Broadbeach Is Getting a Pop-Up Summer Beach Club with Cabanas and Cocktails on the Sand

There's nothing quite like staring at a glorious ocean vista while feeling the sand between your toes and knocking back your favourite cold (and boozy) beverage. That's a classic beach club experience, but for a country surrounded by stunning coastlines, Australia hasn't quite been pulling its weight in that department — and the Gold Coast definitely hasn't, either.

The Goldie has toyed with the idea before — more than once, in fact — and it's obviously no stranger to waterside bars. Surfers Paradise even just got its own manmade version of a beach club, which does overlook the ocean and include its own patches of sand; however, it's perched up on a rooftop.

But when Kurrawa Beach Club launches on Saturday, December 4 on Kurrawa Terrace in Broadbeach, it'll be serving up all the things that scream beach club. And yes, it'll be on the beach, too. Think: cabanas, daybeds, volleyball nets, cocktails, live tunes, seafood and salads, and just generally having a cruisy yet still luxe trip to the seaside, all while surrounded by oh-so-much sand, Queensland's dazzling sun and plenty of blue salty water.

Given the go-ahead for a temporary run until Sunday, January 30, 2022, Kurrawa Beach Club is the latest venture by Australian Venue Co, who've been awarded the opportunity to host a trial run over the coming summer. At this stage, it's locked in for a two-month stretch — and whether it could lead to a permanent beach club hasn't yet been revealed.

Across its test stint, Broadbeach's European-style stint of lounging, sipping and relaxing by the shore will pair cocktails and brews — including sips from Black Hops Brewing, Wheel & Spoon and Hard Fizz — with a food menu from its container kitchen. So, you'll be tucking into seafood skewers, salads, burgers, and other summer-friendly snacks made using local and seasonal produce.

Also on the agenda: live tunes from Gold Coast locals, yoga beach sessions and beach volleyball games, as well as hanging out on those aforementioned daybeds and in the VIP cabanas. If you're keen on the latter, you'll need to book.

Kurrawa Beach Club will be a family-friendly affair, too, with a kids' menu and a Sunday Family Day lineup. And, showing some love to the community, it'll rollout a Local Heroes program, donating funds to local causes — with one menu item nominated on one day per week, and a dollar from each sale going to the initiative.

While beach clubs aren't a regular part of Aussie beach-going, this isn't Australia's first beach club or beach club-style hangout. Indeed, Adelaide's Moseley Beach Club, Fremantle's Bathers Beach House and St Kilda's The Exchange Beach Club have all made an appearance interstate. Melbourne's version is also run by Australian Venue Co, so the hospitality company will be bringing some experience with it when it unfurls the concept on the Gold Coast.

Kurrawa Beach Club will pop up on Kurrawa Terrace, Broadbeach between Saturday, December 4–Sunday, January 30, with dates and hours varying each week. For further information, head to the beach club's website.

Images: Exchange Hotel Beach Club.