Groundwater Country Music Festival 2026

The Good Food & Wine Show is coming to Brisbane from 23-25 October, 2026. This year, there will be two new attractions, including Bakers Alley, a dedicated bakery precinct, and an intimate hands-on Cooking School.

For over two decades, the show has brought Australia’s top culinary experts, winemakers and producers together with tens of thousands of food lovers. The show draws more than 90,000 visitors nationally each year across its Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Brisbane events.

Bakers Alley (2026 New Experience)

Conceived with the support of internationally acclaimed pâtissier and chocolatier Kirsten Tibballs, Bakers Alley will bring together some of Australia’s most exciting independent bakeries for the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows. Each baker will create an exclusive baked masterpiece available only at the show.

Award-winning executive chef Andrew Ballard will create a delicious Japanese-inspired Lamington, featuring trending flavours inspired by his time in Japan, made exclusively for the show. This is one treat you simply cannot buy anywhere else.

Cooking School (2026 New Experience)

The new Cooking School offers intimate, ticketed sessions for up to 40 guests, who cook hands-on alongside celebrity chefs in 45-minute classes. Four sessions run daily, and every guest leaves with something they’ve made.

Good Food Kitchen
Live cooking demonstrations hosted by Alastair McLeod, featuring Australia’s top chefs sharing techniques and recipes that audiences can recreate at home. Included with general admission.

Smooth FM Drinks Lab presented by RIEDEL
Free daily tasting sessions led by one of Australia’s top sommeliers Shanteh Wale, exploring Australian wine varietals in a relaxed educational setting. Each session features wine you can buy directly from winemakers at the show. You taste 4 x wines in each session and learn about the wine directly from the winemaker themselves.

Wine Pavilions
Tour Australia’s major wine regions without leaving the building, tasting wines from the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Margaret River.

Cheese Corner
Sample and shop from respected cheesemakers, including Pyengana Dairy and Ashgrove Cheese. Cheese Specialist and Educator Valérie Henbest, born and raised in Normandy, France, will host a dedicated cheese, caviar and champagne pairing experience as part of the Cheese Lover Ticket experience

VIP Lounge Presented by Singapore Airlines
A premium all-day experience inspired by Singapore Airlines Business Class dining, featuring curated menus by Australian Chef of the Year 2021, Andrew Ballard. Includes priority entry, front-row seats at the Good Food Kitchen, five complimentary beverages, and an exclusive VIP gift pack.

Some of the celeb chefs and personalities attending:

Alastair McLeod – MC Main Stage
Miguel Maestre- Main Stage
Brendan Pang – Main Stage & Cooking School
Luke Nguyen – Main Stage & Cooking School
Simone Prest & Viviana Birale – Main Stage & Cooking School
George Georgievski – Cooking School
Shanteh Wale: Top Wine Sommelier
Valerie Henbest: Cheese Specialist & Educator

One of Australia’s greatest rock exports is coming home. Multi-platinum legends JET return to live shows in 2026, bringing the timeless anthems that defined a generation of rock music. From the stadium-filling swagger of “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” to the emotional punch of “Look What You’ve Done,” Jet’s catalogue remains as electrifying today as when they conquered the world in the early 2000s.

Inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2023, Jet’s influence on modern rock is undeniable—6x ARIA Awards, 10x Platinum certifications in Australia, and global sales exceeding 6.5 million albums. Their debut album Get Born didn’t just launch a career; it launched a phenomenon. This is your chance to experience that lightning in a bottle live.

Backed by Sydney’s explosive indie rock powerhouses LIQUID ZOO, a five-piece built for maximum impact. Combining the swagger of The Strokes, the grit of early Kings of Leon, and the raw intensity of Amyl and the Sniffers, Liquid Zoo brings the perfect high-octane warmup to get the crowd primed for an unforgettable night.

ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Jet live at Miami Marketta this November. Support from Liquid Zoo. Grab your tickets today.
Australian rock legends Jet are set to bring The Rumblin’ Regional Revue to Miami Marketta on Saturday 7 November 2026.
Originally hailing from Dingley in Melbourne, Jet conquered the globe after forming in 2001. Their 2003 debut album “Get Born” sold more than 6.5 million copies worldwide, securing almost 10 times Platinum certification in Australia and Platinum status in the USA and UK. The album delivered a massive run of classic singles, including “Are You Gonna Be My Girl”, “Rollover DJ”, and “Look What You’ve Done”, netting the band six ARIA awards in 2004. Both “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” and “Cold Hard Bitch” hit number one on the US Modern Rock singles charts, pushing the band to the top of festival bills worldwide.
Reflecting on the album, Nic Cester said, “Get Born was a rare and unique moment of total planetary alignment where we somehow managed to capture lighting in a bottle.”

A Legacy of Rock

Following the massive success of their debut, Jet released their follow up album “Shine On” in 2006. It was packed with melodic rock tracks like “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is”, “Bring It On Back”, and “Rip It Up”, achieving platinum status in Australia.
The year 2023 marked two decades since the release of “Get Born”. To celebrate, Jet embarked on their first band shows in five years, playing the album in full to revisit the timeless tracklist that won them fans around the globe. That same year, Jet received the honour of being inducted into the ARIA Hall Of Fame.

High-Energy Support

Joining Jet at Miami Marketta will be Liquid Zoo, a Sydney indie rock five-piece known for their high-energy live shows. Their music hits hard with punchy riffs, driving rhythms, and anthemic songs. They bring a sound that channels the swagger of The Strokes and the grit of early Kings of Leon, combined with the explosive intensity of Amyl and the Sniffers and the fresh edge of Fontaines D.C..
The event runs from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm at Miami Marketta, located at 23 Hillcrest Parade, Miami, Queensland. Please note this is an 18+ event.

One of Australia’s best exports, Thomas Green storms back onto the stage to electrify audiences with a brand new hour, following his sell-out debut tour. After a significant self-discovery, Green realises his life is a whirlwind full of tangents of his own making, navigating through the impulsive, random and stupid.

After selling out all UK shows in 2025, Thomas Green’s Brainstorm tour is one of the hottest tickets around – now running into 2027 including 14 shows at London’s Leicester Square Theatre.

As seen on ITV and as heard on BBC radio. Tour support for Mo Gilligan, Jason Manford, Russell Kane and Adam Rowe. A podcast fan-favourite, and regular guest on the hit podcast ‘Have A Word’.