24/02/2026
360,000 smiling people, incredible Australian music, local community celebrations, topped with perfect weather at our beautiful foreshore - what a festival 🫶
The energy, enthusiasm and care we saw from festivalgoers was truly incredible. We couldn't have asked for a better crowd to celebrate 20 years of First Peoples First and 45 years of St Kilda Festival.
A special thanks also goes out to all of the incredible performers and every single person who contributed to making the festival weekend come together.
We can't wait to do it all again next year 💖
St Kilda Festival has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. A massive shoutout to our sponsors and partners who made the Festival possible:
Optus, Australian Survivor on Channel 10, Coca-Cola, Ello, Genki Forest, Indomie, JBL, Leap Event Technology, Lee K*m Kee Australia, Red Bull, Sodaly, Stomping Ground Brewing Co, Vanessa's Place, Acland Street Village St Kilda, Fitzroy Street - St Kilda, IGA, South East Water - Melbourne, Australia, Beat Magazine
📸 Will Hamilton-Coates, Josh Braybrook, David Cook, Tiffany Garvie