Caloundra Mini Festival featuring Luminate!

Caloundra Mini Festival will Luminate! Caloundra for October long weekend

From October 1-5, venues will come alive with keen local talent ready to burst back onto stage in lieu of the Caloundra Music Festival this year.

The music line-up features a long list of local performers, including Anna and Jordan, Hayden Hack, MISMO TEMPO, Soula and more. Mini Program

The festival will showcase local performers at venues including Caloundra RSL, Caloundra Power Boat Club, Drift Bar, Coffee Cat,  The Events Centre, Whispers Cocktail Bar and Lounge and Caloundra Twilight Markets and even The Strand for the Caloundra Artists Market. Each venue is responsible for their own program and ticket sales.

For fans of Russell Morris AM there will be a special up close and personal performance at The Events Centre on the Friday evening, to share his new album, Black and Blue Heart.

For the long weekend, a free three-night walk through festival called Luminate! will light up Caloundra from October 2-4, between 6 and 10pm.

Light installations will provide a new cultural experience for the Sunshine Coast, in conjunction with a special return of the Twilight Markets.

Felicity Park and the boardwalk along The Esplanade will be fully immersed in light installations created by Sunshine Coast artists.

Award-winning Sunshine Coast based digital media expert and projection artist James Muller, recently featured in the Horizon Festival, is one of many artists taking part in Luminate!

Light Portal by Tricktronix is an interactive art installation that puts the audience in control of a super kaleidoscope machine.

The giant Skyline wheel on the Caloundra beachfront, offers the chance to get a 35m-high bird’s-eye view of our region and looks spectacular lit up at night.

Bulcock Street Catenary lights (image below) will be a bright new and lasting centre piece for the walking trail.

The COVID Safe Plan approved by Queensland Health, sets out a checklist of COVID safe priorities that will be met to comply with Industry Guidelines and/or legislation and ensure the safe operation of the Luminate! event.

Luminate! is a partnership between Sunshine Coast Council, Downtown Caloundra Taskforce and industry groups Caloundra Chamber of Commerce and the Caloundra Business Alliance.

Luminate is supported by the Queensland Government, through Tourism and Events Queensland, and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar

For the full Caloundra Mini Festival program, and great long weekend deals from local retail, health and wellness, and hospitality  businesses DOWNLOAD the Luminate! Festival app:
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You can scan the QR code on the poster to pre-register your attendance for the Luminate! walk-through festival.

In completing this form, you are providing personal information to Sunshine Coast Regional Council. This information may be provided to third parties such as Queensland Health for the purpose of assisting the public health unit to contact trace in the event a person attended the Luminate! Festival while they were infectious with Covid-19. We may also use this information to remain in contact with you. Your personal information will be accessed by Council employees authorised to do so. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) (‘Act’) and Council’s Privacy Policy which is available on our website at www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. By registering your information via the Luminate! app you agree to the transfer of your personal information outside of Australia for storage purposes in accordance with section 33 of the Act.

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The Caloundra Mini Festival is hosted by individual venues, and tickets for each show are available for purchase from each respective venue. Council has organised the Luminate! lighting installation event to take place at the same time as the Caloundra Mini Festival. Entry to the Luminate! event is free. While Council is promoting the Caloundra Mini Festival in conjunction with the Luminate! event, it is not responsible for the organisation of or sale of tickets for the Caloundra Mini Festival. Accordingly, Council is not liable for the Caloundra Mini Festival, including the cancellation or amendment of all or part of this festival.