What's On & Things To Do in March on the Gold Coast

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March 2010 Events on the Gold Coast 

• 1 March (Monday) 2010 - The Jenni Cocking Sextet - Presented by the Gold Coast City Jazz Club. The show covers Billy Holliday and Peggy Lee tunes, many standards, bossas and blues. Entry is $15 for Jazz and Southport Yacht Club members and $20 for guests. 7.00 pm at the Southport Yacht Club, Macarthur Parade, Main Beach.
   
• 2 March (Tuesday) 2010 - Dr Seuss's Birthday - See Dr Seuss books and costumes at BCL Books
   
• 2 March (Tuesday) 2010 - Business Clean Up Australia Day - A day where Australian businesses can help make a difference to the environment, and engage staff in a community based activity.
   
• 5 to 13 March 2010 - Byron Bay Film Festival
   
• 7 March (Sunday) 2010 - Clean Up Australia Day - 2010 marks the 20th anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day. Individuals and groups can register to clean up their local park, beach, bushland, and streets.
   
• 8 March (Monday) 2010 - International Women's Day
   
• 8 March (Monday) 2010 - Zonta's International Women's Day Celebration - Kay Danes is guest speaker to Zonta International's Breakfast event celebrating International Women's Day. Kay shares her latest adventure when more recently she travelled in an old Toyota mini-van, with fellow Rotarians, a florist from Arizona, a nurse from Texas and a US Marine Korean-war Veteran, along the ancient silk road through hostile Taliban strongholds. Their mission? To deliver life-changing opportunities to Afghan women and children devastated by War. The cost is $45 for adults and $35 for students. 6.45 am to 8.30 am at Bond University, Princeton Room, University Dr, Gold Coast.
   
• 11 March (Thursday) 2010 - Disabled Surfers Association Fundraising Night - Purchase Billabong surf gear for 10% off the already discounted price and 20% of sales will go back to the Disabled Surfers Association. 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm at the Billabong Ashmore Outlet-Central Park Ave, Ashmore.
   
• 11 to 13 March 2010 - World's Greatest Shave - Shave, colour or wax your hair and help the Leukemia Foundation provide services and fund research. Register your event by visiting World's Greatest Shave or phoning 1800 500 088.
   
• 12 March (Friday) 2010 - Nautical Blue - A themed dinner dance featuring ‘The Diana Faith Fab Five’ presented by the Gold Coast City Jazz Club. Tickets are $48. 6.00 pm for a 6.30 pm start at the Southport Yacht Club, Macarthur Parade, Main Beach. To book tickets contact 5559 1255 or 5564 0426.
   
• 13 to 21 March 2010 - Bike Week - Events hosted by Bicycle Queensland.
   
• 14 March (Sunday) 2010 - St. Patrick's Ribs BBQ - The Australian American Association hosts St. Patrick's Ribs BBQ (Texas style) at Rosser Park, Benowa. Members $15. Non-members $20. Please bring salad to share. RSVP: 0429499739. (see Themes for Parties for St. Patrick's Day costumes)
   
• 15 to 19 March 2010 - Somerset Celebration of Literature - Fiction writers, biographers, poets, journalists, illustrators and artists. Somerset College, Somerset Dr, Mudgeeraba. (For more writers festival see BCL Books).
   
• 15 to 21 March 2010 - A Taste of Harmony - Celebrating diversity at work by gathering colleagues together over a lunch made up of international foods, either at their workplace or at a participating restaurant.
   
• 16 March to 6 July 2010 - Public Speaking Course - A 10 week public speaking course designed to help conquer nerves and achieve goals by speaking confidently. The cost is free for the first 2 lessons and then participants are asked to join Forum Communicators for $45, and then it's $4 per meeting. The course notes are provided each lesson for free. The course will be held at Logan Uniting Church, Yurana meeting room, 129 Dennis Rd, Springwood on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday night each month. For more information email forum [at] forumcommunicators.asn.au (see BCL Brisbane: Public Speaking Groups).
   
• 17 March (Wednesday) 2010 - St Patrick's Day - see Themes for Parties for St. Patrick's Day costumes decorations and party ideas.
   
• 17 March (Wednesday) 2010 - National Ride2School Day - Encouraging healthy lifestyles through increased physical activity. Events include healthy breakfasts, all-day cycling festivals, bike education, school parades and bike excursions.
   
• 19 March to 19 April 2010 - Run With the Law - The inaugural 2010 Run with the Law fun run aims to promote equality, acceptance and friendship of people with an intellectual disability. Join police officers as they take the 'Flame of Hope' through 40 cities across six states and territories in 29 days to support Special Olympics Australia, the charity that transforms the lives of people with an intellectual disability through regular sports participation and social inclusion. Register to run a full leg, half leg or last 100 metres in any of the 40 events across Queensland, New South Wales, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia.
   
• 20 March (Saturday) 2010 - Gold Coast Writers' Association Monthly Meeting - The Gold Coast Writers’ Association meets on the third Saturday of every month at Fradgley Hall, Burleigh Heads Library, Park Ave, Burleigh Heads. Time is 1.30pm for 2pm. Guest speakers; book launches; authors’ readings, plus afternoon tea. $4 members; $7 non-members.
   
• 21 March (Sunday) 2010 - Harmony Day - Promoting community participation, respect and a sense of belonging in celebration of Australia's cultural diversity.
   
• 21 March (Sunday) 2010 - FARA Saint Stephen's College Olympics - A fundraiser for research into a cure for Friedreich's Ataxia – a debilitating condition which affects 300 Australians including two former students of the College, Jamie-Lee and Samantha Dwyer. Students, staff, parents, and old scholars will field teams to play against each other in soccer, basketball, hockey, netball, tennis, touch football, softball, and volleyball.
   
• 21 March (Sunday) 2010 - Northern Rivers Chamber Classics Concert at Mullumbimby Civic Hall, includes the popular Spring Concerto from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.  2.30 pm at the Mullumbimby Civic Hall. Tickets are $40 for adults, $35 for concession, and $22 for students. 2.30 pm (NSW time). To purchase tickets contact (07) 5536 6063, or (07) 5513 1083, or visit the Mullumbimby Book Shop, 39 Burringbar St, Mullumbimby. Contact Christine (07) 5536 6063; Ingrid, (07) 5513 1083.
   
• 24 to 28 March 2010 - Malfunction Surf Festival - Kingscliff on the Tweed Coast of Northern NSW.
   
• 25 March (Thursday) 2010 - National Close the Gap Day - Oxfam Australia.
   
• 27 March (Saturday) 2010 - Earth Hour - Switch off your lights from 8:30pm to 9:30pm to send a message about climate change. Held each year on the last Saturday in March.
   
• See April events on the Gold Coast 

More What's on at the Gold Coast

• What's on at the Gold Coast in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December  
• Short Courses on the Gold Coast starting in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
• Add your event to these pages 
• LionEyes - Brisbane & Qld Music Venues & Festivals
• Get a Life is a site where all social events are created by the members themselves. Here you can meet people and form friendships by joining several local groups and activities, anything from bush walking, to theatre visits, to Friday drinks to dinner dates.
• Year Round Attractions  
• Historical Sites 
• Theatres and Cinemas on the Gold Coast
• Music Festivals around Australia, including the Gold Coast
• Exhibitions & Galleries
• Tours in and around the Gold Coast
• Gold Coast City Council Event Guide
• Gold Coast Arts Centre
• Parklands Showgrounds includes list of events

  What's on in Australia and New Zealand

• Adelaide and South Australia events, public and school holidays in March. See Adelaide attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, historical sites, exhibitions & galleries, music festivals, theatres and Tours.
   
• Brisbane and Queensland events, public and school holidays in March. See Brisbane attractions including cinemas, concerts and festivals, exhibits and galleries, theatre and tours. See also events on the Sunshine Coast & North Queensland.
   
• Canberra and ACT events, public and school holidays in March. See Canberra attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Darwin and Northern Territory events, public and school holidays in March. See Darwin attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Hobart and Tasmania events, public and school holidays in March. See Hobart attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Melbourne and Victoria events, public and school holidays in March.  See Melbourne attractions including local activities, cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Perth and Western Australia events, public and school holidays in March. See Perth attractions including cinemas, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatres and tours. 
   
• Sydney and New South Wales events, public and school holidays in March. See Sydney attractions including local activities, cinema, concerts & festivals, exhibitions & galleries, historical sites, theatre and tours.
   
• New Zealand events, public and school holidays in March. See New Zealand experiences including day tours, rail tours and package tours.