Our SE-Queensland Music Festivals Guide is your shortcut to your best season yet. From open-air summer blowouts to cosy indie campouts in the hinterland, this is where you’ll find every festival worth circling on your calendar.
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival, February 7
Where: Southport Sharks, Southport
Last year’s price: From $189.90
What started as a series of weekly shows at a tiny Melbourne bar has blossomed into one of Australia’s most beloved festivals. Across a decade, Laneway Festival has become a staple of essential music festival fun. The event continues to showcase its original set of values which champions community, fosters collaboration, and encourages self-expression. In 2026 we’ll see Alex G, Chappell Roan and Role Model. Last year, Charlie XCX, Beabadoobee, and Clairo headline.
Website: https://www.lanewayfestival.com/.
Sunny Side Up Festival, April 4
Where: Banana Bender Pub @ Aussie World, Palmview
Price: From $49
A new era of Sunshine Coast festivals is about to dawn with SUNNY SIDE UP coming to Aussie World’s Banana Bender Pub this Easter Saturday. Aussie EDM heavyweights Golden Features, Sneaky Soundsystem and Mashd N Kutcher are all set to perform.
A never-before-used corner of the park will be transformed into a high-energy, immersive playground of sound, colour and movement.
Tickets: mudcrabmusic
Ultra Beach Gold Coast, April 11-12
Where: Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast
Price: From $175, VIP from $300, VIP+ from $550
Two days of large-scale electronic music and festival vibes featuring international DJs and chart-topping EDM artists across multiple stages.
Tickets: https://ultraaustralia.com/
SummerSalt, March 16
Where: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sportsmans Pde, Bokarina
Price: From $100
Globally renowned Australian rockers Ocean Alley will be hitting Sunshine Coast Stadium as part of their biggest Aussie tour to date in celebration of their latest album, Love Balloon. They will be joined by a sun-drenched, stacked line-up featuring Skeggs, Allah-Las, Babe Rainbow, Mid Drift, Le Shiv, and Seaside.
Tickets: https://summersaltmusic.com.au/event/sunshine-coast-qld/868/tickets
CMC Rocks, March 20-22
Where: Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich (30 mins west of Brisbane)
Last year’s price: One day adult from $239
This all-ages Australian country music festival will host around 28 artists next year, over three stages, and with 16 international and 12 Australian artists.
It’s been 18 years since its inception, with CMC Rocks bringing huge international acts such as Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Taylor Swift.
Tickets: https://www.cmcrocks.com/tickets.
Bluesfest, Byron Bay, April 2-5
Where: Byron Events Farm, Byron Bay, New South Wales (1.5 hours drive from Gold Coast)
Last year’s price: Friday adult $195. Click here for more ticket and camping prices.
Since its inception in 1990, Each Easter long-weekends have seen some of the world’s biggest names here. Bob Dylan, Hozier, Paul Simon, Angus & Julia Stone, Robert Plant, John Mayer, Jurassic 5, James Brown, David Gray, John Legend, andBB King, have all played at the iconic Bluesfest.
Last year, Crowded House headlined the 36th and “final Bluesfest“. This year it’s back (surprise, surprise!) and it’s SPLIT ENZ headlining.
Tickets: https://www.moshtix.com.au
Minden Music Festival, April 17
Where: Minden Retreat, 25 Boughens Rd Minden (an hour west of Brisbane).
Price: $135.70 camping (second release)
Minden Music Festival is a unique indoor event, nestled in the beautiful Lockyer Valley. Offering the perfect place to relax among the gum trees, you can sit back, unwind and enjoy some great local music. Take a scenic drive around town or enjoy a peaceful walk around the property. Then cool down at the end of the day with your new mates in the dam or saltwater swimming pool.
Tickets: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/.
Blues on Broadbeach, May 14-17
Where, Surf Parade, Broadbeach
Price: Free
Blues on Broadbeach brings The Teskey Brothers, Judith Hill and Ash Grunwald to Broadbeach in 2026. The event has previously attracted major acts such as Fat Freddy’s Drop, Tijuana Cartel, BOOMCHILD and Melissa Etheridge. But also blues music communities and enthusiasts from across Australia. Last year around 36 artists performed each day.
Tickets: bluesonbroadbeach.com
Cooly Rocks On Festival, June 3-7
Where: Coolangatta, Gold Coast (Marine Parade and surrounding precincts)
Price: Free
Rock ’n’ roll, swing, rockabilly, tribute acts, retro music stages and vintage entertainment celebrating the sounds and culture of yesteryear. While it’s free to attend the main festival and outdoor music entertainment, there will be some paid experiences including the Elvis Marquee shows and VIP Legends Pass.
Tickets: https://www.coolyrockson.com/
PRANAFEST, Woodfordia, June 5-7
Where: Woodfordia, Woodford
Price: Earlybird Experience from $390
Pranafest is Queensland’s leading festival for health, wellbeing, and conscious connection. Held among the sacred hills and living earth of Woodfordia, it’s a space where seekers become finders, where breath becomes ceremony and where movement becomes medicine. It’s also where every song, story, and silence is an invitation to return — to self, to source, to community. With yoga, breathwork, live music, somatic workshops, sacred talks, and moments of shared awe under the open sky, Pranafest 2026 brings six years of heart, two years of home, and one unforgettable soul gathering. A new era is calling. Will you answer?
Tickets: https://www.pranafest.com.au/.
The Big Weekend, TBA
Where: Blackflag Brewing, Coolum, Sunshine Coast
Last year’s price: From $66
Sunshine Coast rockstar Pricey’s The Big Weekend 2025 line-up saw a surf-punk festival frenzy take over Blackflag with Goons Of Doom headlining The event is all about supporting the local community and giving our emerging acts a go on the big stage with the best of ’em. This year we also saw: The Beefs, Pricey, Drop Legs, Dellacoma, Whitts End, The Phosphenes and The Lipsticks.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-big-weekend.
Where We Belong Festival, TBA
Where: Redcliffe Area Youth Space, Redcliffe, Moreton Bay
Last year’s price: Adult $45
Brisbane iconic rock band Frenzal Rhomb played at Where We Belong in 2025 and it Butterfingers headlined in 2024. Who will it be in 2026?
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com.
Gympie Music Muster, August 27-30
Where: Amamoor State Forest, Gympie
Last year’s four-day price: Adult $485. Kids under 12 free. More prices here.
The first Gympie Music Muster was held in 1982 as a celebration of the Golden Guitar win by the Webb Brothers. It has since grown into one of Australia’s most-recognised fundraising events, returning more than $20 million to community groups and charities.
Owned by the Apex Club of Gympie, the Muster has seen more than 2500 performances, including Australian country royalty Slim Dusty, who has a camping area named in his honour.
The last Muster saw its highest-ever attendance, with 50,000 people recorded.
Tickets: https://www.muster.com.au.
BIGSOUND, TBA
Where: Various venues, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
Last year’s price: $79 (Three nights)
BIGSOUND is the southern hemisphere’s biggest music industry gathering with 150 artists across three nights of entertainment. The future of music is discovered here, with the festival giving some of the biggest names in Australian music their start, including; Flume, Rufus du Sol, Gang of Youths, Lime Cordiale, Tash Sultana, Tones and I, and more. Check out the free Goolwal Goolwal program, which celebrates our diverse First Nations community, and features Australian rapper BARKAA in 2025.
Tickets: https://www.bigsound.org.au/.
Spring Festival @ Coondoo Mountain Campout, TBA
Where: Coondoo Mountain Campout
Last year’s price: Adult, from $230. Kids under 14 free
The Coondoo Mountain Campout Spring Festival is a two-night boutique BYO music festival under spring skies in the northern Sunshine Coast region. The curated program features world-class touring acts and local favourites, performing beneath the backdrop of the stunning Mount Coondoo.
This years line-up includes Ukulele Death Squad (back by popular demand), Kooii, Kingfisha, Belly Savalas (Melb), Lemonise (Syd), Jam & Scones, The Barleyshakes (back by popular demand), JC & The Tree, Tommy Sexton & The Suggestions, and the Matt Whitney Trio. The Kid’s Space and Workshop Tent spaces have a chocked program of interactive activities. The festival grounds are situated on a pristine flat grassy area with a leave-no-trace ethos.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/coondoo-mountain-campout-spring-festival.
Zen Fest, TBA
Where: Hillier Retreat Cooran, Noosa Hinterland
Last year’s price $239.00 (adult three day)
Zen Fest is a three-day event which celebrates the wonders of creative expression through music, dance, yoga, bodywork and meditation, in a sublime camp-out in the stunning Noosa Hinterland. Hosted by Island Vibe Festival and the ZenThai Shiatsu community, Zen Fest this year saw these artists and workshop facilitators: Murray Kyle, Mohilaa, Mr Percival, Gwyn Williams, Nuraini, The Rejuvinators, Liquid Lyrics, Stef Palmer, Merryn Penington, and Linda Lou.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/zen-festival.
Mitchell Creek Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest, TBA
Where: Kandanga Creek, Gympie (40 mins drive from Noosa)
2024 price for one day: $120
Hosted on a private 100-acre property the in Noosa hinterland’s Mary Valley, the Mitchell Creek Rock ‘N’ Blues Fest is an adventure-filled, three-day festival of rock blues and roots music. With free camping, two alternating stages, and more than 120 artists, this festival is popular with families and those wanting to escape the city rush.
Tickets: https://www.mitchellcreekrocknbluesfest.com.au.
Groundwater Country Music Festival, October 16-18
Where: Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach, Gold Coast
Price: FREE
Groundwater Country Music Festival (CMF) gathers some of the best country artists in the Australian country music industry over three days on the Gold Coast. And it’s free! After a massive 10-year celebration in 2023, the event only continues to get bigger and better. In 2025 we saw 37 massic acts including Amy Sheppard, Brad Cox and Sons of Atticus.
More information: https://groundwatercmf.com
Big Pineapple Festival, TBA
Where: Pineapple Fields, Woombye, Sunshine Coast
Last year’s price: From $150
The Big Pineapple Festival is the Sunshine Coast’s juciest event of the year, putting the spotlight on the country’s best artists and is major tourism drawcard for the region. The iconic festival – which brought Hilltop Hoods, The Cat Empire and Jungle Giants to Woombye in 2025 – celebrates all things Australian. There’s a famed fancy-dress competition and the inaugural Great Australian Pineapple Toss.
Tickets: www.bigpineapplefestival.com/
Maleny Music Festival, TBA
Where: Maleny Showgrounds, Maleny, Sunshine Coast
2024 price: adult $79.39 (one day) or $204.67 (3 day)
The Maleny Music Festival is an all-ages, three-day music event offering camping, workshops, markets, open mics, bush poetry, and jam sessions. The family-friendly, community festival is run by volunteers and specialises in folk, blues, jazz, traditional Irish, and rock music, with some bush poetry, comedy, yoga, and musical workshops thrown in for good measure.
Tickets: https://www.malenymusicfestival.com/festival-tickets/
Island Vibe Festival, TBA
Price: Last year’s price: $179 (adult three-day ticket, non-camping)
Island Vibe Festival is a three-day music and arts campout, and this year it makes the move from the beloved Minjerribah to a gorgeous new site at Hangar O, Gunalda, just north of Gympie.
Back for its 19th chapter, expect a super friendly, intimate vibe, and creative workshops, music industry forums, a poet’s breakfast, and open mics. Theres’s also jamming sessions, a kids music space, Djs by the pool and cosy dance floors.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/island-vibe-music-and-arts-campout
Rolling Sets, Tweed Heads, TBA
Price: Last year’s price: Third release (18+) $199.95 + $11.19 fee
Just over the border, Rolling Sets has cemented itself as a summer staple, selling out every edition since launching.
This year, indie darlings Spacey Jane will headline the festival with electro-funk outfit Parcels and festival faves The Jungle Giants. Also on the stacked lineup are punk-psych icons Skegss and rising US alt-rockers Flipturn (USA). They’re joined by one of the country’s most explosive hardcore acts Speed, alt-pop powerhouse MAY-A, The Terrys, DICE, Blusher, 3%, Scowl (USA) and so many more.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/
Good Things Festival, TBA
Where: Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
2024 price: 16+ price $239.95
Australia’s largest travelling music festival, Good Things has announced a head-spinning lineup for 2025 including: TOOL, Weezer, Garbage, Machine Head and James Reyne.
Also on the bill is Refused, Knocked Loose, Make Them Suffer and Dead Poet Society, plus all the chaos of Stage 666.
Tickets: https://goodthingsfestival.com.au/
Spilt Milk, TBA
Where: Gold Coast Sports Precinct, Kombumerri Land, Gold Coast
Price: (N/A)
There will be no crying over Spilt Milk this year with a massive lineup announced for December following last year’s hiatus. US rappers Kendrick Lamar and Doechii (pictured) will headline this year’s festival.
Also featured on the lineup are Sara Landry, Dominic Fike, D4vd, Nessa Barrett, Skin On Skin, Sombr and Rebecca Black, and homegrown acts including The Dreggs.
Woodford Folk Festival, TBA
Where: 87 Woodrow Rd, Woodford, Moreton Bay (40 mins drive from Brisbane and Sunshine Coast)
Last year’s price: $140 (2024 price) or $542 (six days)
Woodford Folk Festival has unveiled an epic all-star First Nations lineup with Barkaa, Briggs, Budjerah, Electric Fields, and Birdz and Fred Leone, all set to perform at the 2025-2026 event. More big name Aussie acts include Hollow Coves, Beddy Rays, Dobby, Sarah Blasko, San Cisco and Katie Noonan.
The six-night annual music and cultural festival is held near the semi-rural town of Woodford, a 40 minute drive from both Brisbane and Sunshine Coast. One of the biggest of its type in Australia, Woodfordia attracts approx. 125,000 patrons every year. Camping options range from around $40 per day. Check out the Woodford Folk Festival 2025-2026 program for all the details.
Tickets: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/
Wildlands Festival Brisbane, TBA
Where: RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
Last year’s price: Fourth release from $249.99
Dom Dolla, Addison Rae, and Kud Cudi are all set to take centre stage at Wildlands Festival in Brisbane next year. Wildlands is a transformation of Australia’s urban edges into a sun-drenched playground of sight and sound. Fusing cutting-edge stage designs with world-class production, this festival is designed to ignite every sense. It serves up the best in global electronic, indie, and hip-hop music, delivering a lineup boasting the world’s biggest acts, paired with fresh sounds set to dominate your playlists for the year ahead.
Tickets: https://www.wildlandsfestival.com.au
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