The diverse, eclectic and surprising WOMADelaide is set to delight audiences for its 29th edition, embarking on a musical journey from Bhutan to the Kimberleys, Cuba and Ukraine, in Adelaide’s Botanic Park.
Since 1992 WOMADelaide has attracted thousands of visitors from across the country, with no two line-ups ever the same.
From the iconic Australian band Yothu Yindi, celebrating 35 years of ‘Tribal Voice’, to the Afro-funk of Nigerian, London-based Obongjayar, who featured on the Fred again… smash hit ‘adore u’. . . The sublime Marlon Williams. . . Kapa Haka group Ngā Mātai Pūrua. . . Soul sensation Jalen Ngonda. . . Scandinavian female folk group Åkervinda and more.
Plus, Australian exclusives like renowned Belgian choreographer and dancer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s groundbreaking ‘Rosas danst Rosas’, Daughter Of Donbas, and Orange Blossom.
These artists (and more) join the recently announced Yolngu rapper/dancer Baker Boy, American singer-songwriter Iron & Wine, Irish folk band Beoga, and ABC’s Pacific Break winner Mantis, from Vanuatu.
Elsewhere, punters can expect the lines of all-female Gnawa group Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou, Troy Cassar-Daley accompanied by a string quartet, Xylourides, The Zawose Queens, Alogte Oho & His Sounds Of Joy, Jyoty, Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek, Džambo Aguševi Orchestra, GANNA, and La Perla.
In 2026, the Around The Park programme will include stunning trampoline and tightrope works by French dance-circus Cie Hors Surface — ‘Le poids des Nuages’ & ‘HOME’, Damien Droin. . . Artistic hairdressers Osadia, who turn unsuspecting audience members into walking works of art. . . Stan’s Cafe – ‘Of All The People In All The World’, using piles of rice to represent human population statistics. . . And a residency by Born In A Taxi, presenting five different roving shows.
“Few festivals in the world are able to showcase the breadth and diversity of music, arts and dance from across the globe, especially on such a large scale, while appealing to audiences of all ages and tastes,” WOMADelaide Director Ian Scobie says. “WOMADelaide is a glorious opportunity to discover new sounds that are soon to be favourites and embrace artists you love.”
“WOMADelaide is one of the most popular and revered festivals in the country, loved not only by South Australians but people from all over the world. It highlights world-class artists and a full festival experience, while attracting visitors to the state, and filling hotel rooms and restaurants,” Minister For Tourism South Australia Zoe Bettison says.
Tickets are on sale now.
WOMADelaide 2026 is on at Adelaide's Botanic Park 6-9 March.
WOMADelaide 2026 First Line-Up
Åkervinda (Sweden)Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy (Ghana)
Annahstasia (USA)
Any Young Mechanic (AUS)
Ashkan Shafiei (Iran/AUS)
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou (Morocco)
Australian Art Orchestra with Kojoe & Hikaru Tanaka — Raw Denshi (Japan/AUS)
Baker Boy (AUS)
Balaganesan & Bageswari (India)
BARKAA (AUS)
Beoga (Ireland)
Bhutan Balladeers (Bhutan)
Blinky Bill (Kenya)
Bobby Alu (Samoa/AUS)
Born in a Taxi – Higher Order, Illuminati, Please Wait Here, Sleep Keepers & Zebras (AUS)
BVT (Phillipines/AUS)
Chloe Loftus Dance – The Air Between Us (NZ/Belgium)
Cie Hors Surface — Le poids des Nuages & HOME, Damien Droin (France)
Crazy P (DJ set) (UK)
Daughters of Donbas (Ukraine/Canada)
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek (Turkiye)
Džambo Aguševi Orchestra (Macedonia)
Ganavya (India/USA)
GANNA (Ukraine)
Iron & Wine (USA)
Jalen Ngonda (USA/UK)
Jyoty (UK)
Kankawa Nagarra (AUS)
La Perla (Colombia)
The Lazy Eyes (AUS)
Lewis Major Projects – Triptych REDUX (AUS)
MĀ (NZ)
Mantis (Vanuatu)
Marlon Williams (NZ)
Maryam Rahmani (Iran/AUS)
My Chérie (South Africa/AUS)
Nattali Rize (AUS/Jamaica)
Obongjayar (Nigeria/UK)
Orange Blossom (France)
Osadía (Spain)
Roberto Fonseca (Cuba)
Rosas – Rosas danst Rosas, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (Belgium)
Sama' Abdulhadi (Palestine)
Stan's Café – Of All The People In All The World & The Commentators (UK)
Troy Cassar-Daley (AUS)
Xylourides (Greece)
Yothu Yindi (AUS)
Yuka Okazaki (Japan/France)
The Zawose Queens (Tanzania)
