# Notes from the property.

Local guides, planning notes, and dispatches from life on the quiet end of the Surfers strip.

### Groundwater 2026 from Fern Street: walking distance to a free festival

The Groundwater Country Music Festival returns to Broadbeach on 16 to 18 October 2026, free across more than a dozen stages spread through the suburb. From Marriner Views the festival precinct begins at the southern end of the next block.

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### Gold Coast 500 2026: walking distance, sleeping distance

The Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 runs 23 to 25 October 2026. The street circuit sits in central Surfers Paradise, a stroll north of Fern Street. Far enough from the cordon to sleep, close enough to walk in for the racing.

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### Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2026 from Surfers Paradise

The Pacific Airshow returns to Surfers Paradise on 14 to 16 August 2026 after the 2025 cancellation. The display flies over the ocean opposite Cavill Avenue, fifteen minutes north along the sand. Here's how to plan the weekend without sleeping above the crowd.

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### Whale watching from Surfers Paradise, June to November

Humpbacks pass the Gold Coast from late May to early November, often close enough to see spouts from the sand. Here's the season month by month, the shore vantages, and the two boats that leave from Main Beach, a tram ride north.

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### Running the Gold Coast Marathon from Surfers Paradise

The ASICS Gold Coast Marathon runs 4 and 5 July 2026. The course traces the coast through Surfers Paradise, twice. Here's why a 180-square-metre apartment with a sea breeze, a sauna and quiet hours from 9 pm is the right base for runners and the people travelling with them.

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