2026 PROGRAM
CINEMA YARRA PRESENTS: Anonymous Club
Music documentaries on the big screen presented by Yarra Libraries and Kanopy as part of Cinema Yarra.
THE YALINGUTH ARCHIVES
'The Builders' once known by some as the 'Black Pub of Melbourne' was a hub for the Aboriginal community from the 1930s-1980s. In this time many people came off the missions and found family and community in Fitzroy.
TRACEY MILLER & FRIENDS At FITZROY BOWLS CLUB
Join us for afternoon of jazz classics and gospel music with Tracey Miller and friends at the Fitzroy Bowls Club. With a focus on older people and people with a disability, this is a great opportunity to get out, hear some live music, and have fun!
PBS Presents: Swinging City
Hosted by Melbourne radio legends Crispi and Ernie, PBS FM and Leaps and Bounds proudly present a live broadcast of PBS shows, Radio City and Swinging Doors with live performances at Yorkshire Stingray Hotel.
Featuring Charles Jenkins, Georgia Fields, Leah Senior, Rhiz and the Sugarplums and more!
New Delica: Live At The Catfish
Returning to The Catfish stage after previous sold out shows, New Delica will be playing not one, but two massive sets – both free and all ages.
Smith St Hotel Weekender - Opening Night
To celebrate the launch of Smith St Hotel, they are throwing a three day weekender party featuring a stacked line-up.
SOUNDS LIKE TOMORROW Ft. Ebonnie Rose
Sounds Like Tomorrow: a three-night series at Baxter's designed to put emerging artists front and centre, and give audiences a front-row seat to what comes next.
Diversity Funk Ft. 3,2,1. Jazz Trio
Mapping the vast spectrum of groove music from the African diaspora.
Smith St Hotel Weekender FT. Posseshot
To celebrate the launch of Smith St Hotel, they are throwing a three day weekender party featuring a stacked line-up.
CINEMA YARRA PRESENTS: Matangi/Maya/M.I.A
Music documentaries on the big screen presented by Yarra Libraries and Kanopy as part of Cinema Yarra.
Equaliser: A Disability Pride Party
Join Liberate Community in celebrating Disability Pride Month with Equaliser: A Disability Pride Party.
TO BINA @ Abbots Yard
Abbots Yard transforms into a pulsating celebration of African and Afro-Colombian musical exchange. At the helm is El Gran Mono - the first authentic Colombian picó sound system built outside of Colombia.
Open Circuit
Open Circuit unfolds as a full-venue transmission across The Grace Darling and its hidden corners, each room moving at its own tempo as signals pass between live performance, film, sound systems, and selectors.
AKWAABA
A celebration of West African music, food and culture featuring live bands, DJs and authentic Ghanaian flavours in one immersive, all-day experience.
HIGH GROUND: MILD LIFE
High Ground celebrates Fitzroy’s rich musical legacy with a winter long, multi-genre collision of sounds from the fringes to the forefront.
LittlePalooza
LittlePalooza takes everything people adore about a festival - genre diversity, chaotic dance floors, unforgettable live performances and genuine community connection, and packs it into an intimate, free, and fully accessible event designed to spotlight emerging and independent artists.
SOUNDS LIKE TOMORROW Ft. Tia Lautier
Sounds Like Tomorrow: a three-night series at Baxter's designed to put emerging artists front and centre, and give audiences a front-row seat to what comes next.
Diversity Funk ft. Cool Out Sun
Mapping the vast spectrum of groove music from the African diaspora
DEM MOB + SPECIAL GUESTS
Driven by a powerful message and uncompromising live sound, DEM MOB make their way down south to grace the Tote stage.
Stage Dive
Stage Dive is Yah Yahs' new live music series built to spotlight the freshest names coming out of Melbourne right now — a night dedicated to discovering the artists everyone will be talking about tomorrow.
LEAPS AND BOUNDS RECORD FAIR
Five years of Naarm/Melbourne’s largest inner city record fair! With over 45 sellers on the day - expect bargains, classics at in-person prices, rarities and records that you've never heard before! Free Entry!
Smith St Hotel Weekender FT. Dj Jnett
To celebrate the launch of Smith St Hotel, they are throwing a three day weekender party featuring a stacked line-up.
Shackleton 3 at The Standard
Shackleton3 returns with Mick Thomas, Anna Burley, Liz Stringer and Olivia Bolmat, reviving the beloved Inner North holiday band for winter Sunday evenings. A good idea never stays dormant for long — so, what are you doing Sunday?
SOUNDS LIKE TOMORROW ft. Sharon Rose
Sounds Like Tomorrow: a three-night series at Baxter's designed to put emerging artists front and centre, and give audiences a front-row seat to what comes next.
Diversity Funk Ft. Black Jesus Experience
Mapping the vast spectrum of groove music from the African diaspora
LOWLIGHT ON LOJO @ NIGHTHAWKS
Soundscapes will spill across the undercurrent of Johnston Street for an evening of alternative, immersive and experimental performance.
LOWLIGHT ON LOJO @ The Bendigo
Soundscapes will spill across the undercurrent of Johnston Street for an evening of alternative, immersive and experimental performance. Drift between rooms, stairwells and stages with a wintry live music program to soundtrack your revelries.
Stone Fest
Stone Fest is a Sunday full of some of the best Australian music, built around female-led artists, in an institutional Collingwood pub and live music venue.
RIGGY FEST - Viva Cumbia!
Bodriggy are putting on a 4 day event series from Thursday-Sunday, showcasing a wide mix of femme artists to perform live and DJ each night.
Loco Motion - DAY 2
A delightful, family-friendly festival of creativity, with a contemplation of tech-human relations bubbling beneath its train station of celebration. A journey amidst the dead of winter.
INFUSE ft. Dozie
An immersive audio visual showcase by Glamorama in collaboration with REELIZE Studios for Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, INFUSE delivers a holistic collaboration between artists across light, sound, and space.
QUEERS TO THE FRONT
Built on a loud punk rock sensibility and a commitment to welcoming queer identities of all kinds, BONEZ is Australia's Alternative Queer Party. QUEERS TO THE FRONT is a showcase of high-energy live music, alternative drag, burlesque and sideshow performances.
Loco Motion - Day 1
Come and discover local bands, DJs, visual artists, performers and crafts peoples over our winter weekender.
HIGH GROUND: IN MOTION
IN MOTION is a one day exploration of sound and movement through Fitzroy.
RIGGY FEST Ft. KUZCO
Bodriggy are putting on a 4 day event series from Thursday-Sunday, showcasing a wide mix of femme artists to perform live and DJ each night.
10 YEARS OF SKYDIVER RECORDS
Celebrating ten years of deep crates, underground spirit and sound system culture.
Saloon Tunes with OjiAji, A.L.I.E.N and Nkechi Anele
Saloon Tunes is a one-off event, bringing together a handpicked lineup of Naarm's finest for an intimate afternoon in the Saloon Bar.
Sorbo Amplio @ BAR OPEN
It's hard to stand still when Sorbo Amplio is in the room. Melbourne's own embajadores de la palabra de la cumbia (ambassadors of the cumbia world) are hosting a headline celebration at the Old Bar, bringing their energetic blend of ska, cumbia and freestyle hip hop to life across two live sets.
RIGGY FEST Ft. Annalisa Fernandez
Friday @ Bodriggy hosts funky live sets Annalisa Fernandez (Close Counters) & Locus, who will bring their soulful disco grooves to the brewpub, with support from DJs Yarra & Biscotti.
HIGH GROUND: Love Sensation
High Ground celebrates Fitzroy’s rich musical legacy with a winter long, multi-genre collision of sounds from the fringes to the forefront.
HIGH GROUND: WINSTON SURFSHIRT
High Ground celebrates Fitzroy’s rich musical legacy with a winter long, multi-genre collision of sounds from the fringes to the forefront.
RIGGY FEST Ft. Girls Night In
Bodriggy are putting on a 4 day event series from Thursday-Sunday, showcasing a wide mix of femme artists to perform live and DJ each night.