Frequency Forest 2026 - 2 Stages - 3-Day Camping Festival NSW

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A 3-day camping festival in Maitland, NSW featuring two stages of techno, tech-house, hard dance, psy-tech and progressive psytrance. Maitland Showgrounds, NSW - 25, 26 & 27 September 2026. Frequency Forest is a three-day camping festival, and carnival built around two stages of music, designed for 5,000+ people who'd rather spend a weekend in a paddock than another Saturday in the city. Fugere Urbem - flee the city. TWO STAGES, 1 WEEKEND Aria Stage: melodic techno and hard dance across the main oval. Big-room sound, international headliners, peak-time energy from afternoon into the late hours. Mandala Stage: psy-tech and progressive psytrance in a tighter, more intimate setup. Sunrise sets, deeper programming, the kind of room where the music does the talking. MORE THAN MUSIC A full carnival ground with rides, sideshow alley and its own public gate runs alongside the festival - open to ticket holders and locals. Food vendors through the central strip, licensed bars, a geodome chill space, and on-site amenities throughout. WHY ATTEND This isn't a one-night out. Three days off-grid, two stages, a full carnival ground and a 5,000+ crowd that came here on purpose. A full programme, not just a headliner. Two stages running end-to-end across three days. Melodic techno and hard dance on Aria; psy-tech and progressive psytrance on Mandala. International headliners across both. A proper site, not just a stage. Carnival grounds, a geodome chill space, food vendors, plus glamping and motorhome bays. The festival lives outside the dancefloor too. Easy reach, real distance. Maitland Showgrounds is two hours from Sydney, thirty minutes from Newcastle, and sits in the heart of the Hunter region. Coach transfers from Sydney available (info soon) A weekend, not a Saturday. Three-day camping festivals self-select. Everyone around you came for the whole thing, not just the headline slot. Fugere Urbem - flee the city. LINEUP Two stages. Three days. Listed A–Z within tier. ARIA STAGE - Melodic Techno & Hard Dance Headliners 8Kays • Agents of Time • Ammara • Bradeazy • Eelke Kleijn • Henri Bergmann • Innellea • Monkey Safari • Øostil • Pacs • Part Time Killer • Serafina • Silver Panda • Stephan Bodzin (live) • Zwilling. Featured Kiara Friend • Liia • Lola Voss • Mad.Day • Shani • Staffy Plus Anton Yaz • Artisah • Caike • Daniel Tonik • Elle Cooper • Emma Bass • Jakob • Lady Blu • Lily Ro • Moritzio • Nadine B • Nick Reverse MANDALA STAGE - Psy-Tech & Progressive Psytrance Headliners Astrix • Berg • Dang3r • Ghostrider • Interactive Noise • Liquid Soul • Morten Granau • Ranji • Ritmo • Shanti People • Sighter Featured Farseer • Grouch • Kyoshi • Ryanosaurus • Sammy La Marca • ShadowFX • Soul Alignment • Tetrameth • Triforce • Twisted Siblings Plus Ajem • Ben Zen • Blaize Bass • Boom Shankar • Carlos • Daas • Doof Nights • Eliad • Ishan • KnowHow • Party Explorers • Psychephilia WHERE TO STAY Two ways to do the weekend - pick the one that fits how you want to live the festival. Camping: space on the grounds is included with your festival ticket. BYO tent and setup. Live where the music lives. Non-Camping (new for 2026): stay off-site at a hotel or Airbnb and come in each day. Worth knowing: there are no daily passouts. Once you leave the grounds for the day, you're not coming back until tomorrow. Plan your day on-site accordingly. WHERE TO SLEEP (CAMPING) Three camping options on site: General Camping: BYO tent, included with your 3-day festival ticket. Motorhome & Caravan: dedicated sites for caravans, campervans and motorhomes. Powered and unpowered options available. Glamping: pre-pitched bell tents for the no-setup option. Beds, bedding and lockable storage included. TICKET PRICING & PACKAGES Five release tiers - prices step up at each release, so earlier = cheaper. Once a tier sells out, it's gone. Both Camping and Non-Camping options at every release. - CAMPING Early Bird: $299 First Release: $349 Second Release: $399 Third Release: $449 Final Release: $499 - NON-CAMPING Early Bird: $239 First Release: $279 Second Release: $329 Third Release: $369 Final Release: $419 All prices in AUD. Includes full three-day festival access across both stages, all amenities, and entry to the carnival grounds. Camping tickets include your tent space on the grounds. BYO tent and setup. Add power, glamping or motorhome bays at checkout. Non-Camping tickets are for attendees staying off-site at a hotel or Airbnb. Reminder: there are no daily passouts. Once you leave the grounds for the day, you're not coming back until tomorrow. PAYMENT PLANS Afterpay available at checkout. GROUP BUNDLES Buy 4+ tickets in a single order and unlock group pricing. The more in your crew, the cheaper per ticket. Bundles available on both Camping and Non-Camping tiers. CAMPING ADD-ONS Upgrade your camping ticket with: Power sites: for setups that need mains power. Glamping: pre-pitched bell tents with beds and bedding, no setup required. Motorhome & caravan bays: powered sites with water hookups for caravans, campervans and motorhomes. PRACTICAL STUFF Strictly 18+. Photo ID required at gate. Easy reach from Sydney (2 hrs), Newcastle (30 mins), Hunter Valley (15 mins). Coach transfers from Sydney available - details dropping soon. Maitland Showgrounds is a fully licensed, established event site with permanent amenities. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to acknowledge that this event and all the work that we undertake happens on stolen land. We wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we are holding this event, the Wonnarua People of the Hunter Valley and their Elders past, present, and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.