Dingo Festival 2026

Dingo Festival in Bangalow, in my birthday week: records, a balcony band, a jazz doof, and a last night with Hiatus Kaiyote and Rich Medina at the Beach Hotel.

Dingo Festival landed in my birthday week. For a few days Bangalow, in the Northern Rivers just inland from Byron Bay, turned into a festival, with live music, acts and art programs starting from the morning.

It opened with Kokoroko at The Northern in Byron Bay, and it was amazing. I wasn’t wearing my camera that night, unfortunately.

Two festival-goers in hats and sunglasses laughing in the sun, one pointing, a white parasol behind them — Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote, with Cazeaux Oslo.

A blurred long exposure of a musician in a red top at a keyboard, in warm stage light

A band playing under draped white fabric and warm lights, in motion blur

A man in a white t-shirt standing in front of shelves of records

Two men in sunglasses close to the camera, one bearded and in a cap

A man in a keffiyeh and cap making a peace sign toward the camera

A crowd gathered in a yard in the late afternoon, a man in a yellow shirt in the middle

A DJ in a blue cap and headphones at the decks, records on the shelves behind him

A close-up of the DJ in his blue cap and headphones, looking down

Bangalow, one stage after another

The days after, in Bangalow, felt like unwrapping presents: artists I knew, and plenty I had never heard of.

Flow Records, the record shop, turned into a dance floor, with sweaty dances and incredible people. Mohilaa played on the balcony, an incredible band with real force. Inside the steamy SRL hall, Cracked Suzies made an amazing jazz doof. There was more music from Mr Rhodes, Samm and DJ Inkswel, and Nai Palm, the singer of Hiatus Kaiyote, was around too.

Sarah Carinci, artistic director of No Label Company, was there with her family. The company took third place at World of Dance in London this year.

A man in a pink heart-print top looking off to the side, a street behind him

A woman with a drink and a man in sunglasses with dark curly hair, talking on a street

An old weatherboard hotel with a balcony, people on the verandah — The balcony where Mohilaa played.

A man in white and a woman pushing a pram, walking down a street

A street full of people walking as the light fades, cars parked on both sides

The Lumber Yard at dusk, a crowd under string lights beneath its sign — The Lumber Yard, Bangalow.

A crowd dancing in a warm-lit room under a mirror ball

The last night at the Beach Hotel

The last act was at the Beach Hotel in Byron Bay, with Hiatus Kaiyote and Rich Medina. Rich Medina is an OG DJ, and he had the Beach Hotel bouncing. I hope Dingo Festival comes back next year.

A band on a lit stage in front of a screen, a crowd in the foreground at night

A DJ in a white sweatshirt at a mixing desk, in orange and magenta stage light

A neon music note glowing blue and pink above a stage at night

Photography and film for festivals and events

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