Laneway Festival won the inaugural award in 2025.
Ruel performs at St Jerome's Laneway Festival on February 08, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia.
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The ARIA Award for Best Music Festival will return for a second year, the Australian Recording Industry Association announced Monday, with entries opening the same day and closing at 5 p.m. AEST on Friday, Sept. 18.
Developed jointly with the Australian Festival Association (AFA), the award recognizes festivals that put Australian artists in front of the audiences that build their careers, along with the programmers who back local talent on their lineups.
