Visitors to the 2014 Surfers Paradise Festival will experience tantalising food, attentiongrabbing art installations, exhilarating live music and exciting entertainment, as part of the four week festival quickly establishing itself as Australia’s premier beachfront event. To view a full schedule of events for the 2014 Surfers Paradise Festival, go to www.surfersparadisefestival.com Staged throughout the Surfers Paradise precinct, the festival running from April 2 to April 26 is a family-friendly event, showcasing entertainment, music, art and food from the best and brightest local talent as well as an eclectic array of cultural offerings and established national talents. Headline events include Launch It, Surf Seafood & Symphony, the Australian Street Entertainment Championships, the Seafi re Fireworks Competition, One Way Street Party and Shorts in Paradise Film Festival. The festival is in its 5th year and provides entertainment for people of all ages and themed weeks ensure it caters to all interests. The Street Parade launches the 2014 Surfers Paradise Festival with a celebration of the Gold Coast’s heart and soul – a lantern parade through the streets of Surfers Paradise. The parade is led by marching bands and includes contingents from the Queensland Police Service, Queensland Fire Brigade, Surfers Paradise traders and businesses, community groups and Gold Coast primary schools. Surf Seafood Symphony on Saturday 12 April is a new event in the Festival line-up for 2014. The event will begin with an international food and seafood experience with marquees lining Cavill Mall and the Surfers Paradise Foreshore. The day culminates in a symphony orchestra performance on the beach stage featuring classical favourites, movie soundtracks as well as performances by some of Australia’s favourite performers – Luke Kennedy (2013 Voice Finalist and member of the Ten Tenors) and Loren Hunter (King Kong – Lead understudy and Sandy in Grease Arena Spectacular). This iconic event will end with a spectacular fi reworks show as a fi tting fi nale. The Australian Street Entertainment Championships will see street performers from all over the world showcasing their acrobatic, musical, comedic, dancing, magician and performing skills, vying for the crowd’s attention. The Championships will be held over four days from Friday 18 to Monday 21 April in various locations around Surfers Paradise and all entertainment is free. Performers will be fi ghting it out for the title ‘Australian Street Entertainer of the Year’ to be announced at the grand fi nal. Launch It is a music festival held right on the Surfers Paradise beach. The main stage will host bands over two nights and one day, with Friday night showcasing Ministry of Sound acts, Saturday night themed quintessential Aussie Rock and Sunday reserved for the fi nalists of ABC’s show “Exhumed”. This is a ticketed event with very reasonable pricing. More details on the line-up for each show and costs are available at www.surfersparadisefestival.com The One Way Street Party sees Surfers Paradise laneways transformed into interactive galleries featuring the diversity within Gold Coast’s art culture. Showcasing emerging and established local artists from music to street art, fashion to visual and digital art, it celebrates the Gold Coast’s new culture. The event features live music, live art installations, vintage and designer market stalls and family friendly interactive activities. This is a free event and is held on Appel and Alison Street, as well as Neal Shannon Park (above the Surfers Paradise Transit Centre) on Saturday 26 April from 1pm to 10pm. The Shorts in Paradise Film Festival will be held at Neal Shannon Park with the country’s best short fi lms being screened. Fans of Australian cinema can cozy up on a beanbag and indulge in street food from nearby stalls while enjoying fi lms from fi nalists competing for awards including Best Director, Best Film, Best Editing and Audience Choice. This is a free event and runs from 7pm on Saturday 26 April. Pindara Magazine 112 Summer - Autumn | 2014
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