Events

EVENTCarrara

Carrara Markets, Gold Coast: Free Parking for Over 4,000 Cars, Open Every Saturday and Sunday 8am to 3pm — How to Get There by Car, Tram and Bus (QLD)

Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast, in the same suburb as the markets (not a photo of the markets)

Carrara Markets, on the corner of Gooding Drive and Manchester Road, is open every Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 3pm, and both entry and parking are free. The markets say there is room for over 4,000 cars. If you would rather leave the car, the G:link to Broadbeach South and a connecting bus gets you there in about 30 minutes from Surfers Paradise, according to the markets.

EVENTSurfers Paradise

HOTA Markets Every Sunday, 6am to 11:30am: Parking, Ferry From 9:23am and the Walk From Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast, QLD)

HOTA Gallery entrance, Surfers Paradise

The HOTA Farmers & Artisan Markets run every Sunday from 6am to 11:30am at HOTA, Home of the Arts, 135 Bundall Road, Surfers Paradise. Parking is free and unrestricted before 9am, and HOTA says parking can be limited during the markets, so it suggests public transport or a ride-share.

EVENT · ENDS 1 NOVCoolangatta

Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach, Sunday 1 November: No Event Parking, Buses on Griffith Street, What You Can Bring (QLD)

Coolangatta Beach, Gold Coast

There is no event parking at the Red Hot Summer Tour on Coolangatta Beach on Sunday 1 November, so the organisers want you to take public transport or a rideshare. Gates open at 12:30pm and the headline act, Australian Crawl, plays from 8:15pm to 9:30pm. The organisers’ tour page lists the Coolangatta show as sold out as of 17 October.

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AFLW Gold Coast Suns v Richmond, Saturday 24 October: Free Parking, No Extra Trains or Shuttles, Free Travel With a Ticket (Carrara, QLD)

Fans on the field at People First Stadium after a Gold Coast Suns match in March 2023

For the AFLW match between the Gold Coast Suns and Richmond on Saturday 24 October, parking at People First Stadium in Carrara is free in the Blue Car Park, but there will be no extra trains and no event shuttle buses. Gates open at 3:15pm and the game starts at 4:05pm.

EVENT · ENDS 31 OCTRobina

Rugby League World Cup Triple Header at Cbus Super Stadium, Saturday 31 October: No Public Parking, Free Shuttles and Free Travel (Robina, QLD)

Robina railway station, Robina

There is no public parking at Cbus Super Stadium for the Rugby League World Cup triple header on Saturday 31 October, so plan to come by train, bus or the free Park & Ride shuttles. Translink now lists gates at 11:30am and the first match at 12:35pm, with free travel for ticket holders starting at 8:35am. The stadium’s own event page still shows kick-off times 15 minutes earlier, so confirm against your ticket.

EVENTCarrara

People First Stadium Parking: Free Blue Car Park for AFLW on 24 October, No Public Parking for Bigger Events (Carrara, QLD)

Carrara Stadium (People First Stadium), Gold Coast

For the AFLW match between the Gold Coast Suns and Richmond on Saturday 24 October, parking at People First Stadium in Carrara is free in the precinct’s Blue Car Park, across Nerang Broadbeach Road from the stadium. For most other events the stadium says there is no public parking at all.

ENDEDSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 Event Week 2026: Transporter Parade, Free Driver Signing and Tedder Avenue Street Party — Times and Access (QLD)

Main Beach, Gold Coast, looking towards Surfers Paradise

Before the Gold Coast 500 racing starts on Friday 23 October, the organisers list three events around Main Beach and Surfers Paradise: a transporter parade on Wednesday 21 October, a free Drivers Sunset Signing on Thursday 22 October from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, and a Tedder Avenue street party on Saturday 24 October from 3pm to 7pm.

ENDEDSurfers Paradise · Main Beach

Gold Coast 500 2026 Road Closures: One-Way Circuit From Monday 19 October, Track Closed Friday to Sunday (QLD)

Gold Coast Highway and the Sundale Bridge towards Main Beach and Surfers Paradise

From about 5am on Monday 19 October, the streets of the Gold Coast 500 circuit in Main Beach and Surfers Paradise turn one-way, anti-clockwise, and the Gold Coast Highway runs with reduced lanes until 5am on Tuesday 27 October. The track itself is shut to all vehicles from 6am to 6pm on Friday 23 October and from 7am to 7pm on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 October.

ENDEDPalm Beach

Feast on Fifth 2026: Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach Closed From 10am Saturday 17 October — Times, Parking and Rules (QLD)

Palm Beach Hotel at the corner of the Gold Coast Highway and Fifth Avenue, Palm Beach

Feast on Fifth, the free street party in Palm Beach, runs from 4pm to 9pm on Saturday 17 October, but Fifth Avenue closes well before that. The road is closed between the Gold Coast Highway and Cypress Terrace from 10am to 11:59pm, and the organisers list car parks as closing earlier, from 9am.

EVENTRobina

Cbus Super Stadium Parking: There Is No Public Parking — Shuttles, Trains and Free Travel on Event Days (Robina, QLD)

Robina Stadium (Cbus Super Stadium) in Robina

There is no public parking at Cbus Super Stadium in Robina. The stadium says so on its parking page, and the nearest alternatives are free shuttle buses from three Park & Ride sites, or Robina station, which is about 350 metres south of the stadium. The next event is the Rugby League World Cup 2026 on Saturday 31 October.