The 2024 Festival of Sails is going to be home to a swathe of free entertainment and activities on the Geelong Waterfront for three days.
While Geelong’s iconic Festival of Sails has long been known for its exciting action on the water, it’s also become a favourite entertainment destination over the January long weekend. As well as sailing it includes; activities throughout the day on public stages, music and entertainment, food, bars, stalls and more.
Off the back of a huge festival featuring more than 30 incredible acts across three stages, the 2024 Festival of Sails is gearing up to bring some of Australia’s hottest musical acts to Geelong. And it’s free!
It’s absolutely huge!!! To help make the most of the weekend of all this fabulous entertainment, we’ve listed it all below! Go forth and enjoy!
Keep up with the latest in local news and entertainment here.
A big part of the entertainment this year (and every year) is found in The Regatta Village, inside the Royal Geelong Yacht Club grounds – where attendees enjoy the festivities well into the night. Although access is unrestricted during the day, from 6pm on both Friday January 26th and Saturday January 27th, you will need a ticket to access the entertainment onsite.
Tickets are free and you can get yours here.
Friday, January 26 2024
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
1pm – Vintage Plane Flyover
2pm – Watch Passage Race Finish
9:30pm – Fireworks Display (Waterfront)
Tipi on the Bay Stage
11am-11:45am – Nathan Seeckts
12pm – 5pm – Forte Presents emerging artists (Come see us at our stage where we’ll be showcasing some fabulous young local artists!)
5pm – 6:15pm – Daily Kilbourne
6:30pm-9:30pm – Levi Anderson Duo
Clubhouse Stage
6pm – 7pm – Sailor Girl Nic Douglass’ Daily Wrap & Presentations
Regatta Village Stage
1pm-3:15pm – Royal Australian Navy Band
3:30pm-4:30pm – Pineapple Head
5pm – 6pm – The Mojo Corner
7pm – 8pm – Darren Hanlon
8:30pm-9:45pm – Southern Sons
10:15pm-11:45pm – Rock Chick
Eastern Beach
10am – 5pm – Market Stalls
9:30am – 6pm – Beach Volleyball Tournament
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Saturday, January 27 2024
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
10:30am – 5:45pm – Sailing on Corio Bay
Tipi on the Bay Stage
11am-2pm – Monique & Carl Duo
2:30pm – 4:30pm – Steven Clark
7:15pm – 8:30pm – DJ Grant
Clubhouse Stage
6pm – 7pm – Sailor Girl Nic Douglass’ Daily Wrap & Presentations
Regatta Village Stage
1pm-2pm – Mik Maks
2:30-3:15pm – Jacqui Lumsden
3:30pm-4:30pm – Riley Catherall Band
5pm – 6pm – Bananagun
7pm – 8pm – Quivers
8:30pm-9:30pm – Body Type
10:15pm-11:45pm – The Australian INXS Show
Eastern Beach
9am-12pm – Discover Sailing
10am – 5pm – Market Stalls
9:30am – 6pm – Beach Volleyball Tournament
Wangim Walk
10am – 4pm – Come and Try Sailing with Making Waves Foundation
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Sunday, January 28 2024
Royal Geelong Yacht Club
10:30am – 4:45pm – Sailing on Corio Bay
Tipi on the Bay Stage
11am-2pm – Stefan West
2:30pm – 5pm – Kieran Tobin
Regatta Village Stage
1pm-2pm – Levi Anderson
2:30-3:30pm – Marc Hayden
4pm-5pm – Sweethearts
4pm – 7:30pm – Sunday Session Presentation Party
Eastern Beach
10am – 3pm – Market Stalls
Wangim Walk
10am – 4pm – Come and Try Sailing with Making Waves Foundation
