Australia has a veritable smorgasbord of awesome music festivals to offer the eager punter. They cover every possible genre you can think of and they’re all over place – rest assured, if there’s an area in this country that can host a festival, someone’s done it or is planning one.

With so many great music festivals all happening at once, it’s sometimes hard to separate yourself from the pack. That’s of little concern to the 11 events we’ve highlighted here, which make up the 11 best themed music festivals in Australia. At least, in our humble opinions.

Whether you’re into conservation or Americana, Australia has a themed music festival for you and soon, it’s going to have one more, with the inaugural Dashville Skyline festival set to kick off at Dashville, Lower Belford this Saturday, 3rd October.

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