Cub Sport playing on Big Festival Sunday at SKF 2025. Photo by Will Hamilton-Coates.
St Kilda Festival is known as Australia’s largest community festival – a celebration of community spirit, Australian talent, and the beautiful St Kilda foreshore.
Since the first St Kilda Festival in 1980, this well-loved annual summer celebration has established itself as an iconic event that brings the community together.
In 2023 we introduced a new two-day format, which was a huge success in its inaugural year, attracting more than 375,000 live music lovers over the fun-filled weekend.
In 2025, we saw more incredible artists, big crowds, and summer celebrations over two magical days in February.
DAY 1 is dedicated to First Peoples programming, with stellar line-ups of established and emerging artists from the Main Stage on St Kilda's foreshore, and more live tunes and family friendly activities over at O’Donnell Gardens.
DAY 2 of the Festival is a large-scale, multi-stage event showcasing artists and bands and welcoming an audience historically in the region of 375,000, to St Kilda’s iconic foreshore area.
It's also jam-packed with events and activities, family fun, food and market stalls, and a whole lot more!
With over 100 artists―plus street performers, family entertainment, market stalls, local community group activations, and more― there's something for everyone at St Kilda Festival.
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We can't wait to see you again.
