Mornington Winter Music Festival 2026
12th annual three-day festival over King's Birthday weekend: 20+ venues across Mornington, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, plus street entertainment on Main Street. Mix of free and ticketed gigs.
Three days over King's Birthday long weekend, 20+ venues across central Mornington (bars, restaurants, churches, theatres) hosting jazz, blues, soul, R&B and adjacent genres. Add street entertainment, circus, stilt walkers, fire twirlers on Main Street, then dinner in any of the rooms hosting a gig.
The practical move: book accommodation in Mornington at least six weeks ahead, plan two ticketed gigs per night maximum (the venues are close but you'll want a meal), use the street program as filler. A mix of free and cheaply ticketed gigs, full program lives at morningtonmusicfestival.com.au closer to the date.
If you can layer the Saturday with the King's Birthday race day at Mornington Racecourse, that is the local move.