Dates: 22 May 2026 - 31 May 2026

Price: See individual events for prices

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.

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. 

Full festival information and tickets available from early December at www.tussockcountry.nz