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Regional Queensland music festivals, campouts and destination weekends.

From outback campouts and Far North Queensland favourites to coastal music weekends, regional Queensland has a live music culture that runs well beyond the south east corner.

This rolling YELO guide tracks regional Queensland music festivals, destination events and major live music weekends worth building a road trip around.

See major festivals See Regional QLD gigs

Plan the road trip

Keep following the Queensland music map.

Use this page for destination festivals, then jump to the regional gig guide for live shows, venues and one-off touring stops across Queensland.

01 / Find live music REGIONAL QLD GIG GUIDE. Gigs, venues and touring stops outside the south east corner. ↗ 02 / Statewide QUEENSLAND
FESTIVALS. The wider statewide festival calendar and current YELO coverage. ↗ 03 / Sunshine Coast SUNSHINE COAST FESTIVALS. Coastal festivals, day parties and local music weekends. ↗ 04 / Brisbane BRISBANE FESTIVALS. City festivals, major stages and touring events. ↗

Destination festival country

Big drives. Camp chairs. Good lineups.

Regional Queensland festival weekends can mean rainforest stages, country campouts, tropical waterfronts and outback destinations. The travel is part of it.

Major regional Queensland festivals

Festival weekends worth building a trip around.

Some of Queensland’s best-known regional festival weekends stretch from the Gympie hinterland to Far North Queensland and the Whitsundays.

Gympie Music Muster

August 27–30, 2026

Held in Amamoor State Forest near Gympie, Gympie Music Muster is one of Australia’s most established country music festivals, with camping, multiple stages and a huge regional crowd.

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Savannah in the Round

October 8–11, 2026

Held in Mareeba, Savannah in the Round brings country, rock and Australian favourites to Far North Queensland, with camping and a destination festival atmosphere.

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Airlie Beach Festival of Music

November 6–8, 2026

Held in Airlie Beach, Airlie Beach Festival of Music turns the Whitsundays into a multi-day live music holiday, with shows across venues and a waterfront main stage.

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Wallaby Creek Festival

September 25–27, 2026

Held near Rossville, south of Cooktown, Wallaby Creek Festival is a Far North Queensland music and arts campout set among rainforest, river country and a strong community crowd.

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Annual and returning regional events

Keep these on the radar.

Some regional festivals have already run for 2026, while others are returning or announcing future dates. These are worth remembering when planning the next Queensland music trip.

Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival

Agnes Water / 1770

A coastal blues, roots and rock weekend in the Agnes Water and 1770 region, with a relaxed regional crowd and a strong live music holiday feel.

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Festival of Outback Opera

Winton and Longreach

Festival of Outback Opera brings opera, music and large-scale performance into western Queensland settings, with events across Winton and Longreach.

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Big Red Bash

2026 event cancelled

The Birdsville event was scheduled for July 2026 but has been cancelled due to outback flooding and site access issues. It remains one of Queensland’s most iconic regional music festival experiences.

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Keep exploring

More Queensland live music.

Find more Queensland gigs, festivals and live music guides across YELO.

01 Regional QLD Gig Guide ↗ 02 Queensland music festivals ↗ 03 Sunshine Coast festivals ↗ 04 Gold Coast festivals ↗

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