
16–17 May 2026
A weekend of fine chamber music
Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale
Coriole Music Festival 2026
The next Coriole Music Festival will be held on 16–17 May 2026, in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Subscribe to our e-news to stay in touch!
You can view an archive of previous festivals, and view the photos in our gallery.
Reviews
In the News
- 9 May 2025: ‘Visceral energy’: Coriole Music Festival promises musical crossroads
- 12 May 2025: On the Couch with Justin Julian
- 15 May 2025: Coriole Music Festival celebrates 25 years with star-studded lineup and premieres
- 15 May 2025: ARTSInterview: Simon Cobcroft – Coriole Music Festival
- 16 May 2025: SALife: Mark Lloyd’s best life
In a year that sees the Coriole Music Festival celebrate its silver jubilee and mark the final year of Simon Cobcroft’s term as Artistic Director, the event’s programming and the excellence of performances reached new heights. read more

If one is really lucky, a performance can nail it all down through sheer might, and this happened more than once... One simply couldn’t get enough of their playing... read more

Artistic Director Simon Cobcroft further consolidates his prowess with this year’s festival, titled To Find a Way Home. It brought together a wide and varied collection of music – from composers, familiar and less so – with works special place to the festival’s local, interstate and overseas performers....
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Cobcroft has devised a musical programme which builds upon the festival’s already staunch foundations. Coriole must be one of the best boutique festivals in the country...
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When Coriole Music Festival resumed in 2021 and 2022 under Anna Goldsworthy’s astute stewardship, it felt as if some sort of human victory had been won. Now under Cobcroft it feels doubly so. We can only look forward to more wonderful experiences next year and the following under his direction... read more

Top photo on this page from 2025 Coriole Music Festival by Jamois.
All photos on this site by Louise Bagger Photography, Sam Roberts, Frank Lynch or Photos by Jamois from the 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Coriole Music Festivals.