Goolwa Band

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Goolwa Band We are Goolwa's very own Big Band! We love to perform at community events throughout our local area as well as holding an annual concert and regular cabarets.

We rehearse Tuesdays 6.30 - 8.30pm at Goolwa Centenary Hall. There are records of the band dating back over 100 years and with a historic photo of the band dated 1918. The current band was formed in1986 as a brass band called the Goolwa & District Citizens Band. It then became a concert band in 1998 in order to cater for a broader range of instruments played by younger people in the community. It is an incorporated organisation run entirely by volunteers and with the support of the Alexandrina Council. The band provides free public entertainment at community events such as Australia Day, the Port Elliot Show and at the Goolwa Christmas Festival. It also performs in public at the Goolwa Wharf precinct and provides entertainment as part of community fund-raising events. The band also gives concerts at residential villages and at aged-care facilities in the region. The band has played at the Strathalbyn Band Festival since its inception in 2001, and as its main fund-raising activity, hosts an annual concert. This fills Centenary Hall in Goolwa with an appreciative audience. The band currently has over thirty members and plays a range of music, including swing, big-band, jazz, latin, and pop and rock music from the 1960’s and 70’s. It is fortunate to have the services of Allan Blackledge as Musical Director and Sharon Harding as resident vocalist.

We got a mention in the Fleurieu Sun! We are "the renowned Goolwa Big Band" - it's right there in black and white :)
12/10/2026

We got a mention in the Fleurieu Sun! We are "the renowned Goolwa Big Band" - it's right there in black and white :)

Hundreds of locals and visitors from far and wide converged on the Willunga Recreation Park on Sunday, October 4 as [...]

Good to get some positive feedback for our efforts yesterday
05/10/2026

Good to get some positive feedback for our efforts yesterday

Goolwa Band lent a hand with the entertainment at Willunga Recreation Park's 150th anniversary celebrations yesterday. A...
04/10/2026

Goolwa Band lent a hand with the entertainment at Willunga Recreation Park's 150th anniversary celebrations yesterday. A cool day, warmed up by the hot coffee/food stands, general celebrations, and live music 🎶

It's been in all the papers and it's on this Sunday! Goolwa Big Band will be playing from 3pm til 6pm. Hope to see you t...
30/09/2026

It's been in all the papers and it's on this Sunday! Goolwa Big Band will be playing from 3pm til 6pm. Hope to see you there!!

Some people go with the flow, and according to the "Tiser today.... "Willunga is the home of the upper class hippies"
The Community celebration-Willunga Recreation Park turns 150 is on 2-7 this Sunday, so wander in whenever, BUT there are those that love a schedule....so here it is!

2:45-Official opening and picket unveiling (yes an actual unveiling!!) by the Hon Jenni Mitton MP and President Paul Williamson

3-6 Goolwa Band, Free face painting and free bouncy castle

Otherwise everything else aka stalls, markets, film, bar, food, free lawn activities are on 2-7pm. See you there!

It's coming up soon and we're looking forward to it!
24/09/2026

It's coming up soon and we're looking forward to it!

Wow, even more reason to come along for a fun day - some delicious looking treats! Goolwa Big Band will be playing on th...
20/09/2026

Wow, even more reason to come along for a fun day - some delicious looking treats! Goolwa Big Band will be playing on the day 3pm - 6pm.

Goolwa Big Band at the South Coast Jazz Festival today 🎶🎶🎶
19/09/2026

Goolwa Big Band at the South Coast Jazz Festival today 🎶🎶🎶

We think we could be on the list of the best things to see in Goolwa :)
18/09/2026

We think we could be on the list of the best things to see in Goolwa :)

A wooden boat festival older than the century. A steam train still running its original 1854 line. Native saltwater clams, plucked straight from the coast, doing the heavy lifting on a beachside menu. Wh**ky quietly distilled inside a 19th-century goods shed. Pelicans drifting past marina boathouses that out-view most restaurants.

We went looking for the details that make a town worth travelling for, and found far more than we bargained for. Tap to discover the Fleurieu town we've been sleeping on 👉 https://ebx.sh/A6ijjU

Image Credit: South Australian Tourism Commission

Jazz Festival in Goolwa this weekend! See Goolwa "Jazz" Band at 11am in Goolwa Centenary Hall.
17/09/2026

Jazz Festival in Goolwa this weekend! See Goolwa "Jazz" Band at 11am in Goolwa Centenary Hall.

The Official Opening of the 7th South Coast Jazz Festival in Goolwa, South Australia, will be held as usual at the Rotunda (adjacent to the Corio Hotel) at 10 am this Saturday, 19th September 2026. For more information log in to: https://sajazzfestivalsinc.com/

17/09/2026

It's in the diary. We'll be there Saturday 11am at the Goolwa Centenary Hall and we've got a great line up of jazz pieces for you - some from our recent concert.

Address

Centenary Hall, Cadell Street
Goolwa, SA
5214

Opening Hours

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Telephone

+61423141897

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