The best of Queensland's country music festivals

Boots on, volume up. Discover Queensland’s must-see country music festivals, where big skies, live tunes and legendary road trips collide.The best of Queensland's country music festivals 2026 and 2027Queensland is Australia’s home of country music, where boot-stompin’ choruses, iconic artists and some of the country’s biggest festivals come with icy cold drinks and wide-open skies. In 2026 and 2027, the state turns up the volume with country music festivals made for two-steppin’, sing-along anthems and nights that go well past last call. So dust off the Akubra and warm up your “yee-haw”. If you like your holidays loud, lively and a little bit legendary, these are the Queensland country music festivals worth planning a holiday around. Explore the Country Beyond the Music Worth the wait and worth the drive, the world's most remote music festival returns in 2026. Picture this: Australia's biggest musical acts performing against a towering red sand dune in the Simpson Desert, with noth