What's on at Copacabana?

As always, Copacabana will celebrate life and all it has to offer! It will include a fine art exhibition in the Surf Club featuring a depth of talent from local artists, as well as great live music featuring emerging and more established performers.
Copa locals connect with the broader community to bring an exciting program, and as you journey northwards to Captain Cook lookout, echoing the migration of the whales, hear some expert storytelling about the habits of the humpbacks!

2024 Program

Copacabana will be a destination of exciting entertainment and activity as we celebrate everything life has to offer, taking place of Saturday 22 June.

Details of the program to come! Watch this space!

Take an interest in

• The Copacabana Creative Arts Show - Upstairs in the Copacabana Surf Life Saving Club

• The Historic Art Exhibition displayed along Copacabana Beach from the beginning of settlement to the present day.

Toilets

• At the southern end of the Copacabana Surf Club

• Upstairs in the Copacabana Surf Club

The History of Copacabana

In early European settlement days, Copacabana was known by residents as Tudibaring (an Aboriginal word meaning "where the waves pound like a beating heart"). It was also known as Judi Barn, Allagai (Aboriginal word meaning "a place of snakes"), Kincumber and Macs.

In 1954 Gosford Shire Council granted permission to create the subdivision and developers named it Copacabana after the world famous Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It's also the location, on Lake Titicaca, of the tomb of Bolivia's patron saint - Our Lady of Copacabana.

The locals call their vibrant community "Copa" and it's centered around the Surf Club, nearby cafes and shops. With great surf, safe swimming in the northern rock pool and Cockrone Lagoon, it's a great place to live and to visit.