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Queenscliff Music Festival Completes Its Huge 2026 Program With Comedy, DJs & More

Written by Clodagh Mangan on 6th August, 2026
Queenscliff Music Festival Completes Its Huge 2026 Program With Comedy, DJs & More

Queenscliff Music Festival is set to return this November for an unforgettable weekend of music, comedy, arts, community and coastal charm in Queenscliff.

The festival has unveiled its final 2026 announcement, adding a huge comedy and DJ program, expanded kids & arts experiences and the return of two much-loved festival favourites.

Leading the comedy lineup are:


Denise Scott | Gillian Cosgriff | Damian Callinan

Suren Jayemanne | Nat Harris | Tarsh Jago

While the decks will be taken over by:


Cool Out Sun DJs | Vince Peach | Fee B-Squared

Joey Lightbulb | Dangerboots | Rob Major


The new additions join Queenscliff's biggest music lineup yet, featuring:


A.C Saunders | Alaska | Azure Ryder | Babe Rainbow

Baker Boy | The Bamboos | Bonnie Jackson

Cam Walter Blues | Candice Lorrae | Charley Castle & the Boys in the Well

Cousin Tony's Brand New Firebird | De Porsal | Docker River Band

FARAH | The Gnomes | Harriet Wraith | Hussy Hicks

Immy Owusu | Jack Meredith | Jesse Valach & The Testaments

Jordie Lane | Kaiit | Kate Miller-Heidke | Kerryn Fields

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis | Kyle Brew | Lime Cordiale | Liv Cartledge

The Maes | Magic Dirt | Matt Corby | Meg Mac

Merpire | Mia Dyson | Midnight Chicken | Mika James

Oscar LaDell | Owelu Dreamhouse | Peter Garrett & the Alter Egos

The Pretty Littles | Rupert Bullard | Small Town Romance

Steph Strings | Sunday Lemonade | Sweethearts

Tim Rogers | Tom Harrington | Ukulele Death Squad

Velvet Bloom | Wayne Jury | Willie J's 6V6s


Families are in for a huge weekend too, with The Listies and Zindzi & the Zillionaires leading an expanded kids & arts program featuring circus, puppetry, silent disco, high-wire, yoga, live music and more.

Festival favourites are also making a comeback, with the Peninsula Princess Ferry returning for live music cruises across the bay on Saturday and Sunday, while the iconic Blues Train rolls back into the festival for Friday after a seven-year hiatus.

Across three days from 27-29 November on Wadawurrung Country, the beloved festival will once again transform the historic Victorian seaside town of Queenscliff into a vibrant hub of live music, comedy, arts and culture.

Since 1997, Queenscliff Music Festival has grown into one of Australia's most beloved regional music events, drawing thousands of music lovers each year for a weekend of discovery, community and coastal charm.

First Release Tickets are selling fast, with prices increasing September 1. Single Day Tickets are on sale now!


Queenscliff Music Festival 2026

Fri 27 Nov - Sun 29 Nov 2026

Princess Park, Queenscliff, VIC


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