Music festivals in Queensland

From the beach to the outback, Queensland’s music festivals will have you dancing.

Pull on your boots for CMC Rocks, Australia’s biggest international country music festival. Road trip to the outback to see artists belt out ballads against the backdrop of Big Red – the Simpson Desert’s largest dune. Get your fill of blues by the beach on the Gold Coast and uncover the best new musicians at Brisbane’s BigSound conference.

Indigenous events

Queensland is the only place where Australia’s two indigenous cultures can be found. These life-changing events are your opportunity to connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait cultures that have been passed down through generations for 50,000 years; since before the reef was born. Stretching from the Quandamooka Coast to Cairns, Cape York and Torres Strait, each celebration has a different story to tell.

Lifestyle festivals

Experience the spirit, community and adventure of regional Queensland. Immerse yourself in Toowoomba’s Carnival of Flowers, cheer trackside at the annual camel races, battle your way through the bogs at Julia Creek, or watch film debuts under the Milky Way in Outback Queensland.

Festivals here in Queensland might come a little quirky, but you’ll leave a little different too.