Open the 2026 Shepparton Arts Festival with a night that celebrates 30 years of creativity, collaboration and cultural life in the region. To celebrate our 30th birthday, we are throwing an opening night party, and are inviting our friends and family (i.e. you) to join us!

The Opening Night party brings together artists, audiences and community to mark this milestone and to look ahead to the festival’s next chapter.

The evening features an in conversation with artists and creative voices from the festival’s past, present and future, offering reflections on how the festival has evolved and the role it continues to play in Shepparton. Live performance and music all throughout the event.

This is also your first chance to experience the 2026 Festival Hub. Reimagined from an empty shopfront into a creative oasis, the Hub will sit at the heart of the festival as a space for art, ideas and connection, inviting people to drop in, linger and return.

Dress to impress.