Discover what’s on this weekend across the Sunshine Coast
Weekend picks
Looking for something to do on the Sunshine Coast this weekend? This page rounds up featured live music, arts, festivals and local culture picks worth knowing about across the region.
For the full list of upcoming shows, browse YELO’s Sunshine Coast gig guide.
Top pick
The Planting Festival — Woodfordia — Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3
The Planting Festival returns to Woodfordia this weekend for three days of music, art, talks, workshops and hands-on environmental projects.
It is not a straight gig in the usual sense. It sits somewhere between a festival, a working bee, a cultural weekend and a reset in the bush, with the program built around music, dance, folklore, land regeneration and community connection.
For Sunny Coast locals, it is also close enough to feel like a proper weekend escape without needing to disappear interstate. If you like your festivals with a bit more dirt, trees and meaning behind them, this is one of the more interesting regional picks on this weekend.
It is one of the bigger music and culture picks happening across the Sunshine Coast region this week.
Tickets: The Planting Festival
This weekend’s gigs
A few standout shows this weekend, from touring acts to local rooms across the coast and nearby.
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls PLUS Bowling For Soup — Blackflag Brewing — Friday, May 1
Tickets: Blackflag Brewing events
Stahr — The Presynct — Friday, May 1
Tickets: The Presynct what’s on
Australian Mötley Crüe Show — Norton Music Factory — Friday, May 1
Tickets: Norton Music Factory events
Lisa Hunt — Kings Beach Tavern — Friday, May 1
Tickets: Kings Beach Tavern entertainment
Tobiahs — Pulse Bar & Live Music — Friday, May 1
Tickets: Megatix
The Planting Festival — Woodfordia — Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3
Tickets: The Planting Festival
New Wave Extravaganza — The Presynct — Saturday, May 2
Tickets: The Presynct what’s on
An Evening with Steve Kilbey — Imperial Hotel Eumundi — Saturday, May 2
Tickets: Imperial Hotel Eumundi what’s on
The Grogans — Norton Music Factory — Saturday, May 2
Tickets: Norton Music Factory events
Thirsty Merc — Kings Beach Tavern — Saturday, May 2
Tickets: Kings Beach Tavern entertainment
Pretty Fly for a Bli Bli — Bli Bli Hall — Saturday, May 2
Tickets: TryBooking
Yacht Rock Holiday — Sunshine Beach SLSC — Sunday, May 3
Tickets: Humanitix
MONSTR: The Best of MTV Unplugged — Kings Beach Tavern — Sunday, May 3
Tickets: Sunshine Coast Events
Jazz in the Forest — Maleny — Sunday, May 3
Info: Sunshine Coast Events
Elvis Tribute Show with special guest Electro Swiggerty — Coolum Beach — Sunday, May 3
Info: Sunshine Coast Events
Browse the full Sunshine Coast gig guide
Arts, festivals and culture finds this weekend
A few arts, culture and festival picks across the region this weekend, from gallery shows to Horizon Festival and regional events.
Horizon Festival — across the Sunshine Coast — Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 10
Horizon Hangout — The MET, Maroochydore — Sunday, May 3
The Planting Festival — Woodfordia — Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3
Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026 at Caloundra Regional Gallery — on now through May 17
Regular live music spots
Looking for something beyond a one-off headline show? These venues and recurring spaces regularly help keep live music moving across the Sunshine Coast.
The Nook
A smaller community-oriented space worth watching for intimate live music, creative events and local gatherings.
Black Box Theatre
A flexible performance space that continues to play a role in the Coast’s wider live music and arts ecosystem.
Norton Music Factory
A Caloundra venue with regular programming across rock, pop, country and blues, and one that feels more like a dedicated music room than a generic hospitality space.
Read the full Sunshine Coast venues guide
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