23 May 2025 - 1 Jun 2025

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Bayleys Tussock Country - New Zealand's Country Music Festival is an annual event held in Gore, Eastern Southland. 

The festival brings the surrounding rural community and the New Zealand country music community together for ten days and 60+ events celebrating music, food, rural life, entertainment and camaraderie.

Bayleys Tussock Country Music Festival supports dozens of community groups, hundreds of artists and entertains thousands of patrons every year.

Enjoy the warm southern hospitality and immerse yourself in all that’s wonderful about heartland New Zealand. 

The full festival programme will be released in February 2025, but you can plan your visit to Tussock Country today at www.tussockcountry.nz