Carnivals and Festivals

Backpackers party at a 'bush doof' in bushland near Broome. Supplied: Quentin Cole

Writers scheduled to appear at the event in central Victoria this weekend are refusing to turn up because of a code of conduct they believe limits freedom of speech.

Rides are a major attraction at the Ekka.

The Mutawintji Cultural Festival brings First Nations groups together from across the country offering a safe space to exchange dances, songs and culture.

A small pocket of Western Australia observes the King's Birthday public holiday one month before the rest of the state. But do they want to keep it that way?

A diversity and inclusion festival held annually on the NSW Central Coast is in doubt because of a clash with a major sporting event in another city.

A 35-year-old woman became unwell at the festival and was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. 

Organisers say they are "finding solutions for the festival weekend", which is now just days away.

Many are celebrating that Khaled Sabsabi and Michael Dagostino have had their Venice Biennale invitation reinstated. But the impact of the decision, and the many questions surrounding it, remain.

Once abandoned in an outback Queensland town, the Augathella Spiegeltent is set to hold more than 110 live performances for the sixth annual Wynnum Fringe festival. 

UK police have also launched a criminal investigation into both Bob Vylan and Irish rap band Kneecap's performances at the popular summer festival.

British authorities are reviewing footage of several performances at the Glastonbury Festival after two musical acts led their audiences in controversial chants.

From Lewis Capaldi's emotional performance on the Pyramid Stage to Lorde's surprise album party, here's what happened at Glastonbury on Friday.

Thirty years after they were thrown into an Adelaide prison for public nudity, legendary French street artists Ilotopie returned to the scene of the crime — as nude, and as proud, as ever.

Victoria's eight-year-old psychedelic music and arts festival, which locked out punters at the last minute this year, goes into voluntary administration owing millions to ticketholders, contractors and employees.

Ten days of cold nights filled with experiential art, food and fire has come to a close with the burning of this year's Ogoh-Ogoh effigy.

The largest chamber music festival in the southern hemisphere has made a shock decision to change locations in 2026. 

Sound artist Sara Retallick has discovered that music, composed just right, can be crystal clear to listeners, even when they're submerged in water.

This powerhouse cabaret about the life and music of Divinyls rockstar Chrissy Amphlett doesn't shoot for imitation; rather it celebrates the trailblazing, rule-breaking musical legend.

Tasmania's iconic winter festival gets underway today, with free experiences hidden across Hobart in disused churches, basements and even a Freemasons lodge.