Raglan Country & Blues Festival

03/09/2026

🤠🎶 THE RAGLAN COUNTRY & BLUES FESTIVAL IS BACK FOR 2026! 🎶🤠

Get ready, Whāingaroa! This Labour Weekend, the Raglan Country & Blues Festival returns for another incredible celebration of live music, local talent and good times. 🎸🎤

From Friday 23 October to Monday 26 October, venues across Whāingaroa, Raglan will come alive with country, blues and everything in between!

Expect a huge weekend of live music featuring incredible artists, showcases, pop-up performances, a Youth Concert, Country Gospel and much more — including legendary Kiwi country-rock favourites The Warratahs! 🙌

🎟 NEW for 2026: HUGE VALUE WEEKEND PASSES — just $100!

Or pick and choose your favourite shows and create your own festival experience.

🎫 Tickets available through Humanitix link below:
https://events.humanitix.com/raglan-country-and-blues-2026/tickets

Gather your mates, dust off your dancing boots and get ready for a Labour Weekend filled with great music, great people and the unmistakable spirit of Whāingaroa! 🤠🎸✨

SAVE THE DATE: 23–26 OCTOBER 2026

19/08/2026

Hey Folks, We've got some news....
RAGLAN'S COUNTRY & BLUES FESTIVAL IS BACK! 🤠🎶

Mark your calendars as Raglan's Country & Blues Festival returns this Labour Weekend, Friday 23rd – Monday 26th October 2026!! 🪕🎸🪕🎸🪕🎸🪕

From the Songwriters Showcase on Friday night through to Music Over Brunch on Monday, we’ve got a whole weekend of country, blues, gospel, songwriters and good times coming to Raglan. ❤️

And this is just the beginning…

Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll be announcing the acts, pop-up showcases, venues, timings and full festival schedule - so keep your eyes peeled 👀

🎟️ Get ahead of the crowd and grab your tickets now!
Tickets are on sale through Humanitix at the link below:

https://events.humanitix.com/raglan-country-and-blues-2026/tickets

🤠 Raglan Country & Blues Festival 2026 🤠
📅 Friday 23 – Monday 26 October
📍 Raglan, Aotearoa New Zealand

Four days. Multiple venues. One very good reason to spend Labour Weekend in Raglan.

More to come 🎶**

26/10/2025

26/10/2025

Hammond Gamble with The Mudsharks - travellin' on 👌

23/10/2025

🎶 Artist Spotlight – The Legendary Raglan Mudsharks

Get ready, Raglan! We are thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of the Mudsharks!! From humble beginnings - founding members Dave Maybee and Sid Limbert first struck a chord in Raglan in 1981, performing in the front bar of Clarry’s Bar - through to becoming the heartbeat of the local scene, the Mudsharks’ journey is part of Raglan’s musical DNA.

Over the decades, the Mudsharks became local legends: “Mudshark Mondays” packed the Harbour View Hotel; New Zealand names such as Midge Marsden, Gary Verberne, Neil Reynolds and Liam Ryan all dropped in. Their fame soared, helped by the 1987 TVNZ documentary Raglan By The Sea: Introducing the Legendary Raglan Mudsharks.

This year, 12 remaining Mudsharks reunite for a special show at the Harbour View Hotel on Saturday, Oct 25 - 7:30pm at the Raglan Country and Blues Festival. 🎷 Line-up includes: Dave Maybee (guitar, vocals), Sid Limbert (bass, vocals), Fred’Mo Limbert (drums) Midge Marsden (vocals, harp), Neil Reynolds (drums), Liam Ryan (keys, vocals), Peter Skandera (harp), Gary Verberne (guitar), Grant Mason (trumpet, flugelhorn), Bill Forrest (alto/tenor sax), Nigel Hirst (tenor sax), Greg Taylor (trombone), Special guest: Hammond Gamble (guitar, vocals). 🎶🎸🎤

💥 Important: This headliner show is already sold out. But don’t worry - there’s still plenty of live music action all weekend! You can still catch Dave Maybee and many more at other events across the festival (Fri, Sat & Sun) at the Raglan Country & Blues Festival 2025. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this rich history and celebrate live music in Raglan. Get your ticket before they’re all gone!

"NB: Due to declining health, Midge Marsden (vocals, harp) will unfortunately be unable to make this one !"

P.S. Check out this collection of photos, old and new!

21/10/2025

🎶 When the jam stops and the real talk starts… 🎟️

“Hey… you got your ticket yet?”
“Ahhh… not yet…”
“Mate, don’t be that guy waiting for the weather — the show goes on, rain or shine!”

🔥 3 days of live music, sunshine (or maybe a little rain, but we'll be indoors listening to some of NZ's top Country & Blues talent), so don't miss out! Join the good vibes this Labour Weekend at the Raglan Country & Blues Festival .
Grab your tickets - JUST DO IT! 🫡

🎟️ Grab yours now: https://events.humanitix.com/raglan-country-and-blues-festival-tdvby735/tickets
📍 Raglan | Oct 24–26
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20/10/2025

💥 WIN TICKETS! 💥
We’re giving away Double Passes to the Raglan Country & Blues Festival - 24–26 October 🎶 How to enter...

✅ TAG a mate you’d take along (each tagged comment is an entry)
✅ FOLLOW Raglan Country & Blues Festival
✅ SHARE this post to your Story or Feed for x3 extra entries!

🎟️ Prizes up for grabs:
• 2x tickets to the Songwriters Showcase (Friday)
• 2x tickets to Cooper's Run (Sunday)

Good luck! Winners announced Thursday 23rd Oct at Midday.

** Songwriters Showcase features JamesRay, Bruce Dennis, The Dollys NZ and Dave Maybee / Sunday we have The Dollys NZ in support of the Headliners Cooper's Run - New Zealand’s #1 country Duo! More info and tickets via our page.

The Raglan Country & Blues 3-Day Festival is a unique opportunity to enjoy & appreciate Raglan's vibrant music scene, rich heritage and stunning destination.

19/10/2025

🎶 Artist Spotlight: Hammond Gamble!
We’ve kept this one a bit under wraps, but we couldn’t be happier to have NZ music Icon Hammond Gamble playing alongside the legendary Mudsharks on Saturday, 25th of October at the Raglan Country & Blues Festival 2025.

Without a doubt, one of the most distinctive Blues artists New Zealand has seen, Lancashire-born and Kiwi-made, Hammond has opened for the likes of Tina Turner, Bonnie Raitt, Fleetwood Mac, Joe Cocker and The Eagles - and his legendary group Street Talk lit up stages at Auckland’s Gluepot and Windsor Castle through the ’80s.

During the ’90s, Hammond toured extensively with Gary McCormick, Harry Lyon (Hello Sailor), Sam Hunt and other Kiwi Luminaries.

This is a rare appearance from a true NZ blues icon. Tickets are getting down to the last 50 for the Saturday 😮 Don’t miss your chance to catch Hammond live as part of an epic weekend of music right here in Raglan.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/raglan-country-n-blues-fest

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17/10/2025

🎸 Artist Spotlight: Cooper's Run – Headlining Sunday Night!

Hold onto your hats, folks — New Zealand’s #1 country duo, Cooper’s Run, is ridin’ into Raglan this Labour Weekend for the Raglan Country & Blues Festival 2025, and they’ll be joined by their impressive band of musicians 🤠🤠🤠

This powerhouse husband-and-wife team, Ashley & Tipping, have shared the stage with legends like Lady Antebellum, Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers, LeAnn Rimes, and Scotty McCreery. They’ve toured far and wide, run three smash-hit country festivals right here in NZ, and earned standing ovations all the way to Nashville, Tennessee — the home of country music.

Ashley, a New Zealand Idol finalist, and Michael, a seasoned singer-songwriter and producer, light up every stage they touch. Expect big vocals, big energy, and that unmistakable Cooper’s Run magic that’s taken them from small-town bars to global stages.

🎶 Catch them headlining the Sunday, October 26th show at Harbour View Hotel - Raglan. Est 1866 as part of the Raglan Country & Blues Festival 2025, with support from the amazing trio band The Dollys, travelling all the way from Southland to join this unforgettable duo!

Don’t miss this chance to see these two world-class artists right here by the sea — grab your mates, get your tickets, and come stomp along with us for one unforgettable Labour Weekend.

Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/raglan-country-n-blues-fest
🎥 Watch Cooper’s Run in action: see links in the comments from a few of their performances and songs.