Wagga Weekender is no ordinary music festival. It’s a bold new player on the cultural calendar – made for curious ears and open hearts and built to surprise.

Launching in April 2026, this regional festival brings together a genre-smashing lineup of artists from across the country. Think Persian classical meets electro-acoustic experiments, First Nations-led composition alongside jazz fusion and live-looping saxophones. It’s a mix designed to intrigue, inspire and mess with your expectations in the best possible way.

Staged across Wagga Wagga’s buzzing Civic precinct and capped off with a showstopper in nearby Ganmain, this is a boutique festival with serious intent and a playful spirit. It’s shifting perceptions of what regional arts can be and delivering the kind of world-class program you’d expect to find in a capital city, minus the pretence and the price tag.

Festival passes, single-event tickets and a Super Saturday deal mean you can make the weekend your own. Stay for a night or settle in for the full ride – either way, it won’t cost a fortune, but it will deliver the goods. And with its riverside walks, lively food scene and stunning Autumn glow, Wagga gives the music a spectacular backdrop.

Wagga Weekender is rooted in community, driven by curiosity, and unapologetically regional. It’s curated with care, packed with edge, and it’s about to shake things up.

You don’t need to know the lineup. You just need to listen.