Daylesford’s frosty music festival, Winter Sounds, returns to the region

Winter Sounds is back for another year, ready to combat the chill with a sizzling hot program.

Daylesford is known as a winter destination, with hot springs to warm the body, cosy wine stops to heat the cheeks, and one hell of a music festival to heat things up. That’s right, Winter Sounds is back for 2026, ready for a region takeover across Daylesford and the surrounding hills.

Winter Sounds

When: 27 – 30 August 2026

Where: Various Venues across Daylesford

Lineup announcement: Incoming 9 June

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Activating Daylesford, Glenlyon, Bullarto, and Kooroocheang each year with the glorious sounds of song, Winter Sounds has made a name for itself as the premier festival of the foothills of the Great Dividing Range of Victoria. It will be returning for yet another weekend of goodness from 27 to 30 August 2026.

Having previously drawn names like Bad // Dreems, Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, Charm of Finches, Daisy Kilbourne, Grace Cummings, Maple Glider, Quality Used Cars, Sarah Blasko, Sweet Talk, Tim Rogers, Vika & Linda, and Watty Thompson to the region, Winter Sounds prides itself on delivering a festival experience with the same weight of artistic talent as the metropolitan counterparts but with a level of comfort only regional towns can offer.

Part of that comes from the stunning venues. From soaring churches to remote bush schools, country halls and aboard vintage trains, Winter Sounds setting is unparalleled.

The lineup will be dropping in the coming weeks on 9 June, and you can guarantee it is going to be even bigger and better than the last.

To find out more about Winter Sounds and be one of the first to discover the lineup, head here.