Two nights, quite different sounds, and a full apartment to come back to. BLEACH Festival ran from 1 to 11 October 2026 and has now ended. Its opening weekend paired Lady Blackbird & Electric Fields with a second night led by SIX60, a lively combination for friends sharing a stay on Fern Street.
HOTA was the festival’s main precinct as Artistic Director Felix Preval moved the programme into spring. The performances below are a record of that completed edition. No 2027 dates or artists have been announced on the official BLEACH Festival page.
Back-to-back nights on the Outdoor Stage
Lady Blackbird & Electric Fields played on Friday 2 October 2026. The double bill was free with registration, bringing soul, jazz and electronic music into the opening weekend. The next night, Saturday 3 October, SIX60 headlined with support from Sub-Tribe.
For a group, that was a useful spread of music across two consecutive evenings. One person could be there for the voices, another for the bigger band night, with a shared meal and some beach time between them. Both shows are now over, and their tickets and entry arrangements do not carry forward to another year.
Art around the concert nights
BEACON, Morag Myerscough’s Lakeside installation with Everybody NOW!, ran through the eleven days, with hand-painted gateways and neon after dark. THAW, by Legs On The Wall, appeared on Surfers Paradise Beach on 1 October and at HOTA on 3 October.
The final weekend brought The Farm’s No One Gets Out of Here Alive to Theatre 1 on 10 and 11 October. A concert, an installation and a theatre performance made three quite different ways to enjoy the finished programme.
Plan the whole journey to HOTA
Florida Gardens G:link station is 750 metres from Marriner Views. Cavill Avenue is 1.5 km away for anyone combining a trip with a walk into central Surfers Paradise. HOTA needs an onward journey from the tram, so consult the venue’s transport page before a future visit.
Marriner includes one secure undercover parking space per apartment, with 2-metre clearance. Check the venue’s current parking advice separately if the group plans to drive there.
Room for the day between
Marriner’s 180 m² apartments, with only two apartments per floor, give a group space to gather and room to step away. Every apartment has a full kitchen, private balcony and laundry. Fans and cross-breezes cool the apartments; there is no air-conditioning.
The heated saltwater pool is set to 26°C, with a large spa, sauna and steam room for a slower afternoon. Northcliffe Beach is fifty metres across the road. The covered BBQ area offers another way to make dinner together after a day out.
Keep the next weekend open
A future BLEACH trip needs a new organiser announcement before the group chooses its dates. The 2026 music was a good reason to get together; the apartment and beach gave the hours around it their own purpose.
Explore the apartment choices or ask about your stay. Choose the layout for your group, then match any future festival booking to the organiser’s confirmed programme.
