The Gum Ball is celebrating a 21st bday in 2026!

Held on the hallowed soil of Dashville, Wonnarua Country, 24th, 25th, and 26th of April 2026.

- LATEST TICKETING UPDATES -

💥 ~~EARLY BIRD (FULL WEEKEND ONLY) TICKETS~~ SOLD OUT!

💥 ALL ONSITE VEHICLE PASSES HAVE SOLD OUT.

💥 FESTIVAL TICKETS AT 90% CAPACITY

🎀 THURSDAY EARLY ENTRY - SOLD OUT

🚃 CARAVAN/CAMPERS - All vehicle passes are now sold out. If you wish to bring a caravan, or camper etc, your best option exists 5mins from the festival. Please check out the OFFSITE CAMPING options.

⛺️ TENT/SWAGS/CARS - You can park your car in day parking out front and walk your set up in. Or if you need your car, consider the OFFSITE CAMPING option down the road and catch the shuttle,

🚌 COURTESY BUS - We have a complimentary shuttle service for festival goers staying at other affiliated camping locations nearby. If you go that option, you'll get info on morning and evening shuttle times.

The Gum Ball is an intimate and family friendly celebration of music, arts and culture, hosting an impressive line-up of Australian and international acts, plus the cream of local rising stars. The festival also features a tantalising mix of food, market stalls, kids activities, indigenous learning, creative workshops and other natural wonders.

It is essentially, suggested to be one of the best culturally significant community gatherings you will ever attend.

PLEASE READ ABOUT YOUR TICKETING OPTIONS

Your ticketing options include

💥 Full weekend tickets | FINAL TICKETS | Includes three days of festival and three nights camping, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Head on out the Monday when you're ready. To break down the value of this ticket, an adult ticket is generally valued around $95 per day, which includes camping (vehicle based camping requires an additional pass) and the ability to BYO. So compare the market and you'll see its a pretty good value festival option.

💥 Saturday and Sunday | FINAL TICKETS | Festival entry from 9am each day and the option to camp onsite for two nights. This is a limited ticket option.

💥 Single day tickets | FINAL TICKETS | A limited ticket option or anyone who can only come Friday and/or Saturday, but not the whole weekend. Is essentially a walk in ticket, with option for day parking only. You cannot purchase a car pass with this ticket. Security procedures exist to ensure people don't overstay a single day ticket.

💥 Early entry Thursday night ticket | SOLD OUT | Perfect for those with a big rig or van. Goes well with a Full Weekend ticket, Thursday night concert, gives you four magical nights of shenanigans.

💥 Family Bundle Tickets | Handy for some families with a certain amount of clinger-oner-ers. Hit the drop down to see if they suit you're requirement.

💥 Vehicle and Trailer passes | SOLD OUT | In order to ensure campground space and track the amount of vehicle onsite, it is necessary to have a car/trailer pass if bringing anything with an axle into the festival site.

If you wish to bring any kind of vehicle into the campground, such as a passenger vehicle, bus, ute, car towing a caravan or camper, then you need to purchase a suitable vehicle pass. This ensures that only necessary vehicles are brought into the campground.

There is a free car park at the entry gate, and it's very walkable into the campground, so consider whether you actually need your car before purchasing a car pass.

Join the Dashville mailing list to get the scoop on all info as we cascade towards April.

Please note: The Gum Ball is a BYO festival, but also a licensed festival. All persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied at all times whilst at the festival and campground. By purchasing a ticket you agree to abide by the rules by which we are governed by.

Dashville is an accessible venue. If you are unsure if it is suitable or require special assistance, please feel free to reach out to us and we can discuss what we have available to make your experience what you require.

We also offer boutique style accommodation in the form of GLAMPING as an OPTIONAL EXTRA via our friends at BELLE GLAMPING. Check out their available options here

ALL TICKETS INCLUDE ON-SITE CAMPING (additional vehicle pass required if you want to bring a caravan/trailer, car/van or motorhome), SHOULD YOU WISH TO STAY ON-SITE. DUE TO THE SET UP OF THE FESTIVAL, THERE ARE NO NON-CAMPING TICKETS.

Contact the host of The Gum Ball 2026