Paradise Point Market
A monthly arts and crafts market on the Paradise Point foreshore that has outlasted the Gold Coast operator who used to promote it.
About this market
Paradise Point Market sets up on The Esplanade at Paradise Point Parklands on the fourth Sunday of every month, 8am to 1pm, on the Broadwater side of the northern Gold Coast. The stall mix leans toward arts and crafts rather than produce, with live music running through the morning and usually free facepainting for kids.
A foreshore market that outlasted its old promoter
For years this market traded under the banner of an operator called Art and Craft on the Coast, which ran a run of beachfront markets down the Gold Coast. That operator wound up in early 2026, and its three main sites at Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta were picked up by a new operator running as The Coastal Markets from March 2026. Paradise Point wasn't one of the sites that changed hands; it isn't on the new operator's schedule, and multiple independent event listings through 2026, including regional Gold Coast market guides and family activity calendars, keep showing it running on its own fourth-Sunday date. The market itself outlasted the brand that used to promote it.
Paradise Point itself was laid out as a township from a first land release on 12 April 1953, with an Esplanade running beside the sheltered waters of the Broadwater and ornamental parks, playgrounds and a shopping centre planned into the subdivision from the start. Roughly 7,000 people live there now, on a point of land facing the Broadwater rather than the open coast, which is why the market trades on flat, sheltered parkland instead of a beachfront reserve.
Market at a glance
Good to know before you go
Paradise Point Parklands sits right on the Broadwater, so the market shares the reserve with cafes and restaurants, playgrounds, undercover barbecues and an enclosed swimming area, which makes it an easy stop before or after a swim rather than a destination on its own. Because the market's old promotional website no longer reflects who runs it, check a current listing or the market's own Facebook page for the date before making a special trip, particularly around any public holiday long weekend.
When the Gold Coast operator behind Art and Craft on the Coast closed in February 2026, its Broadbeach, Burleigh Heads and Coolangatta markets were picked up by a new operator within weeks. Paradise Point was the one site left off that handover, yet it is the one still running under its original date and name.
Frequently Asked Questions
- When is Paradise Point Market on?
- The fourth Sunday of every month, 8am to 1pm, on The Esplanade at Paradise Point Parklands.
- What's sold there?
- Mostly arts and crafts stalls, alongside live music and usually free facepainting for kids.
- Is this the same market that used to be called Art and Craft on the Coast?
- It's the same market, at the same foreshore spot. The Gold Coast operator that previously promoted it under that brand wound up in early 2026.