Brisbane festival guide
Brisbane music festivals, seasonal programs and live music weekends
A rolling guide to Brisbane music festivals, from inner-city showcase events and winter arts programs to major touring festivals, country weekends and nearby South East Queensland favourites.
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Peptalk perform at BIGSOUND in Brisbane. Photo: Facebook.
Major Brisbane festivals
From inner-city showcase events to large-scale touring festivals, Brisbane’s live music calendar mixes industry gatherings, winter cultural programs and major destination drawcards across the year.
CMC Rocks
March 20–22
CMC Rocks is one of Australia’s biggest country music festivals, bringing major international and Australian artists to Ipswich each year.
BIGSOUND
September 1–4
BIGSOUND is the southern hemisphere’s biggest music industry gathering, combining a major conference with a live showcase festival across Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
Open Season
May 25–July 25
Presented by The Tivoli Group, Open Season is an annual Brisbane winter program bringing together music, art and contemporary cultural events.
Brisbane Festival
September 4–26
Brisbane Festival is one of Queensland’s biggest arts and cultural events, bringing large-scale live performance, music, spectacle and city-wide programming to Brisbane each spring.
Good Things Festival
December
Good Things Festival is one of Australia’s biggest touring alternative music festivals, bringing major rock, punk, emo and heavy acts to Brisbane.
Woodfordia villagers enjoy a sunrise at Woodford Folk Festival. Photo: Facebook.
Brisbane and South East Queensland festivals
Beyond the biggest headline events, Brisbane audiences also move between nearby South East Queensland festivals that help shape the wider live music year around the city.
Woodford Folk Festival
December 27–January 1
Held at Woodfordia, Woodford Folk Festival is one of Australia’s best-known music and cultural gatherings.
Minden Music Festival
April 17
Held in the Lockyer Valley, Minden Music Festival is a smaller-scale regional festival that pairs local music with a scenic regional setting.
Where We Belong
June 27
Where We Belong is a community fundraising event held at Redcliffe, combining well-known Australian acts with strong local support.
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