Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026
The Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026
Our Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026 is only days away!
A huge thank you for your support and to our sponsors
CCUC, Bendigo Bank, Diggers at The Entrance, Arthurs Fund, Dr Caroline West, Lions Club East Gosford, Terry Hyland, Tonkin, Christian Joy and Ukulele Therapy, Jacks Music.
The Diggers RSL at The Entrance is ready, and everything is in place for a fabulous festival rain, hail, or shine.
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We have over 40 ukulele collectives/acts with 350 performers There will be educational workshops, raffles, merchandise and to kick start the events our signature Dinner Show featuring fabulous entertainers.
Our Dinner/Show is closing Wednesday so get in quick to be part of this fabulous evening. Enjoy a delicious two-course meal plus tea, coffee, cookies and an incredible night of entertainment and dining.
Contact the Diggers to book on (02) 433233992 or book online on their website or code https://www.diggers.club/event/ccuf26/
Our featured lineup of artists for Friday night Dinner Show includes:
Pre show entertainment from Dave Ukulele Parker.
Wii: Two dynamic ladies to open the show for you with a Wii song just for you!
Our Entertainers are:-
With such talent it is a brilliant way to kick start the Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026.
Saturday features a huge lineup of artists.
Our list of performers will knock your socks off and entertainment will be from 10am – 10pm
Download
A wonderful musical gift from these fabulous performers.
We also welcome The Hummingsong Choirs who are more than just a choir; they are a community of warm and welcoming woman from across Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane who come together to sing, laugh and grow. Enjoy their breathtaking arrangements and voices. These amazing singers are world class.Plus the
Saturday assures to entertain you with a huge variety of acts and collectives on two stages at the Diggers.
We will have an evening jam from the jam booklets,
A hula demonstration that you are welcome to join in and a Line Dancing demostration too!
Come and join in on the sing-a-long.
In the evening we present the talent and good times with the Groove4+ band who will rock your socks off so you can dance the night away until late! Groove 4+ is a dynamic five-piece cover band from the Central Coast delivering an energetic mix of danceable rock, soul, funk, and blues classics spanning the ’60s through the 2000s. Seasoned musicians combine to create a tight, entertaining band that knows how to work a room playing with feel, punch, and plenty of groove.
Such a full day, then get some sleep as it happens all over again on Sunday!
Sunday is filled with more incredible acts, concerts and collectives plus our educational workshops.
Our audio technicians are professional, and we will have stagehands and volunteers to assist you.
Workshops Cost is $20
Workshop tickets are available for sale on Friday night along with raffles, t-shirts. The Program will also be available.
“Djembe/Drum & Rhythm” workshop with Rob Kitney master of drums. Will present to you “Latin” rhythms. Coast $20
“Find Your Voice” with the amazing talented Jeremy Brennan.
Cameron Murray 3 chords 6 techniques
Please support our festival by purchasing a ticket from try booking.
$15 for Saturday and Sunday https://www.trybooking.com/DKDRM
Thank you for supporting our festival
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Kind regards
Liz Kitney
The Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026
Our Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026 is only days away!
A huge thank you for your support and to our sponsors
CCUC, Bendigo Bank, Diggers at The Entrance, Arthurs Fund, Dr Caroline West, Lions Club East Gosford, Terry Hyland, Tonkin, Christian Joy and Ukulele Therapy, Jacks Music.
The Diggers RSL at The Entrance is ready, and everything is in place for a fabulous festival rain, hail, or shine.
Download
We have over 40 ukulele collectives/acts with 350 performers There will be educational workshops, raffles, merchandise and to kick start the events our signature Dinner Show featuring fabulous entertainers.
Our Dinner/Show is closing Wednesday so get in quick to be part of this fabulous evening. Enjoy a delicious two-course meal plus tea, coffee, cookies and an incredible night of entertainment and dining.
Contact the Diggers to book on (02) 433233992 or book online on their website or code https://www.diggers.club/event/ccuf26/
Our featured lineup of artists for Friday night Dinner Show includes:
Pre show entertainment from Dave Ukulele Parker.
Wii: Two dynamic ladies to open the show for you with a Wii song just for you!
Our Entertainers are:-
With such talent it is a brilliant way to kick start the Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026.
Saturday features a huge lineup of artists.
Our list of performers will knock your socks off and entertainment will be from 10am – 10pm
Download
A wonderful musical gift from these fabulous performers.
We also welcome The Hummingsong Choirs who are more than just a choir; they are a community of warm and welcoming woman from across Sydney, Central Coast, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane who come together to sing, laugh and grow. Enjoy their breathtaking arrangements and voices. These amazing singers are world class.Plus the
Saturday assures to entertain you with a huge variety of acts and collectives on two stages at the Diggers.
We will have an evening jam from the jam booklets,
A hula demonstration that you are welcome to join in and a Line Dancing demostration too!
Come and join in on the sing-a-long.
In the evening we present the talent and good times with the Groove4+ band who will rock your socks off so you can dance the night away until late! Groove 4+ is a dynamic five-piece cover band from the Central Coast delivering an energetic mix of danceable rock, soul, funk, and blues classics spanning the ’60s through the 2000s. Seasoned musicians combine to create a tight, entertaining band that knows how to work a room playing with feel, punch, and plenty of groove.
Such a full day, then get some sleep as it happens all over again on Sunday!
Sunday is filled with more incredible acts, concerts and collectives plus our educational workshops.
Our audio technicians are professional, and we will have stagehands and volunteers to assist you.
Workshops Cost is $20
Workshop tickets are available for sale on Friday night along with raffles, t-shirts. The Program will also be available.
“Djembe/Drum & Rhythm” workshop with Rob Kitney master of drums. Will present to you “Latin” rhythms. Coast $20
“Find Your Voice” with the amazing talented Jeremy Brennan.
Cameron Murray 3 chords 6 techniques
Please support our festival by purchasing a ticket from try booking.
$15 for Saturday and Sunday https://www.trybooking.com/DKDRM
Thank you for supporting our festival
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Kind regards
Liz Kitney
http://www.centralcoastukuleleclub.com
The tickets are $15
Hello ukulele players and musicians,
We are excited, to inform you that our Central Coast Ukulele Festival 2026 is scheduled for September Friday 25 and Saturday 26, 2026
A celebration of our 15th festival. All performers musical acts are welcome to apply for this happy community event only the ukulele can do.
Once all applications are received we will draw up the final program and workshops schedules that will engage, entertain, and educate.
We are pleased to present to you some of the very best experienced mentors to our workshops.
Our ukulele groups collectives from near and far are ready to perform and entertain you. We have merchants, raffles, t-shirts, ukuleles, money tree raffles (winner takes all) fabulous food and great service from the new refurbished Diggers@The Entrance RSL.
CCUF this year has two main stages, stage 1 Lounge with new balcony and Stage 2 The Pavillion room (hooray) great view, so there will be no volume issues from either stage and both are beautifully appointed rooms. We plan to have an open mic, and ukulele jams and more.
We have booked two professional sound engineers and assistants to make you sound your best and we have volunteers to help you on-off stage plus stagehands to help you plug in and change the mic covers.
Sound Stage
What will be provided:
* 6 Microphones plus ambient microphones (if you are bringing/using your own, please advise our stage manager or helper up to 2 hours prior to your scheduled performance, not on changeover of act so they can advise our sound engineers and they can install for your performance)
To keep in line with our COVID/flu safety plan, all vocal mics will have disposable covers and be replaced after each act.
Please when your set is finished remove your disposable mic cover from mic and place it either in your pocket ( you may keep them if you wish) or place in bin provided by the stage.
*6 Mic stands
Mic’s, mic stands and leads used by the previous act will be wiped down with disinfectant hygienic wipes.
*6 Music stands
*All leads
*Bass amp
*Guitar/keyboard amp
*Our sound engineers are professional with years of experience.
*Identical sound PA on both stages.
Make sure your own instruments/ukuleles have new batteries if you are plugging in.
Please tune your ukulele and instrument before you go on stage.
CCUF26 is a ticketed event, everyone will need to purchase a ticket to attend of $15 to help us with the rising costs of festivals.
The tickets are $15
If you feel unwell do not attend.
- Each act is allotted 30 minutes which includes five minutes for set-up if it takes longer than five minutes your performance time will be shortened.
- We have a very tight schedule, and we would ask you to consider the other performers and their needs to start and finish on time.
Our festival begins on Friday 25th September with our “Dinner Show”
2 stages on Saturday from 10am – 10pm
Please find link too application to perform below
We are looking forward to seeing you soon and your performances.
Thank you for your support!
Cheers
Liz Kitney
Central Coast Ukulele Club
Central Coast Ukulele Festival
