiences
Sun 10 May

Mothers Day Luncheon

Slava Grigoryan & Al Slavik- 'And so, it turns'
Sun 10 May

Slava Grigoryan & Al Slavik- 'And so, it turns'

HOTA Presents

GigsClassical Music
Pass Around the Smile LIVE
Recommended 16+
Thu 14 May

Pass Around the Smile LIVE

Presented by Pass Around the Smile

Talks & Ideas
Kids 5 and under
Little ArtLab
Fri 15 May

Little ArtLab – Costumes and Camouflage

HOTA Gallery Public Program

WorkshopsFamily
Jason Leong: In Laughing Memory
15+
Fri 15 May

Jason Leong: In Laughing Memory

Bohm Presents

Comedy
Behind The Mask Charity Gala 2026
Age Restricted 18+
Experiences
Sat 16 May

Behind The Mask Charity Gala 2026

Festivals & Series
15+
Sat 16 May

Ross Noble - Cranium of Curiosities

Presented by A-List Entertainment

Comedy
All Ages
Musicals
Sun 17 May

Music of the Night

Presented by World Class Entertainment Australia

Theatre
FREELANCE FILMM4KERS
Education
Thu 21 May

FREELANCE FILMM4KERS

HOTA Engages, IMPERFECT CREATIVES

Workshops
16+
Sat 23 May

Ivan Aristeguita - Ready to Mambo

Presented by Laughing Stock Productions

Comedy
Bron Lewis: Chaos
Recommended Ages 15+
Fri 29 May - Thu 30 Jul

Bron Lewis: Chaos

Presented by Jubilee St & Live Nation

Comedy
Experiences
Palette X Collabs
Sat 30 May

Palette x MUSO Ramen

Thu 4 Jun

The Spooky Men’s Chorale - 25 Years of Pointless Grandeur

Presented by The Spooky Men’s Chorale Inc.

Gigs
Recommended Ages 15+
Fri 5 Jun

Anisa Nandaula: No Small Talk

Presented by Live Nation & Jubilee Street Management

Comedy
40 FINGERS – Live in Australia for the First Time
All ages
Fri 5 Jun

40 FINGERS – Live in Australia for the First Time

Presented by Entourage Touring

Gigs
Songs From 1975
All ages
Sat 6 Jun

Songs From 1975

Played live by The Honey Sliders

Gigs
Education
Thu 11 Jun

KOAL Workshop | From Creature to Character

Physical Transformation through Animal Work

TheatreWorkshops
KOAL
Thu 11 - Fri 12 Jun

KOAL

HOTA presents Jacinta Yelland

Theatre
Teardrops on My Dildo- The Endurance Edition
18+
Fri 12 Jun

Teardrops on My Dildo- The Endurance Edition

Presented by Larry Laughs Loud

Comedy
Ray O'Leary: I Can See O'Leary Now the Ray has Gone
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 13 Jun

Ray O'Leary: I Can See O'Leary Now the Ray has Gone

Presented by Jubilee St & Live Nation

Comedy
Paul Dempsey: Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II
Sat 20 Jun

Paul Dempsey: Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II

Presented by Cornershop Agency

Gigs
Emma Holland - The Dog Dies at the Start
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 20 Jun

Emma Holland - The Dog Dies at the Start

Presented by Jubilee St & Live Nation

Comedy
THE BIG CHILLOUT: Celebrating the Soundtrack That Saved Motown
All Ages
Fri 3 Jul

THE BIG CHILLOUT: Celebrating the Soundtrack That Saved Motown

Presented by Good Company Entertainment

Gigs
Signor Baffo
All ages
Fri 3 - Sat 4 Jul

Signor Baffo

Presented by Interactive Theatre International

FamilyTheatre
Tue 7 Jul

Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

The Future Is Vintage Tour 2026

Gigs
Tom Gleeson - Out of Touch
Fri 10 Jul

Tom Gleeson - Out of Touch

Presented by Token Events

Comedy
AKOVA - The Ultimate 70's Acoustic Collection
Fri 10 Jul

AKOVA - The Ultimate 70's Acoustic Collection

Presented by HCC Entertainment & Production

Gigs
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 18 Jul

Melanie Bracewell - Dilly Dallying

Presented by Jubilee Street & Live Nation

Comedy
All ages
Sat 25 Jul

The Poems, Prayers and Promises of John Denver

Presented by Cognoscenti Entertainment

Gigs
All Ages
Sun 26 Jul

Phantom: A tribute to Michael Crawford

Presented by Keith McNamara

Classical MusicTheatre
Education
Thu 30 Jul

30 Seconds to Sell

HOTA Presents, Imperfect Creatives

Workshops
Heathers the Musical
Recommended Ages 14+
Musicals
Thu 30 Jul - Sun 9 Aug

Heathers the Musical

Theatre
Recommended Ages 15+
Sat 29 Aug

Nazeem Hussain - I’d Like to Tell You About Some Jokes

Presented by Jubilee Street & Live Nation

Comedy
Education
Mon 7 - Tue 8 Sep

The Scene Project

Queensland Theatre Company in partnership with HOTA

TheatreWorkshops
A Bee Story
Tue 15 - Sat 19 Sep

A Bee Story

HOTA and ARC Circus present A Bee Story

TheatreFamily
The Box Show
Wed 16 Sep

The Box Show

HOTA and Junkyard Beats Presents, The Box Show

FamilyTheatre
All Ages
Education
Thu 17 - Sat 19 Sep

Hot Potato Band Workshop

HOTA presents Hot Potato Band

WorkshopsGigs
All Ages
Sat 19 Sep

Hot Potato Band

HOTA presents Hot Potato Band

FamilyGigs
Thu 1 - Sun 11 Oct

BLEACH* 2026

Presented by Experience Gold Coast

Festivals & Series
Queen Forever- Greatest Hits Tour
All Ages
Fri 16 Oct

Queen Forever- Greatest Hits Tour

Presented by The Harbour Agency

Gigs
Pevan & Sarah in Concert
Fri 30 Oct

Pevan & Sarah in Concert

Presented by Pevan & Sarah Pty Ltd

FamilyGigs
Sat 21 Nov

Bangarra Dance Theatre - Horizon

HOTA presents

Dance

#Cinema

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Solo Mio

PG

The Drama

MA 15+

Project Hail Mary

M

EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert

PG

All That's Left of You

M

The Magic Faraway Tree

G

I Swear

MA 15+

#Dining & Nightlife

HOTA Café

Schools & Education

#Stories

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Experience Gold Coast Arts Fund

See theatre in the making with FISH! - a free development showing for families at HOTA

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See theatre in the making with FISH! - a free development showing for families at HOTA

Ready or Not gears up for regional Queensland tour after HOTA premiere

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Ready or Not gears up for regional Queensland tour after HOTA premiere

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Celebrating the success of our ArtKeeper artist residency program

FISH! commission announce

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FISH! commission announce

ArtKeeper checking out: Lachlan Woods

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ArtKeeper checking out: Lachlan Woods

A battle royale: Developing a new circus comedy with ARC Circus

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A battle royale: Developing a new circus comedy with ARC Circus

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HOTA Home Company Everybody NOW! wins national impact award for Roller Coaster

ArtKeeper checking out: Loki Liddle

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ArtKeeper checking out: Loki Liddle

ArtKeeper checking out: Lisa Smith

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ArtKeeper checking out: Lisa Smith

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