FESTIVALS & EVENTS

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FEBRUARY 2012
Gladstone, Qld	Gladstone Country Music Festival	Feb 18 & 19
Lake Charlegrark, Vic	The Lake Charlegrark Country Music Marathon	Feb 18 & 19
Barham, NSW	Country Music Stampede	Feb 19 to 26
Cobargo	16th Cobargo Folk Festival 2012	Feb 24 to 26
Frances, SA	13th Frances Folk Gathering 2012	Feb 24 to 26
Bunyip, Vic	23rd Bunyip Country Music Festival	Feb 26
MARCH 2012
Dunedoo, NSW	13th annual Dunedoo Bush Poetry Festival	Mar 1 to 4
Nannup, WA	22nd Nannup Music Festival	Mar 2 to 5
The Entrance, NSW		Mar 9 to 11
Cowell, SA	Cowell Ute Muster, Cowell	Mar 9 to 11
Mia Mia, Vic	Burke & Wills Folk Festival	Mar 9 to 12
Port Fairy, Vic	Port Fairy Folk Festival	Mar 9 to 12
Terang, Vic	Terang Country Music Festival	Mar 16 to 17
Hunter Valley NSW	CMC Rocks The Hunter	Mar 16 to 18
Blue Mountains, NSW	16th annual Blue Mountains Music Festival	Mar 16 to 18
Horsham, Vic	4th annual Horsham Country Music Festival	Mar 22 to 25
Yackandandah, Vic	14th Yackandandah Folk Festival	Mar 23 to 25
Corryong, Vic	The Man From Snowy River Bush Festival, including the Australian National Bush Poetry Championships	Mar 29 to Apr 1
Tenterfield, NSW	Oracles Of The Bush	Mar 29 to Apr 1
Latrobe, Tas	Country Music Festival, incl 2012 TIARAs	Mar 30 to Apr 2
Oakey, Qld	Country Music Rush	Mar 31 to Apr 1
APRIL 2012
Injune, Qld	Injune... Where Country Is Festival	Apr 1
Canberra, ACT	National Folk Festival	Apr 5 to 9
Roma, Qld	34th Roma Easter In The Country	Apr 5 to 9
Bundaberg, Qld	Bundaberg Easter Roundup	Apr 6 to 8
Tambar Springs, NSW	Hartwood Campfires & Country Music Festival	Apr 6 to 8
Rathdowney, Qld	Rathdowney Heritage Festival Bush Poetry Competition	Apr 8
Illabo, NSW	Illabo Country Music Stampede	Apr 12 to 15
Julia Creek, Qld	Julia Creek Dirt N Dust Festival	Apr 20 to 22
Apollo Bay, Vic	19th annual Apollo Bay Festival	Apr 20 to 22
Charters Towers, Qld	All Australian Jamboree	Apr 27 to May 1
Lameroo, SA	Lameroo CM Festival	Apr 28
MAY 2012
Charters Towers, Qld	Charters Towers Country Music Festival	May 4 to 6
Caboolture, Qld	Urban Country Music Festival	May 4 to 7
Broxburn, Qld	15th Broxburn Bash	May 5 to 6
Cunnamulla, Qld	Music In The Mulga	May 10 to 14
Barham, NSW	Barham Balladeers & Country Music Festival	May 17 to 20
Norfolk Island	Norfolk Island Country Music Festival & Trans Tasman Entertainer of the Year Quest	May 18 to 25
Redlands Bay, Qld	32nd annual Redlands CM Festival	May 19 & 20
Cessnock, NSW	ECBC Cessnock Country Music Festival	May 25 to 27
Gore, New Zealand	New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards	May 31 to June 3
JUNE 2012
Barmera, SA	34th South Australian CM Festival & Awards	June 1 to 11
Nashville, USA	CMA Music Festival	June 7 to 10
Maryborough, Qld	4th annual Classic Country Music Stampede	June 8 to 10
Port Stephens, NSW	Blue Water Country Music Festival	June 8 to 11 (tbc)
Grenfell, NSW	55th Henry Lawson Festival	June 8 to 11
Adelaide River, NT	Adelaide River CM Talent Quest	June 9
Oakey, Qld	Garden City Country Music Club Junior Country Music Festival	June 23
Tamworth, NSW	CMAA Academy of Country Music	June 23 to July 7
JULY 2012
Tamworth, NSW	Hats Off To Country	July 5 to 8
Bundaberg, Qld	Bundy Bush Poetry Muster Weekend (Bush Lantern Award)	July 13 to 15
Redland Bay, Qld	Redlands Bluegrass Convention	July 13 to 15
Dapto, NSW	15th Annual SCCMA CM Festival & Awards	July 13 to 15
Laura, SA	1st Laura CM Festival	July 27 to 29
Barham, Vic	Barham Stampede	July 31 to Aug 7
AUGUST 2012
Gympie, Qld	Optus Gympie Muster	Aug 23 to 26
SEPTEMBER 2012
Stanthorpe, Qld	Stanthorpe Country Music Stampede	Sep 1 & 2 (tbc)
Nanango, Qld	10th Nanango Country Muster	Sep 6 to 9
Neurem, Qld	7th Neurem Creek Festival	Sep 7 to 9 (tbc)
Guildford, Vic	9th Guildford Banjo Jamboree	Sep 21 to 23
Bedgerabong, NSW	Bedgerabong Country Music Campout	Sep 18 to 25 (tbc)
Yungaburra, Qld	Tablelands Folk Festival	Sep 27 to Oct 1 (tbc)
Ballina, NSW	Ballina Coastal Country Music Festival	Sep 28 to 30
Parkes, NSW	2PK Parkes Country Music Spectacular	Sep 30 to Oct 3
Mildura, Vic	including the Australian Independent Country Music Awards	Sep 28 to Oct 7
Deniliquin, NSW	14th Deniliquin Ute Muster & Deni Play on the Plains Festival	Sep 28 & 29
OCTOBER 2012
Millmerran, Qld	Australian Camp Oven Festival	Oct 6 & 7
Bedgerabong, NSW	Bedgerabong Campout	Oct 9 to 16
Walkamin, Qld	Walkamin CM Club Festival including Talent Quest	Oct 12 to 13 (tbc)
Townsville, Qld	2012 Townsville CM Festival Talent Search	Oct 12 & 13 (tbc)
Dorrigo, NSW		Oct 26 to 28
Kangaroo Valley, NSW	Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival	Oct 19 to 21
Willunga, SA	Fleurieu Folk Festival	Oct 26 to 28
Brisbane, Qld	Queensland Champion of Champions	Oct 20 & 21 (tbc)
Hunter Valley, NSW	Hunter Poetry Festival	Oct 27 & 28 (tbc)
Maldon, Vic	38th Maldon Folk Festival	Oct 26 to 29 (tbc)
Clermont, Qld	Clermont CM Festival	Oct 29 & 30
NOVEMBER 2012
Majors Creek (near Braidwood), NSW	Music at the Creek Festival	Nov 10 & 11 (tbc)
Canberra, ACT	Canberra Country Music Festival	Nov 16 to 18
Nanango, Qld	Boots'N Bulldust Festival	Nov 17 (tbc)
JANUARY 2013
Red Hill, Vic	Red Hill Country Music Festival	Jan 6
Tamworth, NSW	Countdown to the 41st Tamworth Country Music Festival	Jan 12 to 18
Tamworth, NSW	41st annual Tamworth Country Music Festival	Jan 19 to 29
FEBRUARY 2013
Bungendore, NSW	including the Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad Awards	Feb 2 & 3
Whittlesea, Vic	including the Victorian & National Country Music Awards	Feb 8 to 10
Mt Gambier, SA	Mt SECMA Mt Gambier Music Ute & Rig Muster	Feb 9 (tbc)
Boyup Brook, WA	Boyup Brook Country Music Festival & Western Australia Country Music Awards	Feb 13 to 17 (tbc)