Balaclava Boogie - Music Festival

Balaclava will be home to Melbourne’s newest FREE music festival when Balaclava Boogie takes over the Carlisle Street Precinct on the last weekend of November. Artists with local connections to the area will perform in live music venues, bars, cafes and restaurants over the weekend of November 24-26, 2023.

One of Melbourne’s most dynamic festival acts, JAZZPARTY, headline SUNDAY SERVICE a free concert, while artists such as Delsinki, Little Wise and the McNammar Project will perform at venues including Pause Bar, the Local Taphouse and Voodoo Lovechild Speakeasy.

Browse through the schedule below and we’ll see you at Balaclava Boogie!

Full lineup:

FRIDAY 24TH
Delsinki & Brooke Taylor @ The Balaclava Hotel 7pm - 8pm
The McNaMarr Project @Pause Bar 8pm - 10pm
Little Wise @ The Local Taphouse 8pm - 10pm

SATURDAY 25TH
Eugean Hamilton @ Ms Carlisle 8pm - 10pm
Lyra @ Voodoo Lovechild Speakeasy 8pm - 10pm
Vinyl Record Market @ Coles Arcade 10am - 3pm

SUNDAY 26TH - SUNDAY SERVICE
Enjoy an afternoon of FREE live music at “SUNDAY SERVICE”. Yes, we have saved the best for last with a five-hour showcase of exceptional talent, featuring Amos Roach, Spawn, Synchotronica, Delskinki, and headliners JAZZPARY. Don’t miss this chance to experience the finest performers in town at our free carpark (Beer Garden) stage. It’s an event you won’t want to miss! - Rear 202

Carlisle Street 2pm - 7pm
SUNDAY 26TH - More shows
The Bornstein Ultimatimatum @ Pause Bar 4pm - 7pm
Ash Gaudion @ Portone Bar 7pm - 9pm
Julian Steel @ Voodoo Lovechild Speakeasy 8pm - 10pm

Balaclava Boogie is a FREE music festival, bought to you by the Carlisle Street Traders Association – a collective of 200 businesses who have joined forces to make a real impact in our local community.

Our mission is to transform Carlisle Street into an even more vibrant, inclusive, and thrilling place to live, play, experience, and enjoy. And what better way to kickstart this transformation than with BALACLAVA BOOGIE - we hope you can join us in this celebration of our amazing precinct.

Creative Director – Jessica Robinett (Jungle Presents)

We would like to thank our supporters and sponsors. Without their commitment to supporting local artists and our community, this would not be possible.

City of Port Phillip, Cultural & Development Fund, PBS 106.7FM & LIVE N LOUD