Sonder Music & Arts Festival heads back to Tallarook for a third year with Tornado Wallace, Cromby, Miss Kaninna and more
Sonder Music & Arts Festival is gearing up for its third edition, returning to Eagle Ridge Events Park in Tallarook this April. The independent camping festival, produced by Melbourne promoters 188 Naarm, has quickly carved out a reputation as one of the state’s most exciting small-scale gatherings since launching in 2024.
The 2026 lineup sees Sonder pull together a hefty spread of local and international talent across house, bass, electronic and percussive music. Melbourne’s own Tornado Wallace links up with Fantastic Man for what promises to be a hometown highlight, while Irish selector Cromby makes the trip from Berlin. UK grime heavyweights Bakey and Capo Lee are also heading down for a joint live set.
Sonder Music & Arts Festival
- 3–6 April 2026
- Eagle Ridge Events Park, Tallarook (210 Tallarook-Pyalong Rd, Tallarook VIC 3659)
- Tickets available via Humanitix
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Closer to home, ARIA-nominated Yorta Yorta artist Miss Kaninna will perform live alongside Aotearoa’s acclaimed jazz-rap outfit Avantdale Bowling Club. The bill runs deep with local selectors too, featuring Moopie, Osmosis Jones, House Mum, Tomoki Tamura, Surusinghe, ryota dj and plenty more. Live performances from KONG and the Dudley Flats Rockers, Mandeng Groove, Mohammed Camara and Intermood round out a program that spans well beyond the four-to-the-floor stuff.
Sonder takes place on the lands of the Taungurung peoples, about 1.25 hours north of Melbourne by car. For those without a vehicle, V/Line trains run from Southern Cross Station to Tallarook in around 73 minutes, with a free shuttle bus ferrying punters from the station to the festival site. Organisers are encouraging carpooling for those driving, with every vehicle requiring a separate car pass.
The festival is BYO — though no glass is permitted — and camping is included with a three-day ticket. Food trucks, coffee and a licensed bar will be on-site for those who need sustenance beyond whatever they’ve packed in the esky. Sonder also operates as a leave-no-trace event, asking attendees to bring their own rubbish bags and keep their campsites tidy.
Having grown steadily from its 2024 debut, which pulled international names like Tama Sumo and Chloé Robinson to the Tallarook farmland, Sonder has established itself as a genuine player in Victoria’s independent festival scene. Tickets are reportedly starting to run low, so anyone keen to spend a long weekend on Taungurung country with some of the best selectors going around should probably get moving.
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