Gold Coast (QLD) Events 5 to 13 December 2026: Spilt Milk, Cooly Carols, Hockey One Finals, Mudgeeraba Christmas Saturdays and More

Seven events on the City of Gold Coast’s What’s On listing fall between Saturday 5 and Sunday 13 December 2026 and are not in our other December guides. Spilt Milk, from $224.95, is the big ticketed day, on Sunday 13 December at the Gold Coast Sports Precinct in Carrara. The rest are free community events apart from the Hockey One Finals, and one of them, the Walk Against Ice, has no confirmed date or venue yet.

Every fact below comes from the event’s City What’s On page, read on 9 November 2026. Prices are as of 9 November and can change.

What is on, in one table?

Event	When	Where	Price
Emergency Services Family Day	Sat 5 Dec, 9am to 1pm	Pimpama SES, 110 Pimpama Jacobs Well Road	Free
Hockey One Finals Series	Sat 5 and Sun 6 Dec, 10am to 7pm	Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Labrador	Ticketed; price not shown
The Walk Against Ice	Sat 5 Dec (not confirmed), 11:30am to 3:30pm	Nikiforides Family Park, Broadbeach (not confirmed)	Free
Christmas Saturdays on the Village Green	Sat 5, 12 and 19 Dec	Village Green and Cuddihy Park, Railway Street, Mudgeeraba	Free
Christmas of Remembrance	Sat 12 Dec, 12pm to 8pm	Allambe Memorial Park, 129 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Nerang	Free (bookings needed for some parts)
Spilt Milk	Sun 13 Dec, 11:30am to 10:30pm	Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Nerang Broadbeach Road, Carrara	$224.95 to $274.95
Cooly Carols	Sun 13 Dec, 5:30pm to 7:30pm	Queen Elizabeth Park, Marine Parade, Coolangatta	Free

What is on Saturday 5 December?

Saturday 5 December has three events in three suburbs (the Hockey One Finals also run on Sunday 6 December), plus the first night of a Mudgeeraba carols series.

The Emergency Services Family Day is a free session from 9am to 1pm at Pimpama SES, 110 Pimpama Jacobs Well Road. The listing says it has games, face painting, giveaways, emergency vehicles, a free sausage sizzle and the “Big Map”, a hazard-awareness activity where you learn about local hazards. It is one of a series: the 5 December date is the Pimpama one, and the next listed is Saturday 27 February 2027 at Runaway Bay SES.

The Hockey One Finals Series is at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre, 125 Musgrave Avenue, Labrador, from 10am to 7pm on both Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December. The listing describes Hockey One as Australia’s elite domestic hockey league and says the 2026 Finals Series is supported by the City of Gold Coast. It lists a bar, a cafe, a car park and public toilets, says the venue is family friendly, and has a “Book tickets” link. It does not show a ticket price or which matches are played, so check the booking page before you go.

The Walk Against Ice, run by the Australian Anti Ice Campaign, is the one event here that is not locked in. The organiser’s notice on the listing says the event was postponed from Saturday 24 October 2026 at Nikiforides Family Park, Broadbeach, because of forecast weather. It says the organiser is working towards Saturday 5 December, with the same hours of 11:30am to 3:30pm and the community walk starting at 1pm, but that “the new date and venue are not yet confirmed, pending council approval and permits”. The listing still shows 5 December and Nikiforides Family Park, so treat both as provisional. The organiser’s listed number is 07 5665 6063.

Christmas Saturdays on the Village Green starts the same night in Mudgeeraba and is covered in the next section.

What is on in Mudgeeraba on three Saturdays?

Councillor Glenn Tozer invites the community to three free Christmas evenings on the Village Green and Cuddihy Park, Railway Street, Mudgeeraba. The listing gives this schedule:

Date	Time	Act
Saturday 5 December	6:30pm to 8:30pm	Hinterland Community Band
Saturday 12 December	5:30pm to 7:30pm	Charlie Mitchell with Project Swing
Saturday 19 December	5:30pm to 7:30pm	Family Night: LOL Crew Kids Show and community carols

Each night has roving performers, free face painting and a visit from Santa. The listing suggests bringing a rug or low-profile chair and a picnic, or buying takeaway from local traders. Mudgeeraba Lions will sell Lions Christmas Cakes.

What is on Saturday 12 December in Nerang?

Christmas of Remembrance is a free event at Allambe Memorial Park, 129 Nerang-Broadbeach Road, Nerang. The park says its Christmas activation runs from 12pm to 8pm, with complimentary Santa photos, children’s Christmas activities and refreshments, and that the Christmas of Remembrance Memorial Service starts at 5pm, presented with Simplicity Funerals and White Lady Funerals. The listing says separate bookings are required for the Memorial Service and the Santa photo sessions, and that booking links are on the park’s event webpage. The park’s listed number is 07 5578 1699.

What is on Sunday 13 December?

Sunday 13 December is split between a festival in Carrara and a free carols night at the beach.

Spilt Milk runs from 11:30am to 10:30pm at the Gold Coast Sports Precinct on Nerang Broadbeach Road, Carrara. The listing says it is returning to the Gold Coast in 2026 with RAYE, Lewis Capaldi, Kettama, Maisie Peters “and heaps more”, and sends you to Spilt Milk for details and to Moshtix for tickets. Tickets are listed from $224.95 to $274.95. The listing names a bar, a car park and coach parking, and says the venue actively welcomes people with access needs. It does not list the full line-up or set times, and it does not give parking prices. The organiser’s listed contact is hello@spilt-milk.com.au.

Cooly Carols returns beachside at Queen Elizabeth Park, Marine Parade, Coolangatta, from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, presented by the City of Gold Coast. Entry is free. The listing has not yet published the line-up or further festive details, so we have not listed any acts. It asks you to walk, ride, scoot or skate to the event, and the City’s events team can be reached on 07 5581 7539.

How do I get to these events?

Each City page carries the same advice. It asks you to use public transport, walk or cycle, and to plan your trip with the Translink journey planner. If you drive, it says parking may be limited, suggests the EasyPark app for metered parking, and reminds you that parking rules still apply during events. Translink’s customer line is 13 12 30. We found no Translink notice for these dates as of 9 November, so look again in the week before, since service notices are usually published a few days ahead.

What else is on those days?

Other events on the same dates are in our earlier guides: the Tugun, Frascott and Alicia Street Christmas events on 5 and 6 December, the Broadwater Twilight Christmas Market on 12 December, and the December carols and Christmas events guide.

What should I check before I go?

• The Walk Against Ice: the date and the venue are both unconfirmed.
• Cooly Carols: the line-up is not yet published.
• Hockey One Finals: ticket prices and the match schedule are not shown on the listing.
• Spilt Milk: the full line-up, set times and parking costs are not on the listing.
• Christmas of Remembrance: the Memorial Service and Santa photos need separate bookings.

Sources

• What’s On Gold Coast — Emergency Services Family Days
• What’s On Gold Coast — Hockey One Finals Series
• What’s On Gold Coast — The Walk Against Ice
• What’s On Gold Coast — Christmas Saturdays on the Village Green
• What’s On Gold Coast — Christmas of Remembrance
• What’s On Gold Coast — Spilt Milk
• What’s On Gold Coast — Cooly Carols

Featured image: Queen Elizabeth Park, Coolangatta (photo: Kgbo / CC BY-SA 4.0; text added)

OZ Local Updates is an independent local guide and is not affiliated with the City of Gold Coast, Spilt Milk, Hockey One, the Australian Anti Ice Campaign, Allambe Memorial Park or any event organiser. Check the official pages above before you go.