Tussock Country Music Festival
Tussock Country - New Zealand's Country Music Festival is an annual event held in Gore, Eastern Southland.
The festival brings the surrounding rural community and the New Zealand country music community together for ten days and 60+ events celebrating music, food, rural life, entertainment and camaraderie.
Tussock Country Music Festival supports dozens of community groups, hundreds of artists and entertains thousands of patrons every year. Enjoy the warm southern hospitality and immerse yourself in all that’s wonderful about heartland New Zealand.
Secure your tickets today and check out the full festival programme at www.tussockcountry.nz
22 to 31 May 2026
Barry Saunders - Bowmar Road House Concert
Capital of Country Music Screening
Comedy In The Country - Tom Sainsbury
Cooper's Run
Country Music Honours
Gore-Geous Country Breakfast
Learn How To Yodel
Line Dancing for Beginners
Midnight Chicken @ Amigos
MLT NZ Gold Guitar Awards - Junior Intermediate Finals
MLT NZ Gold Guitar Awards - Senior Finals
Old Hokonui
Ron Mitchell & Friends
Singalongercise
Songwriting for Teens
The Celtic Unleashed
The iTICKET St James Sessions: Jaydin Shingleton
The iTICKET St James Sessions: Midnight Caravan
The iTICKET St James Sessions: Phil Doublet
The iTICKET St James Sessions: Skin & Bone
The iTICKET St James Sessions: The Humbuckin' Pickups
The Singer's Toolkit: Breath, Power, Vocal Health
The Sparks with Halton Hart
Tussock Country Late Night
Tussock Country Ute Muster
Tussock Stage: Just Janie & Sig Wilder And Friends
Tussock Stage: Linc Phelps & Brenny And The Bushwhackers
Ukulele for Beginners
Whitestone Cheese: Cheese Roll Workshop