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

Here's the honest ballpark for the Gold Coast and surrounding SE Queensland (Brisbane, Byron, Sunshine Coast). Treat these as indicative 2026 starting points — your final figure depends on hours, day of week, location and inclusions, all covered below, and is confirmed at quote stage.

• Open-air / enclosed photo booth: typically from around $390 for a 3-hour weekday hire, up to roughly $695 for a busy 5-6 hour Saturday with the works.
• Mirror booth: usually priced at the higher end of the photo-booth range, given the premium full-length touchscreen and animations.
• Hashtag print station: priced per event and well-suited to large crowds where you want every guest's social posts printed live.
• 360 video booth: typically from around $599 at the entry level, with premium and overhead 360 setups starting higher again.

Across the market, a 4-5 hour photo or mirror booth with unlimited prints commonly lands somewhere between $600 and $1,000 once you add staffing, branding and extras. A 360 booth sits in a similar bracket but is priced more for the video experience than for prints. If a quote is dramatically cheaper than this, check what's missing — usually it's the attendant, the prints, or the travel. These are indicative ranges; your exact figure is confirmed in writing at quote stage.

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 (Gold Coast and inner Brisbane usually included; 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 $450 booth with $110-per-hour 'extra' charges can quietly cost more than a $590 all-in package.

One thing worth knowing about our gear: OnPoint owns its booths outright rather than sub-hiring them in, and we carry hot, redundant backup gear on site — a spare printer, camera and lighting — so a single failure doesn't end the fun. We're also fully insured with $20 million public liability cover, which many venues now ask to see before load-in.

Five things move a booth quote more than anything else:

1. Hours. This is the biggest lever. Each extra hour typically adds roughly $80-$130. A 3-hour cocktail event and a 6-hour wedding reception are genuinely different prices.
2. Day and date. Saturdays in peak season (spring, December) cost more than a Tuesday in winter. If your date is flexible, a weekday can save you real money.
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. Inner Gold Coast and Brisbane are usually delivery-included. Hinterland venues, Byron, the Sunshine Coast, or anywhere with tricky access (stairs, no lift, long load-ins) generally 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 360 booth and photo 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 — most booths need a standard power point and roughly a 3x3m footprint; a 360 booth needs clear overhead space too.

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. Every figure in this guide is an indicative 2026 range; your written quote confirms the final price.