December
ALWAYS LIVE
24 November to 10 December 2023
A statewide celebration of contemporary music, ALWAYS LIVE showcases the talents of rising stars and big names with everything including arena-style shows, intimate performances on rooftops, and in laneways and cosy venues.
Meredith Music Festival
8–10 December 2023
Held in the iconic Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, this December country festival is a favourite on the Victorian music calendar. Be warned: tickets sell out fast.
High Country Halls Music Festival
9 December 2023
The festival returns bigger and better at five locations, including Merrijig, Merton, Tolmie, Jamieson, and Bonnie Doon making its debut. Each hall has a fantastic line-up of talent featuring genres of blues, roots, country, folk, and Aussie rock.
Ringer Reef Sounds
16 December 2023
Ringer Reef Sounds is a family-friendly festival offering music, great wine and food, and a bit more at the beautiful Ringer Reef Winery.
Nariel Creek Folk Festival
27 December 2023 to 2 January 2024
With roots going back to 1962, this is the oldest running folk festival in Victoria. Hall dances, kids activities and open-air concerts. Bring a tent and set up camp.
Beyond The Valley
28 December 2023 to 1 January 2024
Beyond the Valley's annual boutique music festival is once again in Barunah Plains in Western Victoria.
NYE on the Hill
30 December 2023 to 1 January 2024
NYE on the Hill is a three day, two night boutique music and camping festival for good-vibing, music-loving friends and friends-of-friends.
Heaps Good
31 December 2023
Ring in the New Year at this single day summer festival at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, featuring the likes of Flume, Basement Jaxx and The Avalanches.
January
SunCycle NYD '23
1 January 2024
Get your pedals turning with a New Year's Day blowout at Coburg Velodrome, with electronica and dance music from live acts and DJs across three stages.
LTEC: NYD
1 January 2024
Art, music, dance, culture and culinary delights – who could ask for a better way to start the year than the annual Let Them Eat Cake festival at Werribee Mansion?
Don't Let Daddy Know
13 January 2024
The internationally acclaimed music festival lands in Melbourne with a setlist of international superstars and Australian icons, with huge names such as AFROJACK, Timmy Trumpet, MORTEN, and Sub Zero Project, to name a few.
Girgarre Moosic Muster
10–14 January 2024
Billed as Victoria's most inclusive music festival, the tiny northern township of Girgarre buzzes to the sounds of a variety of musical styles, plus orchestrated jam sessions.
Ocean Sounds
6 January 2024
Part of the ALWAYS LIVE program, Phillip Island hosts this all-day concert headlining great music and sunset coastal views.
So Frenchy So Chic
14 January 2024
Lose yourself at So Frenchy So Chic. The lineup includes a bistronomy menu of French delicacies and the So Frenchy So Chic DJs. It's just as the name suggests: wall-to-wall French-ness.
Sunset Sounds
14–21 January 2024
The City of Stonnington rocks the suburbs with not one but two evenings of free music in Central Park, Malvern East, mixing up soul, funk, food trucks and BYO picnic rugs.
Rainbow Spirit Festival
28 January 2024
Rainbow Spirit Festival traded its usual paddocks in Lexton, western Victoria, for Port Melbourne in 2023. Stay tuned for the 2024 details to catch this one-day alternative lifestyle, music and arts festival.
Interstellar Groove Festival
29 January 2024
The grooviest way to camp with mates. An interstellar dance music lineup in East Gippsland.
Reminisce Decade of House 2024
26 January 2024
A house music spectacular at Kinetic Stadium Frankson counting down the best house songs of the past decade, including featured artists Lovebirds, Market Memories and Boogs
February
Riverboats Music Festival
16–18 February 2024
Set on the banks of the Murray River in Echuca Moama, Riverboats is the perfect occasion to plonk down on a picnic blanket and tune in to local and international acts.
Port Fairy Jazz Festival
9–11 February 2024
Over 100 bands take to the stage to perform jazz ranging from New Orleans style to swing and classic trad groups.
St Jerome's Laneway Festival
10 February 2024
Join the cool crowd by the Maribyrnong River for this too-big-for-a-laneway festival featuring local and international acts.
St Kilda Festival
17 - 18 February 2024
It's free, fabulous and on the beach. What more could you ask of a summer festival? Bands typically include new local acts plus established favourites.
Summer Sounds
25 February 2024
Summer Sounds returns to Bunjil Place, Narre Warren, with its lineup of soulful, funky, upbeat live music from acclaimed local and international artists.
March
Brunswick Music Festival
3 –11 March 2024
Kicking off with the Sydney Road Street Party, this long-running festival sees known-and-loved local acts and artists from around world at indoor and outdoor venues across Brunswick.
Chillout Festival
7 – 11 March 2024
Get loud and proud in idyllic Daylesford at Australia's largest 'queer country pride' festival, featuring a host of art, culture and music events.
Sandford Bush Music Festival
8–10 March 2024
Bush ballads, folk, gospel, Celtic, reggae, bluegrass and Aussie country music mix with crafts, art, workshops and poetry at Sandford, in south-west Victoria.
Port Fairy Folk Festival
8–11 March 2024
Much more than just a music festival, the Port Fairy Folk Festival is an institution. Four days of top-quality local and international acts take over this charming coastal town.
Pitch Festival
8 - 12 March 2024
A diverse international program assembles at the foot of the majestic Grampians for a distinct blend of sonic soundscapes and curated art selections.
Golden Plains
9 - 11 March 2024
Located at the celebrated Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, the annual Golden Plains rivals its bigger sibling, the famed Meredith Music Festival.
Picnic in the Paddock
16 March 2024
Get ready to bask in the autumn sunshine and good vibes as Bright Brewery host their third annual Picnic in the Paddock.
Knotfest
21 March 2024
Music, art and culture collides at this music festival dedicated to heavy metal created by American band, Slipknot.
The High Country Hop
23 March 2024
An open-air, family-friendly affair and literal 'Music To Your Beers'. Set in the pleasant surrounds of Beechworth's historic precinct reserve, the High Country Hop is a must on your events calendar.
April
Wine Machine
1 April 2024
Great wine and food paired with the likes of Bliss N Eso, Hot Dub Time Machine and Vera Blue in the Yarra Valley? That's no April Fool's joke.
CresFest - Creswick's Folk and Roots Festival
5–7 April 2024
CresFest is a folk and roots festival in the forested goldfields town of Creswick, nestled between Daylesford and Ballarat.
Ultra Australia
12–13 April 2024
Flemington Racecourse packs out for one of the country's biggest festivals dedicated to electronic music.
Groovin the Moo
29 April 2024
Bendigo hosts Groovin the Moo in April with two outdoor stages, a big top tent, and bands and performers from across the world.
Mount Beauty Music Festival
20–27April 2024
A free family friendly festival held over two days in April. A truck stage with live music, children's entertainment, food and craft stalls.
June
Matsumura Blues Festival
1 June 2024
A line-up leading Australian and international blues, rock and folk musicians will blend their tunes with traditional Okinawan and Japanese artists at this exciting new festival.
National Celtic Folk Festival
7 – 10 June 2024
Celtic music, theatre, culture and even kids' entertainment come together each year in high-stepping style in the rejuvenated seaside hamlet of Portarlington.
Mornington Winter Music Festival
7 – 10 June 2024
For four days, Mornington's streets, restaurants, cafes, hotels, galleries and parks will come alive with a diverse mix of jazz, blues, swing, traditional, progressive, classic offering something for everyone.
July
Winter Sounds
August 2024
Enjoy a weekend of intimate performances across Daylesford and the surrounding hills.
Now or Never
August to September 2024
Melbourne Music Week evolved in 2023 to become part of Now or Never, a city-wide festival focusing on future technologies, innovation and the arts, and championing an experiential approach to engaging with live music.
