The York Festival

The York Festival Organised by volunteer association, Wheatbelt Arts & Events, Inc. It runs over 9 days and features music, writing, performance, visual arts, film and more.

The York Festival began in 2014 as a small arts and crafts market and has grown to a multi-arts festival featuring music, writing, performance, visual arts, film.... The York Festival is organised by a volunteer incorporated association, Wheatbelt Arts & Events. Our purpose is to ignite the spirit of York through the power of arts and culture, fostering a connected, vibrant community, and celebrating our unique heritage and potential. Our flagship event is The York Festival which began in 2014 as a small arts and crafts market and has grown to become a significant multi-arts festival for regional WA.

🎸 THE YORK FESTIVAL 2026 | 16–18 OCTOBERThe York Festival has evolved.This year, we’re leaning into what audiences love ...
13/09/2026

🎸 THE YORK FESTIVAL 2026 | 16–18 OCTOBER

The York Festival has evolved.

This year, we’re leaning into what audiences love most — great music, intimate venues and a weekend worth travelling for.

LEGENDARY GUITARISTS | UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES | INTIMATE VENUES

At the heart of the weekend is TWANG! 2026, featuring Australian blues-rock legend Dave Hole, acclaimed guitarist Nathan Cavaleri and Grammy Award-winning pedal steel guitarist Lucky Oceans, alongside a stellar line-up of musicians celebrating the guitar in all its forms.

Across three days, you’ll find major performances in the magnificent York Town Hall, live music at the Castle Hotel, lunchtime sessions, the TWANG! Sound Trail, workshops, walks, talks, creative experiences and free community events throughout York.

And now that the full program is live, it’s time to start planning your weekend.

🎟️ HOW TICKETS WORK

Weekend and Day Passes include TWANG! performances and selected Festival events.

Some smaller sessions are also included with your pass, but you’ll need to reserve your place.

You’ll also find free events that require registration, plus a small number of workshops and special experiences that are ticketed separately.

The easiest thing to do? Check the ticket information on each event listing on our website and book early for anything with limited capacity.

✨ SMALL TOWN | BIG WEEKEND

Explore the full program, choose your favourites and start planning your York Festival weekend.

https://www.yorkfestival.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-TYF-Program-16.pdf

NEW TO THE YORK FESTIVAL PROGRAM: Beyond Fear and Anxiety with Nathan CavaleriYou may know Nathan Cavaleri as the phenom...
13/09/2026

NEW TO THE YORK FESTIVAL PROGRAM: Beyond Fear and Anxiety with Nathan Cavaleri

You may know Nathan Cavaleri as the phenomenal guitarist who has shared stages with some of the biggest names in music — but his story goes far beyond the stage.

After experiencing intense anxiety, panic attacks and agoraphobia, Nathan began a deeply personal journey to understand fear differently and find a way forward. Now, alongside his music, he shares what he has learned with others.

Beyond Fear and Anxiety is a special Festival session offering an honest, practical and deeply human conversation about fear, anxiety and the ways we can change our relationship with them.

It’s a rare opportunity to experience another side of one of TWANG!’s headline artists — thoughtful, open and grounded in lived experience.

📍 Part of The York Festival 2026
🎸 Featuring Nathan Cavaleri
🎟️ The event is FREE but places are limited so please register!

👉 Find out more and book via the event link on our website or on humanitix.

Sometimes the most powerful performance isn’t on the stage.

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER — One More Glorious Festival Day 🎶Don’t make the mistake of heading home too early — Sunday is packed!...
12/09/2026

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER — One More Glorious Festival Day 🎶

Don’t make the mistake of heading home too early — Sunday is packed!

There’s live music all around town, free family activities, workshops, the TWANG! Sound Trail, a parade, photography conversation and our Next Gen LIVE! finale.

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

Daily — In the Photo Pit | Bardo | FREE
9.00am–12.00pm — Hidden Stories Mixed Media Workshop | Bardo | $79
10.00am–4.00pm — ArtyBrellas | McCartney St Parklet | FREE
10.00–11.00am — TWANG! Sound Trail | Bushland Garden | FREE
10.30am–12.30pm — Bush Skills Adventure | Monger’s Reserve | FREE
11.00am–12.00pm — TWANG! Sound Trail | RSL Memorial Garden | FREE
11.00am–2.00pm — Paul Davies | Castle Hotel | FREE
12.00–1.00pm — TWANG! Sound Trail | Bilya Gogular Environmental Centre | FREE
12.00–12.45pm — Junkadelic Kids Workshop | Bardo, 152 Avon Terrace | FREE
1.00–2.00pm — Junkadelic Parade | Avon Terrace | FREE
1.00–2.00pm — TWANG! Sound Trail | CWA | FREE
2.00–4.00pm — Next Gen LIVE! WAAPA Showcase | Settlers House Tavern | W/D or $29
2.00–5.00pm — Art Journal Workshop | Post Office Building | $79
2.30–3.30pm — Slide Guitar Workshop with Paul Davies | Castle Hotel | $59
3.00–3.45pm — Photo Pit Conversation | Bardo | FREE

It’s a Sunday made for wandering York, discovering something unexpected and squeezing every last drop out of your Festival weekend.

🎟 W = Weekend Pass | D = Day Pass
Remember: some FREE activities still need to be booked because numbers are limited.

Plan your Sunday: yorkfestival.com.au

SAVE THE POST - SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER — The Big Festival Saturday 🎸Our Festival Saturday is HUGE. From family activities a...
11/09/2026

SAVE THE POST - SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER — The Big Festival Saturday 🎸

Our Festival Saturday is HUGE. From family activities and heritage walks to talks, workshops and an absolutely stacked evening of live music, there’s plenty happening right across York.

SATURDAY SCHEDULE

Daily — In the Photo Pit | Bardo | FREE
10.00–11.30am — Kids Hot Air Balloon Workshop | Post Office Building | FREE
11.00am–12.00pm — Voices from the Past Cemetery Walk | York Cemetery | W/D or $25
11.00am–2.00pm — Triple Engine | Castle Hotel | FREE
11.00am–2.00pm — Music Markets | Castle Hotel | FREE
1.30–3.00pm — Kids Bush Sculpture Workshop | Post Office Building | FREE
2.00–3.00pm — Beyond Fear & Anxiety with Nathan Cavaleri | York Town Hall | FREE
3.00–4.00pm — Avon Walk Trail | York Swing Bridge | W/D or $25
6.00–9.00pm — Twilight Sip & Paint | Bardo | $79

And then Saturday night turns the volume right up:

6.00–6.30pm — Refractory Road | York Town Hall | W/D
6.45–7.45pm — Nathan Cavaleri | York Town Hall | W/D
8.00–9.00pm — Dave Hole | York Town Hall | W/D

Then on to the Castle Hotel Late Show:

9.00–9.30pm — Interflow | W/D
9.50–10.30pm — Ian Kenny’s Cold Steel Blues | W/D
10.50–11.30pm — Electric State | W/D

This is the day to pace yourself — but not too much!

🎟 W = Weekend Pass | D = Day Pass
Some free sessions have limited places and require registration, so check before you go.

Full details + bookings: yorkfestival.com.au

SAVE THE POST - FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER — Your Festival Friday 🎸The Friday evening kicks off The York Festival 2026 with music...
10/09/2026

SAVE THE POST - FRIDAY 16 OCTOBER — Your Festival Friday 🎸

The Friday evening kicks off The York Festival 2026 with music from the moment we open the doors to the York Town Hall right through to the late-night shows at the Castle Hotel.

FRIDAY SCHEDULE

5.00–5.40pm — Festival Opening: Welcome to Country & Moorditj Koolalingas Children’s Choir | York Town Hall | W/D
6.00–6.30pm — Nathan Ward | York Town Hall | W/D
6.30–9.30pm — Vintage Cheeseboard Workshop | Bardo | $79
6.45–7.40pm — Scarlet’s Way | York Town Hall | W/D
8.00–9.00pm — Lucky Oceans’ New Darling Rangers | York Town Hall | W/D

Then it’s time to head to the Castle Hotel for the Friday Late Show:

9.00–9.30pm — Kerry B Ryan | W/D
9.50–10.30pm — Lindsay Wells | W/D
10.50–11.30pm — Empire Blues | W/D

Plus In the Photo Pit, our free live music photography exhibition, is open at Bardo during opening hours.

Friday is only the beginning. Plan your favourites, gather your people and get ready for a brilliant weekend in York.

🎟 W = Weekend Pass | D = Day Pass
Full session details and bookings: yorkfestival.com.au

08/09/2026

🎸 TWANG! is coming to York.
The guitars are tuned, the lineup is locked in and now it’s time to start planning your weekend.

With three days of legendary guitarists, unforgettable performances, intimate venues and music woven throughout the town, there’s plenty to see, hear and experience — so why not stay a little longer?

York has a range of accommodation options to suit your TWANG! weekend, from heritage stays in the heart of town to cosy country escapes just a short drive from the action.

📍16 - 18 October 2026
📍90 mins from Perth C*D, York, Western Australia

LEGENDARY GUITARISTS
UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES
A WEEKEND IN YORK

Book your accommodation early and make a weekend of it. Enjoy the music, explore York’s heritage, discover local food and drink, and soak up the atmosphere of this very special guitar weekend.
🎸 Plan your TWANG! weekend and book your stay now!

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸.We’re very pleased to acknowledge the support of the York Business Association, whose spo...
08/09/2026

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀. 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸.

We’re very pleased to acknowledge the support of the York Business Association, whose sponsorship of the 2026 York Festival has helped make it possible for us to bring acclaimed Australian blues guitarist Dave Hole to York this October.

For a regional festival, support like this has an impact well beyond the stage.

It helps us present high-calibre artists, gives visitors another strong reason to spend a weekend in York, and creates opportunities for local accommodation providers, cafés, pubs, shops, galleries and other businesses to benefit from the people the Festival brings into town.

That is exactly the kind of practical local support the York Business Association is working to encourage — a stronger business community, better connections between local businesses and a more visible York.

The Festival itself is also shaped by local businesses and venues who open their doors, host events, accommodate artists and visitors, provide services and help create the experience people take away with them.

We’re grateful to the York Business Association for choosing to invest in an event that supports both York’s cultural life and its local economy.

And we can’t wait to welcome Dave Hole — and the many visitors coming to see him — to York from 16–18 October.

06/09/2026

🎸 The countdown to TWANG! is on…
And we’re excited to have Scarlett’s Way bringing their sound to York’s Guitar Weekend this October!

With plenty of energy, great musicianship and a sound made for the live stage, Scarlett’s Way are set to add something special to an already incredible weekend of guitar, music and good times.

From intimate performances to unforgettable moments, TWANG! is all about celebrating the artists, the songs and the guitars that bring us together.
So turn up the volume, hit play and get a taste of what’s coming your way this October. 🤘

🎟️ Early Bird Weekend Passes are on sale now!

📅 16–18 October 2026
📍 York, Western Australia

LEGENDARY GUITARISTS | UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES | INTIMATE VENUES

Book now: yorkfestival.com.au

🎉 THE 2026 YORK FESTIVAL PROGRAM IS LIVE! 🎉It’s time to start planning your festival weekend.From 16–18 October, York wi...
04/09/2026

🎉 THE 2026 YORK FESTIVAL PROGRAM IS LIVE! 🎉

It’s time to start planning your festival weekend.

From 16–18 October, York will host an incredible mix of live music, exhibitions, workshops, family activities, conversations, community events and plenty of unexpected gems along the way.

At the heart of this year’s Festival is TWANG! — York’s Guitar Weekend, bringing legendary guitarists, unforgettable performances and intimate venues together across three glorious days.

The full program is now online, so grab a cuppa, have a browse and start plotting your weekend.

Some events are included in a Weekend Pass or Day Pass, while others can be booked individually — and don’t forget, some of our free events still require registration because places are limited.

🎟️ Explore the full program, discover the artists and book your tickets now via the York Festival website.

And if you’re travelling to York for the weekend, now is definitely the time to lock in your accommodation!

Small town. Big weekend. See you in York!

DOWNLOAD PROGRAM
https://www.yorkfestival.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-TYF-Program-14.pdf

BOOK
https://www.yorkfestival.com.au/

03/09/2026

Meet Scarlet's Way 🎸
We’re thrilled to welcome Scarlet’s Way to the lineup for TWANG! – York’s Guitar Weekend this October.
Bringing their own blend of soulful sounds, infectious energy and guitar-driven musicianship, Scarlet’s Way are the kind of band that make a live performance something special.
With a sound that’s full of character and a stage presence that draws you in, they’re set to bring plenty of energy to York Town Hall as part of a weekend celebrating all things guitar.
Whether you’re here for the guitars, the songs, the atmosphere or simply a great night of live music, Scarlet’s Way are not to be missed.
🎟️ Early Bird Weekend Passes are on sale now — grab yours while the best prices are available!
📅 16–18 October 2026
📍 York, Western Australia
LEGENDARY GUITARISTS | UNFORGETTABLE PERFORMANCES | INTIMATE VENUES
Book now: yorkfestival.com.au

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