How Much Does Photo, Mirror & 360 Booth Hire Cost on the Gold Coast? (2026 Guide)

These are the same guide prices behind the quote calculator on our booth pages. Every booking has a 3-hour minimum and every price includes GST.

• Photo booth: $790 for 3 hours, $1,050 for 5 hours and $1,550 for 8 hours, with unlimited 2×6 strips or 4×6 prints.
• Mirror booth: $1,150 for 3 hours, $1,450 for 5 hours and $1,990 for 8 hours, with a full-length touchscreen mirror and unlimited 2×6 or 4×6 prints.
• 360 video booth: $1,650 for 3 hours, $2,290 for 5 hours and $3,450 for 8 hours, with unlimited slow-motion clips carrying your branding and music.
• Hashtag print station: priced per event.

Hours in between build up from the 3-hour price: $130 an hour for the photo booth, $150 for the mirror booth and $320 for the 360, rising to $170, $180 and $390 an hour past 5 hours. So a 4-hour photo booth is $920 and a 6-hour mirror booth is $1,630.

Optional extras are a guest photo album or signing book ($150), a premium backdrop ($120), a custom backdrop in your theme ($450) and a themed prop upgrade ($80). Travel may apply for venues outside the Gold Coast, and your written quote confirms the final figure. To price your own hours and extras, use the calculator on the photo booth, mirror booth or 360 booth page.

When we checked in October 2026, Gold Coast and Brisbane operators that publish their prices were advertising these for a 3-hour booth:

• Photo booth: from around $450 to $600.
• Mirror booth: from around $800 to $900. Many mirror operators only quote on request.
• 360 booth: from around $1,100 to $1,300. Again, many only quote on request.

Some operators quote ex-GST and smaller ones may not charge GST at all, so check that before comparing. Some also charge more for a Saturday than a weekday.

So no, we're not the cheapest, and for a casual party a budget booth may be all you need. What the premium pays for is mostly reliability and paperwork rather than the photo itself:

• Gear we own, with backup on site. A spare printer, camera and lighting come to every event, so one failure doesn't end the night.
• $20 million public liability cover. Many venues ask to see it before load-in.
• Branding done properly. A custom print template or 360 overlay built around your brand, which you approve before the day.
• A tax invoice. Our prices include GST, which a GST-registered business can usually claim back, so a $790 booth costs a business about $718 ex-GST.
• One supplier for the rest of the event. If you also need sound, screens, lighting or a live stream, it's the same team and one invoice.

The number on a quote is only meaningful once you know what it covers. A fair Gold Coast booth package should include most of the following as standard:

• Delivery, setup and pack-down within the local service area. Ours are included for Gold Coast venues; further out, see travel fees below.
• A professional attendant for the full running time — they keep the queue moving, sort out props and make sure every guest gets a good result.
• Unlimited sessions for the booked hours, plus unlimited high-resolution prints on a traditional photo or mirror booth.
• A prop box (glasses, hats, signs and the like) — most operators include 50-plus props.
• Custom branding: your names, event logo or hashtag printed on the photo, or a branded overlay and music on a 360 booth.
• Digital copies: an online gallery and instant SMS / social sharing so guests can post on the night.

For a 360 booth specifically, 'prints' are replaced by slow-motion video clips, instant sharing and the red-carpet setup with LED lighting. If any of those core inclusions are listed as paid add-ons, factor that into the comparison — a cheap headline price with the attendant, prints or delivery charged as extras can quietly cost more than an all-in package.

Five things move a booth quote more than anything else:

1. Hours. This is the biggest lever. With us, each extra hour adds $130 to $390 depending on the booth. A 3-hour cocktail event and a 6-hour wedding reception are genuinely different prices.
2. Day and date. Some operators charge more for Saturdays and peak season (spring and December), so a flexible date can save money with them. Either way, peak dates book out first.
3. Booth type. A spinning 360 video booth and a premium mirror booth carry more gear and labour than a simple open-air booth, so they sit higher.
4. Location and access. Our prices include delivery to Gold Coast venues. Brisbane, Byron, the Sunshine Coast and anywhere with tricky access (stairs, no lift, long load-ins) may attract a travel or access fee.
5. Idle time. If your run-time has a long gap — say the booth opens for pre-dinner drinks, then sits idle through speeches before reopening — most operators charge a reduced 'idle' rate to hold the booth and staff. It's cheaper than a second full hire but it isn't free.

What doesn't justify a higher price: setup and pack-down time (these should be included, not billed on top), or a deposit being treated as an 'extra'. A deposit secures your date and comes off the total. All of these figures are indicative for 2026 and confirmed at quote stage for your specific event.

Choosing the right booth is the easiest way to control cost, because you stop paying for an experience your guests won't use.

• Open-air photo booth: the workhorse. Great for weddings, corporate functions and parties where you want printed keepsakes and a fun group setup. Best value if prints matter to you.
• Mirror booth: a full-length touchscreen mirror that doubles as a statement piece. Choose this for upmarket weddings and brand-led corporate events where the look of the booth is part of the decor.
• Hashtag print station: instead of posing in a booth, guests post to a hashtag and the station prints their photos live. Brilliant for big crowds, festivals and conferences where a single booth would create a queue.
• 360 video booth: guests stand on a platform while a camera spins around them, creating shareable slow-motion clips. This is the social-media magnet — ideal for milestone birthdays, launches and any event built for Instagram and TikTok.

For a deeper side-by-side on the three booth styles, see our guide on photo booth vs 360 vs mirror booth. Because OnPoint runs all four, we'll point you to the one that suits the event rather than the one with the biggest margin — and if you want both prints and 360 video, we can package them together more efficiently than booking two separate suppliers. Browse the full lineup on our hire portal or in the catalogue, and compare the photo booth, mirror booth and 360 booth options directly.

To get a quote you can actually trust, give your supplier these five details up front:

1. Date and venue (suburb is enough to start) — this confirms availability and whether a travel fee applies.
2. Total run-time and any idle gaps — so the quote covers the real hours, not an optimistic minimum.
3. Guest numbers — this affects whether one booth is enough or a hashtag station makes more sense.
4. Branding needs — logo, hashtag, custom print template or branded 360 overlay.
5. Power and space — our photo and mirror booths need about 2 × 2 m plus room for guests to step back, and a standard power point; a 360 booth needs at least 4 × 4 m plus clear overhead space.

Then ask three questions to flush out hidden costs: Is delivery, setup and pack-down included for my venue? Is an attendant included for the whole time? Are prints (or 360 clips) and digital copies unlimited? If all three are yes, you can compare quotes like-for-like.

As a working production company since 2010 with 1,000-plus events delivered across the Gold Coast and SE Queensland — fully insured with $20 million public liability cover, owning our own booths and carrying backup gear on site — we'd rather you understand the number than just accept it. Our prices here are 2026 guide prices, and your written quote confirms the final figure.