strummingbird sunshine coast | 2026 at Kawana Sports Precinct

Giddy up, country music fans! Strummingbird Festival is back for 2026, rolling into Newcastle, Sunshine Coast, and Ballarat this October.

Strummingbird serves up a one-of-a-kind country music experience shaped by true blue Aussie spirit tailored for today's fans.

2026 LINEUP

**JUST ADDED**TYLER CHILDERS (NEWCASTLE & SUNSHINE COAST ONLY - AUS EXCLUSIVE)JAMES JOHNSTON (ALL LOCATIONS)

JOINING:

BAILEY ZIMMERMANCOOPER ALANSTELLA LEFTY, DEXTER & THE MOONROCKS(A-Z) BRAD COX, CAM, CIGARETTES @ SUNSET,KAITLIN BUTTS, NOAH RINKER, SONS OF THE EAST(A-Z) BRIANA DINSDALE, MACK GEIGER, MAX JACKSONSARA BERKI, LATE NIGHT RIOT WITH WILLIE PAKELEWIS LOVE*, LOREN RYAN^, SAMMY WHITE+& LINE DANCING WITH MADDISON GLOVER*Ballarat, ^Newcastle +Sunshine Coast SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER - BALLARATSATURDAY 17 OCTOBER - NEWCASTLESUNDAY 18 OCTOBER - SUNSHINE COASTPRESALE TICKETS ON SALE: WEDNESDAY 13 MAYSUNSHINE COAST: 10AM AESTNEWCASTLE: 11AM AESTBALLARAT: 12PM AESTGA TICKETS ON SALE: THURSDAY 14 MAY - 10AM AESTSIGN UP FOR PRESALE ACCESS AT STRUMMINGBIRD.COM.AU

Collector Ticket orders placed before 5pm, Monday 3 August, 2026 will be delivered before the event. Any orders placed after this time, will be sent post-event and you will need to use your digital ticket to scan in at the event entry.