Check out the full Woodford Folk Festival 2025-2026 Program out now: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/programme.
Woodford Folk Festival has unveiled an epic all-star First Nations lineup with Barkaa (pictured), Briggs, Budjerah, Electric Fields, and Birdz and Fred Leone, all set to perform at the 2025-2026 event.
More big name Aussie acts include Hollow Coves (pictured), Beddy Rays, Dobby, Sarah Blasko, San Cisco, Katie Noonan, C.W Stoneking, and Georgia Fields. Talisk from Scotland is also joining the show.
Sunshine Coast artists performing at Woodfordia will be Tom Neilson, Frank and Louis, Sharon Brooks, Day of Embers, Mufassa, and Grace Alexandra.
Kooii, Bullhorn, and Karl Priebe will represent Brisbane.
The festival – which touts itself as the largest gathering of artists and musicians in Australia – made the announcement to its Woodfordia community and special guests on Saturday night.
Check out the full Woodford Folk Festival 2025-2026 Program out now: woodfordfolkfestival.com.
About Woodford Folk Festival
Held annually over six days and six nights, from Dec 27 to January 1, Woodford Folk Festival sees more than 2000 local, national and international, artists, musicians and presenters grace the stages of the festival village, Woodfordia.
Each year, the festival begins with the iconic Opening Ceremony and closes with the spectacular showcase, on New Year’s Day. This year will be the 38th Woodford Folk Festival and the 30th held at the current site.
The Woodford festival experience is deep, rich and colourful. It is based on a vision of inclusive and creative community, culture and tradition passed through generations, expressed through story and ceremony. The site, a former barren dairy farm, has been lovingly regenerated with over 120,000 subtropical rain forest trees, orchids, ferns and sedges, planted to create a habitat for butterflies and wildlife.
Over the festival, Woodfordia is transformed into a village that hosts over 25,000 daily patrons, performers, stallholders, volunteers and organisers. As many as 2,680 volunteers across 162 departments are at the heart of the organisation and contribute to the setup and day-to-day running of the festival. During the event, the festival becomes the 67th largest town in Australia.
Each year construction begins in early December and continues up until Christmas Day. Nearly 1000 volunteers and contractors build the village. Many come from around the world to be part of the festival build, enjoy the festivities, and then stay for a week after to pull it all down.
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