Our 1029ers will be hitting the streets of the southern Gold Coast this weekend to celebrate the start of Bleach* Festival 2014!

From 7 to 23 March, Bleach* Festival will move down the stunning Gold Coast like a wave gathering momentum as popular beachside villages becomes a hub of activity, with the heart and soul of the program taking place in the Southern Gold Coast alongside world famous surf breaks.

Make sure you get along and celebrate the Coast with this fantastic festival! Visit bleachfestival.com.au for all the info.

The Gold Coast Art Festival starts its fourth year in two new venues; the new home for the festival and the Stone Song Sculpture Symposium is at the Art Centre Gold Coast where as the pop up galleries can be found in the Arts Centre and Southport. This unique celebration of art and culture brings local, national and international artistic talent to the Gold Coast from 8th until 23th March.

A fundamental part of the festival program, the Stone Song Sculpture Symposium is an extraordinary 10-day event where the public will witness master sculptors in action, carving large stone blocks to reveal the art works within. From 8th until the 18th of March these large scale pieces of public art will take form in front of your eyes in Evandale Park, Bundall. Five leading national and international sculptors from Australia, Vietnam, Korea and Belgium have been invited to participate in the 3rd annual Sculpture Symposium. Through council, community and corporate funding, the finished sculptures will be placed for public display in the Gold Coast.

The extended program of events includes Arts and Crafts markets on Sundays at Evandale park, free live music in and around the Art Centre on the weekends, workshops by sculptor Eric Green amongst other activities promoting free school and public participation.