Lightning & Rhinestones - Castlemaine Edition

Name: Lightning & Rhinestones - Castlemaine Edition
Start: 2026-01-25T05:00:00+11:00
End: 2026-01-25T11:00:00+11:00
Location: The Mill Castlemaine, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3450

Schedule

Sun Jan 25 2026 at 05:00 am to 11:00 am

UTC+11:00

Location

The Mill Castlemaine, 9 Walker Street, Castlemaine, VIC, Australia, Victoria 3450 | Castlemaine, VI

Lightning & Rhinestones - the hottest alt-country festival in the land- is coming to Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Taproom this summer.
Supported by Forest Creek Tattoos, Lady Adventurer & MainFM - Lightning & Rhinestones is a honky-tonk good time in the goldfields ... check out this line-up:
* Ben Mastwyk and his Millions
* Bad Bitch Rodeo
* No Sleep Till Texas
* Freya Josephine Hollick
* Bad Debts
In addition to that crackin' list of artists, Shedshaker will also host artisan market stalls; including flash tattoos from Forest Creek Tattoo, and great gear from Blue Rose Western and No Hassles, Just Tassels (Hana from Hana & Jessie-Lee's Bad Habits)! PLUS dance lessons with Honkytonk HQ and more....
* 2-step dance lessons from Honkytonk HQ - accompanied a live band
* Themed food and drink specials
* Cowboy karaoke, led by Freya Josephine Hollick
* MainFM DJ Golden Ash (These Boots Are Made for Talkin')
* Festival Market - Western clothing and local artisan wares + records!
Lightning & Rhinestones Castlemaine is a family-inclusive festival - with half-price tickets for U-18’s and kids under five free - so everyone can be part of the fun.
Early bird tickets on sale now – grab 'em before they are done for.
Coming from Melbourne? V-Line has you sorted!
Depart Southern Cross at 1.06pm, arrive in Castlemaine 2.32pm for a short walk to the venue.
Getting home? Depart Cmaine at 10pm and you are back in the big smoke before you turn into a pumpkin! So saddle up!