What's on across the Mid North Coast in May
Including a music festival, the Coffs Harbour show and more.
The Mid North Coaster’s top picks for events happening in May 2026 includes festivals, live theatre, the annual Coffs Harbour Show and a charity bowling day.
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🟡 Buluunggal Festival
Image credit: Buluunggal Festival Facebook event/ Sarah Wright.
The Buluunggal (mullet) festival 2026 will celebrate Gumbaynggirr connections with the Nambucca River through story, dance, music stalls and a free mullet fish bbq.
🗓️ Saturday 2 May, 10am - 4.30pm
📍V Wall, Nambucca Heads
🎟️ Free
🟡 Charity Bowling Day
Image credit: South West Rocks Country Club Facebook
Hearts on the Green charity bowling day at South West Rocks raises funds to support the Kempsey Community Health palliative care service.
Gather a team, turn up wearing orange and white, and enjoy a day of bowls, music, food and prizes. Raffle & Presentation at 3pm in the Beer Garden and live music by Hudson Rose from 2pm - 5pm.
🗓️ Sunday 3 May, from 11am
📍South West Rocks Country Club
🎟️Entry $25 pp – incudes a BBQ and drink voucher.
ℹ️Contact the Bowls Coordinator on (02) 6566 6252
🟡 River Sounds Festival
The 2026 River Sounds Festival is back at the Bellingen Showgrounds with four stages for the lineup of international talent and local artists including Thundamentals, Touch Sensitive, Babe Rainbow, and Gumbaynggirr rapper Tasman Keith.
Image credit: River Sounds Instagram
🗓️ May 15 - 16
📍 Bellingen Showgrounds
🎟️ Tickets $15 - $139
🟡 Duck Pond by Circa
Circa’s take on Swan Lake, this romantic ballet reimagined as a circus is a tale of swans and hapless princes, with cheeky humour, sequins, feathers and acrobatics – and a burlesque black swan.
🗓️ Saturday 2 May, from 7pm
📍Glasshouse Theatre, Port Macquarie
🎟️ Tickets from $49
🟡 Coffs Harbour Agriculture Show
The annual show is a two-day celebration of the Coffs Coast community including rides, livestock displays, cooking competitions, woodchopping, showbags and more.
🗓️ Friday 1 and Saturday 2 May, from 4pm-8pm
📍Coffs Harbour showground
🎟️ Ticketed event
We hope you enjoyed our rolling list of events happening across the region.