Horizon Festival
May 1–10
Horizon Festival is the Sunshine Coast’s flagship multi-arts event, bringing live music, performance, visual art and contemporary culture to venues and public spaces across the region.
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Photo: Dameeka Middleton.
Sunshine Coast festival guide
Sunshine Coast music festivals, campouts and live music weekends.
A rolling guide to Sunshine Coast music festivals, hinterland gatherings, forest campouts, jazz weekends and nearby regional favourites.
From major local events and multi-arts programs to boutique campouts and live music weekends, this page keeps track of the festival calendar around the Sunshine Coast and wider region.
Reviewed November 2026
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Sunshine Coast festival season
From coastal arts programs to forest campouts.
The Sunshine Coast festival year stretches from major local arts events and jazz weekends to country gatherings, hinterland campouts and destination festivals just beyond the region.
Major and nearby Sunshine Coast festivals
The big dates on the local festival calendar.
These major events help define the wider festival year for Sunshine Coast audiences, from local arts programs to major regional music gatherings.
NOOSA alive!
July 17–26
NOOSA alive! is a multi-arts festival held across Noosa, bringing together music, theatre, ideas and live performance across 10 days.
Gympie Music Muster
August 27–30
First held in 1982, Gympie Music Muster is one of Australia’s most iconic country music festivals, held in Amamoor State Forest near Gympie.
Noosa Jazz Festival
August 28–September 6
Noosa Jazz Festival brings live jazz to venues across Noosa, with concerts, river cruises, restaurant events and the Noosa Jazz Party at The J Theatre.
Big Pineapple Festival
2026 date and lineup unconfirmed
Big Pineapple Festival is one of the Sunshine Coast’s biggest music festivals, spotlighting major Australian artists while drawing visitors from across the state.
Woodford Folk Festival
December 27–January 1
Held at Woodfordia in the Moreton Bay region, outside the Sunshine Coast council area, Woodford Folk Festival is a major nearby music and cultural gathering.
Wider Sunshine Coast region
More festival weekends in the Coast’s orbit.
These events sit within the wider Sunshine Coast live music orbit, including nearby hinterland and regional destinations that remain part of the annual calendar for many local audiences.
Pricey performs at The Big Weekend festival in Coolum on the Sunshine Coast. Photo: Dameeka Middleton for YELO.
Wider Sunshine Coast region
Nearby campouts, hinterland gatherings and local favourites.
Smaller and nearby events, including Woodfordia gatherings in neighbouring Moreton Bay, add another layer to the Coast’s festival year, from wellness gatherings and DIY music weekends to rock, blues and community festivals.
Earth Frequency Festival
October 23–26, 2026
Queensland’s long-running electronic music, arts and camping festival returns to Woodfordia in the Moreton Bay hinterland, with techno, bass, psytrance, live acts, workshops and markets.
Pranafest
June 5–7
Pranafest is a wellness-focused gathering held at Woodfordia, home of Woodford Folk Festival. It combines live music, yoga, workshops and community connection.
Coondoo Mountain Campout
June 19–21
Held near Gympie in the northern Sunshine Coast region, Coondoo Mountain Campout is a boutique BYO music campout set beneath Mount Coondoo.
The Big Weekend
TBA
The Big Weekend is a Sunshine Coast live music event hosted by Pricey, built around local artists, community spirit and a strong DIY festival feel.
Zen Fest
September 4–6
Zen Fest is a three-day event celebrating creative expression through music, dance, yoga, bodywork and meditation in the Noosa hinterland.
Mitchell Creek Rock ’N’ Blues Fest
September 18–20
Hosted on a private 100-acre property in the Mary Valley near Kandanga, Mitchell Creek Rock ’N’ Blues Fest is a three-day festival of rock, blues and roots music.
The Rangebow Festival
October 9–18
The Rangebow Festival brings music, performance, film, theatre, food and community events to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
Maleny Music Festival
November 6–8
Maleny Music Festival is an all-ages, three-day event held at Maleny Showgrounds, with camping, workshops, markets, open mics and jam sessions.
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