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The Events Centre has a Covid Safe Venue Guide in place to ensure the safety of our patrons when attending events at the venue. Make sure you familiarise yourself with the Covid Safe Guide and Conditions of Entry prior to attending an event.

About Us

Be entertained by the kaleidoscope of concerts, music, dance, plays and shows for all ages. The Events Centre, Caloundra is the Sunshine Coast’s premier performing arts and conference centre. Bring your event to life in our diverse conference spaces.

The Events Centre is one of the largest function centres on the Coast with dining, high tech staging and equipment for large and small dinners, awards nights, conferences, theatre and special events. The venue has two theatres and dining spaces for over 1,000 patrons.

Venue Information

Based on the beautiful Sunshine Coast, just one hour north of Brisbane, find us located near beautiful Kings Beach and the famous Bulcock Street.

What’s On – Upcoming Shows

  • Sat 14 Dec
Meg Washington | The Hook Tour
  • Thu 19 Dec
Sold out: Christmas Actually
  • Fri 20 Dec
Daryl Braithwaite

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The Events Centre, Caloundra is the largest performing arts and conference venue on the Sunshine Coast, perfect for conferences and events which require a flexible venue with personalised event management.

The Centre offers multiple conference and plenary areas, meeting rooms, two theatres and versatile open spaces to accommodate small meetings through to large gala dinners for up to 400 people. The expansive flat floor space of the venue provides the ideal space for trade shows and exhibitions with a large foyer area for registration, an on-site catering team and in-house technical team.

Kings Theatre

The Kings Theatre is a large flexible space that caters to a wide variety of events from conferences, workshops and trade shows to performing arts events or gala dinners. Flat floor and tiered seating is available for performing arts events seating up to 820 people, or the room can be compacted or configured for conferences, workshops, gala dinners and school formals for 150 – 400 people. The large stage with proscenium arch is perfect for guest speakers, bands and shows with provision for stunning special effects and a flair for theatrical design, made possible through an in-house technical services department offering the best in sound, lighting and projection equipment. The walls between the Kings Theatre, Glasshouse Room and Reef Room can be opened to create a large space of 1432m².

Capacity Fits:

  • Conference, Gala or Banquet: 150 – 400
  • Plenary Room: Up to 820
  • Theatre: Up to 820
  • Area: 669m²

Ideal for:

  • Performing Arts Shows
  • Concerts
  • Conferences
  • Trade Shows & Exhibitions
  • Galas
  • Banquets

Playhouse
Theatre

The Playhouse Theatre offers an ideal space for plays, small concerts, school performances, dance concerts and intimate conference sessions. This space has fixed tiered seating for up to 300 people, has a state-of-the-art sound system and features a professional orchestra pit. The Events Centre also offers a unique experience of dining on the theatre stage. Enjoy an intimate night with everything catered for by our professional events team.

Capacity Fits:

  • Theatre: Up to 300
  • Area: 229m²

Ideal for:

  • Performing Arts Shows
  • Small Concerts
  • Intimate Conferences
  • Small Workshops

The Glasshouse

The Glasshouse offers an open, flexible space for corporate functions, large presentations, gala dinners and pre-show drinks and refreshments. Located next the Kings Theatre, The Glasshouse is the perfect area for pre-dinner drinks to accompany a gala dinner or as a trade show/exhibition area, as part of a conference being held in the Kings Theatre. Beautiful polished timber flooring, timber ceiling and natural light brings this space to life, along with a built-in bar, LED mood lighting and lighting/AV trusses. The theming possibilities are endless. The walls between The Glasshouse, Reef Room and Kings Theatre can be opened to create a large space of 1432m².

Capacity Fits:

  • Conference/Gala Seated: Up to 300
  • Cocktail style: Up to 550
  • Area: 446m²

Ideal for:

  • Performing Arts Shows
  • Small Concerts
  • Intimate Conferences
  • Small Workshops

Beausang Room

This small conference room is the ideal conference secretariat, meeting or breakout room, featuring an abundance of natural light, built-in data projector, screen and internal sound. Caters to a variety of events with capacity theatre style of 150 or banquet style of 120.

Capacity Fits:

  • Banquet style: Up to 120
  • Theatre style: Up to 150
  • Area: 178m²

Ideal for:

  • Conferences
  • Meeting or breakout room
  • Workshops/Presentations

Reef Room

The Reef Room offers the ideal space for corporate functions, as a breakout or meeting room, gala dinners or pre-show drinks and refreshments. Featuring a built-in data projector and screen with internal sound. Make use of the LED mood lighting, lighting/AV trusses, catering to any theme or event. The walls between the Reef Room, The Glasshouse and Kings Theatre can be opened to create one space of 1432m².

Capacity Fits:

  • Banquet style: Up to 90
  • Theatre style: Up to 132
  • Area: 186m²

Ideal for:

  • Conferences
  • Gala dinners
  • Drinks and refreshments
  • Meeting or breakout room
  • Workshops/Presentations

Catering & Functions

Our team at The Events Centre want to ensure that you receive an enjoyable dining experience, right down to the last detail. The Events Centre has a full banquet kitchen and highly skilled and experience chefs, catering for events from 10 through to 1,000. Menus can easily be created and customised to suit client requirements and budgets.

Technical Services

Priding itself on state-of-the-art equipment and an uncompromising standard of delivery, The Events Centre goes that extra mile with provision for stunning special effects and a flair for theatrical design. All made possible through our experienced in-house technical services department offering the best in sound, lighting and projection equipment.