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Regional Queensland gigs, festivals and live music
A curated guide to regional Queensland gigs, festivals, comedy, art and culture worth knowing about — from Townsville and Mackay to Toowoomba, Cairns, Rockhampton, Gympie and beyond.
This is not every event in Queensland. It is a rolling shortlist of regional dates worth travelling for, planning around or adding to the calendar when you’re heading outside the usual southeast loop.
Friday, June 26 – Sunday, July 5, 2026
Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival — Winton
Tickets: https://www.visionsplendidfilmfest.com/
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Graeme Connors: What’s Next? — Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
Tickets: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/What%E2%80%99s-On
Friday, July 3, 2026
Boy & Bear — Munro Martin Parklands, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Tanks Blues: Ray Beadle — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Live on the Lawns: TOBIAHS + Benson — The Ville Lawns, Townsville
Tickets: https://www.the-ville.com.au/whats-on/live-on-the-lawns/
Thursday, July 9 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
Cairns Indigenous Art Fair — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://ciaf.com.au/cairns-indigenous-art-fair-ciaf
Friday, July 10, 2026
Budjerah + Jem Cassar-Daley with Birren — Ipswich Civic Centre
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Isaac Butterfield: Armageddon — Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
Tickets: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/What%E2%80%99s-On
Saturday, July 11, 2026
Screamfeeder: Mixtape Sessions — Studio 188, Ipswich
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Jimmy Rees: One Night Only — Ipswich Civic Centre
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Saturday, July 11 – Sunday, July 12, 2026
Flood Fest 2026 — Fire Station 101, Ipswich
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Monday, July 13 – Monday, July 20, 2026
Channel Country Music Muster — Thargomindah
Tickets: https://www.outbackqueensland.com.au/event/channel-country-music-muster/
Thursday, July 16 – Sunday, July 26, 2026
Jumpers and Jazz in July — Warwick
Tickets: https://jumpersandjazz.com.au/
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Folk & Blues — Studio 188, Ipswich
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Paul Dempsey: Shotgun Karaoke II — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Thursday, July 23 – Sunday, July 26, 2026
Daly Bay Illuminate — Mackay City Centre
Tickets: https://www.queensland.com/au/en/things-to-do/events/p-69faa04b454969ac45a53f87-daly-bay-illuminate
Childers Festival — Childers
Tickets: https://www.bundaberg.qld.gov.au/Community/Events/Childers-Festival
Friday, July 24 – Saturday, August 1, 2026
Australian Festival of Chamber Music — Cairns venues
Tickets: https://www.afcm.com.au/cairns/
Friday, July 24 – Sunday, July 26, 2026
Legally Blonde — Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
Tickets: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/What%E2%80%99s-On
Saturday, July 25, 2026
Tom Gleeson: Out of Touch — Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg
Tickets: https://www.artsbundaberg.com.au/Theatre
Friday, July 31, 2026
Symphony Under the Stars — Gladstone Ports Corporation Marina Main Stage
Tickets: https://www.gladstoneentertainment.com/Unused/Landing-page/Events-listing-default-grid
Saturday, August 1 – Friday, August 7, 2026
Queensland Fringe — Charleville, Augathella, Roma and Toowoomba
Tickets: https://qldfringe.com/
Friday, August 7 – Sunday, August 9, 2026
Mount Isa Mines Rodeo — Buchanan Park, Mount Isa
Tickets: https://www.mountisarodeo.com.au/
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Brad Cox: Multiple Dimensions Tour — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Monday, August 10 – Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Consumed — Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre
Tickets: https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/themecc/whats_on/purchase_tickets_online/events/featured_events/the_mecc_and_shock_therapy_arts_present_consumed
Wednesday, August 12 – Thursday, August 13, 2026
The Living End: I Only Trust Rock N Roll — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Friday, August 14, 2026
Bangarra Dance Theatre: Horizon — Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Tickets: https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/cpac
A Taste of Ireland — Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
Tickets: https://www.gladstoneentertainment.com/Unused/Landing-page/Events-listing-default-grid
Thursday, August 27 – Sunday, August 30, 2026
Gympie Music Muster — Amamoor Creek State Forest
Tickets: https://muster.com.au/
Friday, August 28 – Sunday, September 6, 2026
Cairns Festival — Cairns
Tickets: https://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/festival
Thursday, September 3 – Saturday, September 5, 2026
One Hour Wedding — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.tanksartscentre.com/ticketlinkEvents/comedy-shows
Friday, September 4, 2026
Casey Barnes: Made For This Tour — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Geraldine Hickey: A Weight Off My Chest — Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg
Tickets: https://www.artsbundaberg.com.au/Theatre
Friday, September 18, 2026
Vika & Linda: Where Do You Come From? — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Sounds of Rock Music Festival — Seafront Oval, Hervey Bay
Tickets: https://www.ourfrasercoast.com.au/Brolga-Theatre/Whats-On/Sounds-of-Rock-Music-FestivalbrHervey-Bay
Friday, September 25 – Sunday, October 11, 2026
North Australian Festival of Arts — Townsville
Tickets: https://nafa-tsv.com.au/
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Always Was, Always Will Be… Funny — Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre
Tickets: https://www.mackay.qld.gov.au/themecc/whats_on/purchase_tickets_online?ROOTNODE=60655
Friday, October 2, 2026
Macy Gray: The Encore Tour — Townsville Civic Theatre
Tickets: https://dmhentertainment.com/macy-gray-live/
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Macy Gray: The Encore Tour — Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Tickets: https://dmhentertainment.com/macy-gray-live/
Guy Sebastian: 100 X Around Australia Tour — Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg
Tickets: https://www.artsbundaberg.com.au/Theatre
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.tanksartscentre.com/ticketlinkEvents/comedy-shows
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Macy Gray: The Encore Tour — Pilbeam Theatre, Rockhampton
Tickets: https://dmhentertainment.com/macy-gray-live/
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Guy Sebastian: 100 X Around Australia Tour — Ipswich Civic Centre
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Anh Do: The Happiest Refugee Live! — Ipswich Civic Centre
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Friday, October 16, 2026
Lior with Camerata — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Melbourne Ska Orchestra: Monte Loco Rides Again — Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns
Tickets: https://www.ticketlink.com.au/ticketlinkEvents/popular-music
Thursday, November 5 – Monday, November 9, 2026
Airlie Beach Festival of Music — Airlie Beach venues
Tickets: https://www.airliebeachfestivalofmusic.com.au/
Friday, November 27, 2026
Stringmansassy — Studio 188, Ipswich
Tickets: https://www.ipswichciviccentre.com.au/whats-on/
Sunday, December 27, 2026 – Friday, January 1, 2027
Woodford Folk Festival — Woodfordia
Tickets: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/tickets/
Saturday, February 27, 2027
The Beatles Anthology 2027 — Moncrieff Entertainment Centre, Bundaberg
Tickets: https://www.artsbundaberg.com.au/Theatre
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