Aloha Festival
Music, surfing and culture · Dee Why Beach, Sydney, Australia
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The festival
Sydney has a new festival, and it smells like the ocean: Aloha Festival is born in Dee Why Beach, on the Northern Beaches, with a simple promise — "Come for the entertainment. Stay for the connection."For its first edition, on Saturday, March 6, 2027, this all-age event combines live music, surf films projected on the main stage between concerts, and ocean culture.
In the lead, three generations of Australian rock: Wolfmother, Ball Park Music and legendary Yothu Yindi — the Aboriginal band of "Treaty", who entered the ARIA Hall of Fame — joined by Dune Rats, The Terrys, The Beautiful Girls, Mid Drift and The Beefs. Capacity announced: 15,000 people, making it the largest festival ever on the Northern Beaches.
Founded by Luke Campbell and presented by Perfect Wave Travel, Aloha will also pay tribute to Duke Kahanamoku, the Hawaiian who introduced surf to Australia in 1914, at Freshwater Beach, a few minutes away.
Good to know
Festival announced on October 18, 2026 (official release relayed by Billboard, Tone Deaf and Happy Mag); official website: alohafestival.com.au. Also on the program: shark education and ocean safety (with SharkSmart, Surf Life Saving NSW and Surfing NSW), First Nations and Hawaiian cultures, Bush to Beach program, offering First Nations youth their first experience of festival, markets, gastronomy and wellness.