NEXT year’s Horizon Festival has been rescheduled by the Sunshine Coast Council to ensure a better range of cultural offerings across the year. The 10-day multi-arts showcase, which usually takes place in August, will run in a quieter period from May 2 to 11 in 2025, with the opening weekend falling on the Labour Day Public Holiday, allowing more people to come and enjoy the festival.
Horizon Festival’s Creative Director, Megan Rowland, said the date change was aimed at delivering positive outcomes for all. “Moving our festival to earlier in the year means that audiences no longer need to choose between festivals in that busy August–September period,” she said. “We’re also taking the time to search for efficiencies, build a more sustainable festival model and deepen our engagement with the local creative sector and our communities.”
