Lights & seasonal · Australia
Christmas Lights Spectacular
Millions of lights in the Hunter Valley, about 2 hours north of Sydney. Spend the day at the cellar doors and stay at a holiday park nearby.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
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Campervan events calendar
Festivals, bush doofs, markets and big events across Australia and New Zealand. Put in your travel dates and route to see what's on along the way.
Upcoming events
November 2026
Music festivals · Australia
Subsonic Music Festival
Electronic music in the Barrington Tops foothills, with on-site camping. Check the festival's site for vehicle passes.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Strawberry Fields
Three days of house and techno on the Murray. Vehicle and campervan passes are sold separately from festival tickets.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Sport · Australia
Australia v England T20
Men's T20 international at the MCG. Stay at a holiday park and take the train or tram.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Supercars Adelaide Grand Final
The Supercars season finale on the streets of Adelaide. Stay at a holiday park and take the tram in.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
A3 Festival
Electronic music camping festival in Gippsland. Vehicle passes are sold; check the campervan rules on the festival's site.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
December 2026
Sport · Australia
Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 1st Test
The first of four Tests against New Zealand. Stay at a Perth holiday park and take the train to the stadium.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Meredith Music Festival
Camping and parking come with the ticket, and the festival has welcomed campervans and caravans. No powered sites. Tickets by ballot.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Sport · Australia
Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, 2nd Test
Test cricket at Adelaide Oval, then the Barossa or the Fleurieu.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Boxing Day Test: Australia v New Zealand
The third Test of the series. Book a Melbourne holiday park early for the Christmas week and take the train to the MCG.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race
Watch the start from the harbour headlands, or the finish on Hobart's waterfront during Taste of Summer.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Woodford Folk Festival
Six days of music over New Year. Anyone sleeping on site, in a motorhome or campervan too, needs a camping ticket. Powered sites are an add-on.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Markets & food · Australia
Taste of Summer
Tasmanian food, wine and music on the waterfront over New Year. Stay at a holiday park and take the bus in.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Lost Paradise
New Year festival an hour north of Sydney. Campervans go in a separate sleep-in-vehicle area with a sleep-in-vehicle pass. 2026 is sold out.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Music festivals · New Zealand
Rhythm and Vines
The festival's final year in Gisborne. Festival campgrounds on site; campervans need a vehicle pass.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Music festivals · Australia
Beyond The Valley
New Year festival about 90 minutes from Melbourne. Vehicles in the campgrounds need a matching car pass. 2026 sold out in presale.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · New Zealand
Northern Bass
New Year festival about 90 minutes north of Auckland. Campervan tickets include the driver's camping pass; everyone else needs their own, and oversize vans are turned away.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Music festivals · New Zealand
Twisted Frequency
You can sleep in your campervan on site. Vehicles over 5 m, trailers and caravans need a quiet campsite ticket in the large-vehicle zone.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Music festivals · Australia
Synarchy NYE
Three-day bush doof about an hour north of Melbourne. Car and caravan passes are sold; check which one your campervan needs.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · New Zealand
AUM New Year's Festival
Three nights on the South Head peninsula north-west of Auckland. Tickets include camping and parking, but sleeping in the parking area isn't allowed in 2026; check the campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · New Zealand
Rhythm and Alps
New Year in the mountains near Wānaka. Each campervan needs a campervan upgrade, plus a camping ticket for everyone.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Lights & seasonal · Australia
Sydney New Year's Eve
Leave the van at a holiday park and take public transport: roads around the harbour close.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
January 2027
Sport · Australia
Brisbane International (tennis)
The start of the Australian summer of tennis, a week before the Australian Open.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Cricket: Australia v New Zealand, New Year Test
The final Test of the summer. Stay at a holiday park and take the train and light rail to the SCG.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · New Zealand
ASB Classic (tennis)
Auckland's summer tennis before the Australian Open.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Australian Open
Stay at a holiday park, take the tram or train to the tennis, then add the Great Ocean Road.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Tamworth Country Music Festival
Ten days of country music. Riverside camping sites run for the festival.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Arts & culture · Australia
Fringe World
Perth's summer arts festival. Stay at a holiday park and take the train into Northbridge.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · New Zealand
Soundsplash
Reggae and roots by the Raglan surf coast. Campervans and caravans need the Road Trippers camping ticket.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Arts & culture · New Zealand
Kiwiburn
New Zealand's burn, a participatory arts gathering. Check the event's site for vehicle rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
February 2027
Music festivals · Australia
Party in the Paddock
Tasmania's biggest music festival, 20 minutes from Launceston. Camping is offered; check the campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · New Zealand
Dimension
Electronic camping festival over Waitangi weekend. Check the festival's site for campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Sport · New Zealand
Coast to Coast
The famous run, cycle and kayak race across the Southern Alps, from the West Coast to Christchurch.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · New Zealand
Shipwrecked
Lakeside camping festival about 1.5 hours north of Auckland. Check the campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Summer Campout
Bush camping festival on a property with RV sites and a dump point. Check the festival's campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Boyup Brook Country Music Festival
Country music in WA's South West. Community-run camping around town caters for caravans and campervans.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Arts & culture · Australia
Adelaide Fringe
A month of shows across the city. Stay at a holiday park and take the tram in.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
March 2027
Music festivals · Australia
Golden Plains
Meredith's sister festival on the same site, which has welcomed campervans. Tickets by ballot.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Music festivals · Australia
Rainbow Spirit
Psytrance and chill-out bush camping, formerly Rainbow Serpent. Every vehicle needs a pass, with separate passes for small campers and for large RVs. Passes are limited.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Music festivals · Australia
Port Fairy Folk Festival
At the western end of the Great Ocean Road. Check the festival's site for camping options.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Pitch Music & Arts
Electronic music at the foot of the Grampians. Camping comes with the ticket and vehicle passes are limited; check the campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
WOMADelaide
World music in the park. There's no camping, so stay at an Adelaide holiday park.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · New Zealand
Ironman 70.3 Taupō
Half-distance triathlon on Lake Taupō. Holiday parks in town book out for race weekend.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Cricket: 150th Anniversary Test, Australia v England
A one-off Test marking 150 years since the first Test match, at the same ground.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · New Zealand
WOMAD New Zealand
World music in Taranaki, back after a year off. Check the festival's site for camping.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
CMC Rocks QLD
Country music near Ipswich, with official campgrounds sold separately from festival tickets. Check the campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Byron Bay Bluesfest
The festival's operating companies went into liquidation and no 2027 dates have been announced. Check the official site before you plan around it.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Rabbits Eat Lettuce
Five days of house, techno, bass and psytrance on the QLD/NSW border. Camping comes with every pass, and the venue's sites suit RVs and caravans.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
April 2027
Sport · Australia
Australian Grand Prix
Formula 1 at Albert Park over Easter. Stay at a holiday park and take the tram.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
AFL Gather Round
Every AFL team plays in and around Adelaide over one weekend, including a game in the Barossa.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Arts & culture · Australia
Parrtjima
Free light festival in the desert. Stay at an Alice Springs holiday park, then head for Uluru.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Arts & culture · Australia
Seven Sisters Festival
A four-day women's festival with camping included. Car passes are sold separately; check the campervan rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Country Fest Queensland
Two days of country music in Townsville. Check the festival's site for camping.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Sport · Australia
Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup: Wallabies v All Blacks
The first Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
May 2027
Music festivals · Australia
Blues on Broadbeach
Free blues festival on the Gold Coast. Stay at a holiday park nearby.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · New Zealand
Supercars Taupō Super 440
Supercars' New Zealand round, by Lake Taupō in the middle of the North Island.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
NRL Magic Round
Every NRL game of the round at one stadium over one weekend.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
State of Origin Game 1
NSW v Queensland in Sydney. Take the train to Olympic Park.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Lights & seasonal · Australia
Vivid Sydney
Light, music and ideas across the city. Stay at a holiday park and take the train or ferry to Circular Quay.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
June 2027
Arts & culture · Australia
Dark Mofo
Hobart's winter festival. Winter nights are near zero, so book a powered site.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Cooly Rocks On
Retro cars and rock'n'roll on the southern Gold Coast.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · New Zealand
State of Origin Game 2, Eden Park
The first State of Origin game in New Zealand.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Supercars Darwin night race
Supercars' first night race, in the Top End dry season.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
NYX Festival
Psytrance and electronic music on a remote property inland from Cairns. Check the festival's site for vehicle rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
July 2027
Sport · Australia
Gold Coast Marathon
Run it, then road trip north. Book a holiday park early for race weekend.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Big Red Bash
Desert camping by the Big Red dune. Outback roads: a 4WD trip, so check your hire company's rules on unsealed roads.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Sport · Australia
State of Origin Game 3
The series decider at Lang Park.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Supercars Townsville 500
Street racing in tropical Townsville, then Magnetic Island or the drive to Airlie Beach.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Bledisloe Cup: Wallabies v All Blacks, MCG
The Wallabies and All Blacks at the MCG before the Rugby World Cup.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
August 2027
Arts & culture · Australia
Darwin Festival
Arts in the dry season. Book a holiday park early, then add Kakadu and Litchfield.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Arts & culture · Australia
Great Barrier Reef Festival
Whitsundays community festival. Stay at Airlie Beach or Cannonvale.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Mundi Mundi Bash
Outback music festival on the Mundi Mundi Plains. Check the festival's site for camping and vehicle rules.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Music festivals · Australia
Gympie Music Muster
Country music in the forest. Camping is free with a four-day ticket, and the sites suit campervans, caravans and motorhomes.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Arts & culture · Australia
Cairns Festival
Cairns' own festival, then up to the Daintree.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Arts & culture · Australia
Shinju Matsuri
Broome's pearling festival. Peak season, so book a caravan park early.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
September 2027
Sport · New Zealand
Women's British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand
The first Women's Lions tour, with Tests in four New Zealand cities.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Dragon Dreaming
Lakeside music and arts festival. Vehicles over 6 m need a large vehicle or caravan pass.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
Arts & culture · Australia
Brisbane Festival
Brisbane's arts festival. Stay at a holiday park and take the train or ferry to South Bank.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Lights & seasonal · Australia
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Spring tulip fields an hour east of Melbourne in the Dandenong Ranges.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
October 2027
Sport · Australia
Rugby World Cup 2027
The men's Rugby World Cup comes to Australia, opening in Perth. Follow your team around the country in a campervan.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
NRL Grand Final
Rugby league's grand final, usually in Sydney in early October.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
AFL Grand Final
The biggest day on the AFL calendar. Book a Melbourne holiday park early.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Bathurst 1000
Australia's great race, about 3 hours west of Sydney over the Blue Mountains. Camping on the mountain is part of the tradition; check the event's camping options for campervans and book early.
On-site camping: check the campervan rules
Sport · Australia
Supercars Gold Coast 500
Street racing through Surfers Paradise, the first round of the Supercars finals.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Music festivals · Australia
Earth Frequency Festival
Psytrance, bush prog and bass with flat camping and hot showers. RVs, caravans and camper trailers need their own pass, which has sold out before.
Campervans allowed on site (pass or ticket needed)
November 2027
Sport · Australia
Melbourne Cup
The race that stops a nation. Stay at a holiday park in Melbourne's west.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Australian MotoGP
MotoGP moves from Phillip Island to the streets of Adelaide.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Sport · Australia
Supercars Adelaide Grand Final 2027
The 2027 Supercars season finale in Adelaide.
Stay at a holiday park nearby
Markets and day trips
Markets & food · Australia
Daylesford Sunday Market
Spa country, about 1.5 hours from Melbourne. Dog friendly and on rain or shine.
Markets & food · Australia
Noosa Farmers Market
Sunshine Coast produce, about 2 hours north of Brisbane. Noosa National Park is close by.
Markets & food · Australia
Kiama Seaside Markets
About 2 hours south of Sydney on the Grand Pacific Drive, over the Sea Cliff Bridge. The Kiama Blowhole is next door.
Markets & food · Australia
Yarra Valley Regional Farmers Market
In a historic barn at a Yarra Valley winery, about an hour from Melbourne.
Markets & food · New Zealand
Cromwell Farmers Market
About an hour from Queenstown through the Kawarau Gorge. Summer fruit stalls and Central Otago wineries nearby.
Markets & food · New Zealand
Clevedon Village Farmers Market
About 45 minutes south-east of Auckland. Carry on to the Seabird Coast.
Markets & food · Australia
Cygnet Market
About an hour south of Hobart in the Huon Valley: apples, cider and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
Markets & food · Australia
Evandale Market
Over 100 stalls, 20 minutes from Launceston near the airport. A good first or last stop on a Tasmania loop.
Markets & food · Australia
Eumundi Markets
In the Sunshine Coast hinterland, about 1.5 hours north of Brisbane. Pair it with Noosa.
Markets & food · New Zealand
Wānaka Artisan Market
About an hour from Queenstown over the Crown Range, on the lakefront.
Markets & food · Australia
Torquay Farmers Market
At the start of the Great Ocean Road, about 1.5 hours from Melbourne.
Markets & food · Australia
Broome Courthouse Markets
In the middle of town, before a Cable Beach sunset.
Markets & food · New Zealand
Matakana Village Farmers Market
About an hour north of Auckland, with wineries, Omaha Beach and Goat Island nearby.
Markets & food · Australia
Harvest Launceston
Northern Tasmania produce in town. The Tamar Valley wineries are a short drive north.
Markets & food · Australia
Barossa Farmers Market
About an hour from Adelaide. Market in the morning, cellar doors in the afternoon.
Markets & food · Australia
Willunga Farmers Market
About 45 minutes south of Adelaide, next to McLaren Vale and the Fleurieu Peninsula.
Markets & food · New Zealand
Lyttelton Farmers Market
20 minutes from Christchurch through the tunnel. Carry on over the hills to Akaroa.
Markets & food · Australia
Margaret River Farmers Market
About 3 hours south of Perth, a good stop on a Margaret River loop.
Markets & food · Australia
Yungaburra Markets
Up on the Atherton Tablelands, about 1.5 hours from Cairns: waterfalls, crater lakes and platypus.
Markets & food · Australia
Hill & Ridge Community Market
About 1.5 hours from Melbourne among the Mornington Peninsula wineries, hot springs and beaches.
Markets & food · Australia
Port Douglas Sunday Market
An hour north of Cairns on the Captain Cook Highway, one of Australia's great coastal drives.
Markets & food · Australia
Byron Community Market
About an hour south of the Gold Coast. Check the site before you go: it has been on the Main Beach foreshore during works.
Markets & food · Australia
The Channon Craft Market
Northern Rivers hinterland near Nimbin. The roads are narrow, so take it slowly in a big van.
Markets & food · Australia
Mindil Beach Sunset Market
Darwin's famous sunset food market, before Litchfield or Kakadu. 2027 dates are based on past seasons.
How the campervan events calendar works
- Choose your country. Switch between Australia and New Zealand.
- Add your trip. Pick your pick-up and drop-off cities and your travel dates, and we'll show what's on near both cities and along the way.
- Filter by what you love. Music festivals, markets and food, arts, sport or lights. Or switch to the calendar to browse month by month.
What's in the calendar
Music festivals
38 festivals, from New Year bush doofs and psytrance gatherings to country musters, folk festivals and big summer line-ups. Many have on-site camping where you can sleep in your van.
Markets & food
25 farmers markets and food events on classic drives near the pick-up cities, the kind of day out you'd take a campervan for.
Arts & culture
Fringe festivals, Dark Mofo, Parrtjima, Darwin Festival and more, with holiday parks nearby.
Sport
34 big sporting events: the Rugby World Cup 2027, Bathurst and the key Supercars rounds, the F1 Grand Prix and MotoGP, Test cricket, State of Origin, the Bledisloe Cup, the AFL and NRL grand finals, the Australian Open and the Melbourne Cup.
Lights & seasonal
Sydney New Year's Eve, Vivid, Christmas lights in the Hunter Valley and the spring tulip festival.
Festivals and events by campervan
A campervan is made for festival season. Your bed, kitchen and shade come with you, you skip the hotel prices that come with every big event, and when the music stops you can carry on down the coast. Lots of camping festivals have a campervan area, and for city events you can stay at a holiday park and take the train in.
Campervan events in Australia
Summer is the big season, with 27 camping music festivals in the calendar. New Year brings Woodford Folk Festival, Lost Paradise, Beyond The Valley and Synarchy, then autumn has Rainbow Spirit, Pitch, Bluesfest and Rabbits Eat Lettuce over Easter. In winter, head north for NYX, the Big Red Bash and the Gympie Muster, or go south for Dark Mofo.
Campervan events in New Zealand
New Zealand's festivals cluster around New Year and the summer that follows: Rhythm and Vines, Rhythm and Alps, Northern Bass, AUM and Twisted Frequency, then Soundsplash, Kiwiburn, Dimension and WOMAD. Most are a short drive from Auckland, Christchurch or Queenstown.
Campervan event guides
- New Year's Eve in Sydney by campervan
- Australian Open 2027 by campervan
- Taste of Summer Hobart by campervan
- Rhythm and Vines 2026 by campervan
- Rhythm and Alps 2026 by campervan
- Woodford Folk Festival by campervan
- Lost Paradise by campervan
- Beyond The Valley by campervan
- Northern Bass by campervan
- AUM New Year's Festival by campervan
- Adelaide Fringe 2027 by campervan
- Rugby World Cup 2027 by campervan
Tips for festivals and events in a campervan
Buy the vehicle pass early
Campervan and vehicle passes are limited and often sell out before festival tickets do.
Book holiday parks around the dates
Parks near big events fill up, especially over Christmas, New Year and Easter. Book the nights before and after.
Check your hire terms
Some festival sites are on farm tracks or unsealed roads. Check your hire company's rules before you go.
Pack for the site
Water, a torch, earplugs and warm layers. Many festivals ban generators and open flames.
Events calendar questions
Can you take a campervan to a music festival in Australia?
Yes, many camping festivals let you sleep in a campervan on site, including Woodford Folk Festival, Meredith, Rainbow Spirit, Earth Frequency, Gympie Music Muster and Lost Paradise. You usually need a vehicle, campervan or sleep-in-vehicle pass as well as your festival ticket, and passes can sell out. Check each festival's camping page before you book.
Which New Zealand festivals allow campervans?
Rhythm and Vines, Rhythm and Alps, Soundsplash and Twisted Frequency all have campervan options, each with its own pass or camping ticket. Northern Bass and AUM have offered campervan parking in past years. Use the calendar above and switch on "Only events where you can stay in your campervan".
Do I need a special pass to bring a campervan to a festival?
Usually. Most festivals sell a vehicle pass, campervan pass or campervan upgrade on top of the festival ticket, and some charge more for vans over 5 or 6 metres. Everyone sleeping in the van normally needs their own festival or camping ticket.
Where do I stay for city events like New Year's Eve or the Australian Open?
At a holiday park outside the centre, then take public transport in. City streets near big events close or have strict parking rules, and most inner-city councils don't allow overnight stays in vehicles.
How does the route search work?
Choose a pick-up city, a drop-off city and your dates. The calendar shows events within about 250 km of either city, plus events close to a straight line between them. Real driving routes can differ, so check the distance before you plan a detour.
How often is the events calendar updated?
We add events as dates are announced and check the list each season. Dates and rules can change, so always confirm on the event's own website.
Dates and campervan rules come from the organisers, tourism bodies and event listings, and can change. Always check the event's own website before you book. Distances are approximate, in a straight line.