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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