Sleepless Footscray Festival is returning May 15th - 17th 2026! One day, two day or three day tickets available!

Welcome to Sleepless Festival 2026, a multi-stage and multi-disciplinary arts festival spanning three days (15th-17th May) in the heart of Footscray! With a stacked lineup of emerging and established music acts, visual artists and an entire stage dedicated to forward thinking live electronic music - Sleepless 2026 is shaping up to be a completely unique festival experience.

More than a Music Festival; Sleepless is a collaboration across all forms of art. As well as the music, over the weekend, you can experience art installations, the visual art gallery, roaming performances, Theatrical acts, live painting, local food vendors and Little Africa Market stalls!

The Sleepless mission is rooted in celebrating diversity, giving light to underground scenes, putting on epic events and primarily; reactivating abandoned / unused spaces. After activating many new spaces in previous years including Metro West Shopping Center, this year we’re transcending the box in our soon-to-be announced secret location. Stay tuned for lineup release updates and more festival details to come.

Intermission vinyl performances by the Copius Beats Crew

Instagram: @Sleeplessfootscray

FRIDAY LINEUP

MAIN STAGE	HUB STAGE
Copius Beats Crew	The Safety Word
Cosmic Whiplash	pHinioUS & Claire Mac
Mondo Cane	Alice Payne
Projectile Dysfunction	Glass Fountain
+SIX12	Asynine

SATURDAY LINEUP

MAIN STAGE	HUB STAGE
Jack Bell	-Is-
Lavandita	Naïve Atom
Fenn Wilson & The Weather	Dungeon Division
Yarra Irama	BBsoffi
Misterco	AKA Zeb
Sahul Sakti	Short Hand
Gusto Gusto	File Explorer
Ag Ángeth Áyóm	One Hit Kill
Dakini Cuddle	Sol Flare

SUNDAY LINEUP

MAIN STAGE	HUB STAGE
Amla	Jack Bell
Vanessa Estrada	ash.txt x baked cassettes
Saga City	Doppelgängster
SoMoS SoniKollective	Crimson Caravan
Uncomfortable Science	Get RUMPUS
	CSIRAC

RECYCLED PAPER MAKING AND BOOK BINDING WORKSHOP

Day	Time	Location
Friday 15 May	7:00pm – 8:30pm	The Cathedral Canvas
Sunday 17 May	4:00pm – 5:00pm	The Cathedral Canvas

VISUAL ARTISTS - Gallery & All Weekend

Lincoln F.	gloomkitten	Underneath My Umbrella — Silenced Witness
Rubyanna Edwards & Nat Thomas Steer	Gusteenee	Toshkin
Rae Franco	Nelsun Starr	James Warnock
Rubyanna Edwards & Nat Thomas Steer	Underneath My Umbrella presents - Silenced Witness - stories of family violence through a child's heart	Toshkin
Rae Franco	Nelsun Starr	James Warnock
NAXINGTON	Gaggle Vision

Time-Specific Performances & AV

Artist / Act	Type	When
Doppelgängster	Theatre / Performance	Sunday Hub — 2:15pm
ZENCLECTIC	Projection / AV	Saturday night Main Stage
Marinate	Projection / AV	Friday, Hub area
Anna Luna	Performance — Fire	Friday, Carpark 8:45pm
sausage woman	Roaming Performance	Sunday 3:15–3:45pm & 4:45–5:15pm

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Sleepless Footscray Festival is proudly supported by the City of Maribyrnong’s Place-Based Initiatives grant program

Contact the host of Sleepless Festival 2026 - Trugo Lane Block Party

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