Country

Festivals in Australia

Every festival we cover in Australia, sorted by date.

44 festivals

Oct 16–25, 2026 Melbourne International Jazz Festival Melbourne, Victoria Ten-day jazz festival across Melbourne venues, from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Hamer Hall to small clubs. Runs 16-25 October 2026. TBAUnlisted Oct 22–Nov 1, 2026 Perth International Jazz Festival Perth, Western Australia Eleven nights of international and local jazz across Perth venues, from theatres to free park events. The 2026 festival runs 22 October to 1 November. TBAUnlisted Oct 23–26, 2026 Earth Frequency Festival Woodford, Queensland Four-day independent electronic and multi-genre camping festival at Woodfordia, Woodford QLD, 23-26 October 2026. All ages, strictly BYO. TBAUnlisted Oct 30–Nov 1, 2026 Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues Wangaratta, Victoria Long-running regional jazz and blues festival in Wangaratta, north-east Victoria. The 36th festival runs 30 October to 1 November 2026. $165 AUDUnlisted Nov 13–16, 2026 Wild Horses Festival Carapooee West, Victoria Three-day psychedelic electronic music and camping festival in the bush at Carapooee West, Victoria. The 10th edition runs 13-16 November 2026. $385 AUDIntimate Nov 21, 2026 Harbourlife Sydney, New South Wales Fuzzy's one-day house music party at Fleet Steps on Sydney Harbour, Saturday 21 November 2026, 2-10pm, with Honey Dijon heading the bill. $156 AUDUnlisted Nov 21, 2026 Town Folk Festival Castlemaine, Victoria Sold-out one-day contemporary folk festival across four stages in Castlemaine, Victoria, on Saturday 21 November 2026; Aldous Harding and Kevin Morby lead. TBAUnlisted Nov 27–30, 2026 A3 Festival Lardner, Victoria Three-night electronic music camping festival at Lardner Park, Gippsland, returning for a third year on 27-30 November 2026. $435 AUDUnlisted Nov 28–29, 2026 Scarborough Beach Weekender Scarborough, Western Australia Two-day beachfront music festival at Scarborough Beach Amphitheatre in Perth, with Six60 and Ziggy Alberts heading the bills on 28-29 November 2026. $119 AUDUnlisted Dec 11–13, 2026 Meredith Music Festival Meredith, Victoria Three-day BYO camping festival on the Nolan farm near Meredith, Victoria; Meredith 34 runs December 11-13, 2026 and is sold out. $541 AUDMid-size Dec 12–20, 2026 Spilt Milk Canberra, Gold Coast, Geelong, Perth, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia One-day touring pop, hip hop and dance festival visiting Canberra, Gold Coast, Geelong and Perth on December 12-20, 2026, led by Lewis Capaldi and Raye. $215 AUDUnlisted Dec 27–Jan 1, 2027 Woodford Folk Festival Woodford, Queensland Six-day folk and arts gathering at Woodfordia, north of Brisbane, from December 27, 2026 to New Year's Day 2027, with on-site camping. $560 AUDUnlisted Dec 28–Jan 1, 2027 Beyond The Valley Hesse, Victoria New Year's camping festival at Barunah Plains in western Victoria, December 28, 2026 to January 1, 2027, with John Summit and Black Eyed Peas. $519 AUDUnlisted Dec 30–Jan 1, 2027 NYE on the Hill Loch, Victoria Boutique three-day, two-night music and camping festival on a South Gippsland farm near Loch, capped at 3,000 people. Runs 30 Dec 2026 to 1 Jan 2027. $289 AUDIntimate Dec 31, 2026 New Year's at the Bowl Melbourne, Victoria Inner-city New Year's Eve festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne. Year two on 31 December 2026 with three stages; strictly 18+. $170 AUDUnlisted Dec 31–Jan 2, 2027 Wildlands Festival Queensland / Western Australia 18+ one-day dance music festival in Brisbane (31 Dec 2026) and Perth (2 Jan 2027), led by John Summit, Skepta, KI/KI and WORSHIP. $215 AUDUnlisted Jan 1, 2027 Field Day Sydney, New South Wales Sydney's New Year's Day dance festival in The Domain, returning Friday 1 January 2027 with Major Lazer, Sub Focus and Boys Noize. $190 AUDUnlisted Jan 1, 2027 Let Them Eat Cake Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne's New Year's Day dance music festival moves to The Nursery at Flemington for its 14th edition on 1 January 2027. $185 AUDUnlisted Jan 8–10, 2027 Cygnet Folk Festival Cygnet, Tasmania Three-day folk, acoustic and world music festival filling the small Huon Valley town of Cygnet, Tasmania, on 8-10 January 2027. $248 AUDUnlisted Jan 11–31, 2027 AO Live Melbourne, Victoria Live music program at the Australian Open, Melbourne Park, returning across the 11-31 January 2027 tournament. Lineup to be announced. TBAUnlisted Jan 22–25, 2027 Newstead Live Newstead, Victoria Volunteer-run folk and roots festival across walkable venues in Newstead, central Victoria. Returns 22-25 January 2027 after a 2026 heat cancellation. $175 AUDUnlisted Jan 29–31, 2027 Festivale Launceston, Tasmania Three-day food, wine, beer, spirits, cider and music festival in Launceston's City Park, with Jet and The Cat Empire on 29-31 January 2027. $105 AUDUnlisted Jan 30, 2027 Froth & Fury Festival Adelaide, South Australia Independent one-day metal, punk and hardcore festival at Adelaide Showground on January 30, 2027, headlined by Knocked Loose. $236 AUDUnlisted Feb 6–7, 2027 Dreamstate Australia New South Wales / Victoria Trance and techno festival touring Sydney Showground (6 Feb 2027) and Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne (7 Feb 2027), led by Tiësto. $190 AUDUnlisted Feb 13, 2027 Howlin' Rock N Rodeo (formerly Howlin' Country) Newcastle, New South Wales One-day country music and rodeo festival on the Newcastle Foreshore, NSW, headlined by Max McNown and Kasey Chambers on 13 February 2027. $129 AUDUnlisted Feb 19–21, 2027 Riverboats Music Festival Echuca, Victoria Three-day Australian music festival under the red gums at Aquatic Reserve, Echuca, on the Murray River. Runs 19-21 February 2027. $260 AUDUnlisted Feb 26–28, 2027 Cobargo Folk Festival Cobargo, New South Wales Volunteer-run folk and roots festival at Cobargo Showground on the NSW Sapphire Coast; its 30th edition runs February 26-28, 2027. $170 AUDUnlisted Feb 26–Mar 1, 2027 Nannup Music Festival Nannup, Western Australia Long-running music festival over the WA Labour Day long weekend in Nannup, in WA's South West. The 38th festival runs 26 February to 1 March 2027. $265 AUDUnlisted Mar 5–8, 2027 Port Fairy Folk Festival Port Fairy, Victoria Long-running folk and roots festival in seaside Port Fairy, South West Victoria. The 50th festival runs 5-8 March 2027 at Southcombe Park. $405 AUDUnlisted Mar 5–8, 2027 WOMADelaide Adelaide, South Australia Four-day global music, arts and dance festival in Adelaide's Botanic Park over the March long weekend; 2027 runs March 5-8 with Madness and Tinariwen. $469 AUDUnlisted Mar 6–8, 2027 Golden Plains Meredith, Victoria Labour Day long weekend camping festival at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre; Golden Plains Nineteen runs March 6-8, 2027, ballot open now. $549 AUDMid-size Mar 12–14, 2027 Blue Mountains Music Festival Katoomba, New South Wales Three-day folk, roots and blues festival in central Katoomba with seven walkable undercover venues; its 30th edition runs March 12-14, 2027. $250 AUDUnlisted Mar 19–21, 2027 CMC Rocks QLD Ipswich, Queensland Three-day camping country music festival at Willowbank Raceway near Ipswich, March 19-21, 2027, with Eric Church and Brooks & Dunn. $479 AUDUnlisted Mar 19–21, 2027 Yackandandah Folk Festival Yackandandah, Victoria Community-run folk festival across six walkable venues in the historic town of Yackandandah, north-east Victoria. Next held 19-21 March 2027. TBAUnlisted Mar 25–29, 2027 National Folk Festival Canberra, Australian Capital Territory Five-day Easter folk festival at Exhibition Park in Canberra, with music, dance, poetry and workshops; next edition March 25-29, 2027. $414 AUDUnlisted Mar 25–29, 2027 Rabbits Eat Lettuce Texas, Queensland Easter long weekend camping and dance music festival at Bushland Hideaway on the Dumaresq River near Texas, QLD, from 25 to 29 March 2027. $400 AUDUnlisted Apr 16–17, 2027 Country Fest Queensland Townsville, Queensland Two-day, all-ages country music festival at Cluden Park racecourse in Townsville, returning 16-17 April 2027. Kids 0-9 get in free. $198 AUDUnlisted Apr 30–May 2, 2027 Generations in Jazz Mount Gambier, South Australia Youth jazz festival and national school band competition in Mount Gambier, marking 40 years on 30 April to 2 May 2027. TBAUnlisted May 14–23, 2027 Boab Metals Ord Valley Muster Kununurra, Western Australia Ten-day festival of music, rodeo, comedy, dining and culture in Kununurra, East Kimberley, WA. Next held 14-23 May 2027. TBAUnlisted Jul 2–11, 2027 Festival of Voices Hobart, Tasmania Ten-day winter singing festival across Hobart and Tasmania, with concerts, workshops and the free Big Sing, returning 2-11 July 2027. TBAUnlisted Jul 22–25, 2027 Echuca Moama Winter Blues Festival Echuca, Victoria Free four-day blues festival across pubs, clubs and outdoor stages in Echuca and Moama. Next edition: 22-25 July 2027. TBAUnlisted Aug 19–21, 2027 Mundi Mundi Bash Broken Hill, New South Wales Three-night outback music and camping festival on the Mundi Mundi Plains near Broken Hill, NSW; the 2027 Bash runs 19-21 August. TBAUnlisted Aug 26–29, 2027 Gympie Music Muster Amamoor Creek, Queensland Four-day, not-for-profit country music festival and campout in Amamoor Creek State Forest near Gympie, running since 1982. Next: 26-29 August 2027. $465 AUDUnlisted Dates TBA Ability Fest Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne's inclusive and accessible music festival, run with the Dylan Alcott Foundation. Last held 11 April 2026; 2027 date not yet set. TBAUnlisted