Check out all the boats tours and activities at Marina Mirage. Watch helicopters take off, check out some of the boats from small to very luxurious.
Every 1st and 3rd Saturday until 12 noon Farmers Markets are held with some great local produce from South East Queensland.

Activity 5 - for the adventurist

Go snorkeling at the Gold Coast Seaway wall. It is very safe actually with the best days being small swells and slight SE winds. If you choose to start on an incoming tide you can start at the beach (hence a small swell is best).
Negotiate the surf and follow the wall all the way around back to the carpark.
It is nothing short of amazing. The divers assure us there is little chance of a shark attack. The number and variety of fish you will see is regarded as the best diving in any major city in Australia.
Please make sure you are a very competent swimmer and stay close to the wall to avoid any boats - but it is safe and a real adventure.
If you have a wetsuit it can be useful as it is colder than a normal dip in the ocean.

Activity 6 - Tomgum lookout Burliegh heads