2026 PROGRAM
Diversity Funk Ft. Black Jesus Experience
Mapping the vast spectrum of groove music from the African diaspora
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.
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?
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.
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!
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.
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.
Diversity Funk ft. Cool Out Sun
Mapping the vast spectrum of groove music from the African diaspora
Catfest Ft. Barefoot Spacemen
Six emerging acts. One iconic Fitzroy venue. Get down to The Catfish for a stacked lineup and discover your next favourite band before everyone else.
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.
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.
AKWAABA
A celebration of West African music, food and culture featuring live bands, DJs and authentic Ghanaian flavours in one immersive, all-day experience.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Diversity Funk Ft. 3,2,1. Jazz Trio
Mapping the vast spectrum of groove music from the African diaspora.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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.
CINEMA YARRA PRESENTS: Anonymous Club
Music documentaries on the big screen presented by Yarra Libraries and Kanopy as part of Cinema Yarra.
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.
LOWLIGHT ON LOJO @ NIGHTHAWKS
Soundscapes will spill across the undercurrent of Johnston Street for an evening of alternative, immersive and experimental performance.
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.