Christmas

EVENT · ENDS 29 NOVSurfers Paradise

No Ticket for the Mayor’s Christmas Carols 2026? Free Screening on the HOTA Parklands From 4pm, Free Ferris Wheel Rides and Food Trucks on 28 and 29 November (Surfers Paradise, QLD)

A Ferris wheel in Surfers Paradise, photographed in 2011 (not the HOTA wheel)

You can still be part of the Mayor’s Christmas Carols without a ticket: the City of Gold Coast says to pack a picnic blanket for the HOTA Parklands, where the show is screened on big screens and there are food trucks and free Ferris wheel rides for the whole family, all from 4pm on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November. The second round of free tickets for the HOTA Outdoor Stage is at 6pm tonight, Tuesday 27 October.

EVENT · ENDS 29 NOVSurfers Paradise

Mayor’s Christmas Carols 2026 at HOTA: Free Tickets Release 9am Monday 26 October and 6pm Tuesday 27 October, Plus Parking and Getting There (Surfers Paradise, QLD)

Surfers Paradise skyline seen from Home of the Arts

Free tickets for the HOTA Outdoor Stage at the Mayor’s Christmas Carols are released in two rounds: 9am on Monday 26 October and 6pm on Tuesday 27 October. The City of Gold Coast’s What’s On Gold Coast page for the event lists both times, and the shows are on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November. Gold Coast is on Brisbane time, so these are Queensland times with no daylight saving.