Australia Festivals



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Australian Capital Territory

Canberra FestivalDance, Drama, MusicMarch 6 - 14, 2010
Canberra International Chamber Music FestivalMusicMay 14 - 23, 2010
National Folk Festival (Canberra)Dance, MusicApril 1 - 5, 2010
National Multicultural FestivalDance, Drama, MusicFebruary 5 - 7, 2010

New South Wales

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Albury Wodonga Eisteddfod Sight and Sound FestivalDance, Drama, MusicJuly 25 - August 13, 2010
ANZ Central Coast Country Music FestivalMusicJanuary 15 - 24, 2010
Applause FestivalDance, Drama, MusicOctober 16, 2010
Australian Blues Music FestivalMusicFebruary 11 - 14, 2010
Australian Celtic FestivalDance, MusicApril 29 - May 2, 2010
Australian Dance FestivalDanceJune 12 - 14, 2009
Australian International Music FestivalMusicJuly 6 - 12, 2009
Australian Jazz Convention (Lismore)MusicDecember 26 - 31, 2009
Bacardi ExpressMusicMarch 11 - 27, 2010
Bachata FestivalDanceApril 13 - 14, 2010
Barham Balladeers and Country MusicMusicMay 20 - 23, 2010
Barham Country Music StampedeMusicJuly 26 - August 2, 2009
Barham Jazz FestivalMusicJune 24 - 27, 2010
Barham Rock by the River FestivalDance, MusicAugust 27- 30, 2009
February 5 - 7, 2010
Bellingen Global CarnivalDance, MusicOctober 1 - 3, 2010
Bellingen Jazz and Blues FestivalMusicAugust 20 - 22, 2010
Big Day OutMusicJanuary 22 - 23, 2010
Bimbadgen BluesMusicSeptember 11, 2010
Blue Mountains Music Festival of Folk, Roots and BluesMusicMarch 12 - 14, 2010
BluesfestMusicApril 1 - 5, 2010
Cobargo Folk FestivalDance, Drama, MusicFebruary 26 - 28, 2010
Darling Harbour FiestaDanceOctober 2 - 5, 2009
Darling Harbour HooplaDance, Drama, MusicApril 2 - 5, 2010
Darling Harbour Jazz and Blues FestivalMusicJune 5 - 7, 2010
Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass FestivalMusicOctober 23 - 25, 2009
Dubbo Jazz FestivalMusicAugust 13 - 15, 2010
Easterfest Jazz FestivalMusicApril 2 - 5, 2010
Fast & FreshDramaMay 25 - June 5, 2009
Fast and Fresh DanceDanceNovember 16 - 21, 2009
Folk in the FoothillsMusicOctober 17, 2010
Forbes Jazz FestivalMusicJanuary 2 – 4, 2010
Freakreation FestivalMusicJanuary 2010
Future Music FestivalMusicMarch 6, 2010
Glebe Music FestivalMusicNovember 8 - December 6, 2009
Good Vibrations FestivalMusicFebruary 13, 2010
Great Southern Blues and Rockabilly FestivalMusicOctober 2 - 4, 2009
Greek Festival of SydneyDance, Drama, MusicMarch 29 - 30, 2010
Gulgong Folk FestivalDance, MusicDecember 31, 2009 - January 3, 2010
HomebakeMusicDecember 5, 2009
Huntington Estate Music FestivalMusicNovember 25 - 29, 2009
Illawarra Folk Festival at BulliDance, Drama, MusicJanuary 14 - 17, 2010
Imperial Panda FestivalDance, DramaFebruary 10 - 22, 2010
ISCM World Music DaysMusicApril 30 - May 9, 2010
Jazz in the VinesMusicOctober 31, 2009
John O'Brien Bush FestivalDance, MusicMarch 18 - 21, 2010
Katoomba Winter Magic FestivalDance, Drama, MusicJun 19, 2010
Kiama Jazz and Blues FestivalMusicMay 21 - 23, 2010
Legs 11MusicOctober 2009
Luminous festivalMusicMay 26 - June 14, 2009
Manly Arts FestivalDance, Drama, MusicAugust 25 - September 27, 2009
Manly International Jazz FestivalMusicOctober 3 - 5, 2009
Merimbula Jazz FestivalMusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
Moon Festival at Darling HarbourDance, Drama, MusicSeptember 11 - 13, 2008
MoorambillaMusicSeptember 15 - 17, 2009
Moruya Jazz FestivalMusicOctober 23 - 25, 2009
Music at the CreekDance, MusicNovember 13 - 15, 2009
Newcastle Blues FestivalMusicOctober 9 - 11, 2009
Newcastle Jazz FestivalMusicAugust 28 - 30, 2009
Newtown Festival "Dreamfest"MusicNovember 8, 2009
Numeralla Folk FestivalMusicJanuary 26 – 28, 2009
Nymagee Outback Music FestivalMusicOctober 31, 2009
Parklife SydneyMusicOctober 4, 2009
Peats Ridge FestivalDance, Drama, MusicDecember 29, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Persian Pickles festivalDance, MusicSeptember 5, 2009
Raggamuffin Reggae FestivalMusicJanuary 28 - 29, 2010
Rock'n at the RacecourseMusicMarch 13, 2010
Runnymede Pop FestivalDrama, MusicJuly
Saint Albans Folk FestivalDance, Drama, MusicApril 23 - 26, 2010
Scottish WeekDance, MusicJune 24 - July 4, 2009
Shir Madness: Sydney Jewish Music FestivalMusicAugust 15, 2010
Short and Sweet Central CoastDramaSeptember 23 - 26, 2009
Short and Sweet SydneyDramaJanuary 6 – February 27, 2010
Short and Sweet Theatre FestivalDramaJanuary 5 - February 21, 2010
Short, Sweet & DanceDanceMarch 30 - April 17, 2010
Short, Sweet & SongDance, Drama, MusicOctober 7 - 17, 2009
Shorter and Sweeter at The StudioDramaApril 2010
Shorter and Sweeter TheatreDramaJuly 2010
Snowy Mountains of Music festivalMusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
Soundwave FestivalMusicFebruary 21, 2010
Southern Highlands Classic Jazz and Ragtime FestivalMusicApril 17 - 18, 2010
Spring Folk in the FoothillsMusicOctober 18, 2009
St. Andrews Day GatheringDance, MusicNovember 30, 2009
St. Jerome's Laneway FestivalMusicJanuary 31, 2010
Surry Hills FestivalMusicApril 10, 2010
Sydney Children's FestivalDrama, MusicOctober 5 - 17, 2009
Sydney Comedy FestivalDramaApril 19 - May 9, 2010
Sydney FestivalDance, Drama, MusicJanuary 9 - 30, 2010
Sydney Middle Eastern Dance FestivalDanceApril 30 - May 2, 2010
Sydney Salsa CongressDanceJanuary 28 - 31, 2010
Tamworth Country Music FestivalMusicJanuary 15 – 24, 2010
The Henry Lawson Festival of the ArtsDrama, MusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
the NOW now - International Improvised Music FestMusicJanuary 16 – 18, 2009
The Rocks Aroma FestivalMusicJuly 19, 2009
The Rocks Australia DayMusicJanuary 26, 2010
The Rocks Markets by MoonlightMusicNovember 6, 2009 - March 26, 2010
Thredbo Blues FestivalMusicJanuary 16 – 18, 2009
Thredbo Yalumba Jazz FestivalMusicApril 30 - May 2, 2010
Tullamore Irish FestivalDance, MusicApril 1 - 4, 2010
Tyalgum Annual Festival of Classical MusicMusicSeptember 4 - 6, 2009
Uranquinty Folk FestivalMusicOctober 2 - 5, 2009
V FestivalMusicMarch 28, 2009
Viva La Gong FestivalDance, Drama, MusicNovember 7, 2009
Wagga Wagga Jazz and Blues FestivalMusicSeptember 11 - 12, 2010

Norfolk Island

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Jazz in the Pines FestivalMusicDecember 7 - 11, 2009
Opera in ParadiseDrama, MusicFebruary 15 - 19, 2010

Northern Territory

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Darwin FestivalDance, Drama, MusicAugust 13 - 30, 2009
Darwin Fringe FestivalDance, Drama, MusicJuly 17 - August 2, 2009
Top Half Folk FestivalMusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
Walking with Spirits festivalDance, Drama, MusicAugust 1, 2009

Queensland

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18th Annual Brisbane Blues FestivalMusicMarch 13, 2010
Australian Festival of Chamber MusicMusicJuly 31 - August 8, 2009
Big Day OutMusicJanuary 17, 2010
Big River JazzMusicSeptember 11 - 13, 2009
Biloela Comedy and Food FestivalDramaOctober 10 - 18, 2009
Blues on Broadbeach FestivalMusicMay 27 - 30, 2010
Brisbane Comedy FestivalDramaFebruary 23 - March 21, 2010
Brisbane FestivalDance, Drama, MusicSeptember 4 - 25, 2010
Brisbane InterplayDramaAugust 12 - 23, 2009
Brisbane Jazz FestivalMusicOctober 27 - November 1, 2009
Caloundra Music FestivalMusicOctober 22 - 25, 2009
Charters Towers Country Music FestivalMusicApril 30 - May 2, 2010
EasterfestMusicApril 2 - 4, 2010
Festival CairnsDance, MusicAugust 21 - September 6, 2009
Future Music FestivalMusicFebruary 27, 2010
Good Vibrations FestivalMusicFebruary 20, 2010
Great Tropical Jazz PartyMusicSeptember 11 - 13, 2009
GreazeFest Kustom Kulture FestivalMusicOctober 3 - 17, 2009
Laura Aboriginal and Cultural Dance FestivalDance, MusicJune 2011
Noosa International Street Performers FestivalDramaOctober 28, 2007
Noosa Jazz FestivalMusicSeptember 3 - 6, 2009
Opera in the OutbackDrama, MusicOctober 9 - 10, 2009
Palm Creek Folk FestivalDance, MusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
Palmer Street Jazz FestivalMusicAugust 7 - 9, 2009
Port Douglas CarnivaleDance, Drama, MusicMay 20 - 30, 2010
Queensland Music FestivalMusicJuly 2009
Raggamuffin Reggae FestivalMusicJanuary 30, 2010
Redlands Bluegrass ConventionMusicJuly 11- 12, 2009
Reggaetown FestivalMusicSeptember 5, 2009
Soundwave FestivalMusicFebruary 20, 2010
Splendour in the GrassMusicJuly 30 - August 1, 2010
St. Jerome's Laneway FestivalMusicJanuary 29, 2010
Strategic Minerals/Oxiana Richmond Country Music FestivalMusicSeptember 28 - 30, 2007
Sunshine Coast Blues FestivalMusicSeptember 11 - 13, 2009
The Dreaming FestivalDance, MusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
The Dreaming Festival - Australia's International Indigenous FestivalDance, Drama, MusicJune 5 - 8, 2009
Toyota National Country Music MusterMusicAugust 25 - 30, 2009
Urban Country Music FestivalDance, MusicApril 30 - May 3, 2010
V FestivalMusicMarch 29, 2009
Valley FiestaMusicSeptember 2009
Valley Jazz FestivalMusicMay 12 – 17, 2009
Woodford Folk FestivalDance, Drama, MusicDecember 27, 2009 – January 1, 2010
World Interplay FestivalDramaAugust 12 - 23, 2009
Yungaburra Folk FestivalDance, MusicOctober 22 - 25, 2009

South Australia

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Adelaide Cabaret FestivalDance, Drama, MusicJune 11 - 26, 2010
Adelaide Festival of ArtsDance, Drama, MusicFebruary 26 - March 14, 2010
Adelaide Fringe FestivalDance, Drama, MusicFebruary 19 - March 14, 2010
Adelaide International Guitar FestivalMusicNovember 25 - 28, 2010
Alliance Française French FestivalDance, MusicNovember 15 - 16, 2008
Aurora New Music FestivalMusicApril 30 - May 9, 2010
Barossa Under the StarsMusicMarch 14, 2009
Beethoven FestivalMusicJuly 23 - 25, 2009
Big Day OutMusicJanuary 29, 2010
Come Out FestivalDrama, MusicMarch 25 - April 1, 2011
East End Jazz FestivalMusicOctober 22, 2010
Fleurieu Folk FestivalMusicOctober 23 - 25, 2009
Frances Folk GatheringMusicFebruary 26 - 28, 2010
Future Music FestivalMusicMarch 8, 2010
Generations in JazzMusicMay 14 - 16, 2010
Glendi FestivalDance, MusicOctober 3 - 4, 2009
Kapunda Celtic FestivalDance, MusicSeptember 11 - 13, 2009
Mount Barker Jazz and HeritageMusicMay 21 - 23, 2010
OzAsia FestivalDance, Drama, MusicSeptember 17 - October 2, 2010
Semaphore Music FestivalMusicOctober 2 - 5, 2009
Soundwave FestivalMusicFebruary 27, 2010
South Australian Country Music Festival and AwardsMusicJune 4 - 14, 2010
Southern Flinders Live Music FestivalMusicOctober 29 - November 1, 2009
St. Jerome's Laneway FestivalMusicFebruary 5, 2010
trans:missionMusicJanuary 2010 - January 2011
Tropicana Festival - National Latino and Afro Caribbean Groove FestivalDance, MusicJanuary 2009
Tropicana National Latino CompetitionDanceNovember 28, 2009
WOMADelaideDance, MusicMarch 5 - 8, 2010

Tasmania

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Clarence Jazz FestivalMusicFebruary 23 - 28, 2010
Cygnet Folk FestivalMusicJanuary 8 - 10, 2010
Devonport JazzMusicJuly 23 - 26, 2009
Festival of VoicesMusicJuly 9 - 12, 2009
Forth Valley Blues FestivalMusicMarch 20, 2010
Hobart Fringe FestivalDance, Drama, MusicNovember 2009
Launceston Winter Blues SessionMusicJune 27, 2009
MONA FOMA festivalMusicJanuary 8 - 24, 2010
Ten Days on the IslandDance, Drama, MusicMarch 25 - April 3, 2011
The Falls Music and Arts FestivalMusicDecember 29, 2009 – January 1, 2010

Victoria

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Apollo Bay Music FestMusicMarch 26 - 28, 2010
Ararat Jail House Rock FestivalMusicMarch 10 - 14, 2010
Australian Youth Dance FestivalDanceApril 12 - 19, 2010
Awakenings FestivalDance, Drama, MusicOctober 21 - 25, 2009
Bacardi ExpressMusicMarch 26, 2009
Big Day OutMusicJanuary 26, 2010
Boite Singers' Festival in DaylesfordMusicJanuary 9t - 11, 2009 
Brunswick Music FestivalMusicMarch 11 - 21, 2010
Bruthen Blues and Arts FestivalMusicFebruary 19 - 21, 2010
Burke & Wills Folk FestivalMusicMarch 5 - 8, 2010
Castlemaine State FestivalDance, Drama, MusicApril 1 - 10, 2011
Cherry RockMusicMay 2, 2010
Chill Island festivalMusicJanuary 16, 2010
Chillout FestivalDrama, MusicMarch 5 - 8, 2010
Coolart Jazz FestivalMusicJanuary 10 - 11, 2009
Earthbeat Mildura Wentworth Music FestivalMusicOctober 30 – November 2, 2009
Fast & FreshDramaMay 5 - 9, 2008
Fiddler's ConventionMusicApril 30 - May 3, 2010
Future Music FestivalMusicMarch 7, 2010
Globe to Globe - Kingston World Music FestivalDance, MusicJanuary 24 - 25, 2009
Good Vibrations FestivalMusicFebruary 21, 2010
Grampians Jazz FestivalMusicFebruary 11 - 14, 2010
Harrietville Bluegrass & Traditional Country Music ConventionMusicNovember 19 - 22, 2009
Inverloch Jazz FestivalMusicMarch 5 - 8, 2010
Kilmore Celtic FestivalDance, MusicJune 25 - 27, 2010
Maldon Folk FestivalMusicOctober 30 - November 2, 2009
Melbourne Fringe FestivalDance, Drama, MusicSeptember 23 - October 11, 2009
Melbourne International Arts FestivalDance, Drama, MusicOctober 9 - 25, 2009
Melbourne International Comedy FestivalDramaMarch 24 - April 18, 2010
Melbourne JazzMusicMay 1 - 8, 2010
Melbourne Next Wave FestivalMusicMay 2010
Melbourne Women’s Jazz FestivalMusicDecember 3 - 13, 2009 (TBC)
Meredith Music FestivalMusicDecember 11 - 13, 2009
Mildura Country Music FestivalMusicSeptember 25 - October 4, 2009
Moe Yallourn Energy Jazz FestivalMusicMarch 5 - 8, 2010
Mortlake Busker's FestivalMusicFebruary 2010
Mount Beauty Music FestivalDance, MusicApril 23 - 25, 2010
Moyneyana FestivalDrama, MusicDecember 2009 – January 2010
Nariel Creek Folk FestivalDance, MusicDecember 27, 2009 – January 2, 2010
National Celtic Folk Festival (Australia)Dance, MusicJune 11 - 14, 2010
Newstead LiveMusicJanuary 23 – 26, 2009
Paynesville Music Festival Jazz CruiseMusicFebruary 26 - 28, 2010
Port Fairy Folk FestivalMusicMarch 5 - 8, 2010
Pyramid Rock FestivalMusicDecember 29, 2009 - January 1, 2010
Queenscliff Music FestivalMusicNovember 27 - 29, 2009
Raggamuffin Reggae FestivalMusicJanuary 31, 2010
Rainbow Serpent FestivalMusicJanuary 23 - 26, 2009
Short and Sweet MelbourneDramaNovember 17 - December 6, 2009
Short, Sweet & Dance MelbourneDanceJune 2 - 6, 2009
Soundwave FestivalMusicFebruary 26, 2010
St. Jerome's Laneway FestivalMusicJanuary 30, 2010
St. Kilda FestivalMusicFebruary 6 - 14, 2010
St. Kilda Laughs FestivalDramaFebruary 4 - 14, 2010
The Falls Festival (Victoria)MusicDecember 30, 2009 - January 1, 2010
The Falls Music and Arts FestivalMusicDecember 29, 2009 – January 1, 2010
Troubadourd WeekendMusicAugust 21 - 23, 2009
Umbria Jazz - MelbourneMusicMay 1 - 8, 2010
V FestivalMusicApril 4, 2009
Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and BluesMusicOctober 30 - November 2, 2009
Whittlesea Country Music FestivalMusicFebruary 12 - 14, 2010

Western Australia

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Araluen Folk FestivalMusicSeptember - October 2009
Big Day OutMusicJanuary 31, 2010
Blues at BridgetownMusicNovember 13 - 15, 2009
Denmark Festival of the Voice (Australia)MusicMay - June 2010
Down South FestivalDance, MusicNovember 13 - 14, 2009
Fairbridge FestivalMusicApril 9 - 11, 2010
Future Music FestivalMusicFebruary 28, 2010
Future Music FestivalDance, MusicFebruary 28, 2010
Good Vibrations FestivalMusicFebruary 14, 2010
Jazz Day at Peel Estate WineryMusicDecember 6, 2009
Nannup Music FestivalMusicFebruary 26 - March 1, 2010
Next Big ThingMusicJune 10 - July 25, 2009
Opera Under The Stars®MusicAugust 29, 2009
Perth International Arts FestivalDrama, MusicFebruary 5 - March 1, 2010
Putting on an Act - Short Performance FestivalDramaJuly 28 - August 1, 2009
Raggamuffin Reggae FestivalMusicJanuary 25, 2010
St. Jerome's Laneway FestivalMusicFebruary 6, 2010
Totally Huge New Music FestivalMusicMay - June 2011
V FestivalMusicApril 5, 2009
WAMED FestivalDanceJune 4 - 7, 2010
Wave Rock WeekenderMusicSeptember 26 - 28, 2009
West Coast Blues and Roots FestivalMusicMarch 28, 2010
World's Funniest Island FestivalDramaOctober 17 - 18, 2009

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