<p style="text-align: center;">DINGO is coming to the Northern Rivers, with Bangalow and Byron Bay set to host the inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival across four days from 8–11 October 2026.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Anchored in jazz and programmed through a contemporary lens, DINGO brings together internationally acclaimed musicians, leftfield selectors, performance artists, chefs and thinkers for four days of performances, conversations and shared experiences. Unfolding across Bangalow’s halls, galleries, record stores and public spaces, the festival invites audiences to move through the town at their own pace, discovering unexpected encounters where music, art and community intersect.<br><br>First artists announced: </p><p style="text-align: center;">KOKOROKO • HIATUS KAIYOTE • MISS KANINNA</p><p style="text-align: center;">ANDRAS • ALBRECHT LA'BROOY • BARNEY MCALL: NON COMPLIANCE TRIO • BENJAMIN WALSH QUARTET • CAZEAUX O.S.L.O • COCO MARIA (MX) • CLEVER AUSTIN • D.D. MIRAGE • DAVID VERSACE • DON GLORI • EDD FISHER • EMOM: NORTHERN RIVERS • FREE JAZZ CHURCH • FLO RECORDS • FINN REES • GOOD MORNING TAPES • HARRY JAMES ANGUS' SUNDAY GOSPEL • HELEN FRANZMANN & NICK HUGGINS • HORATIO LUNA • KOOL BREEZE & THE TREES • LAKE KELLY • LA SAPE RECORDS • MANGROVE SYMPOSIUM • MIKE GURRIERI • MR RHODES MUSICAL BONANZA • NAI PALM • QING MIBILAHM RICH MEDINA (US) • STEVE SPACEK • TRALALABLIP • THE LIFE OF TIME • UNCOMFORTABLE SCIENCE YL HOOI • ZAC STARS</p><p style="text-align: center;">+ MORE TBA</p><p style="text-align: center;">PLUS: ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION SERIES • ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AUTHORITY • HOT MESS CLUB • SOUND INSTALLATIONS • WORKSHOPS • THE SMALLEST JAZZ CLUB IN THE WORLD</p><p style="text-align: center;">**Friday + Saturday s