A Guide to Australia's Best Summer Festivals in 2017–18
The best camping festivals, one-day dance parties and multi-day arts meets hitting the country this year.
When it comes to summer, Australia hits it out of the park. Proof? Just look at how many high-quality festivals are held in the sunny months. From camping festivals with a secret lineup in a dairy farm, to a one-day inner city dance parties, there's pretty much something for every inclination (and intensity) this summer.
And with all the frivolity and letting loose that happens on festival grounds, it's forgivable to forget who'll be gracing the stages. The 2017–18 season shows off an incredible crowd of Aussie musicians, with names almost eclipsing the international talent they'll be playing alongside. Matt Corby, Gang of Youths, Meg Mac, Client Liaison and RUFUS are a representation of the hundreds of Aussies doing the rounds, joined by international artists such as ScHoolboy Q, Phoenix, Anderson .Paak, Mac de Marco, Beck, The Internet and Justice headlining.
But it's not just about the music. There'll be no shortage of visual art and the food offerings, like every year, are more and more gourmet and accommodating to dietaries (even at some of the more remote locations).
Camping Festivals
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Woodford Folk Festival 2017
Australia's largest gathering of music, performance and visual artists and appreciators.
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Party in the Paddock 2018
Tassie's gritty, psychedelic festival is once again setting up in a remote field for its sixth year.
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Gaytimes 2018
Get hitched, enter a drag race and dance the weekend away at Victoria's queer-friendly camping festival.
One-Day Festivals
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Laneway Festival 2018
BABADNOTGOOD, Odesza, The Internet and The War on Drugs will join Mac DeMarco and Anderson .Paak for the summer festival.
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NYE in the Park
Ring in the New Year with a dance through the decades, fireworks and a Champagne toast.
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Multi-Day Arts Festivals
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Mona Foma 2018
This year, MONA's annual summer festival will bring 11 days of art, music and pure creativity to venues across Launceston and Hobart.
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Sydney Festival 2018
This time round, the annual fest features a stunning hit ballet, a circus-inspired trampoline playground, a tonne of artists and a karaoke carousel.
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White Night 2018
Melbourne's all-night arts festival features virtual dogs, drag queens singing from balconies and two installations from Burning Man.