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Flotsam Announces 2026 Festival Dates and Three-Year Partnership with Experience Gold Coast

The 2026 installment of Flotsam Festival, running 1–14 May, has been announced revealing a major new chapter: a three-year multi-year partnership with Experience Gold Coast (EGC).

Flotsam Festival Hits Halfway Mark with Powerful Female-Led Lineup

Flotsam turns the spotlight on women making waves in surf film, photography and culture.

Flotsam Festival 2025 Launches with New Mick Fanning Installation at Kirra

Two-Week Surf Arts Festival Kicks Off as WSL Returns to Gold Coast

17 Days to Go: Flotsam Festival Set to Make Waves from Coolangatta to Burleigh

The countdown is on. There’s just days until the Gold Coast lights up to celebrate surf, sea and cinematic gold.

Dive into Flotsam Festival 2025: 14 days of Gold Coast surf, film and photography

Gold Coast's very own Flotsam Festival returns, dropping an eye-watering two week program of film and photography events.

Media Release: Flotsam Festival Program Prepares To Drop In

The Gold Coast's very own Flotsam Festival will return for its fourth iteration, with organisers confirming the two-week film and photography celebration will run 1-14th May, 2025.

Flotsam Festival Launches for 2024: 12 Days of Gold Coast Film and Photo

Flotsam Festival 2024 has officially dropped in on the Gold Coast, marking 12 days of celebration of surf culture, art, and creativity from 1-12 May.

FLOTSAM FESTIVAL GATHERS MOMENTUM WITH SOLENTO AND STEELE

Taylor Steele, an award-winning film director and producer and founder of Solento Organic Tequila, will be adding to the momentum of Flotsam Festival 2024.

Flotsam Festival Unleashes 2024 Program

Flotsam Festival, an arts and culture celebration that shines a spotlight on the Gold Coast’s rich surf heritage and world-class waves through photography and film, will mark its third consecutive ...

Flotsam Festival returns this May, bringing a Cultural Wave of Creative Initiatives

Flotsam Festival, the Gold Coast’s premier surf film and ocean photography celebration, is gearing up to deliver a dynamic cultural experience with a line-up of innovative events in the pipeline fo...

FLOTSAM Festival returns to the Gold Coast for a third wave in 2024

Flotsam Festival, the Gold Coast's premier surf film and ocean photography celebration, proudly announces its return for the third consecutive year from May 1 to May 12, 2024.

Surfriders Unite For Surfing The Spectrum

Several Gold Coast surfriders clubs will be able to provide junior training, and 100 free surf therapy sessions will be provided to autistic youth and their families as a flow on effect of Flotsam ...

All-new FLOTSAM surf film and photography festival set to launch on the Gold Coast 1-8 May, 2022.

The inaugural Flotsam Festival will stage a pilot in May, becoming the first locally-grown Gold Coast festival to open since restrictions have lifted for the city.

All-new FLOTSAM surf film and photography festival set to launch on the Gold Coast 1-8 May, 2022.

The inaugural Flotsam Festival will stage a pilot in May, becoming the first locally-grown Gold Coast festival to open since restrictions have lifted for the city.

All-new FLOTSAM surf film and photography festival set to launch on the Gold Coast 1-8 May, 2022.

The inaugural Flotsam Festival will stage a pilot in May, becoming the first locally-grown Gold Coast festival to open since restrictions have lifted for the city.

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