Australian Music Events
"From Country Paddocks to Big City Stadiums"
Aussies love their music and from Country and Western to Classical

JANUARY
Auckland (New Zealand) - Sydney - Gold Coast - Melbourne - Adelaide - Perth
Jan - Feb check local dates
TAMWORTH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
January to February
TAMWORTH: NEW ENGLAND NEW SOUTH WALES
RED HILL COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Early January
FEBUARY
AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC FESTIVAL
Goulburn NSW in mid Febuary
GOULBURN: CENTRAL WEST NEW SOUTH WALES
THE GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL SYDNEY
Centennial Park Sydney in mid Febuary
THE GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL MELBOURNE
Flemington Racecourse Melbourne in mid Febuary
THE GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL GOLD COAST
Parklands Gold Coast Queensland in early March
THE GOOD VIBRATIONS FESTIVAL PERTH
Claremont Showground Perth Western Australia
MIND-BENDING MUSIC THE GREATEST SHOW TO BEHOLD ADELAIDE - COME ONE COME ALL TO THE BIG DAY OUT
See website for dates
MARCH
BLUE MOUNTAINS FESTIVAL OF FOLK, ROOTS AND BLUES
Katoomba - mid March
KATOOMBA: BLUE MOUNTAINS NEW SOUTH WALES
Port Fairy is the charming historic sea-side village found on the beautiful south-west coast of Victoria. The independent, community run, "folk, roots and beyond" music festival presents major international and national artists over a huge four day festival. Twenty venues in The Arena and around the village are host to concerts, theme concerts, jams, workshops, classes, talks, dancing, comedy and more. Early March
PORT FAIRY: SOUTH WEST COAST VICTORIA
INTERNATIONAL EAST COAST BLUES AND ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Byron Bay - mid to later March
BYRON BAY: NORTHERN RIVERS NEW SOUTH WALES
INTERNATIONAL WEST COAST BLUES AND ROOTS MUSIC FESTIVAL
Fremantle - mid March
The Basin - Melbourne Victoria early to mid March
Apollo Bay, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. Mid to later March
APOLLO BAY: SOUTH WEST COAST VICTORIA
WOMAD is the World of Music, Arts and Dance, founded by the musician Peter Gabriel in 1982, and WOMADelaide, the Australian WOMAD festival, kicked off in 1992. Over the past 21 years it has become one of the nation’s favourite outdoor festivals, not only because of the unique and extraordinary music it presents, but also because of its beautiful and friendly vibe.
APRIL
THE BLACKWOOD RIVER CHAMBER FESTIVAL
Blackwood River Valley, some 200 miles/300 kilometres south of Perth, Western Australia. End April to May
BLACKWOOD: SOUTH COAST WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Bridgetown Western Australia - mid March
BRIDGETOWN: SOUTH COAST WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Bendigo - later April
BENDIGO: CENTRAL WEST COAST VICTORIA
Mount Beauty - late April
MOUNT BEAUTY: GIPPSLAND VICTORIA
MAY
Townsville Queensland - early May
TOWNSVILLE: FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND
Bunbury Western Australia - mid May
BUNBURY: SOUTHERN CENTRAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Maitland - New South Wales
MAITLAND: HUNTER VALLEY NEW SOUTH WALES
Canberra - Australian Capital Territory Australia - early May
CANBERRA: AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
AUGUST
Gympie Wide Bay Queensland - mid August
SEPTEMBER
Tjapukai - Cairns Queensland Australia - Tjapukai is located at Caravonica, near Smithfield, 15 minutes north of Cairns along the Captain Cook Highway at the foot of rainforest clad mountains.
Held in mid August
DECEMBER
Growing from the highly succesful Maleny Folk Festival which started in 1987, the Maleny/Woodford Festival in South-East Queensland continues to attract acts from all over the world. Held annually from Boxing Day to January 2nd
WOODFORD: SUNSHINE COAST QUEENSLAND
The Domain, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney.