FAMILY FUN
Ben and Jerry’s Open Air Cinema, Broadbeach: Take the kids for a great family night out as the presents tonight. Gates open at 5pm, show starts at 7pm, at Kurrawa Park. Tickets online or at the gate, adults from $16, concession from $10.
Waters: Street food, live music, bar and relaxed undercover communal dining with children welcome. At the Surfers Paradise Golf Club, today, 5.30-10pm.
Surfers Paradise Beachfront Markets, The Esplanade, Surfers Paradise: One of the city’s largest markets, featuring fashion, jewellery, accessories, artworks, photographs and homewares. Tomorrow, 4-9pm.
Pottery Market, Benowa: A wide variety of contemporary work from domestic tableware to cooking pots, sculpture and jewellery made by leading Gold Coast potters. At Gold Coast Potters today, 9am-3pm.
Marketta Street Food, Rabbit + Cocoon, Miami: Street food stalls, drinks and live music. Tonight, 410pm.
Social Markets, Mermaid: Barefoot bowls (kid-friendly), jumping castle, food truck alley, craft beers plus art and fashion, with local DJs. At the Mermaid Beach Bowls Club, 24082430 Gold Coast Hwy tonight, 4-9pm.
MARKETS – FRESH FOOD
Bundall Farmers Market, Arts Centre Gold Coast: Fresh food and produce. Tomorrow, 6-11.30am.
In a true celebration of the oldfashioned art of busking, musicians playing everything from blues to beat box will be spread throughout the park beside Currumbin Creek, including Gold Coast’s Emerging Artist of the Year, Leopold’s Treat and critically acclaimed beat-boxer The Lyrical.
With Currumbin Creek the backdrop and part of centre stage, this year will see Australia’s first ever floating half-pipe.
Champion BMX rider Chris James and his team will perform flips and tricks on the water.
World-renowned contortionists, jugglers and fire performers including Ruby Rubberlegs, Space Cowboy and The Pitts Family Circus are also on the program.
A free, independently run festival, Buskers By The Creek is on today and tomorrow in Currumbin. For a full program and more details, go to: buskersbythecreek.com.au