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As autumn approaches, so does music festival season! From a one-day festival in our backyard, to a long weekend Bluesfest jaunt, it’s time to grab your wellies and start planning your festival outfit!

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Get Together Festival

Wombarra Bowlo
16 March
gettogetherfestival.com.au

Back for its third year, the team behind the Get Together Festival have created their biggest line-up to date. Headliners The Beautiful Girls and Ray Beadle (plus many more) will provide a huge day of live music, with a hearty mix of roots and reggae, jazz, blues and afro beats.

It’s family-friendly – kids under 12 are free, with kids’ activities running all day. With open greens to explore, ocean views to take in, and a cold beverage – sounds like a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

WOMADelaide

Adelaide Botanic Park
8-11 March
womadelaide.com.au

Since 1992, the iconic WOMADelaide festival has celebrated cultural discovery and is a truly unique part of the Australian festival landscape. Showcasing the best in music, arts, dance and ideas from around the world, including Ziggy Marley, Jose Gonzalez, Morcheeba and Australia’s own Mo’Ju.

From Estonian traditional singing crafted over 4000 years (Mari Kalkun), to Cambodian rock and roll (Cambodian Space Project) and French house music (Braxe + Falcon), WOMADelaide is the epitome of an eclectic line up.

Byron Bay Bluesfest

Byron Events Farm
28 March – 1 April
bluesfest.com.au

Over five days and four stages, Bluesfest means business! Celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2024, the epic line-up just gets bigger and better every year.

Held over the Easter long weekend, it takes a dedicated festival goer to take on a full five-day pass – but as your reward, international superstars Tom Jones, Elvis Costello, Jack Johnson, Portugal. The Man and Rickie Lee Jones, plus local legends Jimmy Barnes, The Cruel Sea, Dan Sultan, Matt Corby and Yirrmal.

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