Nambour’s creative underground has been getting a serious moment in the sun, with artist, poet, musician and street-art force Ben Hines helping drive a run of Horizon Festival projects through town. The Sunshine Coast hinterland hub has long had the bones of something stranger and more interesting than a tidy coastal arts postcard. Now, through
Horizon Festival will mark 10 years on the Sunshine Coast with beachside music, Babe under the stars, a First Nations-led gathering, and a boot-scootin’ dance floor finale. The annual arts and cultural festival runs from May 1–10 on Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, with 35 events across 13 locations and a program moving through music,
Main photo: Horizon Festival performance via Facebook. Horizon Festival returns to the Sunshine Coast from May 1 to 10 in 2026, with more than 35 events planned across 13 locations. The 10-day program also marks the festival’s 10th year. Presented on Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, Horizon is the Sunshine Coast Council’s annual arts and
The Sunshine Coast’s award-winning arts festival – Horizon Festival – returns from May 2-11, bringing 10 days of art, music, performance to our region. Visitors and locals can enjoy a vibrant program of 50 events across 10 locations. Since its inception in 2017, Horizon has contributed $16 million to the local economy, employing 6798 creatives and
Australian hip-hop queen BARKAA will headline a bold new Horizon Festival on the Sunshine Coast. The Malyangapa/Barkindji rapper will conclude the event’s Opening Night Street Party at Solbar. Held from May 2-11, Horizon Festival is the region’s leading contemporary arts event, serving up 10-days of art, music, performance. It forms a collaborative and region-wide program
Horizon Festival, a 10-day multi-arts showcase on the Sunshine Coast, has been postponed to next year. The festival, which was due to be held in August, is much-loved festival on the local calendar. Organisers say this has been done to spread “cultural offerings” across the year. It comes as dozens of music festivals across Australia
Eumundi: Layla Barnett and her band will showcase her incredible talent at this year’s Sunshine Sounds Festival from September 2-3. The local First Nations singer songwriter, who is just 14-years-old, has collaborated with ARIA and National Jazz Award-winning composer and saxophonist Zac Hurren for her debut album, “Beneath the Surface”, to be released at the
Nambour: “Glambour” is the launch party for two exhibitions Unapologetically Dressed and Nonsensual at The Old Ambulance Station on Saturday, from 6pm. The event forms part of Sunshine Coast Council’s leading contemporary multi-arts festival Horizon Fest, which runs from Friday until September 4. Expect a night of glamour, drag, music, costumes and a lip sync battle.
Arts schmoozers will take over Kunda Park’s Light Industry Studio on Sunday for a night of art and music. The event forms part of Horizon Festival and puts the spotlight on a multi-arts installation, exploring “circular economy” solutions to big environmental challenges. Where to From Here is a collaboration between contemporary artist Nicole Voevodin-Cash and