Music Festivals and Events
| Festival | Area | Festival Date | Genre | Applications Close | Notes |
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| Mullum Music Festival | NSW – Northern Rivers | 11- November | Contemporary, Rock, Folk, Soul | Multi Venue, Community vibe | |
| Byron Bay Blues and Roots Fest | NSW – Northern Rivers | 4- April/ Easter | Contemporary, Rock, Folk, Soul | ||
| Splendour In the Grass | NSW- Northern Rivers | In the freezing months of Winter | Contemporary | Rug up kids! Or strip right down to nothing 🙂 | |
| Falls Fest – Byron Bay | NSW- Northern Rivers | 0 NYE | Contemporary | Not actually in Byron Bay… | |
| Soul Street Byron Bay | NSW, Byron Bay | 0 NYE | Contemporary | NYE | |
| National Folk Fest | ACT – Canberra | 3 – March/Early April | Folk | June to Mid July | |
| Nannup Music Festival | WA, South-West | 3 – March – Early | Folk | http://nannupmusicfestival.org | |
| Peak Music Festival | NSW, Perisher Mountain | 6 -June Long Weekend | Contemporary | http://peakfestival.com.au/artist-applications/ | |
| Port Fairy Folk Fest | VIC, South-West | 3 – March9-12 | Folk | https://www.portfairyfolkfestival.com/contact/ | |
| Jumpers and Jazz | QLD, Warwick – South East | 7- July 19-29th July | Jazz | Open Now | I need to play this festival… |
| Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers | QLD, Darling Downs – Southern | 9 -September 15-24th 2017 | Contemporary | http://tcof.com.au/ | |
| Cobargo Folk Festival | NSW – South East – Bega Valley Shire | 3 – March 2-4 | Folk | applications@cobargofolkfestival.com | |
| Illawarra Folk Festival | South of Sydney | 1 – January 18-21 2018 | Folk | May 30th | |
| Bellingen Winter Music Festival | Near Coffs Harbour | 7 – July 12-15 2018 | Contemporary | http://www.bellowintermusic.com/ | |
| Byron Bay Writer’s Festival | NSW – Northern Rivers | https://byronwritersfestival.com/ | |||
| Jungle Love | QLD, Imbil – Inland from Sunshine Coast | 11 – November/December 2017 | |||
| Ballina Prawn Festival | NSW – Northern Rivers | ||||
| Bangalow Bluegrass Festival | NSW – Northern Rivers | ||||
| Nimbin Roots Festival | NSW – Northern Rivers | ||||
| Tropical Fruits | NSW – Northern Rivers | ||||
| Nimbin Mardi Gras | NSW – Northern Rivers | ||||
| Ukulele Springstrum | NSW – Woolongong | 9 – September 17 – 2017 | Ukulele | ||
| Central Coast Ukulele Festival | NSW – The Entrance | 9 – September 23-24 – 2017 | Ukulele | ||
| The Ukulele Jamboree | Barrington Tops | 11 – November 10-12 2017 | Ukulele | ||
| Blue Mountains Ukulele Festival | NSW Katoomba | 2 – February 1-11 2018 | Ukulele | ||
| Autumn Ukulele Festival | NSW Norfolk Island | 4 – April 15-20 2018 | Ukulele | ||
| SPRUKE | QLD Brisbane | 9 – September 29-Oct 1 2017 | Ukulele |
Brisbane Ukulele Festival 2017 |
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| Newkulele Festival | NSW – Newcastle | 10 October 2016 | Ukulele | Bi-annual – due for 2018 | |
| Cairns Ukulele Festival | QLD Cairns | 8 – August 2016 | Ukulele | https://cairnsukulelefestival.net/ | |
| Sunshine Coast Ukulele Festival | QLD | 4 – April 19-22 2018 | Ukulele | Kenilworth Showgrounds | |
| Redlands Ukulele Festival | QLD – Cleveland | 6 June 10-11 2017 | Ukulele | Cleveland | |
| Caloundra Music Festival | QLD | 9 September 29-Oct 2 2017 | Contemporry | ||
| Newcastle and Hunter Jazz Club – Newcastle Jazz Fest | NSW | 8 August 25-27 2017 | Jazz | ||
| Wangaratta Jazz Festival | VIC | 11 November 3-5 2017 | Jazz | ||
| Merimbula Jazz Festival | NSW | 6 June 8-11 2018 | |||
| WoMadelaide | |||||
| Woodford Folk Fest | |||||
| Kiama Jazz and Blues Fest | |||||
| Clarence Jazz Festival | |||||
| Broadbeach Jazz Festival | |||||
| Thredbo Jazz Festival | |||||
Mullum Music Fest
Byron Bay Blues Festival
Splendour In The Grass - Byron Bay
Falls Festival - Byron Bay
National Folk Festival - Canberra
Nannup Music Festival, Nannup
Jumpers and Jazz - Warwick
Soul Street Byron Bay
Peak Fest Perisher Mountain
Port Fairy Folk Fest
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers
Cobargo Folk Festival
Illawarra Folk Festival
Bellingen Winter Music Festival
Jungle Love, Imbil
Impressive Lists of Festivals around the world
How to Get Programmed on a Festival – APRA
Worldwide Uke Fests – Ukulele Hunt
Jazz Festivals – Jazz and Beyond