Mullum Music Festival Bound? Here Are Festival Director Glenn Wright's Top Picks

For a boutique festival, Mullum Music Festival sure packs a lot into one little town. With more than 90 acts performing across 14 different venues as well as markets, pop-ups and street performances, Mullum Music Festival is an adventure with new delights to discover at every turn.

FRIDAY

Corner The Market

What better way to ease into your festival than with the perfect coffee and delicious breakfast made from locally grown produce at Mullumbimby’s world-famous Farmers Markets. Relax under the shade of the beautiful fig trees, enjoy a free concert by Shelly Brown and the Fortunate Souls and eavesdrop on the ABC North Coast outside broadcast where festival acts drop by for interviews and acoustic performances. 

The Farmers Markets take place 8am - 11am at Mullumbimby Showgrounds

One To Watch

Don’t miss Melbourne’s newest future soul and R&B artist KAIIT, who blew the music industry away at BIGSOUND recently. Like Tash Sultana at Mullum Festival in 2016, KAITT is the one to watch at Mullum this year. See her now when you can still get up close!  

6.30pm, Civic Hall 

Back to School

Friday night will be massive at the high school with North African ‘Sultan of Shred’ Bombino followed by Afro-Caribbean dub maestro Mad Professor. 

From 8.45pm, High School

Body & Soul

Get on the dancefloor with Thando and Osaka Monourail who will be serving up funk and soul at the Civic Hall, or festival patrons Husky who play a full band set across the road at The Village Vanguard.  

From 9.15pm at Civic Hall & Vanguard

SATURDAY

At Full Stretch 

Stretch into your Saturday morning with Yoga at 8am and then head to one of many musical pop-ups around town with festival artists performing at The Other Joint, The Mullum Saturday Markets, Lulu's Cafe, Scratch Patisserie and Santos Cafe Bar. 

Saturday all day, various venues

Sister Act

Make sure you catch mesmerising electro-folk duo Saint Sister, direct from Ireland. They’ve performed at Glastonbury and The Great Escape in the UK and were the find of SXSW. Hauntingly beautiful and destined to be international stars.

7.30pm Civic Hall

All You Can Eat

Discover the Festival Club at Diner 55 and kick back with Melbourne funksters Sunnyside, vocal trio Mrs Miyagi and the soulful roots and blues of Wanderers.

From 6pm, Diner 55

SUNDAY

March On

Join the Street Parade! Clap your hands, stomp your feet and swing low, sweet chariot. If you want to know what Mullum’s all about, you’ll find it here. Join us as we take over the streets with The Mullum Street Parade Band, The Cassettes, Dustyesky, Spaghetti Circus, Roundabout Theatre and spot the festival headliners playing in the parade.

Parade starts at The Council Chambers at 11am

Gospel Truth

Deep soul, gospel and ‘sacred steel’ blues direct from the USA (along with help from Backsliders Dom Turner) with The Turner Brown Band. This is the real deal and captivating.

3pm, High School 

Party Down

Sunday evening is party time. By this stage you’ll truly be in the Mullum vibe and who knows where you’ll end up? Celebrate the last day of your festival floating between performances by Gordi, Lior, Gabrielle Cohen, Caiti Baker and the amazing reggae / world beats of Mike Love - or choose your own adventure!

Various venues

Mullum Music Festival takes place Nov 15-18. Check out the full program here.