River Sounds

River Sounds River Sounds festival is located in beautiful Gumbaynggirr Country (Bellingen, NSW). 2026 edition taking place on May 15-16❤️

River Sounds is a vibrant, family-friendly festival that brings together an exceptional mix of music, arts, and culture. Held on Gumbaynggirr Country at the Bellingen Showgrounds, Saturday April 5, 2025 from 11am to 11pm. The event is fully licenced, and offers a diverse array of delicious food, unique market stalls, kids' activities, and creative workshops. Featuring a cracking lineup of artists

performing across 3 stages.

2025 LINEUP:

CLOUD CONTROL (performing 'Bliss Release' live to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their seminal LP) * BARKAA * SOUTH SUMMIT * MIA WRAY * NERVE * K.I.M (THE PRESETS) * HARD-ONS * VLOSSOM (dj set) * VERSACE BOYS * VOIID * FUNGAS + LOCAL BANDS ++ THE PITTS FAMILY CIRCUS

TICKETING INFO:
Buy tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/river-sounds-2025

Early Bird Release: Early Bird tickets are on sale between Friday December 6, 2024 and Friday January 3, 2025 - unless sold out our prior.

2nd Release: 2nd release tickets are on sale between Saturday January 4, 2025 and Saturday February 8, 2025 - unless sold out prior. Final release: Final release tickets go on sale from Sunday February 9, 2025

One of the things that makes River Sounds so special is that young people get the chance to experience live music festiv...
25/05/2026

One of the things that makes River Sounds so special is that young people get the chance to experience live music festivals in a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment ❤️

At a time when youth inclusivity at large music festivals is becoming increasingly rare, we’re incredibly proud to welcome young people to River Sounds and provide many with their very first festival experience. Those memories last a lifetime.

We’re only able to do this thanks to the amazing support of the Bello Youth Hub. Huge thank you to Mick, Dusty, Kylie and the entire team for running the Youth Hub Safe Space across the weekend. The care, support and kindness you provide to young people is absolutely invaluable and certainly doesn’t go unnoticed.

Big love to the Bello Youth Hub crew for helping make River Sounds a festival for everyone ✨

📸And the trees photography

23/05/2026

Time to reflect🙂‍↔️✨

River Sounds was two huge days of music, dancing, muddy boots, beautiful humans, unforgettable performances, and pure Bello magic 💛

To every artist, volunteer, crew member, vendor, sponsor, local business and punter who helped bring River Sounds to life — thank you. This festival exists because of community, and we’re so proud to create something special together here in Bellingen.

Relive some of the moments from an incredible weekend🪩🌟

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One week on from the best weekend ever, and we’re still buzzing✨A MASSIVE thank you to our incredible River Sounds volun...
23/05/2026

One week on from the best weekend ever, and we’re still buzzing✨

A MASSIVE thank you to our incredible River Sounds volunteer crew. You legends brought the energy, the smiles, and the heart that makes this festival so special. From gate shifts to muddy bump-outs, you showed up and gave it everything.

We honestly couldn’t have done it without you❤️

📸And the trees photography

20/05/2026

THE BEST EVER🥳🌟 Relive the moments of River Sounds 26. What a very special festival🙌🏼🌈🪩

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After ploughing through one very muddy bump-out, we’re finally ready to share some of the amazing moments from River Sou...
19/05/2026

After ploughing through one very muddy bump-out, we’re finally ready to share some of the amazing moments from River Sounds on Saturday 🌞✨

What a glorious day it was 🥳💖

📸And the trees photography

Eternally grateful on so many levels. River Sounds 2026 kicked ass👊🏽Photo dump and videos on the way. In the meantime, h...
17/05/2026

Eternally grateful on so many levels. River Sounds 2026 kicked ass👊🏽

Photo dump and videos on the way. In the meantime, here’s a bump-out pic of some of the beautiful crew who delivered the behind the scenes magic 🪄✨

What a friggin vibe🪩🌟🪩

Love yas,
Ben🙏

⚠️SATURDAY SET TIMES⚡🔥⚡
16/05/2026

⚠️SATURDAY SET TIMES⚡🔥⚡

☯️Time to recalibrate🕉️ opens River Sounds today with his ambient Sound Bath🌞11.30am in The Pavilion. We recommend bri...
16/05/2026

☯️Time to recalibrate🕉️ opens River Sounds today with his ambient Sound Bath🌞

11.30am in The Pavilion. We recommend bringing a floor mat, warm clothes, perhaps a pillow, and a beautiful sense of openness to make the most out of this special experience🙏

Friday night was a VIBE💫⚡️⭐️In typical Bello fashion, it bucketed with rain when we opened the gates, but you beautiful ...
15/05/2026

Friday night was a VIBE💫⚡️⭐️

In typical Bello fashion, it bucketed with rain when we opened the gates, but you beautiful punters soldiered on and the stars came out (literally & metaphorically!). It was muddy, but it was beautiful💜

🌞Today, we go again. Thankfully, we're not expecting any rain, but the ground is muddy - appropriate footwear is highly recommended👢

Massive thanks to all of the hugely talented artists putting on a show last night. Here's a photo dump from the ever talented And the trees photography

Huge thanks to Great Southern Nights, the presenting partner of River Sounds opening night. Massive appreciation for the support🙏

LET'S DO THIS PEEPS🔥🔥🔥

TODAY IS THE DAY🤩🤩🤩 welcome to River Sounds 2026👊🏽🪩Gates open at 4.30pm🌞The sun is out and the site looks spectacular 🥾T...
15/05/2026

TODAY IS THE DAY🤩🤩🤩 welcome to River Sounds 2026👊🏽

🪩Gates open at 4.30pm
🌞The sun is out and the site looks spectacular
🥾The ground is soggy. Wear closed footwear
🎟️Tix for Friday available at the gate. Saturday reaching capacity🔥
🌈Bring extra good vibes, party safe, & look out for each other

Massive respect & love for your support. This will be all time🙏

Address

Bellingen, NSW

Website

https://events.humanitix.com/river-sounds-2026

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