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Queensland music festivals guide · 2026–27
Queensland music festivals, lineups and live music weekends in 2026 and 2027.
YELO’s Queensland music festivals guide brings together upcoming festival dates, lineups, major city programs, regional campouts and coastal music weekends across the state.
Explore Brisbane music festivals, Gold Coast music festivals, Sunshine Coast music festivals and regional Queensland festivals, then use YELO’s dedicated regional guides and Queensland Music Calendar to plan what’s next.
Reviewed November 1, 2026
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. Some happen in city streets, some beside the beach and some out west under huge skies, where the road trip becomes part of the festival.
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 festival information is announced.
Strummingbird · Sunshine Coast
November 2026 · past and upcoming
Queensland music festivals: recent and upcoming.
Recent 2026 festival highlights and confirmed upcoming festival weekends, showcase events and live music gatherings across Queensland in 2026 and 2027.
Groundwater Country Music Festival
Broadbeach becomes a free country music precinct with outdoor stages, bars and live music across the Gold Coast.
Red Hot Summer Tour · Toowoomba
Australian Crawl, Men At Work and Birds of Tokyo are among the names headed to Queens Park for the outdoor concert.
Strummingbird
Tyler Childers, Bailey Zimmerman, Sam Barber, James Johnston, Cooper Alan, Brad Cox, Cam, Sons Of The East and more head to Kawana Sports Precinct on the Sunshine Coast.
Melt Festival
Brisbane’s queer arts and culture festival returns with more than 100 events across music, performance, visual art, parties and live entertainment.
Tablelands Folk Festival
Queensland’s long-running folk festival returns to Yungaburra with more than 50 local and national acts across folk, rock, blues, swing, jazz and comedy.
Earth Frequency Festival
Woodfordia, near Woodford, hosts four days of electronic and live music, arts, workshops, markets and camping in the Moreton Bay hinterland.
Festival website and tickets → Explore nearby Sunshine Coast festivals →
Red Hot Summer Tour · Coolangatta
Australian Crawl and Men At Work lead the outdoor show on Coolangatta Beach, with Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe and more.
Airlie Beach Festival of Music
The Whitsundays festival runs across Airlie Beach venues and its waterfront main stage, with opening and after parties extending the music holiday.
Maleny Music Festival
Three days of live music, workshops, dancing and camping return to Maleny Showgrounds in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.
Red Hot Summer Tour · Brisbane
Suzi Quatro headlines the Roma Street Parkland show with Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo, Dragon and Choirboys among the support acts.
Ministry of Sound Summer Dance Festival
HOTA hosts an open-air electronic festival across its parklands and lake precinct on the Gold Coast.
Good Things Festival
The national alternative, punk, rock and heavy festival returns to Brisbane as part of its 2026 Australian tour.
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.
Woodford Folk Festival
Six days and nights of music, performance, workshops and culture return to Woodfordia.
Wildlands
Brisbane’s New Year’s Eve festival returns to Brisbane Showgrounds for another huge night of electronic, hip hop and live music.
Laneway Festival · Brisbane
Brisbane Showgrounds hosts Fontaines D.C., The Hayley Williams Show, Kim Petras, MUNA, Ninajirachi, Rico Nasty and more. Check the official Laneway Festival site for current ticket availability.
Sound Collective
The new Gold Coast festival brings MAOLI, Stan Walker, Katchafire, SOJA and Arrested Development to Broadwater Parklands.
CMC Rocks QLD
Eric Church, Brooks & Dunn and Ashley McBryde lead the 20th-anniversary lineup at Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich. General tickets are on sale.
Big Red Bash
Birdsville’s outback festival returns to the Big Red dune in 2027, with organisers teasing the next announcement after the 2026 event was cancelled following heavy rain and flooding.
YELO festival picks
Festival guides and the stories behind them.
YELO guides and editorial stories covering major events, regional festivals and Queensland festival season.
Browse by region
Choose your Queensland festival region.
Each regional guide combines major festival names, useful dates, local context and links to current YELO coverage.
Festival questions
Planning a Queensland festival weekend.
A few quick answers before you pick a lineup, book somewhere to sleep and start plotting the drive.
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.
Is Big Pineapple Festival returning in 2026?
YELO has not verified a 2026 date, lineup or ticket release. Check our Big Pineapple Festival 2026 guide for the current status. Past festival lineups are archives.
What should I check before booking a festival trip?
Dates, lineups and ticket details can change. Check the official festival website and ticketing link before booking tickets, accommodation or travel.
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.
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Latest Queensland music festival news.
New lineups, ticket announcements, festival changes and YELO stories from across Queensland.
