2012 Country Music Calendar of Events

09-Feb-2012

The Country Music scene is alive and well and kickin' throughout Australia. Authentic Auusie feel with talented musicians from coast to coast aplaying to appreciative audiences who, like Festival Australia, loveee Country.

As we are on the road this year we put together a calendar to see which events we can get to on our way around. Yahooo! 

Please double-check all dates and details for yourself please!

January

Red Hill Country Music Festival, Red Hill, Vic - Jan 6, 2012

Countdown to the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Tamworth, NSW - Jan 12- 18, 2012

Tamworth Country Music Festival, Tamworth, NSW, Jan 19 -29, 2012

February

Bungendore Country Music Muster, Bungendore, NSW - Feb 4-5, 2012

Whittlesea Country Music Festival, Whittlesea, VIC - Feb 10 -12, 2012

Mt SECMA Mt Gambier Music Ute & Rig Muster, Mt Gambier, SA - Feb 11, 2012

Gladstone Country Music Festival, Gladstone, Qld, Feb 18 -19, 2012

The Lake Charlegrark Country Music Marathon,* Lake Charlegrark, Vic - Feb 18 -19, 2012

Country Music Stampede, Barham, NSW - Feb 19 -26, 2012

Boyup Brook Country Music Festival* (WA Country Music Awards), Boyup Brook, WA - Feb 15 - 19, 2012

Bunyip Country Music Festival*, Bunyip, Vic, - Feb 26, 2012

March

Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival*, Dunedoo, NSW - March 1 -4, 2012

Central Coast Music Festival*, The Entrance, NSW - March 9-11, 2012

Cowell Ute Muster*, Cowell, Cowell, SA - March 9 -11, 2012

CMC Rocks The Hunter*, Hunter Valley NSW - March 16 -18, 2012

Horsham Country Music Festival*, Horsham, Vic, March 22 -25, 2012

The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, including the Australian National Bush Poetry Championships, Corryong, Vic - March 29 -April 1, 2012

Oracles Of The Bush, Tenterfield, NSW - March 31 - April 1, 2012

Country Music Rush, Oakey, Qld, March 31 - April 1, 2012

April

Injune Where Country Is Festival, Injune, Qld - April 1, 2012

Roma Easter In The Country*, Roma, Qld - April 5 -9, 2012

Bundaberg Easter Roundup, Bundaberg, QLD - April 6 -8, 2012

Hartwood Campfires & Country Music Festival*, Tambar Springs, NSW - April 6 -8, 2012

Rathdowney Heritage Festival* Rathdowney, Qld - April 8, 2012

Dirt N Dust Festival,*Hughenden, Qld - April 20 -22, 2012

All Australian Jamboree, Charters Towers, Qld - April 27 -May 1, 2012

Lameroo CM Festival* Lameroo, SA - April 28, 2012

May

Charters Towers Country Music Festival*, Charters Towers, Qld - May 4 -6, 2012

Urban Country Music Festival, Caboolture, Qld, - May 4 -6, 2012

Broxburn Bash, Pittsworth Qld - May 5 -6, 2012 (May long weekend)

Music In The Mulga, Cunnamulla, Qld - May 10 -14, 2012

Barham Balladeers & Country Music Festival, Barham, NSW, May 17 -20, 2012

Norfolk Island Country Music Festival* and Trans Tasman Entertainer of the Year Quest, Norfolk Island - May 18 -25, 2012 (tbc)

Redlands CM Festival,* Redlands Bay, Qld - May 19 -20, 2012

Cessnock Country Music Festival, Cessnock, NSW - May 25-27, 2012

New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards, Gore, NZ - May 31 - June 3, 2012

June

South Australian CM Festival & Awards,* Barmera, SA - June 1 -11, 2012

Classic Country Music Stampede,* Maryborough, Qld - June 8 -10, 2012

Blue Water Country Music Festival*Port Stephens, NSW - June 8 -11, 2012

Henry Lawson Festival, Grenfell, NSW, June 8 -11, 2012

Adelaide River CM Talent Quest, Adelaide River, NT - June 9, 2012

Garden City Country Music Club Junior Country Music Festival, Oakey, Qld - June 23, 2012

July

Hats Off To Country, Tamworth, NSW - July 5 -8, 2012

Bundy Bush Poetry Muster Weekend* (Bush Lantern Award), Bundaberg, Qld -July 13 -15, 2012

SCCMA CM Festival & Awards, Dapto, NSW, July 13 -15, 2012

Laura CM Festival, Laura, SA - July 27 -29, 2012

Barham Stampede*, Barham, Vic - July 31 - August 7, 2012

August

Optus Gympie Muster, Gympie, Qld - August 23 -26, 2012

September

Stanthorpe Country Music Stampede,* Stanthorpe, Qld - September 1-2, 2012 (dates tbc)

Nanango Country Muster*, Nanango, Qld - September 6 -9, 2012

Guildford Banjo Jamboree*, Guildford, Vic - September 21 -23, 2012 (2nd Weekend Sept)

Bedgerabong Country Music Campout, Bedgerabong, NSW - September 18 -25, 2012

Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival, Ballina, NSW - October Long weekend, 2012

Parkes Country Music Spectacular, Parkes, NSW - September 30 -3 October, 2012

Mildura Country Music Festival, Mildura, VIC - September 28 - October 7, 2012

Deniliquin Ute Muster & Deni Play on the Plains Festival, Deniliquin, NSW - September 28 -29, 2012

October

Australian Camp Oven Festival*, Millmerran, Qld - October 6-7, 2012

Walkamin Country Music Festival, Walkamin, Qld - October 12 -13, 2012

Townsville Country Music Festival Talent Search, Townsville, Qld, October 12 -13, 2012

Queensland Champion of Champions ,Brisbane, Qld - October 20 -21, 2012

Hunter Poetry Festival,* Hunter Valley, NSW - October 27 -28, 2012

Clermont Country Music Festival, Clermont, Qld - October 29 -30, 2012

November

Canberra Country Music Festival, Canberra, ACT - Nov 16 -18, 2012

Boots'N Bulldust Festival, Nanango, Qld, Date TBC was cancelled in 2011

December

A Country Festival Free Month it seems!


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