Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026

Celebrate your love of music at the 49th Port Fairy Folk Festival in the iconic Victorian seaside village across four glorious days, 6th-9th March 2026.

The picturesque township of Port Fairy comes alive each year over the long weekend in March, with the greatest folk, rhythm and roots musicians from around the globe coming together in a huge celebration of music, community and culture.

From its humble beginnings in 1977, Port Fairy Folk Festival has become of Australia’s largest and most loved music festival by the mighty Southern Ocean. Featuring a huge multi-venue main arena complete with four stages as well as a vibrant program of events across the site which includes themed concerts, showcases, roving performances, family friendly entertainment, excellent food and drinks and handmade craft stalls, there’s something for everyone.

Immerse yourself in historic Port Fairy over the weekend with free entertainment throughout the township, markets, music programs and fantastic restaurants and tiny bars.

Current line-up announcement features...

Åkervinda (SW)

Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou (MAR)

Basset (CAN)

Beoga (IRE)

Blair Dunlop (ENG)

Bonnie Jackson

Caisha Sprout

The Cartridge Family

Chloe Foy (ENG)

Crest of Crows

Dallahan (SCO)

Dan Webster & Emily Lawler (ENG)

Darren Hanlon

El Pony Pisador (CAT/ESP)

Elephant Sessions (SCO)

Emma Donovan - Take Me To The River

Fantastic Negrito (USA)

Feelds

Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham

The Gathering

GK

Grace Watt

Gráinne Hunt (IRE)

Hannah Cohen (USA)

Harriet Wraith

Inn Echo (CAN)

Iron & Wine (USA)

Isla Dixon

Jasmin Adria

Jeffrey Martin (USA)

Jim Lauderdale (USA)

Kankawa Nagarra

Kasey Chambers

Kris Mizzi

Lloyd Spiegel Trio

The Lost Clog

Lucy Joy

Maeve Grieve

Mary Coughlan (IRE)

Mathilde Anne

Mia Kelly (CAN)

Mountain Grass Unit (USA)

Nico Paulo (PRT/CAN)

Northern Resonance (SWE)

Ocelots, The (IRE)

Pierce Brothers

Radical Son

Rainbow Girls (USA)

Robbie Cavanagh (ENG)

Rupert Bullard

Sam Curtis Collective

The Southern Ocean Sea Band

Steve Poltz (CAN)

Svavar Knútur (ICE)

While & Matthews (ENG)

Willie Watson (USA)

Windborne (USA)