# Local guides and stories.

Guides to Main Beach and planning notes for your stay at Contessa.

- Travel tips – [Pacific Airshow Gold Coast 2026 from a boutique Main Beach address](/experience/blog/pacific-airshow-2026/)
- Travel tips – [The Gold Coast Show 2026: a day out, an evening on the river](/experience/blog/gold-coast-show/)
- Travel tips – [Ten years of Crafted Festival, and a quiet address to come back to](/experience/blog/ten-years-of-crafted-festival/)
- Travel tips – [Groundwater 2026: a free Broadbeach festival, a quiet Main Beach base](/experience/blog/groundwater-2026/)
- Travel tips – [Gold Coast 500 2026: a balcony that looks down on the track](/experience/blog/gold-coast-500/)
- Travel tips – [The Gold Coast Marathon from Main Beach, with room for the whole crew](/experience/blog/gold-coast-marathon/)
- Stay tips – [A quiet Gold Coast winter, riverside at Main Beach](/experience/blog/winter-main-beach/)
- Local guide – [Whale watching from Main Beach, June to November](/experience/blog/whale-watching-main-beach/)
- Local guide – [Six beaches within an hour of Main Beach](/experience/blog/main-beach-beaches/)
- Local guide – [Five places to eat on Tedder Avenue, a five-minute walk away](/experience/blog/tedder-avenue-dining/)