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QUEENSLAND MUSIC FESTIVALS GUIDE · 2026
Queensland festival guide
Queensland music festivals, lineups and live music weekends in 2026
YELO’s Queensland music festivals guide brings together major festivals, regional campouts, city programs, showcase events and coastal music weekends across the state.
Find festival guides for Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast and regional Queensland, plus current lineup news and YELO’s latest festival stories.
Gympie Music Muster · Regional Queensland
Festival season in Queensland
From city showcases to major festival stages
Queensland’s music festival calendar stretches from Brisbane touring events and Fortitude Valley showcases to beachside weekends, country festivals, hinterland gatherings and regional events built around local communities.
Major festival destinations include Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, the Gold Coast, Woodford, Gympie, Airlie Beach and regional towns where music, camping and road trips become part of the same weekend.
YELO follows lineup announcements, festival changes, ticket releases, artist news and the local stories surrounding these events. This guide is updated as new 2026 festival information is announced.
Strummingbird · Sunshine Coast
Upcoming Queensland music festivals
Major festival weekends, showcase events and live music gatherings still ahead across Queensland in 2026.
Noosa Jazz Festival
Jazz performances across Noosa theatres, restaurants, river cruises and coastal venues, including the Noosa Jazz Party at The J.
See Sunshine Coast festivals →BIGSOUND
Australia’s major music industry conference and showcase festival returns to Fortitude Valley for its 25th year.
Read the BIGSOUND guide →Sunny Side Up
The Sunshine Coast electronic festival returns to Aussie World with Pendulum DJ Set, What So Not, Hot Dub Time Machine, Anna Lunoe, Habstrakt, Latifa Tee, Raw Ordio and more.
Read the Sunny Side Up story →Crafted Festival
Crafted Festival celebrates 10 years at Kurrawa Park in Broadbeach with craft beer, food and a full day of live music.
Visit festival site →BLEACH Festival
The Gold Coast arts and culture festival returns to HOTA with live music, performance, installations and major outdoor events.
Visit festival site →Groundwater Country Music Festival
Broadbeach becomes a free country music precinct with outdoor stages, bars and live music across the Gold Coast.
Read the Groundwater guide →Strummingbird
Post Malone headlines the Sunshine Coast edition alongside Bailey Zimmerman, Cooper Alan, Brad Cox, Cam, Sons Of The East and more.
See Sunshine Coast festivals →Melt Festival
Brisbane’s queer arts and culture festival returns with more than 100 events across music, performance, visual art, parties and live entertainment.
Visit festival site →Airlie Beach Festival of Music
The Whitsundays festival returns with live music across Airlie Beach venues, turning the town into a tropical music weekend.
Visit festival site →Ministry of Sound Summer Dance Festival
HOTA hosts an open-air electronic festival across its parklands and lake precinct on the Gold Coast.
Read the festival story →Good Things Festival
The national alternative, punk, rock and heavy festival returns to Brisbane as part of its 2026 Australian tour.
See Brisbane festivals →Spilt Milk
Spilt Milk returns to the Gold Coast Sports Precinct with Lewis Capaldi, RAYE, KETTAMA, Baby Keem, Maisie Peters, Remi Wolf, DMA’S and more.
Read the Spilt Milk story →Woodford Folk Festival
Six days and nights of music, performance, workshops and culture return to Woodfordia.
See regional festivals →Wildlands
Brisbane’s New Year’s Eve festival returns to Brisbane Showgrounds for another huge night of electronic, hip hop and live music.
Visit festival site →Festival guides and the stories behind them
YELO guides and editorial stories covering major events, regional festivals and Queensland festival season.
Gold Coast
Spilt Milk 2026
RAYE, Lewis Capaldi, Remi Wolf, KETTAMA and more are heading to the Gold Coast this December.
Read the Spilt Milk story →
Sunshine Coast
Sunny Side Up returns
Pendulum DJ Set, What So Not and Hot Dub Time Machine lead the September edition at Aussie World.
See Sunny Side Up →
Brisbane
BIGSOUND
YELO’s guide to the Fortitude Valley conference, live showcases, artist announcements and 2026 program.
Open the BIGSOUND guide →
Regional Queensland
Gympie Music Muster
One of Queensland’s best-known regional festival weekends returns to Amamoor Creek State Forest in August.
Read the Muster guide →
Gold Coast
Groundwater
A free country music weekend spread across Broadbeach stages, venues, bars and public spaces.
Read the Groundwater guide →
Choose your Queensland festival region
Each regional guide combines major festival names, useful dates, local context and links to current YELO coverage.
Region guide
Brisbane
Showcase festivals, touring events, dance festivals and city-wide cultural weekends.
Explore Brisbane festivals →
Region guide
Sunshine Coast
Coastal festivals, hinterland events, country lineups and local cultural programs.
Explore Sunshine Coast festivals →
Region guide
Gold Coast
Beachside festivals, country weekends, dance events and major touring lineups.
Explore Gold Coast festivals →
Region guide
Regional Queensland
Campouts, forest festivals, country gatherings, town takeovers and road-trip weekends.
Explore regional festivals →
Planning a Queensland festival weekend
Where are Queensland’s major music festivals held?
Major festival destinations include Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast, Woodford, Gympie, Airlie Beach and regional centres across Queensland.
Does YELO list free Queensland festivals?
Yes. YELO covers ticketed events and free festivals, including city programs, public outdoor events and multi-stage precinct festivals.
How often is the Queensland festival guide updated?
The guide is updated as major dates, lineups, ticket releases and festival announcements become available.
How can a festival be added to YELO?
Festival organisers, promoters and venues can use YELO’s submission form with the event name, date, location, lineup and ticket link.
Festival organisers and promoters
Send your Queensland festival to YELO
Send lineup announcements, festival dates, ticket information, artist news and regional music events for possible inclusion across YELO’s festival guides and editorial coverage.
Latest festival stories
Latest Queensland music festival news
New lineups, ticket announcements, festival changes and YELO stories from across Queensland.
