We’ve compiled a list of top summer music festivals in Melbourne, Australia, in 2022-2023. So you can make the most of these warm-weather weeks. Look around, make a suggestion in the group chat, and start organizing.
1. Beyond The Valley Festival
From December 28, 2022, through January 1, 23 (4 Days over New Year’s Eve)
Where: Victoria’s Barunah Plains
A distinctive, one-of-a-kind, and above all, thoughtfully planned music festival taking place around New Year’s Eve. Thousands of people travel to the magnificent location in Lardner Park, Victoria, from December 28 to January 1 to see what surprises are in store for them.
Featuring incredibly amazing visuals, lighting, stage production, and design to bring the performances by our nationally and globally famous performers to life, the main stage is an enormous 60 meters wide.
2. The first NYD
When: January 1, New Year’s Day
Sidney Myer Music Bowl
Beginning January 1, Melburnians will have two options for outdoor electronic music festivals. The First, a multi-stage music event devoted to living electronic, hip hop, house, and techno, will take over the Kings Domain on New Year’s Day this year, combining Werribee Park’s Let Them Eat Cake. Visual art, food trucks, and copious amounts of alcohol will be available while you’re there.
3. Let them eat cake
When: January 1, 2022, New Year’s Day
Werribee Park is the location.
With art, electronic music, and food in Werribee Park, cure your New Year’s Day hangover quickly. Don’t worry if you can’t attend this year’s Falls or Beyond The Valley New Year’s Eve events because you live in a metropolis. Besides, your inner-city option to sate those holiday cravings is Let Them Eat Cake.
The LTEC festival, which takes place on New Year’s Day at Werribee Park, is fantastic for music as well as installation art, outdoor exhibits, and some seriously good cuisine.
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4. St Jerome’s Laneway Festival
When: Jan. or Feb. 2023
Where: Melbourne’s Footscray Park
Leading new and acclaimed landmark music is the focus of the St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival. The festival has always been keen on discovering what’s new and introducing it to distinctive environments so that music fans may enjoy it. The Laneway team works hard to deliver a live music experience unlike any other by varying the scale of the festivals, the venues, and how we foster community.
5. St. Kilda Festival: The best summer music festival in Melbourne
When: February 18-20, 2023
One of the nicest places in Australia to spend the summer has to be St. Kilda. Excellent restaurants, beautiful beaches, and of course, the St. Kilda Festival. The festival, now in its 42nd year, is presenting a condensed, two-day program including more than 50 amazing acts. The festival last year lasted for nine days.
We know that the event is scheduled to take place from Saturday, February 18, to Sunday, February 20, in 2023, even if the specifics, including the artists locked in to play, are still under wraps.
6. Falls Festival: Energetic music festival in Melbourne for this summer
When: December 29, 30, and 31, 2022
In Australia, there is no better way to bring in the new year than by having a good time at Falls Festival. The music and arts festival, which has been going strong for almost 30 years, is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the festival calendar. In 2022, it will give up its current regional venue in favor of a massive three-day event at Sidney Myer Music Bowl and nearby venues on December 29, 30, and 31.
Besides, partygoers will ring in 2023 at Falls Festival this year with a stellar roster that includes Arctic Monkeys, Lil Nas X, Penny Gou, Chvrches, and Jamie XX. Following headlining slots at Reading & Leeds festivals, Arctic Monkeys will travel to Australia, and Lil Nas X, fresh off the success of his 4x Platinum album Montero, will perform at Falls for the first time.
7. So Frenchy So Chic
When: January 15, 2023
Calling all Francophiles: you’re invited to this yearly summer party. It will be celebrating its 12th anniversary next year and will feature French food, wine, and music. On January 15, 2023, go to Werribee Mansion to enjoy French cheeses, a glass of Champagne, and a wide lineup of French artists while dancing the day away.
Besides, some of Melbourne’s finest French establishments, including Frederic Bistro, fromagerie Milk the Cow, and L’Hôtel Gitan, will offer the meals this year. Additionally, there will be food vendors on-site offering anything from oysters and lobster rolls to crème brûlée and sweet corn madeleines, creating an “ambiance de marché.”
On January 15, SFSC will be held at Werribee Park Mansion.
8. Golden Plains
When: March 11–13, 2023
In March 2023, Golden Plains will return to Victoria for another stellar lineup of musical artists, all situated amidst the best that nature has to offer.
The sparkling Supernatural Amphitheatre in Meredith, a little township about an hour outside Melbourne, hosts the sibling festival of the adored Meredith Music Festival in December.
The lineup for 2023 has not yet been revealed, but past lineups have featured a savory mix of well-known headliners, under-the-radar performers, and local groups. The Golden Plains festival will also occur from March 11–13, 2023.
9. Port Fairy Folk Festival: Unmissable music festival in Melbourne
When: March 10–13, 2023
The annual Port Fairy Folk Festival is returning in 2023 in a big way following the event’s popularity last year. Port Fairy invites fans of folk and country to visit and take in the festival at its full intensity and scale once more throughout the weekend of March 10–13.
The second wave of tickets for this sea breeze event has just gone on sale, and the first round has already sold out. The lineup includes Billy Bragg, Eric Bibb, Gina Williams, Guy Ghouse, Inn Echo, John Smith, Steve Poltz, The Waifs, and more top national and international performers. The Port Fairy stage will once again host festival favorites, including the bluegrass rockers 19-Twenty and the Irish singer, songwriter, and actor Mary Coughlan.
10. Babylon Festival
Date: March 20, 2023
Where: Victoria, Carapooee West
A cutting-edge music, art, and lifestyle festival are held in the middle of the Australian outback. Featuring a creative selection of regional and global live and electronic music performers, as well as a study of the worlds of art, wellness, and community.
The musical lineup will feature Techno, Psytrance, Trip-Hop, Deep House, and experimental sounds, all wrapped up and given in crystal clear sound in the setting of the distinctive Australian outback. The event will be equal parts utopian playground and bohemian gathering.
11. Pitch Music & Arts Festival
Date: March 20, 2023
Lake Wooroonook is located in Charlton, Victoria.
Pitch Music & Arts is a unique fusion of musical soundscapes and carefully chosen works of art. For our sixth edition, we chose the foothills of the Grampian Plains for four luxurious days, a venue that emphasized creativity, self-expression, and inclusivity.
Four erratic days of modern electronic music infused with visual arts and the outdoors. In Victoria’s expansive and promising plains, a yearling community of inspiring local and international artists gathered to create in the open air.
