You might have heard the news already, but the highly-anticipated SWELL Sculpture Festival is making history this year with a record number of artworks being exhibited across the ten day festival.
Queensland's biggest outdoor art show is running from Friday 12 September to Sunday 21 September 2025, lining a whopping 1.2km of foreshore in Currumbin, from south of Currumbin Alley to Kropp Park, Currumbin Beach.
Celebrating its 23rd year, SWELL with transform Currumbin Beach into an interactive free outdoor gallery, where you can wander among 80+ large-scale contemporary sculptural works by 230 nationally and internationally renowned artists. While the main hub is in Currumbin, there will be pop-up exhibitions around the Gold Coast, as well as the much-loved SWELL Smalls Gallery.
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Festival Executive Director Dee Steinfort is thrilled that the beachside gallery will come to life for the 23rd year, in what has been a challenging year for beachside events and festivals.
“With the weather having played havoc along all Gold Coast beaches this year, we will work with the environment to move some of the sculptures off the sand and onto the Oceanway.
“The Oceanway is accessible and will provide a welcoming experience for many to view the artworks up close," she said.
From dawn until dusk and into nightfall, the sculptures will amaze and inspire you as Currumbin Beach becomes a ten-day unmissable outdoor gallery experience with each sculpture telling its own unique story.
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There is also an exciting program of live events across a jam-packed ten days, including a sunrise stand up paddle board, sunrise yoga, morning swims, silent discos, a fired feast, arts masterclasses, talks with artists, art parties, guided sculpture walks, live music and heaps of kid-friendly experiences. We'll have more information on some must-hit experiences soon.
From thought-provoking, larger-than-life works to creative cultural performances to tiny minuscule sculptures, it’s going to be yet another unmissable year at SWELL Festival 2025.
THE DETAILS
What: SWELL Festival 2025
Where: Various locations at Currumbin Beach and around the Gold Coast
When: Friday 12 September to Sunday 21 September, 2025
For more information, click here.
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