[Blog](/experience/blog/) # Gold Coast Show 2027: gather the group on Fern Street > The Gold Coast Show returns from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August 2027. Settle the group's bedrooms and dates early in a 180 m² Fern Street apartment, then add the event details later. - Tag: Travel tips --- Getting six people to choose a Show ride is easy. Getting the same six people to agree on bedrooms, arrival times and who is driving takes longer. For the **Gold Coast Show from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 August 2027**, start with the group decisions and leave the entertainment program until it exists. The dates come directly from the organisers' [official Gold Coast Show announcement](https://www.instagram.com/p/DcuhpkBJGP1/). No 2027 venue, entry arrangements or daily schedule have been published yet. That does not stop a family or group from choosing an apartment with enough room for three nights together. ## Match the bedrooms to the people Marriner Views apartments are **180 square metres**, with only two apartments on each floor. Every apartment has two bathrooms, a full kitchen, an in-apartment laundry and a private balcony. The two-bedroom apartments sleep up to six. The three-bedroom apartments sleep up to seven. One three-bedroom category sits on the first floor with pool and garden outlooks; the separate 19th-floor category has an ocean view. Choose between those confirmed categories and treat any other floor or outlook preference as a request rather than a promise. Booking group accommodation in advance gives everyone a fixed address before travel plans split into separate searches. It also settles the part of the weekend with the most constraints: the right number of beds and bathrooms. The [Gold Coast Show](https://goldcoastshow.com.au/show/about-us/) describes more than 140,000 visitors coming together. At that scale, preparing early is more useful than leaving a large-apartment search until close to the weekend. ## Write the rest in pencil Once the apartment is settled, keep the planning list short: - Watch the organiser's site for the 2027 venue and program. - Choose one full Show day or shorter visits when the daily line-up is known. - Check [Translink](https://translink.com.au/) and official parking advice shortly before travelling. - Leave an unplanned stretch for the beach, pool or a meal together. Broadwater Parklands has hosted the Show since 2018 and sits about **6 km north of Marriner Views**. It is the likely 2027 venue, but the organiser has not confirmed that yet. If it is named again, Florida Gardens G:link station is 750 metres from the building and the line runs north towards Southport. Every apartment also includes one undercover parking space with **2-metre clearance**. Until the venue is announced, neither route needs to be locked in. ![Aerial view of Marriner Views and the Surfers Paradise coast running north toward Southport](/assets/photos/building/marriner-views-aerial-3.jpg) ## Come back to Fern Street The 2026 Show was a blast: a sunny weekend, Broadwater Parklands busy with people, and long days of rides, displays, show food and fireworks. A roomy apartment earns its keep after that much noise and walking. Back on Fern Street, the beach is across the road. The **heated saltwater pool holds 26°C** through winter, with a large spa, sauna and steam room nearby. The kitchen gives the group a dinner option that does not require another queue, and the lounge is large enough for everyone to stop doing the same thing at once. Marriner's apartments have fans and a cross-breeze rather than air-conditioning. They face two ways, towards the ocean and the hinterland, so opening the balcony doors lets the sea air move through. ![Large heated outdoor spa beside the pool deck at Marriner Views](/assets/photos/facilities/marriner-views-outdoor-spa.jpg) Agree on the headcount. Save **27 to 29 August 2027**. Reserve the space, then let the organisers fill in the Show. [**Check availability and reserve your apartment**](/accommodation/), or compare the [2-bedroom superior](/accommodation/2-bedroom-superior-apartment/) with the [3-bedroom ocean view](/accommodation/3-bedroom-ocean-apartment/). ## More from the blog. ### [Crafted Beer Festival 2026: bring the group, keep the apartment](/experience/blog/crafted-beer-festival-broadbeach/) Travel tips ### [Two nights on the BLEACH Outdoor Stage, one apartment to come back to](/experience/blog/bleach-festival-outdoor-stage-fern-street/) Travel tips ### [Groundwater 2026 from Fern Street: walking distance to a free festival](/experience/blog/groundwater-2026/) Local guide ### [Gold Coast 500 2026: walking distance, sleeping distance](/experience/blog/gold-coast-500/) Travel tips ### [Walk to Pan Pacs Central, come back to 180 square metres](/experience/blog/pan-pacific-masters-games-broadbeach-walk/) Travel tips ### [The Gold Coast Marathon recovery base between two beaches](/experience/blog/gold-coast-marathon/) Travel tips [View all posts](/experience/blog/)