Flotsam Festival

30/07/2026

14/07/2026

Don't miss out, The Illume is now open; submit to https://the-illume.com/submissions before July 31st.

08/07/2026

The Gold Coast leg of the Save The Waves film tour hosted by Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve hits Tom Atkin Hall this Saturday 11 July 7:00pm to 10:00pm

01/07/2026

Surface Festival at Miami Marketta is on the roll, rock along to check out their street arts trail over the next couple of weeks

29/06/2026

At Burleigh July 4, Gold Coast Whale Festival hits Burleigh

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Cr Josh Martin - Division 13, Gold Coast

GOLD COAST WHALE & OCEAN FESTIVAL 🐳🌊

Whale season is here, marking the return of the Gold Coast Whale Festival to Justins Park on Saturday 4 July for a free day celebrating our coastline and the whales migrating past each year.

Here’s what’s on:
🎪 Stalls and exhibits
🔬 Science talks
🎶 Live music
🪁 Kids' activities
🌊 Beach clean
🐋 Whale surveys

🌳 I will be bringing the City of Gold Coast Free Tree Program along, with free native plants available and the nursery team on hand to share tips to help give your plants the best start. Healthy waterways start on land, and planting trees helps stabilise soil, reduce runoff and filter pollutants before they reach our creeks and ocean.

Come along and celebrate the unique coastal environment that makes the Gold Coast so special.

For more info, visit 👉 goldcoastwhalefest.com.au

18/06/2026

Surfing Australia Seas the Day women's surf festival returns this weekend. Jump online to book free tickets for sessions including surf film and photo happenings like Clementine Bourke and Lauren L Hill's Too Old Not To, Cait Miers' Laugh Lines Project, plus more >> https://www.stickytickets.com.au/surfingaustralia/events

13/06/2026

Watch Surfing World Magazine Shark Country short film - put together to accompany their latest issue

Elliston, South Australia, has a small and very dedicated surf comm...

12/06/2026

More an Instagram user than a Facebook fan? Connect with Flotsam on the 'gram

https://www.instagram.com/flotsam.festival/

10/06/2026

08/06/2026

Homegrown ~ adjective home·​grown ˈhōm-ˈgrōn
1: grown or produced at home or in a particular local area
2: native to or characteristic of a particular place

Flotsam Homegrown surf film and photography awards lived up to it's name, unearthing imagery from across the country. Here's some more of the Gold Coast division photography finalists, images by:
Josh Bystrom of
Nick Green Photo

Travis Johnson


Congrats to all finalists. We'll be sharing more images from across the hundreds submitted, plus a full gallery wrap of Homegrown

Flotsam Festival '26 was supported by Experience Gold Coast City of Gold Coast