Sunset concert at the Lookout, Noosa National Park, Queensland © Tourism Australia

Sunshine Coast Venues

Just ninety minutes’ drive north of Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast offers a broad range of venues and event spaces.

From outstanding conference centres, to paddock to plate dinners in the Hinterland or evening drinks at wildlife sanctuaries, you’ll find it tough to beat the Sunshine Coast for outstanding venues in natural settings.

Unique venue spaces on the Sunshine Coast

Australia Zoo, Sunshine Coast, Queensland © Visit Sunshine Coast

Noosa International Food and Wine Festival, Noosa, Queensland © Tourism Australia

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Event venues in idyllic outdoor settings is a signature experience across Sunshine Coast destinations due to the warm climate experienced here year round.

Gather at one of these Sunshine Coast venues

The Events Centre Caloundra is a dedicated event space on the Sunshine Coast, accommodating 1,000 guests for seated events or 1,300 for cocktail functions. The Events Centre is one of the largest function centres on the Coast with fine dining, high tech staging and equipment for large and small events.

Set on two hectares of lush gardens, The Doonan offers a range of indoor and shaded alfresco function areas to make the most of the balmy climate enjoyed year-round. The original building offers an indoor bar and function space for 80 guests for cocktails. The largest alfresco dining space, The Abandoned Nursery, has capacity for up to 78 guests seated or book the east side for 32 guests seated and 40 guests seated on the west side. Choose shared plates or dine on the Italian-inspired menu made with fresh local produce.

Groups looking for a unique event space, look no further than Australia Zoo. For groups of 50 or more, enjoy a three-course dinner surrounded by tranquil Australian bushland or chat over cocktails and canapés overlooking the Crocoseum during a live crocodile show.

Sunshine Coast Convention Centre

Sunshine Coast Convention Centre, Sunshine Coast, Queensland © Shakespeare Group

Tipi event at Novotel Twin Waters Resort, Sunshine Coast, Queensland ©Novotel Twin Waters Resort

Sunshine Coast tip

Host a gala dinner under a Tipi or a deluxe event under a Sperry tent on the beach, by the river or in the hinterland pastures. The Sunshine Coast offers bespoke venues in magical settings to bring your business event to life.

Where technology meets nature

The new purpose-built Sunshine Coast Convention Centre (SCCC) is located within a landscape of bushland and beach at the Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort, offering creative indoor and open spaces that will bring your next business event to life.

Within the convention centre and the resort, there is capacity for up to 2,500 people and accommodation for up to 1,400 guests, though business groups of as little as 10 are welcome. In May 2019, the Centre completed its extension with the opening of the new purpose built ‘Minyama’ room - meaning many or plentiful in the traditional Gubbi Gubbi language. Minyama is over 1,500 sqm/ 16,145 sq ft, comfortably accommodating a 1,500-delegate conference and can be combined with existing rooms to create a larger convention space.