Long Listen

30/09/2026

We’ve been quiet 🤫 And you might be expecting a festival program by now… but no.

Instead, here’s a little Long Listen 🎧 🎪news from me ❤️ Louise King, Artistic Director Louise King

I’ve just sent an email 📧 to our festival community with an important update.

I’ve made the difficult decision to pause Long Listen Festival this October, 2–5 October 2026.

I wanted to be gathering with you this weekend, filling our small halls, gardens, bookshops, restaurants and other awesome places with music, artists and conversation. But it’s time to take a breath, regroup and build stronger foundations for the festival’s future.

I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve created, more than 80 artists, extraordinary music, new Australian work, conversations, beautiful venues and so many moments of connection across our community. I’m excited about what comes next.

I’ve shared a little sneak peek of Long Listen 2027, including our proposed festival dates 1–4 October 2027 and some other special fundraising events throughout the year.

Our recent donor campaign raised $8,762 and I’d love to see us reach our target 🎯 of $10,000 by the end of October as we begin building the next chapter.

If this boutique festival means something to you, I’d love your support, whether that’s a donation, introducing us to a potential partner or sponsor, joining our future advisory group, festival committee, hosting a fundraising event, volunteering your skills, or staying connected and bringing your friends along in 2027.

The full story, the 2027 sneak peek and ways to help are in your inbox 📥 now.

And if you’re not on the Long Listen email list, you can read our latest news here http://eepurl.com/oTwVa-fMZ2

Thank you for believing in this festival with me. I can’t wait to see what we build next.

Louise King 🎻👑

09/07/2026

Hello, Louise King Louise King here and I would love your help! Did you attend Winter ❄️Sanctuary 🎻? I’d 🧡 love to hear what you thought!

This short 5-minute audience survey is one of the most valuable ways you can support our independent artist-led festival. Your feedback helps me improve future events, demonstrates the impact of our work to Arts Queensland, Creative Australia and Sunshine Coast Council, and strengthens future funding applications so we can continue bringing extraordinary live music, conversations and workshop experiences to our region.

As a little thank you, everyone who completes the survey will go into a draw to win 2 tickets to our next Long Listen Festival TBA 🎟️

If you’d like to go one step further, I’d also be incredibly grateful for a Facebook review, Google review or a few sentences about your experience. Your words help others discover the festival and show why regional arts matter.

📝 Complete the survey here 👉https://forms.gle/PS518NfHhGwoMnfM8

🔗 Reviews, mailing list and festival links 👉https://linktr.ee/longlistenfestival

Thank you for your support!

04/07/2026

🙋🏻‍♀️How many people can you fit into a sold out w**e bar concert? 🎶…🥁THIS many!

Aww 🥰 Peregian just popped 🍾🎉last night! Thanks so much for your support!

Louise King and Courtenay Cleary had a wonderful time sharing our Winter ❄️ Sanctuary 🎻 at ROADS

If any of you took 🎥 or 📸 please send them on and tag 🏷️ us please! 🙏🏼 Thanks so much!

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04/07/2026

Aww 🥰 What a beautiful night! ❤️❄️

A BIG thank you 🙏 to everyone who joined us last night for Winter Sanctuary at Eudlo Hall EudloHall

Such a joy to share our music, stories and conversation around our cosy communal tables with bowls of homemade soup, plenty of chai, and cakes baked with 🧡

Seeing everyone chatting and connecting before the concert was 💯 the vibe our AD Louise King Louise King had hoped to create!

Courtenay Cleary Courtenay Cleary and Louise King Louise King played music by Vivaldi, Telemann, Ross Edwards, Elena Kats-Chernin, Anne Cawrse, Stephen Chin, Piazzolla, Hildegard von Bingen and Swedish folk music celebrating winter, folklore, Australian music. 

Today we head to our SOLD OUT event, our Eat Sip Listen W**e Bar Concert at Roads, Peregian Beach, and we can’t wait to share this beautiful program with another wonderful audience.

If you feel inspired by what you’ve experienced this weekend, we’d be so grateful if you considered making a gift to our Long Listen Festival Donor Campaign. We’re now just over $1,000 away from our $10,000 goal, with every tax-deductible donation helping us commission new Australian music, support artists and continue activating small halls and community spaces across the Sunshine Coast.

If you have ideas, partnerships, venues, sponsorship opportunities, or simply a passion for helping this little festival grow, we’d love to hear from you.

Thank you for believing in our festival ❤️🎻

03/07/2026

Oooh we’re so close! It’s not too late to make a difference! 🎯

The End of Financial Year may have officially closed, but our Long Listen Festival fundraising campaign is still open, and thanks to your incredible generosity we’ve now raised $8,702!

That means we’re just $1,298 away from reaching our $10,000 goal. 🎉

Your support will help us commission new Australian music, champion local and national artists, and continue bringing beautiful live music into small halls, cafés, parks and community spaces across our region. Need the perfect excuse to support us?

❄️ Winter Sanctuary continues this weekend!

🎻 Tonight Eudlo Hall 7pm doors at 6pm
Join us for an intimate evening of classical music inspired by winter, folklore and firelight. Arrive from 6pm to enjoy homemade soup, chai, tea and cake (lovingly prepared by our Artistic Director, Louise King!) before settling in for a truly special concert. Tickets 🎟️ are still available.

And a huge thank you to Liz and Phil for their generous hospitality at last night’s SOLD OUT Woombye House Concert. What a magical way to begin our inaugural Winter Sanctuary weekend, we had a wonderful time, especially their dog 🐕 Billy!

Whether you join us at a concert or make a tax-deductible donation, thank you for helping us present and program independent live music on the Sunshine Coast.

Let’s get across that finish line! 🏁🎯

30/06/2026

🎉 Two events SOLD OUT and we’re SO excited! ❄️🎻

Your response to our very first Winter Sanctuary fundraiser weekend has been amazing! 

🏡Thursday’s Woombye House Concert is SOLD OUT 👏
🍷Saturday’s Eat Sip Listen W**e Bar Concert at Roads, Peregian Beach is SOLD OUT 👏

There are still two beautiful experiences to enjoy this weekend…
🥣 Friday 3 July Eudlo Hall 7pm concert
Join us from 6pm for homemade soup, chai, tea and cake (all baked and made by our AD Louise King Louise King 🍰) before an intimate concert inspired by winter, folklore and firelight. Bring a yoga mat, cushion or blanket for a unique deep-listening experience, or settle into one of our chairs beneath the warm acoustics of this much-loved hall.
🍴Sunday 5 July | Bahche, Peachester 12:30pm

Our weekender finale features a delicious six-course Turkish feast, chamber music, and a relaxed afternoon of music, food and conversation in a beautiful settings. Limited seats remain.

To everyone who has bought a ticket, donated, volunteered or shared our events with friends, thank you. Your support is helping make our first Winter Sanctuary fundraiser weekend a wonderful success and helping us build an exciting future for Long Listen Festival.

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, please book online. We’d love to see you at Eudlo Hall or Bahche Peachester this weekend 🧡

30/06/2026

❤️💰Oooh we’re so close! Please help us reach our $10,000 EOFY 🎯fundraising target 🎻

Thanks to the generosity of our music-loving community, we’ve now raised $8,617 towards our $10,000 End of Financial Year Appeal.

Every donation, big or small, is helping shape the future of our small but mighty people powered and community driven Long Listen Festival.

Your tax deductible gift 💝 today will help us 👇
✨ Commission a brand-new work by Australian composer Catherine Likhuta
🎶 Support our local and national artists, creatives and festival production crew
🏡 Bring beautiful live music into small halls, local cafés, parks and community spaces across the Sunshine Coast
🌿 Grow cultural tourism while creating opportunities for connection through music

With just $1,383 to go, we’re within reach of our target 🎯

If you’ve ever attended one of our festival concerts, conversations, welcome dinners, Long Lunches, vollie parties 🎊, volunteered, or simply believe that regional communities deserve access to extraordinary live music, we’d 🧡your support.

Every gift makes a difference, and all donations are tax-deductible before the EOFY. Please support us today. Thank you 🙏🏼

30/06/2026

Aww thanks Eudlo Hall and Grounds Association Inc for sharing this and for all your support! We can’t wait to share this on our fave local hall where it all started! 🎻🧡❄️

Long Listen is a boutique festival weaving eclectic music, conversation, and cultural experiences into an inspiring long weekend, Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

30/06/2026

Thanks so much for the share and shout out The Events Centre, Caloundra We are so grateful for your support 🎻🧡❄️

Some of our favourite local experiences happen when music, food and good company come together in unexpected places 🎻

This winter, our friends at Long Listen Festival are bringing exactly that to the Sunshine Coast with Winter Sanctuary, a boutique fundraising weekend of chamber music, shared meals, storytelling and conversation across four unique locations in Woombye, Eudlo, Peregian and Peachester.

Intimate, unhurried and genuinely special. Head to the link for all the details and to grab your tickets.

📅 2–5 July
🎟️ https://loom.ly/eom-_-Q

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