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Flotsam Festival
- Saturday 09 May 2026 + 14 More Dates
- Rt Peak Memorial Park, 1 Garrick St, Coolangatta QLD 4225
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Surf culture’s past, present and future will collide on the southern Gold Coast when Flotsam Festival 2026 returns from May 1 to 15.
Running across Coolangatta, Kirra, Currumbin and Burleigh Heads, the multi-venue festival will once again transform the coastline into a celebration of surf storytelling, visual art and coastal creativity.
For 2026, the festival's fifth annual innings, Flotsam will honour the past of surf culture through landmark photography and film, including the International Masters of Surf Exhibition at Dust Temple curated by renowned surf photographer Ted Grambeau, and the 50th anniversary screening of iconic surf film Tubular Swells.
The present comes to life through photography exhibitions, film screenings, large-scale installations, artist talks, workshops and live music across the festival footprint, with Flotsam Kirra Hub becoming the heart of the festival.
Festival favourites return including (Surf) Girls on Film, celebrating female surf culture and Oceans, a Surfrider Foundation community-focused day of beach clean-ups, environmental workshops and ocean conservation film screenings.
Flotsam also looks to the future of surf storytelling through initiatives supporting emerging artists, filmmakers and photographers. Next Wave will provide a platform for young creatives throughout the festival, while the Homegrown finale will celebrate emerging Australian talent through film, photography and live music, including the finalists of the Flotsam Homegrown Surf Clip Competition and major photography competitions.
Presented by Flotsam Arts Inc. and supported by Experience Gold Coast, Flotsam Festival continues to celebrate the creativity, community and stories behind surf culture.
Season passes and tickets are now on sale at www.flotsamfestival.com.au
Image by Ted Grambeau
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