From folk gatherings to youth festivals and gigs by the sea, there is something for every music lover in October on the Mid North Coast.
Check out some of our top picks below. Scroll to the bottom of the page for our September events.
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🟡 Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival
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The annual festival features touring folk and bluegrass acts from Australia and abroad, kid’s activities, workshops and market stalls. An Old Time Music School is held in the days before the festival.
🗓️ October 23-25
📍 Dorrigo Showgrounds, Dorrigo
🎟️Full adult weekend ticket $240 (single day tickets available)
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🟡 Old Bar Beach Festival
An annual celebration of live music and vintage Volkswagens by the beach.
🗓️ October 2-4
📍 Old Bar Beach, Old Bar
🎟️ $2
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🟡 Hideaway Festival
A two-day youth festival held in the laneways of the Port Macquarie CBD, featuring live music, a clothes swap and skating.
🗓️ October 3-4
📍 Phillips Lane and Barracks Lane, Port Macquarie
🎟️ Free
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🟡 Katie Noonan
Five-time ARIA award winner Katie Noonan will celebrate the release of her 30th studio album with an intimate show in Frederickton.
🗓️ Thursday October 29
📍 Old Cheese Factory Collective, Frederickton
🎟️ $55
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🟡 The Whitlams
Australian music institution The Whitlams will play their hits at the Hoey Moey, joined by special guest William Crighton and band.
🗓️ Saturday October 3
📍 Hoey Moey, Coffs Harbour
🎟️ $65
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🟡 Viper Creek Band
A night of high-energy country rock at the Hat Head Bowling Club.
🗓️ Saturday October 3
📍 Hat Head Bowling Club, Hat Head
🎟️ Free
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🟡 Kesha Nevé and Kalani Artis
Australian Idol 2026 alums Kesha Nevé and Kalani Artis hit Kew on their combined tour.
🗓️ Saturday October 10
📍 The Royal Hotel, Kew
🎟️ $50
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🟡 Skinny Living
UK-based alt/soul band Skinny Living will make their long-awaited Australian live debut in October, with Woolgoolga a stop-off on the tour schedule.
🗓️ Wednesday October 28
📍 Woopi Brewing Co, Woolgoolga
🎟️ $40
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🟡 Cupid and the Stupids
The Byron Bay broadway rock ‘n’ roll band bring their tales of love and heartbreak to Eungai.
🗓️ Sunday October 11
📍 Eungai Buffalo Farm, Tamban
🎟️ $27
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🟡 Pablo Blitzer’s Imaginarium
Argentinian composer and multi-instrumentalist Pablo Blitzer returns to the Coffs Harbour Conservatorium for a night of original music.
🗓️ Friday October 23
📍Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium, Coffs Harbour
🎟️ $40
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🟡 Springfest at Finnian’s
Indie rockers Rum Jungle will be joined by guests Lyric, Lazy Haze, Nana Kumpp and Fin Key for a mini festival at Finnian’s Tavern.
🗓️ Saturday October 31
📍Finnian’s Tavern, Port Macquarie
🎟️ $65.30
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🟡 Taranta Festival
The Bellingen Taranta Festival returns for three days of Mediterranean and global music, dance, art, food and community celebration.
🗓️ 30 October to 1 November
📍Bellingen and Coffs Harbour
🎟️ Full pass $150
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🟡 Dashville on the Road
Seven hours of live music from Dashville festival alumni and special guests, including Magpie Diaries, Johnston City, Max Marvell, Joey Leigh Wagtail, CJ Stranger and Jessie May.
🗓️ Saturday 10 October
📍Bellingen Golf Club
🎟️ By donation
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September events
🟡Tijuana Cartel
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A fusion of electronic and world music at Eungai Creek’s buffalo farm.
🗓️ Sunday 20 September
📍 Eungai Creek Buffalo Farm
🎟️General admission: $55
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🟡Conrad Sewell
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Australian singer-songwriter Conrad Sewell stops in Bowraville and Port Macquarie on his regional acoustic tour.
Port Macquarie
🗓️ Friday September 4
📍 Finnian’s Irish Tavern
🎟️General admission: $53.95
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Bowraville
🗓️ Saturday September 5
📍 Bowraville Theatre
🎟️General admission: $49.40, Under 18s: $29.40
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🟡 Open Streets Festival
A community-led, all-ages festival showcasing the food, music and culture of the Nambucca Valley.
🗓️ Saturday September 19
📍 River Street & Wallace Lane, Macksville
🎟️Free
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🟡 A Taste of Ireland
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An on-stage celebration of traditional Irish music and dance at the Jetty Memorial Theatre.
🗓️ Tuesday September 1 and Wednesday September 2
📍 Jetty Memorial Theatre, Coffs Harbour
🎟️Adult $89.90
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🟡 Riverside Rhythms Festival
A day of music, markets and community activities on the banks of the Macleay River at Kempsey, headlined by Nambucca Valley artist Tasman Keith.
🗓️ Saturday September 5
📍 Riverside Park, Kempsey
🎟️Free
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🟡 Beccy Cole
Country music stalwart Beccy Cole OAM, the winner of 11 Golden Guitars, will play tunes from her first solo album in seven years.
🗓️ Friday September 11
📍 Macksville Ex-Services Club
🎟️Adult $49.00.
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🟡 The Darts
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All the way from the USA on a world tour, The Darts bring their garagepunk style to a free show in Bellingen.
🗓️ Thursday September 10
📍 The Federal Hotel, Bellingen
🎟️Free
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🟡 Neil Murray
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A founding member of the Warumpi Band, Neil Murray co-wrote the landmark anthem Blackfella/Whitefella. He plays in Bellingen for one night only.
🗓️ Sunday September 6
📍 5 Church Street, Bellingen
🎟️General admission $45.00
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🟡Craven Creek Music Festival
Gloucester’s annual chamber music festival returns, held in a 100-year-old farm shed.
🗓️ Saturday September 12 and Sunday September 13
📍 274 Craven Creek Road, Rookhurst
🎟️Sessions $25.00 - $45.00
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🟡Casey Donovan
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Australian vocalist Casey Donovan visits The Glasshouse on a national tour.
🗓️ Friday September 18
📍 The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
🎟️Adult $79.95
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🟡Kooii
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A five-piece band offering a blend of afrobeat, reggae and world rhythms at the Bellingen Showground.
🗓️ Saturday September 26
📍 Bellingen Showground Hall
🎟️General admission $38.50
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