Blue Mountains Music Festival 2026
2026-03-13 19:00 - 2026-03-15 21:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Katoomba Public School, Corner Merriwa and Lurline St, Katoomba, NSW, 2780, Australia
The Blue Mountains Music Festival is a celebration of Folk, Roots and Blues held every year over three days in March, in Katoomba.
The festival kicks off on a Friday night, with more than 100 performances taking place over the weekend until Sunday night.
Seven different undercover venues, all within a short walking distance of each other, come alive with talented musicians from our local community, Australia and all around the world.
The Blue Mountains Music Festival takes place in Katoomba and will be held 13th – 15th March 2026.
Blue Mountains Music Festival 2026 artists include:

Asmaa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou (Morocco)
Blair Dunlop (UK)
Bonniedoon
Bonnie Kay and the Sweet Patooties
Chloe Foy (UK)
Claude Hay & The Kung Fu Mustard
Dallahan (Scot)
Dave Hole Trio
Dom Turner & The Rural Blues Project
Duncan Phillips (Scot)
Elephant Sessions (Scot)
Grace Petrie (UK)
Harry Manx (Can)
Hat Fitz & Cara
Jeffrey Martin (US)
Karen Lee Andrews
Kutcha Edwards Trio
Mary Coughlan (Ire)
Meg Washington
Mia Kelly (Can)
Mountain Grass Unit (US)
Nico Paulo (Port/Can)
The Ocelots (Ire)
Rainbow Girls (US)
Ranagri (Ire)
Smith & Jones
The Spooky Mens Chorale
Steve Poltz (US)
Sunday Lemonade
Svavar Knútur (Ice)
Ukulele Death Squad
While & Matthews (UK)
Willie Watson (US)
Windborne (US)
The WrinklePickers

Claire Edwardes – Percussion Sorceress
2026-03-13 19:30 - 20:30 | Phillips Hall, 41 Gardiner Cresc., Blackheath, NSW, 2785, Australia
Blackheath Solo Recital & Album Launch
Friday March 13
Phillips Hall, Blackheath
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/claire-edwardes-blackheath
Dubbed “the sorceress of percussion,” Claire Edwardes OAM has been a defining force in Australian new music for three decades. Since 2006 she has led Ensemble Offspring as Artistic Director, commissioning more than 80 new solo works and collaborating with leading composers worldwide. She maintains a busy solo career presenting recitals and concerto performances with symphony orchestras around Australia and the world.
Recently described in Limelight as a ‘unique treasure of Australia’s musical community’ and in The Age as ‘an invigorating musical life force’, Claire has hosted Play School, been an ARIA Award finalist twice and has performed as a soloist all over the world – from Vancouver to Amsterdam, the Gold Coast to Malta, and Huddersfield to Alice Springs. She is widely known for her genre-spanning solo concerts, plus commissioning and premiering hundreds of new works for marimba, vibraphone, drums and more unusual instruments such as the waterphone.
As a true trailblazer Claire breaks down barriers between art music and audiences with her famous on-stage infectious enthusiasm for bringing new music to new audiences.
This concert celebrates Claire’s new album, ‘Dual Attractor’, her seventh solo album.
“As a follow-up to my 2021 album Rhythms of Change, Dual Attractor brings together bespoke new solos and collaborations that feel like an arrival point in my career,” says Edwardes. “Spanning marimba, vibraphone, drums and electronics, these works are all by female composers from around the world whom I deeply admire.” – Claire Edwardes
The album reveals the expressive breadth of Edwardes’ instruments, from the shimmering textures of Missy Mazzoli’s Orizzonte and the hymn-like stillness of Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas, to the surging energy of Kate Moore’s Joyful Melodies and the darkly playful I Promise Not to Poison You xoxo by Gemma Peacocke.
Duration: 70 minutes without intermission.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to the start time.
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible. Companion cards welcome, just book a concession ticket and show your companion card on arrival at the venue!
