Horizon Festival is an annual arts and cultural festival exploring the intersections of art, people and place on Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Country, Sunshine Coast.

Horizon Festival is more than a program of events. It is the feeling of salt air and sunset light. It is live music spilling into the street. It is artists and storytellers, dancers and chefs, musicians and performers bringing fresh energy to familiar places.

It is laughter in local streets, late nights at gigs, and conversations that carry on well beyond the final show.

Horizon Festival returns 1–10 May 2026. Celebrating its tenth year, the Festival shines a light on diverse voices, shared experiences, and the power of belonging. 35+ programmed events span First Nations culture, visual and performing arts, live music, community engagement, and families.

Horizon Festival pays our deepest respects to the Traditional Owners, the first artists, storytellers, and dancers, whose enduring connection to Country continues on the lands and waters we now share.

Donate to Horizon Festival

Invest the cultural heartbeat and creative future of our region as we head towards 2032.

Your support brings unforgettable experiences to the Sunshine Coast today — and builds a creative legacy our region will be proud of tomorrow. Horizon Festival unlocks bold new works, elevates local and First Nations voices, and fills our community with colour, connection, and possibility.

Be part of a legacy that enriches and enlivens our whole community for generations to come.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and will be processed through the Sunshine Coast Arts Foundation.