Australia Festivals
Curtis Falls, photo Tourism QLD; Sailing Port Stephens, Tourism Australia, photo by Brian Geach; Camel Races, Tourism QLD, photo by Peter Lik; Food and Wine Fest, Tourism QLD, photo by Brad Newton; Woodford Folk Fest, photo by Zoltan Ivan; Floral Parade Float, photo by Tony Gwynn-Jones.
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Australian Capital Territory — New South Wales — Norfolk Island — Northern Territory — Queensland — South Australia — Tasmania — Victoria — Western Australia
Australian Capital Territory | ||
| Canberra Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | March 6 - 14, 2010 |
| Canberra International Chamber Music Festival | Music | May 14 - 23, 2010 |
| National Folk Festival (Canberra) | Dance, Music | April 1 - 5, 2010 |
| National Multicultural Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | February 5 - 7, 2010 |
New South Wales | ||
| Albury Wodonga Eisteddfod Sight and Sound Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | July 25 - August 13, 2010 |
| ANZ Central Coast Country Music Festival | Music | January 15 - 24, 2010 |
| Applause Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 16, 2010 |
| Australian Blues Music Festival | Music | February 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Australian Celtic Festival | Dance, Music | April 29 - May 2, 2010 |
| Australian Dance Festival | Dance | June 12 - 14, 2009 |
| Australian International Music Festival | Music | July 6 - 12, 2009 |
| Australian Jazz Convention (Lismore) | Music | December 26 - 31, 2009 |
| Bacardi Express | Music | March 11 - 27, 2010 |
| Bachata Festival | Dance | April 13 - 14, 2010 |
| Barham Balladeers and Country Music | Music | May 20 - 23, 2010 |
| Barham Country Music Stampede | Music | July 26 - August 2, 2009 |
| Barham Jazz Festival | Music | June 24 - 27, 2010 |
| Barham Rock by the River Festival | Dance, Music | August 27- 30, 2009 February 5 - 7, 2010 |
| Bellingen Global Carnival | Dance, Music | October 1 - 3, 2010 |
| Bellingen Jazz and Blues Festival | Music | August 20 - 22, 2010 |
| Big Day Out | Music | January 22 - 23, 2010 |
| Bimbadgen Blues | Music | September 11, 2010 |
| Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk, Roots and Blues | Music | March 12 - 14, 2010 |
| Bluesfest | Music | April 1 - 5, 2010 |
| Cobargo Folk Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | February 26 - 28, 2010 |
| Darling Harbour Fiesta | Dance | October 2 - 5, 2009 |
| Darling Harbour Hoopla | Dance, Drama, Music | April 2 - 5, 2010 |
| Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues Festival | Music | June 5 - 7, 2010 |
| Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival | Music | October 23 - 25, 2009 |
| Dubbo Jazz Festival | Music | August 13 - 15, 2010 |
| Easterfest Jazz Festival | Music | April 2 - 5, 2010 |
| Fast & Fresh | Drama | May 25 - June 5, 2009 |
| Fast and Fresh Dance | Dance | November 16 - 21, 2009 |
| Folk in the Foothills | Music | October 17, 2010 |
| Forbes Jazz Festival | Music | January 2 – 4, 2010 |
| Freakreation Festival | Music | January 2010 |
| Future Music Festival | Music | March 6, 2010 |
| Glebe Music Festival | Music | November 8 - December 6, 2009 |
| Good Vibrations Festival | Music | February 13, 2010 |
| Great Southern Blues and Rockabilly Festival | Music | October 2 - 4, 2009 |
| Greek Festival of Sydney | Dance, Drama, Music | March 29 - 30, 2010 |
| Gulgong Folk Festival | Dance, Music | December 31, 2009 - January 3, 2010 |
| Homebake | Music | December 5, 2009 |
| Huntington Estate Music Festival | Music | November 25 - 29, 2009 |
| Illawarra Folk Festival at Bulli | Dance, Drama, Music | January 14 - 17, 2010 |
| Imperial Panda Festival | Dance, Drama | February 10 - 22, 2010 |
| ISCM World Music Days | Music | April 30 - May 9, 2010 |
| Jazz in the Vines | Music | October 31, 2009 |
| John O'Brien Bush Festival | Dance, Music | March 18 - 21, 2010 |
| Katoomba Winter Magic Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | Jun 19, 2010 |
| Kiama Jazz and Blues Festival | Music | May 21 - 23, 2010 |
| Legs 11 | Music | October 2009 |
| Luminous festival | Music | May 26 - June 14, 2009 |
| Manly Arts Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | August 25 - September 27, 2009 |
| Manly International Jazz Festival | Music | October 3 - 5, 2009 |
| Merimbula Jazz Festival | Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Moon Festival at Darling Harbour | Dance, Drama, Music | September 11 - 13, 2008 |
| Moorambilla | Music | September 15 - 17, 2009 |
| Moruya Jazz Festival | Music | October 23 - 25, 2009 |
| Music at the Creek | Dance, Music | November 13 - 15, 2009 |
| Newcastle Blues Festival | Music | October 9 - 11, 2009 |
| Newcastle Jazz Festival | Music | August 28 - 30, 2009 |
| Newtown Festival "Dreamfest" | Music | November 8, 2009 |
| Numeralla Folk Festival | Music | January 26 – 28, 2009 |
| Nymagee Outback Music Festival | Music | October 31, 2009 |
| Parklife Sydney | Music | October 4, 2009 |
| Peats Ridge Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | December 29, 2009 - January 1, 2010 |
| Persian Pickles festival | Dance, Music | September 5, 2009 |
| Raggamuffin Reggae Festival | Music | January 28 - 29, 2010 |
| Rock'n at the Racecourse | Music | March 13, 2010 |
| Runnymede Pop Festival | Drama, Music | July |
| Saint Albans Folk Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | April 23 - 26, 2010 |
| Scottish Week | Dance, Music | June 24 - July 4, 2009 |
| Shir Madness: Sydney Jewish Music Festival | Music | August 15, 2010 |
| Short and Sweet Central Coast | Drama | September 23 - 26, 2009 |
| Short and Sweet Sydney | Drama | January 6 – February 27, 2010 |
| Short and Sweet Theatre Festival | Drama | January 5 - February 21, 2010 |
| Short, Sweet & Dance | Dance | March 30 - April 17, 2010 |
| Short, Sweet & Song | Dance, Drama, Music | October 7 - 17, 2009 |
| Shorter and Sweeter at The Studio | Drama | April 2010 |
| Shorter and Sweeter Theatre | Drama | July 2010 |
| Snowy Mountains of Music festival | Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Soundwave Festival | Music | February 21, 2010 |
| Southern Highlands Classic Jazz and Ragtime Festival | Music | April 17 - 18, 2010 |
| Spring Folk in the Foothills | Music | October 18, 2009 |
| St. Andrews Day Gathering | Dance, Music | November 30, 2009 |
| St. Jerome's Laneway Festival | Music | January 31, 2010 |
| Surry Hills Festival | Music | April 10, 2010 |
| Sydney Children's Festival | Drama, Music | October 5 - 17, 2009 |
| Sydney Comedy Festival | Drama | April 19 - May 9, 2010 |
| Sydney Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | January 9 - 30, 2010 |
| Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival | Dance | April 30 - May 2, 2010 |
| Sydney Salsa Congress | Dance | January 28 - 31, 2010 |
| Tamworth Country Music Festival | Music | January 15 – 24, 2010 |
| The Henry Lawson Festival of the Arts | Drama, Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| the NOW now - International Improvised Music Fest | Music | January 16 – 18, 2009 |
| The Rocks Aroma Festival | Music | July 19, 2009 |
| The Rocks Australia Day | Music | January 26, 2010 |
| The Rocks Markets by Moonlight | Music | November 6, 2009 - March 26, 2010 |
| Thredbo Blues Festival | Music | January 16 – 18, 2009 |
| Thredbo Yalumba Jazz Festival | Music | April 30 - May 2, 2010 |
| Tullamore Irish Festival | Dance, Music | April 1 - 4, 2010 |
| Tyalgum Annual Festival of Classical Music | Music | September 4 - 6, 2009 |
| Uranquinty Folk Festival | Music | October 2 - 5, 2009 |
| V Festival | Music | March 28, 2009 |
| Viva La Gong Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | November 7, 2009 |
| Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues Festival | Music | September 11 - 12, 2010 |
Norfolk Island | ||
| Jazz in the Pines Festival | Music | December 7 - 11, 2009 |
| Opera in Paradise | Drama, Music | February 15 - 19, 2010 |
Northern Territory | ||
| Darwin Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | August 13 - 30, 2009 |
| Darwin Fringe Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | July 17 - August 2, 2009 |
| Top Half Folk Festival | Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Walking with Spirits festival | Dance, Drama, Music | August 1, 2009 |
Queensland | ||
| 18th Annual Brisbane Blues Festival | Music | March 13, 2010 |
| Australian Festival of Chamber Music | Music | July 31 - August 8, 2009 |
| Big Day Out | Music | January 17, 2010 |
| Big River Jazz | Music | September 11 - 13, 2009 |
| Biloela Comedy and Food Festival | Drama | October 10 - 18, 2009 |
| Blues on Broadbeach Festival | Music | May 27 - 30, 2010 |
| Brisbane Comedy Festival | Drama | February 23 - March 21, 2010 |
| Brisbane Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | September 4 - 25, 2010 |
| Brisbane Interplay | Drama | August 12 - 23, 2009 |
| Brisbane Jazz Festival | Music | October 27 - November 1, 2009 |
| Caloundra Music Festival | Music | October 22 - 25, 2009 |
| Charters Towers Country Music Festival | Music | April 30 - May 2, 2010 |
| Easterfest | Music | April 2 - 4, 2010 |
| Festival Cairns | Dance, Music | August 21 - September 6, 2009 |
| Future Music Festival | Music | February 27, 2010 |
| Good Vibrations Festival | Music | February 20, 2010 |
| Great Tropical Jazz Party | Music | September 11 - 13, 2009 |
| GreazeFest Kustom Kulture Festival | Music | October 3 - 17, 2009 |
| Laura Aboriginal and Cultural Dance Festival | Dance, Music | June 2011 |
| Noosa International Street Performers Festival | Drama | October 28, 2007 |
| Noosa Jazz Festival | Music | September 3 - 6, 2009 |
| Opera in the Outback | Drama, Music | October 9 - 10, 2009 |
| Palm Creek Folk Festival | Dance, Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Palmer Street Jazz Festival | Music | August 7 - 9, 2009 |
| Port Douglas Carnivale | Dance, Drama, Music | May 20 - 30, 2010 |
| Queensland Music Festival | Music | July 2009 |
| Raggamuffin Reggae Festival | Music | January 30, 2010 |
| Redlands Bluegrass Convention | Music | July 11- 12, 2009 |
| Reggaetown Festival | Music | September 5, 2009 |
| Soundwave Festival | Music | February 20, 2010 |
| Splendour in the Grass | Music | July 30 - August 1, 2010 |
| St. Jerome's Laneway Festival | Music | January 29, 2010 |
| Strategic Minerals/Oxiana Richmond Country Music Festival | Music | September 28 - 30, 2007 |
| Sunshine Coast Blues Festival | Music | September 11 - 13, 2009 |
| The Dreaming Festival | Dance, Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| The Dreaming Festival - Australia's International Indigenous Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | June 5 - 8, 2009 |
| Toyota National Country Music Muster | Music | August 25 - 30, 2009 |
| Urban Country Music Festival | Dance, Music | April 30 - May 3, 2010 |
| V Festival | Music | March 29, 2009 |
| Valley Fiesta | Music | September 2009 |
| Valley Jazz Festival | Music | May 12 – 17, 2009 |
| Woodford Folk Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | December 27, 2009 – January 1, 2010 |
| World Interplay Festival | Drama | August 12 - 23, 2009 |
| Yungaburra Folk Festival | Dance, Music | October 22 - 25, 2009 |
South Australia | ||
| Adelaide Cabaret Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | June 11 - 26, 2010 |
| Adelaide Festival of Arts | Dance, Drama, Music | February 26 - March 14, 2010 |
| Adelaide Fringe Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | February 19 - March 14, 2010 |
| Adelaide International Guitar Festival | Music | November 25 - 28, 2010 |
| Alliance Française French Festival | Dance, Music | November 15 - 16, 2008 |
| Aurora New Music Festival | Music | April 30 - May 9, 2010 |
| Barossa Under the Stars | Music | March 14, 2009 |
| Beethoven Festival | Music | July 23 - 25, 2009 |
| Big Day Out | Music | January 29, 2010 |
| Come Out Festival | Drama, Music | March 25 - April 1, 2011 |
| East End Jazz Festival | Music | October 22, 2010 |
| Fleurieu Folk Festival | Music | October 23 - 25, 2009 |
| Frances Folk Gathering | Music | February 26 - 28, 2010 |
| Future Music Festival | Music | March 8, 2010 |
| Generations in Jazz | Music | May 14 - 16, 2010 |
| Glendi Festival | Dance, Music | October 3 - 4, 2009 |
| Kapunda Celtic Festival | Dance, Music | September 11 - 13, 2009 |
| Mount Barker Jazz and Heritage | Music | May 21 - 23, 2010 |
| OzAsia Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | September 17 - October 2, 2010 |
| Semaphore Music Festival | Music | October 2 - 5, 2009 |
| Soundwave Festival | Music | February 27, 2010 |
| South Australian Country Music Festival and Awards | Music | June 4 - 14, 2010 |
| Southern Flinders Live Music Festival | Music | October 29 - November 1, 2009 |
| St. Jerome's Laneway Festival | Music | February 5, 2010 |
| trans:mission | Music | January 2010 - January 2011 |
| Tropicana Festival - National Latino and Afro Caribbean Groove Festival | Dance, Music | January 2009 |
| Tropicana National Latino Competition | Dance | November 28, 2009 |
| WOMADelaide | Dance, Music | March 5 - 8, 2010 |
Tasmania | ||
| Clarence Jazz Festival | Music | February 23 - 28, 2010 |
| Cygnet Folk Festival | Music | January 8 - 10, 2010 |
| Devonport Jazz | Music | July 23 - 26, 2009 |
| Festival of Voices | Music | July 9 - 12, 2009 |
| Forth Valley Blues Festival | Music | March 20, 2010 |
| Hobart Fringe Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | November 2009 |
| Launceston Winter Blues Session | Music | June 27, 2009 |
| MONA FOMA festival | Music | January 8 - 24, 2010 |
| Ten Days on the Island | Dance, Drama, Music | March 25 - April 3, 2011 |
| The Falls Music and Arts Festival | Music | December 29, 2009 – January 1, 2010 |
Victoria | ||
| Apollo Bay Music Fest | Music | March 26 - 28, 2010 |
| Ararat Jail House Rock Festival | Music | March 10 - 14, 2010 |
| Australian Youth Dance Festival | Dance | April 12 - 19, 2010 |
| Awakenings Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 21 - 25, 2009 |
| Bacardi Express | Music | March 26, 2009 |
| Big Day Out | Music | January 26, 2010 |
| Boite Singers' Festival in Daylesford | Music | January 9t - 11, 2009 |
| Brunswick Music Festival | Music | March 11 - 21, 2010 |
| Bruthen Blues and Arts Festival | Music | February 19 - 21, 2010 |
| Burke & Wills Folk Festival | Music | March 5 - 8, 2010 |
| Castlemaine State Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | April 1 - 10, 2011 |
| Cherry Rock | Music | May 2, 2010 |
| Chill Island festival | Music | January 16, 2010 |
| Chillout Festival | Drama, Music | March 5 - 8, 2010 |
| Coolart Jazz Festival | Music | January 10 - 11, 2009 |
| Earthbeat Mildura Wentworth Music Festival | Music | October 30 – November 2, 2009 |
| Fast & Fresh | Drama | May 5 - 9, 2008 |
| Fiddler's Convention | Music | April 30 - May 3, 2010 |
| Future Music Festival | Music | March 7, 2010 |
| Globe to Globe - Kingston World Music Festival | Dance, Music | January 24 - 25, 2009 |
| Good Vibrations Festival | Music | February 21, 2010 |
| Grampians Jazz Festival | Music | February 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Harrietville Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music Convention | Music | November 19 - 22, 2009 |
| Inverloch Jazz Festival | Music | March 5 - 8, 2010 |
| Kilmore Celtic Festival | Dance, Music | June 25 - 27, 2010 |
| Maldon Folk Festival | Music | October 30 - November 2, 2009 |
| Melbourne Fringe Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | September 23 - October 11, 2009 |
| Melbourne International Arts Festival | Dance, Drama, Music | October 9 - 25, 2009 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Drama | March 24 - April 18, 2010 |
| Melbourne Jazz | Music | May 1 - 8, 2010 |
| Melbourne Next Wave Festival | Music | May 2010 |
| Melbourne Women’s Jazz Festival | Music | December 3 - 13, 2009 (TBC) |
| Meredith Music Festival | Music | December 11 - 13, 2009 |
| Mildura Country Music Festival | Music | September 25 - October 4, 2009 |
| Moe Yallourn Energy Jazz Festival | Music | March 5 - 8, 2010 |
| Mortlake Busker's Festival | Music | February 2010 |
| Mount Beauty Music Festival | Dance, Music | April 23 - 25, 2010 |
| Moyneyana Festival | Drama, Music | December 2009 – January 2010 |
| Nariel Creek Folk Festival | Dance, Music | December 27, 2009 – January 2, 2010 |
| National Celtic Folk Festival (Australia) | Dance, Music | June 11 - 14, 2010 |
| Newstead Live | Music | January 23 – 26, 2009 |
| Paynesville Music Festival Jazz Cruise | Music | February 26 - 28, 2010 |
| Port Fairy Folk Festival | Music | March 5 - 8, 2010 |
| Pyramid Rock Festival | Music | December 29, 2009 - January 1, 2010 |
| Queenscliff Music Festival | Music | November 27 - 29, 2009 |
| Raggamuffin Reggae Festival | Music | January 31, 2010 |
| Rainbow Serpent Festival | Music | January 23 - 26, 2009 |
| Short and Sweet Melbourne | Drama | November 17 - December 6, 2009 |
| Short, Sweet & Dance Melbourne | Dance | June 2 - 6, 2009 |
| Soundwave Festival | Music | February 26, 2010 |
| St. Jerome's Laneway Festival | Music | January 30, 2010 |
| St. Kilda Festival | Music | February 6 - 14, 2010 |
| St. Kilda Laughs Festival | Drama | February 4 - 14, 2010 |
| The Falls Festival (Victoria) | Music | December 30, 2009 - January 1, 2010 |
| The Falls Music and Arts Festival | Music | December 29, 2009 – January 1, 2010 |
| Troubadourd Weekend | Music | August 21 - 23, 2009 |
| Umbria Jazz - Melbourne | Music | May 1 - 8, 2010 |
| V Festival | Music | April 4, 2009 |
| Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues | Music | October 30 - November 2, 2009 |
| Whittlesea Country Music Festival | Music | February 12 - 14, 2010 |
Western Australia | ||
| Araluen Folk Festival | Music | September - October 2009 |
| Big Day Out | Music | January 31, 2010 |
| Blues at Bridgetown | Music | November 13 - 15, 2009 |
| Denmark Festival of the Voice (Australia) | Music | May - June 2010 |
| Down South Festival | Dance, Music | November 13 - 14, 2009 |
| Fairbridge Festival | Music | April 9 - 11, 2010 |
| Future Music Festival | Music | February 28, 2010 |
| Future Music Festival | Dance, Music | February 28, 2010 |
| Good Vibrations Festival | Music | February 14, 2010 |
| Jazz Day at Peel Estate Winery | Music | December 6, 2009 |
| Nannup Music Festival | Music | February 26 - March 1, 2010 |
| Next Big Thing | Music | June 10 - July 25, 2009 |
| Opera Under The Stars® | Music | August 29, 2009 |
| Perth International Arts Festival | Drama, Music | February 5 - March 1, 2010 |
| Putting on an Act - Short Performance Festival | Drama | July 28 - August 1, 2009 |
| Raggamuffin Reggae Festival | Music | January 25, 2010 |
| St. Jerome's Laneway Festival | Music | February 6, 2010 |
| Totally Huge New Music Festival | Music | May - June 2011 |
| V Festival | Music | April 5, 2009 |
| WAMED Festival | Dance | June 4 - 7, 2010 |
| Wave Rock Weekender | Music | September 26 - 28, 2009 |
| West Coast Blues and Roots Festival | Music | March 28, 2010 |
| World's Funniest Island Festival | Drama | October 17 - 18, 2009 |
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