Festival News

All the Best Butts Heading for Julia Creek!14-Apr-2012

One cheeky Australian was has been given a second chance to take out the Australia’s Best Butt..

Bog Snorkeling Entrenched at Julia Creek Dirt N Dust14-Apr-2012

The greatly anticipated bog snorkeling will make a welcome return to the Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Fes..

Family Value National Folk Festival Off to Fine Start - Get Along To Join The Fun05-Apr-2012

The National Folk Festival In Canberra got off to a gentle but quality start on Thursday night as ea..

Kate Ceberano Presents Fine Line-Up for Adelaide Cabaret Festival02-Apr-2012

Kate Ceberano has secured an impressive line-up of acclaimed international, national and local a..

SHORT and SWEET SYDNEY 2012 GALA FINALS27-Mar-2012

The Best of the Best Perform This Friday and Saturday Night! - Fri 30 March (judges' night) and Sat ..

Packed 2012 National Folk Festival Provides A Cultural Immersion22-Mar-2012

Festival Australia's Maddi' Parker takes a first look at the packed programme for the 2012 Nati..

Artist Call for Alice Desert Festival16-Mar-2012

Be a part of central Australia’s premier arts and cultural event… Expressions of ..

National Folk Festival to Launch 2012 event13-Mar-2012

ACT Deputy Chief Minister Andrew Barr will launch the 2012 National Folk Festival on Thursday (..

Travelling Taste of Sydney Film Festival In Wagga Wagga13-Mar-2012

Travelling Film Festival is in town – wagga wagga 23-25 march 2012 The Travelling Film..

National Folk Festival to Go Global With Live Online Stream06-Mar-2012

(http://artsound.fm/)Music fans around the world will have the chance to l (http://artsound.fm/..

SHIR MADNESS SET TO SHOWCASE JEWISH MUSIC & CULTURE06-Mar-2012

Israel’s top pop artist Mosh Ben Ari, Australian music icon Deborah Conway (left with Will..

ROCKDALE MUSIC SOCIETY PRESENTS SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 14-Feb-2012

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD 16-24 MARCH 2012 Following up their sensational hit production of Aven..

2012 Country Music Calendar of Events09-Feb-2012

The Country Music scene is alive and well and kickin' throughout Australia. Authentic Auusie fee..

Adelaide - Miriam Margolyes in Dickens’ Women London’s West End smash hit 01-Feb-2012

Following sell-out performances in 2007, BAFTA®-award winning actress Miriam Margolyes retur..

Hitchcock to Spock: Life and times of our Dame Judith Anderson 1897 - 199231-Jan-2012

Adelaide Festival Centre’s Performing Arts Collection is proud to present a stunning colle..

National Multicultural Festival - February 10 -12, 201227-Jan-2012

The National Multicultural Festival is held in Canberra in February each year (10 -12 February,..

Sydney Fringe Festival Continues to Grow27-Jan-2012

While further energizing its existing ‘Fringe Central’ precincts - Inner West, Inner..

2012 Film Program Adelaide Festival Centre 17-Jan-2012

Adelaide Festival Centre brings some of the world’s best ballet companies and musicals to Adel..

FINAL LINE UP ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WOMADELAIDE 2012!17-Jan-2012

The final round of artists for the 20th anniversary WOMADelaide have been announced. Joining a ..

Magical Show For Kids Comes to Adelaide07-Jan-2012

Adelaide Festival Centre and Windmill Theatre present White A playful and magical sh..

Organisers Relieved as Woodford Folk Festival Shines Through a Stormy Year07-Jan-2012

As the tents come down and the Volunteer crews gradually depart, the Woodford Folk Festival orga..

Trop Fest Junior Entry Closed for 201207-Jan-2012

Trop Jr – the world’s largest short film festival for kids, by kids – announce..

Kiama Arts Festival Gets Underway for 201203-Jan-2012

The Kiama International Arts Festival (K.I.S.S. ) got quietly underway today with a circus skill..

Free Music at Jägermeister Hunting Lodge During Sydney Festival22-Dec-2011

What? Honda Festival Garden, January 10-29 Who? Featuring Tim Finn / Josh Pyke / Emma Louise..

Jordan Verzar's Big Bang Theory for Woodford22-Dec-2011

Self-described ‘music freak’ Jordan Verzar has an ongoing love affair with the Wood..

Woodford Folk Festival Opening Dedicated to The Dreaming21-Dec-2011

The Opening Ceremony on the first night of Woodford Folk Festival is dedicated to The Dreaming. ..

Custard & Ash Grunwald Head Strong Hunter Valley Gumball Festival Line-Up19-Dec-2011

Gum Ball is a boutique music experience with simple necessities. A weekend in secluded bushland..

International Classical Guitar Competition- Adelaide International Guitar Festival Calls for Entries12-Dec-2011

The 2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival will run over four days from 9 – 12 August..

Yunupingu, Washington & Manu Chao To Open Free Sydney Festival First Night08-Dec-2011

Sydney Festival (/sydneyfestival.html) has announced a strong line-up for The Domain Stage for F..

Water Proofing Woodford Folk Festival On Schedule07-Dec-2011

Organisers say the Woodford Folk Festival is on schedule to complete the first stage of works th..

Bondi Short Film Festival Winners 201104-Dec-2011

The Bondi Short Film Festival was established by Francis Coady in 2001. Technically an &lsqu..

Massive Line-Up for Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts and Music Festival26-Nov-2011

We missed the recent announcement that Peats Ridge Sustainable Arts and Music Festival had added..

Ira Glass Gets Second Sydney Show - Snow Cancellation Unlikely!15-Nov-2011

Sydney Festival has announced an extra performance of Reinventing Radio. An Evening with Ira Glass. ..

Australia Wins Best Country to Visit in British Travel Awards10-Nov-2011

Australia has been awarded as the “Best Country to Visit Worldwide” in this year&rsq..

Kernebone to Host Evolution of Music at Adelaide Festival Centre - And She is Back for More in 201210-Nov-2011

Adelaide Festival Centre has enjoyed a successful year with the new initiative In Conversation W..

Pogues To play Byron Bays Blues Festival 201204-Nov-2011

One of Festival Australia's fav bands, The Pogues, have announced 2012 Australian tour dates inc..

Festival Territory Makes It Worth Moving Beyond Darwin02-Nov-2011

A recent report shows that Darwin is increasingly being seen as a tourism destination in its own..

Hollaway Debut as Perth Festival Announces Full Programme for 60th Anniversary02-Nov-2011

Kevin Parker of Festival Australia takes us on a tour of the 2012 Perth Festival of Arts Highlig..

Hume Delivers As Sydney Festival Hides Light Behind Poor TV Ad 02-Nov-2011

Festival Director Lindy Hume (left) has revealed the program for Sydney Festival 2012, replete w..

National Folk Festival 2012 Adds Harry Manx to Fine Cast31-Oct-2011

Harry Manx is the latest addition to a stellar National Folk Festival (/nationalfolk.html) line-..

Sydney Festival Parramatta 201231-Oct-2011

Sydney Festival has announced the line-up for the new 10 day festival, Sydney Festival Parramatt..

Beware Bogus Ticket Sellers For Perth Festival28-Oct-2011

Perth International Arts Festival (/pertharts.html) (PIAF) has issued a warning for those wishin..

Port Fairy 2012 Line-Up Looking Good But Get In Early28-Oct-2011

Held in the picturesque fishing village of Port Fairy, Victoria, the Port Fairy Folk Festival is..

Soundwave 2012 Melbourne Tickets Sold Out28-Oct-2011

According to Soundwave 2012 organisers Melbourne Soundwave 2012 tickets have sold out in only a ..

Woodford Folk Festival Announces Edgy Line-up23-Oct-2011

The Woodford Folk Festival is an event of international standing. Held over six days and s..

Adelaide Festival 2012 Launches Delicious Programme21-Oct-2011

Festival Australia is absolutely chuffed that the Adelaide festivals has decided to hang it's s..

Keystone Group to Sponsor Festival Bar at Hyde Park Barracks For Sydney 201221-Oct-2011

Sydney Festival continues to attract strong sponsorship for one of the nation's leading events...

Alerting All Would be Comedians - Melbourne International Comedy Festival Rego Call19-Oct-2011

The 2012 Melbourne International Comedy Festival will take place from Wednesday 28 March &..

Sydney's Inner West Autumn Festivals19-Oct-2011

ASHFIELD * Tastes of Asia, Ashfield, Friday, October 21 from 6pm-9pm. Sample some of Sydney&rs..

2011 Huntington Estate Music Festival Mudgee SOLD OUT17-Oct-2011

The 22nd Huntington Estate Music Festival (http://www.huntingtonestate.com.au/page.aspx?docid=6)..

Debora Krizak Gets Lead in A Chorus Line17-Oct-2011

Adelaide’s Debora Krizak will play the sexy, full of attitude character of Sheila Br..

Australian Agencies Loom Large in Festival of Media Asia Awards12-Oct-2011

The inaugural Festival of Media Asia Awards will celebrate the very best in media thinking and c..

Australian Film Festival Raising Funds to Show Films By Showing Film12-Oct-2011

Obviously a bit strapped for cash, The Australian Film Festival is staging a fund raising showin..

Stonefest Bill Gutted As Another Music Festival Feels the Heat12-Oct-2011

Stonefest (/stonefest.html), Canberra's longest running music festival, has announced changes to..

Brisbane Film Festival 100 Films Over 11 Days11-Oct-2011

Arts Minister Rachel Nolan has announced the the Brisbane InternationalFilm Festival (/brisbane..

Earth Freq 2012 First Line-Up Call11-Oct-2011

Organisers have announced the first batch of artists for Earth Frequency Festival 2012 (Feb 17 -..

Angels to Open Perth International Arts Festival 201210-Oct-2011

The Perth International Arts Festival has released a tasty sampler of events for the 2012 gather..

Big Day Out Tickets Sales Will Test Quality of Line-Up in Challenging Times For Music Festivals10-Oct-2011

Tickets for the 2012 series of Big Day Out Concerts (BDO) go on sale arond Australia and New Zea..

Obarzanek's Swansong Assembly and Meow Meow in Little Match Girl Both on Sydney Festival Programme10-Oct-2011

Choreographer Gideon Obarzanek’s swansong for Chunky Move, Assembly; and international cab..

Sydney Festival PJ Harvey Limited Tickets on Sale 17th October10-Oct-2011

Limited pre-sale tickets will go on sale on October 17 for multi-award winning artist PJ ..

Sydney Festival Scopes the Prize for Best Cultural Arts or Music Event 10-Oct-2011

Sydney Festival has won the prize for Best Cultural Arts or Music Event at the 2011 Australian E..

Sydney Festival: Balnaves Foundation to 'I Am Eora'10-Oct-2011

Sydney Festival has announced announced that The Balnaves Foundation is making a donation of $150K ..

Sydney 'World's Best Festival and Event City - For the Second Time10-Oct-2011

Sydney has been adjudged as the ‘world’s best festival and eve..

Tasmania's Taste Festival Gets Substantial Facelift10-Oct-2011

28 December 2011 – 3 January 2012 along Hobart's Waterfront The Taste Festival, Tasmania&r..

Ardlethan Art and Music Festival: NSW Country Town Set to Party06-Oct-2011

The annual Ardlethan Art and Music Festival is held each year around the end of October as this..

Tom Tom Crew's Acrobatic Hip Hop Set To Mesmerise Melbourne06-Oct-2011

PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL AND STRUT & FRET PRODUCTION HOUSE TOM TOM CREW (Australia) ..

Indonesia? The Birth Place of Hip-Hop?05-Oct-2011

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE JECKO SIOMPO / JECKO’S DANCE WE CAME FROM THE EAST (Indone..

$25,000 Documentary Prize Contenders Line-Up for Brisbane International Film Festival04-Oct-2011

Queensland Minister for Arts Rachel Nolan unveiled the full list of titles for Australia’..

Elvis Alive and Well In Spirit in Parkes NSW04-Oct-2011

It’s been 34 years since Elvis left the building, yet an expected 15,000+ Elvis fans will ..

History of the Elvis Festival in Parkes04-Oct-2011

The CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival is held every January in Parkes, Central NSW. The event is h..

USA Dean Z Elvis Tribute Act to Star at Parkes04-Oct-2011

American Elvis Sensation Dean Z to Star in the 2012 at CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival. D..

Black Rights Activist Foley Dissident Narrative Set to Challenge 21-Sep-2011

WORLD PREMIERE PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH SYDNEY FESTIVAL F..

Canberra Floriade: The Story Behind a Million Blooms21-Sep-2011

Each year Canberra’s Commonwealth Park will be transformed into a sea of colour from from ..

Choreographer Perry's Double Think Examines Illusion of Opposition21-Sep-2011

WORLD PREMIERE ARTS HOUSE AND FORCE MAJEURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH MELBOURNE FESTI..

Floriade Nightfest -Lights- Flowers -Movies -Music- Action!21-Sep-2011

Floriade NightFest will serve up five fun-filled evenings of movies, food and wine, comedy,..

Free Audacious Light Show to Dazzle Melbourne21-Sep-2011

WORLD PREMIERE PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL, THE ELECTRIC CANVAS AND RED ENERGY CACOP..

More Than Flowers At Canberra Floriade!21-Sep-2011

Floriade 2011 will be a feast for the senses with exciting new attractions set amongst a s..

New Events for Crave Sydney International Food Festival21-Sep-2011

With under two weeks left to go until the start of the Crave Sydney International Food Festiva..

Mother's Choice For Sydney's Children's Festival School Holiday Events20-Sep-2011

Festival Austrlalia's in-house Social Media networker Maddi' Parker, is also a mother of four ch..

USA Brooklyn's Black Dice Noise Art Set to Overwhelm Melbourne Festival Goers20-Sep-2011

BLACK DICE (USA) - LUCKY DRAGONS (USA) Rightly renowned as one of the p..

JAMES RHODES The Man making Beethoven Sexy 19-Sep-2011

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE - PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL, ANDREW KAY, LIZA MCLEAN AND GLYNIS HENDER..

Candid Street Photography In Camera and In Public16-Sep-2011

PRESENTED BY MELBOURNE FESTIVAL AND CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY In came..

Mozart's The Magic Flute Gets South African Township Treatment16-Sep-2011

MELBOURNE FESTIVAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH ARTS PROJECTS AUSTRALIA, ANDREW KAY, LIZA MCLEAN AND DAVI..

Kronos Quartet (USA)To Premiere Three Australian Pieces at Melbourne Festival15-Sep-2011

The upcoming Melbourne Festival is offering a rare opportunity to witness one of the most fêt..

Flower Festivals Blooming Around Australia 09-Sep-2011

Australia's flower festivals mostly take place in the southern spring with the majority happenin..

Bondi Short Film Festival Call for Entries06-Sep-2011

The 11th annual Bondi Short Film Festival is calling for entries. Since its establishment in 20..

Antenna International Documentary Film Festival To Showcase Walkleys 03-Sep-2011

The festival, taking place in Sydney from 5 to 9 October, 2011, will feature the best documentar..

CRAVE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL FOOD FESTIVAL OFFICIAL PROGRAM LOOKING GOOD03-Sep-2011

Hundreds of extraordinary food events across Sydney and NSW Global superstar chefs, foodies ..

Great Southern Blues Festival 2011 Cancelled03-Sep-2011

The organisers of the annual Great Southern Blues Festival, have announced that the event scheduled..

Inaugural Melbourne Circus Festival Coming to Town03-Sep-2011

From across Australia and the stages of London, New York, Rome, Moscow and Paris, some of the hottes..

OzAsia Festival 2011 Kicks off in Adelaide03-Sep-2011

The fifth annual OzAsia Festival opened last night when Leigh Warren and Dancers presented their..

Sell Out! Meredith Music Festival 201103-Sep-2011

Meredith Music Festival 2011 has Sold Out after a high demand for online ticket sales. It only t..

Optus Gympie Muster Invitation to An Early Start09-Aug-2011

Tuesday 9th August 2011: The 2011 Optus Gympie Music Muster will start celebrations early with t..

Australian Fusion: Imagining Australia's Eurasian Future03-Aug-2011

Festival? OzAsia, 2 -17 September, 2011 When? Thursday September 8, 5.45pm for 6pm start Where?..

Cairns Festival 2011- An Historic Overview03-Aug-2011

The Festival Soul: Thoughts on the 50th Season by Producer Eric Holowacz With the opening of ..

Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui at Darwin Festival03-Aug-2011

Darwin Festival Produced has been hard at work over the wet season turning Jason De Santis' pla..

Celestine Prophecy Author Out of Byron Bay Writers' Festival Due to Spider Bite02-Aug-2011

Author of the hugely successful, Celestine Prophecy, James Redfield has had to cancel his trip t..

Slava Grigoryan announced as Artistic Director for 2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival02-Aug-2011

Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier has announced Slava Grigorya..

Wikileaks Guru Julian Assange to Headline Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2011 02-Aug-2011

Sydney Opera House has announced the program for 2011 Festival of Dangerous Ideas which will take pl..

Illness Forces Wilson Pickers to Withdraw From Gympie Muster 29-Jul-2011

Friday 29th July 2011: THE WILSON PICKERS, one of Australia’s most recognised and p..

Australia's Major Art Festivals - Dates. Details21-Jul-2011

Just 50 years ago, there was only one major arts festival in Australia. Today all Australian cap..

Experience World Class Chamber Music for only $26*20-Jul-2011

Experience World Class Chamber Music for only $26* This July the annual Australian Festi..

Ilmiliekki Give Devonport Jazz Festival International Tweak 08-Jul-2011

Devonport Jazz is an annual music festival in the City of Devonport on Tasmania's northwest coast. ..

Jessica Mauboy to Headline Darwin Festival08-Jul-2011

We remember being blown away by her performances in Australian Idol way back in 2006, but none of us..

Australian Folk Festival Calendar. Details of Over 60 Folk Gatherings02-Jul-2011

Jan (../folkfestivals.html#jan) | Feb (../folkfestivals.html#feb)| March (../folkfestivals.html#..

2012 Dates Apollo Bay Music Festival Announced01-Jul-2011

Victoria's Apollo Bay Music Festival has announced the dates for what by our reckoning will be the ..

Mercedes Take Sydney Fashion Festival for a Spin28-Jun-2011

No wonder the website was looking so tatty. The Rosemont Sydney Fashion Festival (http://rsff.com.au..

Humble Beginnings Lead to a National Iconic Event Cutting the Muster for the Optus Gympie Music Must23-Jun-2011

They say Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither was the now iconic Optus Gympie..

No Red Dog for MIFF Closing Night23-Jun-2011

MIFF would like to announce that due to changes in Red Dog’s theatrical release scheduling..

Join Cairns Festival Parade20-Jun-2011

EVERYBODY LOVES A PARADE! The call is out for far northerners to join this year’s historic..

PARKLIFE 2011 LINE-UP19-Jun-2011

PARKLIFE 2011 headline acts include US indie-dance three piece the Gossip- led by rock chic ..

$25,000 Doco Prize for Brisbane International Film Festival 15-Jun-2011

Queensland Arts Minister Rachel Nolan unveiled Australia's richest documentary prize a month or so a..

Tulip Time in Bowral - Planning Ahead15-Jun-2011

Even though winter is just beginning bite here in the Southern Highlands of NSW, the first of the sp..

Volunteers Wanted. Free Full Season Pass Belligen Global Carnival15-Jun-2011

Applications to volunteer at the 2011 Bellingen Global Carnival are now open! Behind the mag..

Zara Store Visit Followed by Melbourne Caberet A Likely Story. 15-Jun-2011

The new Zara store, which opened 15th of June in Melbourne, has proved the clincher for Maddi' Parke..

Floods cause date change for historic Merrepen Arts & Sports Festival14-Jun-2011

This year only, one of the Northern Territory's best known cultural festivals has changed it's date ..

Fresh Start for Wangaratta Festival of Jazz14-Jun-2011

Since inception in 1990, the festival Wangaratta Festival of Jazz has grown to include 90 events an..

Volunteers Needed 2011 Kangaroo Island Planting Festival (8-10 July 2011)14-Jun-2011

Volunteers are required for the 2011 Kangaroo Island Planting Festival to be held in July this ..

Disappointing Byron Bay Writers Programme11-Jun-2011

Celebrating its fifteenth year, the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival (http://www.byronbaywritersfes..

Splendour in the Grass TIPI Forest10-Jun-2011

THE TIPI FOREST RETURNS TO SPLENDOUR It's where you start and where you end up. It's a..

Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale re-visioned for Woodend Winter Arts Festival29-May-2011

Stravinsky’s Soldier’s Tale re-visioned for Woodend Winter Arts Festival A SHA..

Vivid Sydney Lights Up28-May-2011

Biggest Ever Vivid Sydney to colour Sydney From giant light sculptures of floating jellyfish and..

Brisbane Writer's Festival at State Library 26-May-2011

Brisbane Writers Festival "Congratulations on the best writers festival this city has ever seen...

Broome Festival Shinju Matsuri26-May-2011

What? Broome's Festival of the Pearl began 40 years ago. In 1970 the community of Broome de..

Abbey Medieval Festival20-May-2011

What? The Abbey Museum holds the festival to raise funds to maintain its priceless collections ..

Australian Festival of Chamber Music Townsville 20-May-2011

What? The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) is an international chamber music festival he..

Melbourne Writers' Festival 201120-May-2011

What? A festival featuring around 300 of the best writers from Australia and around the world, discu..