Brisbane festival guide · Updated August 2026
BIGSOUND, Good Things, Wildlands, city-wide live music programs and some of the biggest festival weekends within easy reach of Brisbane.
YELO keeps track of major Brisbane music festivals, showcase events, touring festival line-ups and South East Queensland gatherings worth putting on the calendar.
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Peptalk perform at BIGSOUND in Brisbane. Photo: BIGSOUND.
Brisbane festival season
Brisbane’s festival calendar moves between industry showcases, city-wide arts programs, major touring festivals and huge summer events, with plenty happening across the Valley, inner city and Brisbane Showgrounds.
Still to come in 2026
Brisbane’s festival calendar picks up from August with live music trails, Fortitude Valley showcases, major touring line-ups and a huge New Year’s Eve finish.
Brisbane Winter Sessions turns the city into a two-week live music trail with more than 35 artists across 12 venues, mixing free and ticketed gigs around the Valley and inner city.
Festival program →BIGSOUND celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026, bringing the music industry to Fortitude Valley for four days of conference events and three nights of live showcases.
Official website →Brisbane Festival fills the city with 25 days of music, theatre, dance, spectacle and free events, with its 2026 program stretching from major stages to neighbourhood performances.
See the program →Suzi Quatro headlines a newly announced Brisbane edition of the Red Hot Summer Tour with Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo, Dragon and Choirboys.
Read the YELO story →Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan and Spiritbox lead the 2026 Good Things line-up alongside Polaris, The All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, Grinspoon, Millencolin, Ministry, Neck Deep and stacks more.
Read the YELO story →Wildlands takes over New Year’s Eve with John Summit, Skepta, WORSHIP, KI/KI, Nia Archives, Overmono, Hannah Laing, Ewan McVicar, Funk Tribu and more.
Official website →Near Brisbane
A short road trip from Brisbane opens up some of Queensland’s biggest destination music festivals, from Woodfordia to Willowbank.
Woodfordia villagers enjoy a sunrise at Woodford Folk Festival. Photo: Facebook.
Road-trip territory
Woodfordia and Willowbank put major Queensland festival weekends within easy reach of Brisbane without being part of the inner-city circuit.
Woodford Folk Festival returns for six days and nights of music, performance, workshops and culture across more than 20 venues.
Official website →Australia’s major international country music festival has already locked in its 2027 return to Willowbank for another three-day country music weekend.
Read the YELO guide →Coming back in 2027
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