SAT 13 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | SWELL Vinyl Swings The Fringe | Free

SWELL Vinyl Swings The Fringe Join Swing-A-Billy Ray as he waxes lyric on the ole decks along with the Swing On In dancers and together they keep the swingin vibe high and g’tee a SWELL night of entertainment and dancing tunes for all Fringers! Covering 1920s to 1980s hits, with a heavy focus on swing, blues, rockabilly,
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DAILY | SWELL KIDS | Seedling Planter Workshop | Free

Seedling Planter Workshop Join us for a free hands-on workshop where you’ll decorate recycled flower pots and plant seedlings to take home! Get creative with materials like buttons, fabric scraps, and bottle caps to personalize your pot. Learn planting basics and choose from a variety of seedlings.   Brought to you by Southern Beaches Community Garden.  
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SAT 13 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | Altered Tides: Storytellers and Sculptures (Live Event) | Free

Altered Tides: Storytellers and Sculptures ( Live Event) Join our Altered Tides storytellers for a short walk through the SWELL sculptures for this one-off live event!You’ll hear local stories about what the Gold Coast’s gorgeous beaches and estuaries mean to you and your neighbours, their importance in everyday life, and what this can look like
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SUN 14 & 21 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | Call To The Couch | Free

Call To The Couch Join exhibiting SWELL artists where they discuss their motivation, practice and personal experiences, hosted by SWELL’s Co-Founder, Artistic Director and Curator, Natasha Edwards on Sunday 14th September. On Sunday 21st September, SWELL Assistant Curator, Claudia De Luca will host the SWELL’s debut Young Artist Call To The Couch panel, spotlighting emerging talent and fresh
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SAT 13 SEP | SWELL Fired Feast

SWELL Fired Feast You’re invited to SWELL Fired Feast! An evening of delectable indulgence, gather around and treat your senses to a one-of-a-kind culinary and artistic experience under the stars. Executive Chef Rafa will be firing up a 3-course feast crafted from sustainably sourced local produce, all cooked to perfection over flame. Local artists have handmade the ceramic plates you’ll
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SUN 14 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | Hammer and Thongs | Free

Hammer and Thongs Hammer and Thongs are proud to share their latest crop of iconic home grown tunes and catchy originals, built on raw acoustic guitars, harmonies and a passion for getting ‘back to basics’. A product of the local Currumbin environment, Phil and Scott’s original tunes speak to our concern for the environment, and
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SUN 14 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | Sunset Jazz with Ingrid James Quintet | Free

Sunset Jazz with Ingrid James Quintet SWELL Sculpture Festival 2025 presents: Sunset Jazz with Ingrid James Quintet feat. Shelley Bishop (sax) plus Jazz Singers’ Jam Session Under the Stars with Ingrid James Quintet. Get ready to immerse yourself in a soul-stirring evening of world-class jazz as SWELL proudly presents Queensland’s award-winning jazz vocalist Ingrid James and her all-star Quintet. From
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TUE 16 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | PRIDE x SWELL A Night of Living Statues | Free

PRIDE x SWELL A Night of Living Statues PRIDE joins Forces With 23 Years of SWELL. PRIDE x SWELL is set to transform Currumbin Beach into a queer gateway. Join us as we celebrate our organisational launch and circumnavigate the issues the LGBTIQ+SB community face on the Gold Coast. Join us as we continue to
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THU 18 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | PechaKucha Gold Coast | Free

PechaKucha Gold Coast x SWELL Sculpture Festival Join PechaKucha Gold Coast and SWELL for a fast paced night of inspiration and ideas from established and emerging artists, architects, and creatives. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of ‘chit chat’, PechaKucha nights are a social way to share ideas and inspiration based on a simple idea: 20 images
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19, 20 & 21 SEP | SWELL FRINGE | The Seamstresses Live Show: SeamTogether

The Seamstresses Live Show: SeamTogether Meet Polly and Esther, two unexpected modern-day superheroes, who travel the world in their menagerie gathering clothing and stories. They are on a mission to seam together the old into the new and reduce the clothing footprint on our planet. The Seamstresses menagerie is fuelled by your stories along with
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