- Audience
- All Ages
- Tickets
- $0 - $89 pp
- Where
- HOTA, Home of the Arts
SIX60+
SUB-TRIBE
3 OCT 26
SIX60+
SUB-TRIBE
3 OCT 26
BEACON
1-11 Oct 26
BEACON
1-11 Oct 26
LADY BLACKBIRD+ELECTRIC FIELDS
2 OCT 26
LADY BLACKBIRD+ELECTRIC FIELDS
2 OCT 26
THAW
LEGS ON THE WALL
1 & 3 OCT 26
THAW
LEGS ON THE WALL
1 & 3 OCT 26
NO ONE GETS OUT OF HERE ALIVE
THE FARM
10 & 11 OCT
NO ONE GETS OUT OF HERE ALIVE
THE FARM
10 & 11 OCT
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BLEACH Festival 2026
BLEACH Festival is back like you’ve never seen it before.
Taking over the HOTA precinct for 11 massive days of live music, contemporary dance, world-class theatre, interactive installations and mind-altering art.
The much-loved arts and culture festival welcomes a new Artistic Director; Felix Preval who promises to deliver a fresh take to the long running festival.
Felix Preval brings two decades of experience in the performing arts, including holding the role of Artistic Director of Darwin Festival from 2017 – 2022 and Festival Producer at Melbourne Fringe from 2012 – 2016.
BLEACH Festival 2026 will feature a range of local, national and international artists, presenting performances, new installations and community engaged works that celebrate the city’s natural environment and transform the HOTA precinct for the duration of the festival.
Come early, stay late!
Full program coming soon.
Program
BEACON
FESTIVALS & SERIES
Presented by HOTA
Thaw
FESTIVALS & SERIESDANCE
Presented by HOTA
Six60
FESTIVALS & SERIESMUSIC
No One Gets Out of Here Alive
FESTIVALS & SERIESDANCE
Presented by HOTA
BLEACH* History
Fifteen years of BLEACH Festival
From a surf-fringe pilot to a major contemporary arts festival, explore the historical timeline from 2011 to 2025 — tracing the Gold Coast through place, community and performance.
Getting Here
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