SMOKE ON THE WATER 2026
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SMOKE on the Water – A Festival of Fire, Food, Wine, Music and Art📍 Maydale Reserve, Horsham
📅 Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June 2026
SMOKE on the Water is a winter festival designed to be enjoyed outdoors, with fire drums, campfires and heated spaces creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere throughout the grounds.
Join us beside the Wimmera River for a weekend of live music, local food and wine, art, workshops, sculpture, family activities and our spectacular Saturday night bonfire.
Whether you're looking to relax by a fire, explore local creativity, enjoy great food and wine, or camp under the stars, SMOKE on the Water offers something for everyone.
Free camping is available all weekend. Bring the van, pitch a tent or sleep in the back of the ute and make a weekend of it.
Entry via The Cattle Shed. Just follow the fires, the music and the smell of great food.
SATURDAY PROGRAM
7:00am Sunrise Walk & iPhone Photography Walkshop
12:00pm Festival Gates Open
Saturday Activities
• Art & Photography Exhibition
• Rising From The Ashes Sculpture Trail
• Strange Garden Interactive Art Installation
• The 150 Wine Bar
• Street Food Vendors
• Coal Catering Demonstrations & Tastings
• Drum Fires & Fireside Gathering Spaces
• Kids Play Area including Hut Building, Sandpit Play, Facepainting, Marshmallow Toasting and Art Play
• Alcohol Free Quiet Space
• Farmers & Fellas Fire Circle (1:00pm – 5:00pm)
Workshops & Demonstrations – Workshop Bookings required
• Paint 'n Sip Workshop
• Mosaic Art Workshop
• Blacksmithing Demonstrations & Workshop
Live Music
• Levi Mellington
• The Doodads
• Beetroute and the Nang Nangs
• Zero Below
Festival Highlights
• Farmers & Fellas Fire Circle – 1:00pm to 5:00pm
• Bonfire Lighting – 6:00pm
• After Dark Music Program until 11:00pm
• Special Night Entry available from 8:00pm
SUNDAY PROGRAM
9:00am Breakfast for Campers
10:00am Recovery Sound Bath on the Riverfront
12:00pm Festival Gates Open
Sunday Activities
• Art & Photography Exhibition
• Rising From The Ashes Sculpture Trail
• Strange Garden Interactive Art Installation
• The 150 Wine Bar
• Street Food Vendors
• Drum Fires & Fireside Gathering Spaces
• Kids Play Area including Hut Building, Sandpit Play, Facepainting, Marshmallow Toasting and Art Play
• Alcohol Free Quiet Space
Workshops & Demonstrations
• Cooking Demonstration
• Flower Styling Workshop
• Wreath Making Workshop
• Recovery Sound Bath
Live Music
• Archie Clarke & Jarrod Stevenson
• Zara Nichols
• Doin' Time
FREE CAMPING
Stay the night and enjoy the full festival experience. Free camping is available all weekend for ticket holders.
For event information visit:
www.horshamshow.com.au
Date
Friday 5th - Sunday 7th of June, 2026Location
Maydale Pavilion
22 McBryde Street, Maydale Reserve, Horsham Vic 3400
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SMOKE ON THE WATER 2026
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