St Kilda Foreshore

When a festival has been running for 45 years straight, you know something's being done right. In 2026, the legendary free and all-ages St Kilda Festival is returning with its classic community force, and a 100-strong line-up that features some pretty epic headliners. Running across February 14 and 15, this year's event is expected to draw in a wild 350,000 attendees, setting itself up to be bigger and better than ever before.  On Saturday, February 14, you can tune in for the 20th edition of First Peoples First, an amazing celebration of Indigenous art, music and culture that'll pop off across two stages. On the main stage, acts include R'n'B superstar and recent ARIA winner Barkaa and six piece rock band Selve from the Gold Coast, with Jabirr Jabirr frontman Loki Liddle.  Over at the Optus Stage, you can expect to get down with Bunhungura Alternative artist Drifting Clouds, the amazing and bilingual (Pitjantjatjara and English) Utju band from the Top End, James Range Band, Ruby Mae and Ngiyampaa folk artist Pirritu – plus many others.  Other than the tunes, come through on Saturday for community workshops, cool markets and the Kummargii Yulendji Gadabah Sunset Ceremony, led by N’Arwee’t Carolyn Briggs of the Boon Wurrung Land and Sea Council. On Sunday, February 15, the stage switches over to Big Festival Sunday. Australian sweetheart Jessica Mauboy is headlining, with the multiple ARIA winner and all-time legend set to belt out her classic R'n'B hits. You'll also get to...

Palace Foreshore in St Kilda is levelling up for 2026, unveiling a blockbuster new wave of artists that cements this summer series as one of Melbourne’s must-book live music experiences. With global icon Grace Jones, the long-awaited Australian return of Marina, and the unstoppable rise of King Stingray, the foreshore is officially turning the volume all the way up on its biggest, boldest season yet. Things kick off with Black Country, New Road on February 26, Droppin’ Science on February 27, Marina on February 28, King Stingray on March 1 and Grace Jones on March 2. Back for the first time in Melbourne since 2018, trailblazer Grace Jones promises a performance that’s all about glamour, theatrical power and pure electricity. Also making a triumphant return is Marina, stepping back onto Australian soil for the first time since 2011. Her show will be packed with disco-lit electro-pop and unapologetic anthems like 'Butterfly' and 'Cupid’s Girl'. With a swag of ARIAs under their belt, King Stingray will bring their infectious Yolŋu surf-rock energy to St Kilda. Expect a high-octane set that blends raucous rock, deep cultural roots and unbeatable live energy. The Streets revisit A Grand Don’t Come For Free in full on March 5, followed by Pendulum on March 6. Peach PRC wraps things up with a glittering pop spectacular on March 12. Add in summer sunsets, food trucks, pop-up bars and the electric atmosphere of the St Kilda Triangle, and Palace Foreshore is shaping up to be the...