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BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a new festival celebrating urban and digital design, digital culture, music and light.
Art and culture play an important role in shaping cities and defining places. Taking Southport CBD as an incredible canvas, BIG CITY LIGHTS* invites and reinterpreting of landscape and place with large-scale projections, laneway activations and installations.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a self-guided experience – you choose where you go, how long you stay and best of all, it’s free and family friendly.
There is currently no other festival like BIG CITY LIGHTS* in South-East Queensland.
Presented by Experience Gold Coast and supported by the City of Gold Coast.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is presented by Experience Gold Caost and supported by the City of Gold Coast.
Operative from September 2023, Experience Gold Coast promotes, advocates and collaborates with industry, government and the community to strengthen the Gold Coast’s position as Australia’s premier tourism destination, the home of major events, a preferred place to study and a city that values and celebrates arts and cultural experiences.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* will be over 3 weekends from 21 June – 7 July 2024.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a self-guided experience – you choose where you go, how long you stay and best of all, it’s free and family friendly. Come once and come again with family and friends.
Lights will be on from Friday to Sunday over three weekends.
Friday 21 June, Saturday 22 June, Sunday 23 June
Friday 28 June, Saturday 29 June, Sunday 30 June
Friday 5 July, Saturday 6 July, Sunday 7 July
BIG CITY LIGHTS* 2024 will be held in Southport CBD, along Nerang Street, Scarborough Street, Young Street, Davenport Street, Regent Lane, Davison Lane.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a free event, no ticket is required to attend the festival.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a self-guided experience – you choose where you go, how long you stay and best of all, it’s free and family friendly.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* also has some Free/Register experiences listed below:
Behind the Scenes tour is a Free/Register experience. Want to know more? Go to the event page to secure your place on the tour.
Live Music Program is a sound program curated by Lawrence English across 3 weekends, Friday 21 June, Friday 28 June and Friday 5 July 2024.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a free event.
No ticket is required for this event.
There are some events that are Free/register.
You will receive your tickets by email after payment is complete and details are saved to the tickets.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* Free Register tickets will be emailed to you directly from our ticketing partner, iwannaticket as pdf attachments.
If your ticket details are not complete you will receive emails asking you to complete your ticket details from [email protected]
Tickets from in venues will be emailed to you directly from the venue ticketing provider.
Tickets can be displayed on your smart phone, no printing required.
Tickets will be scanned at the start of the tour or entry to the event.
If possible please avoid bringing a printed copy of your e-ticket.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is generally a family-friendly festival. However, please carefully check any age restrictions on the event page of the website when purchasing tickets. Music, lights, pyrotechnics and certain artistic content can unsettle infants. Both in and outside of licensed areas, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Some events may have age restrictions or recommendations for some areas of the venues including general admission standing areas.
All persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult whilst at the Venue. This includes all bar areas and dining rooms where alcohol is served. Proof of age may be required by venues.
Please contact the BIG CITY LIGHTS* Team at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 5525 6468 between 9am – 5pm (EST) Monday – Friday
Please allow up to 20 minutes for tickets to land in your inbox.
If you cannot find your tickets in your inbox please use this link and we will resend your tickets.
https://iwannaticket.com.au/contact-us#resend
Please contact the BIG CITY LIGHTS* Team at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 5525 6468 between 9am – 5pm (EST) Monday – Friday
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is generally a family-friendly festival. However, please carefully check any age restrictions on the event page of the website when purchasing tickets. Music, lights, pyrotechnics and certain artistic content can unsettle infants. Both in and outside of licensed areas, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Some events may have age restrictions or recommendations for some areas of the venues including general admission standing areas.
All persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult whilst at the Venue. This includes all bar areas and dining rooms where alcohol is served. Proof of age may be required by venues.
Please contact the BIG CITY LIGHTS* Team at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07 5525 6468 between 9am – 5pm (EST) Monday – Friday
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is committed to providing inclusive and accessible experiences wherever possible. To do this, we work hard to provide much information as possible about each event, so that patrons can make informed decisions about whether attending an event is right for them.
Each year we aim to offer a range of access options for our patrons, including an Auslan-interpreted Behind The Scenes Tour.
General information on access for the Festival can be found on our Accessibility page.
If you require further information about a specific event, have questions, or specific needs you would like to discuss, please do no hesitate to contact our friendly team during office hours, Monday – Friday, via the following methods:
Email: [email protected]
Call: 07 5525 6468
Text: 0429 489 696 between 9am – 5pm (EST) Monday – Friday
We encourage festival-goers to share their favourite moments with us on social media and tag @bigcitylightsfestival + #bigcitylightsfestival to be featured on our Instagram and Website. However, professional video and audio recording equipment is strictly prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
By attending BIG CITY LIGHTS*, you may inadvertently be filmed or photographed by festival staff and contractors who document performances and events for promotional purposes. By entering the event premises, you consent to photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for promotional purposes, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by BIG CITY LIGHTS* and its affiliates. Images, photos and/or videos may be used to promote similar events in the future, You release BIG CITY LIGHTS*, its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of such content.
Event precinct areas where art work is installed will be smoke free including vapes. Standard smoking laws apply, 5 metres away from all buildings including restaurants.
We have terrific, local vendors at our Southport hub with offerings that will make your mouth water. If these options are not suitable for you, you are welcome to bring along your own food.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is generally a family-friendly festival. However, please carefully check any age restrictions on the event page of the website when planning your experience or purchasing tickets. Music, lights, pyrotechnics and certain artistic content can unsettle infants. Both in and outside of licensed areas, children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Mr PP’s Deli & Rooftop is 16+ accompanied by an adult at all times.
Vinnies Dive Bar is 18+ only event.
Standard venue licensing laws apply. Outside of the festival licensed areas council laws regarding pets will be in effect. Music, lights, pyrotechnics and certain artistic content including large crowds can unsettle pets.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is a carefully curated festival with events and artists selected by the Artistic Director. The festival does not accept unsolicited applications.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* Ambassadors are an essential part of our team and we love people who are passionate about supporting Arts and Culture on the Gold Coast. If this sounds like you, check out the details here.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* is not accepting applications for internships from the public in 2024.
If you or your organisation would like to join the BIG CITY LIGHTS* family, please inquire via email to [email protected] – we look forward to working together.
BIG CITY LIGHTS* welcomes philanthropic donations that support our organisation as a whole or donors who wish to support specific projects we undertake. In each case donors are seen as valued partners and we welcome the opportunity to work together to develop forms of support tailored to each individual case and circumstance.
If you are at a BIG CITY LIGHTS* venue, please report lost items to the Front of House staff or our Information Tent staff.
Alternatively, email the BIG CITY LIGHTS* team at [email protected]
Please email [email protected] we’re happy to help.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Yugambeh Language Region and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People of the Gold Coast.
We recognise their continuing connection and contributions to country and culture.
We pay respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
