Tamworth Country Music Festival

Busking

The Toyota Country Music Busking Championships is one of the most anticipated aspects of the Festival each year – up to 400 buskers performing on Tamworth’s “Boulevard of Dreams” in Peel Street.

Some of the buskers are here in the hope that they’ll be spotted for their talent and follow in the footsteps of some of country’s biggest stars. Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers, Beccy Cole, and of course Keith Urban all started by busking on Peel Street.

Some buskers, however, are just here to experience all the fun and excitement of the Festival. Whatever your reason for busking, get ready to register for one of the biggest busking events in the world!

Held in Australia’s Country Music Capital, Tamworth, the Toyota Country Music Festival is recognised as Australia’s largest and longest country music festival in the southern hemisphere!

The festival runs across 10 days in January each year and celebrated 50 years in 2022.

Golden Guitar Awards

The Golden Guitars are at the heart of it all – at the heart of the journey for both artists and fans alike.

Celebrating recording excellence and showcasing the cream of Australian country music artists, and the songs that have left their mark on the fans throughout the past 12 months, the night is the pinnacle awards event for country music.

In 2025 we are celebrating ‘all the colours of country’ – the genres, the identities, the music. We are thrilled to have two of country’s hottest dynamos, Max Jackson and James Johnston as our Hosts for 2025. Their combined energy is sure to make magic on the night.

This event is much more than the presentation of the coveted Golden Guitars – it’s a fast-paced concert that’s a night of non-stop entertainment and special magic moments you won’t see anywhere else.

When: Saturday 25 January 2025, 7:30pm | Red Carpet from 5pm

Where: Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Events Centre, Greg Norman Drive, Tamworth