Wonder 2023

Overview

A trip to HOTA, Home of the Arts' Wonder arts festival is one of the best ways to spend a spring day on the Gold Coast, especially if you like being surrounded by glowing art. From Friday, October 6–Sunday, October 15, the precinct's returning fest is filling nights with light and colour — and sound.

The big highlight: Dan Acher's stunning outdoor artwork Borealis, which will make you feel like you're wandering around beneath either the southern or northern lights from 6–9pm. His take is gleaming in the night sky above HOTA's outdoor stage, in a big return after the artwork first featured back in 2019. And on soundtrack duties: Guillaume Desbois.

Also on the Wonder lineup: music by the MZAZA ensemble during Fridays on the Lawn, and Sunny Coast Rude Boys as well; activities for kids; and bites to eat at Night Bites Under Lights on Saturday, October 14.

The event runs daily except for Saturday, October 7 and Friday, October 13, when other ticketed events are happening at HOTA.