Tanglewood Festival 2026

26/12/2024

25/12/2024

As many of you know, this year’s Tanglewood marks the beginning of a new era without our rock, our driving force, our friend, our family: Steph Born.
Steph, Leigh, their mum Kath and late dad Mick along with an expansive extended family of loyal friends birthed, nourished and nurtured the Tanglewood that you know and love today.
What started as a small party on French Island over a decade ago, organised for friends by the Born family, organically grew over the years and moved to the mainland in 2015. Steph and Leigh’s vision of a relaxed, chilled out, family-friendly gathering has been an important aspect from the very beginning- creating a home away from home, where everyone is free to express themselves and feels accepted, whilst enjoying a hugely diverse mix of music and arts.
Leigh and Steph were the best of friends, following in the footsteps of their mum and dad to always strive to be welcoming and generous hosts to everyone. Steph was a powerhouse in the festival community. Many of you will have attended a festival that she helped get off the ground or have some major input into its safety and success.
This year is going to feel extremely surreal without Steph. We will be grieving, celebrating her life and all that she offered each of us, reminiscing, and missing her deeply, all whilst co-creating this epic tribute to her. We ask that you please hold this in your minds and hearts in your interactions with crew and eachother, whose lives she touched and hearts she lit up during her time amongst us.
Please come with respect, love and care to enjoy the Tangled world Steph created with us all, and look after each other, as she would have done. This is going to be a truly special, one-of-a-kind, emotional and beautiful journey into the new year together.

25/12/2024

24/12/2023

TANGLEWOOD Music & Arts Festival. NYE 30th Dec - 2nd Jan

05/12/2023

Just a little update from the site- stage builds are well under way and the site is looking GREAT! The cloud coverage has kept the heat away, and even though its been a little rainy the roads are dry!
💗Our build crew is small and they are working so hard to make Tanglewood the beautiful place it is… please help us give them the thankyou they deserve! 🤩 THANKYOOOU!

25/11/2023

Be assured that this year, we will provide delicious heavy bass straight to your ears! Louder, crispier and heavier than ever!!!
Now who’s ready for some epic dancefloor times! 🎶

25/11/2023

Tetrik shades are here to save the day! We will have a lot of extra shade sales this year around the sites as we are expecting it to be a warm one! A big thanks to the Tetrik team for providing us with your technicolour havens!
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03/10/2023

Hi there beautiful people!
📢 Our first line up release is here!

03/10/2023

TANGLEWOOD Music & Arts Festival. NYE 30th Dec - 2nd Jan
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03/10/2023

Tanglewood is run by a small family/friend crew based in Melbourne and Vic’s Peninsula. What started as a small party on French Island circa 2012, organised for friends by the Born family, organically grew over the years and evolved to what is now called Tanglewood Festival.
Leigh and Steph’s vision of a relaxed, chill and family-friendly gathering has been an important aspect to them from the very beginning- creating a home away from home, where everyone can freely express themselves and feel part of the family. Tanglewood highly values the small and intimate vibe, keeping it to no bigger than 3k gathering to maintain the core values that makes it such a beautiful, safe and family-friendly New Year’s celebration.