Korn at Good Things Festival. Photo: Dameeka Middleton.
Brisbane festival guide · Updated August 2026
Brisbane music festivals coming up in 2026 and 2027
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.
Still to come in 2026
Upcoming Brisbane music festivals
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.
On now
Brisbane Winter Sessions
August 2–16
Multiple Brisbane venues
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.
BIGSOUND
September 1–4
Fortitude Valley
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.
Brisbane Festival
September 4–26
Across Brisbane
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.
Red Hot Summer Tour
November 22
Roma Street Parkland
Suzi Quatro headlines a newly announced Brisbane edition of the Red Hot Summer Tour with Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo, Dragon and Choirboys.
Line-up out now
Good Things Festival
December 6
Brisbane Showgrounds
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.
Wildlands
December 31
Brisbane Showgrounds
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.
Woodfordia villagers enjoy a sunrise at Woodford Folk Festival. Photo: Facebook.
Near Brisbane
South East Queensland festival weekends
A short road trip from Brisbane opens up some of Queensland’s biggest destination music festivals, from Woodfordia to Willowbank.
Woodford Folk Festival
December 27–January 1
Woodfordia
Woodford Folk Festival returns for six days and nights of music, performance, workshops and culture across more than 20 venues.
CMC Rocks QLD
March 19–21, 2027
Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich
Australia’s major international country music festival has already locked in its 2027 return to Willowbank for another three-day country music weekend.
Coming back in 2027
Laneway Festival returns to Brisbane
After moving its Queensland event to the Gold Coast in 2026, Laneway Festival will return to Brisbane Showgrounds in 2027. Festival dates, artists and ticket details are still to be announced.
Keep exploring
Looking for live music between festival weekends? Browse YELO’s Brisbane gig guide, venue directory and festival guides across Queensland.
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