Winter Blues Festival 2026
Echuca Moama Tourism, 2 Heygarth Street, Echuca Victoria 3564, Australia, 3564 Echuca Kort
fim. 23.07.2026 13:00
The Winter Blues Festival is preparing for its 26th edition in 2026, with dates confirmed for July 23-26. Once again, the event will bring the finest Australian blues and roots talent from across Australia to Echuca-Moama, and organisers are excited for many more years of showcasing live music in the region.
Recognised as one of the most affordable festival weekends in Australia, the Winter Blues Festival offers free entry to participating venues throughout its four-day program. With a variety of accommodation and dining options to suit different budgets, the festival ensures an accessible experience for music lovers, an important factor in today’s cost-conscious environment.
The festival also brings significant cultural and economic benefits to the region. What was once the quietest weekend of the year for the historic port town now sees 20,000 visitors converge on Echuca-Moama, providing a vital boost to local businesses, from hotels to cafes, underscoring the festival’s value to the community.
As a not-for-profit event run by a dedicated team of volunteers, the Winter Blues Festival was created by the community for the community. It thrives with the support of local businesses and grants, and recently won the Community Impact Award at The Campaspe Murray Business Awards. Additionally, the festival has been awarded the Revive Live grant, which helps sustain events across Australia.
Full schedule and further updates to be announced, visit the Winter Blues Festival website. www.winterblues.com.au
What: The Winter Blues Festival, Echuca-Moama, VIC
When: 23 - 26 July, 2026
Where: Various venues throughout Echuca-Moama
How much: All venues are free entry
Wrap Party on Sunday night is a ticketed event featuring the cream of the Festival, ticket sales announced on our website.
More info: www.winterblues.com.au
The Winter Blues Festival is supported by participating venues, along with Campaspe Shire, Murray River Council, Echuca Moama Tourism, and Echuca Moama Accommodation Association and Revive Live – an Australian Government initiative.
Presented by Rhythm Section
Flytjendur
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Echuca-Moama Winter Blues FestivalThe Winter Blues Festival is the Echuca-Moama region's premier music event held on the last full weekend in July
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Rhythm Section ManagementHelping artists and communities find their rhythm, we're a music company curating unforgettable live experiences and providing support for the best in Australian contemporary roots music.
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Kathleen Halloran
“Cost Of Living” out NOW!
www.kathleenhalloran.com
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Ray Beadle
Playing Blues Guitar
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Rhythm Section
Helping artists and communities find their rhythm, we're a music company curating unforgettable live experiences and providing support for the best in Australian contemporary roots music.
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Jeff LangSinger-songwriter Jeff Lang has built up a reputation for startlingly original performances, working without a set list, allowing the unique energy of each night to shape the songs. While Lang will talk of his admiration for the elemental blues of Skip James, the raw gospel of Blind Willie Johnson, the devastating guitar work of Jimi Hendrix, the masterful slide guitar of Ry Cooder, and the sublime songwriting of Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson, comparisons to these artists fails to paint an adequate picture.
Jeff Lang is critically acclaimed as a truly great guitar player. The unusual thing is that the guitar playing never gets in the way of the music, nor overshadows his gift for hauntingly poetic songwriting. As a live performer Lang is only satisfied when something truly inspired takes place. This restless striving for the sublime pays great dividends for audiences that join him for the ride.
He has delivered show-stopping performances at festivals as diverse as Port Fairy, Woodford, Byron Bay, Mudslinger and Livid in his home land of Australia. On US radio he has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage and Acoustic Café, and he has performed at such festivals as the Dublin Blues Festival, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Quebec City Music Festival, Falcon Ridge, Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival, Blissfest, and the Ottawa Blues Fest.
He has toured with Ani Di Franco, Chris Whitley, Albert Collins, Bob Dylan, Loudon Wainwright III, Richard Thompson, Greg Brown, Kelly Joe Phelps, Dr. John and Bob Geldolf, while his unique musical vision
easily finds a home in myriad venues, from a large festival stage to a small Irish club to the Sydney Opera House. In addition his 2002 collaboration with Bob Brozman won an ARIA award (Australia's equivalent of a Grammy) for Best Blues and Roots Music album. Jeff Lang has achieved what is a rarity in the cluttered world of contemporary sounds: his own voice.
(From http://www.jefflang.com.au/)
