Chamberfest 2026 – Curated by Siobhan Stagg at UKARIA Cultural Centre

Nestled in the Adelaide Hills, UKARIA Cultural Centre comes alive this October for one of South Australia’s most intimate and beloved music festivals, and this year, internationally acclaimed soprano Siobhan Stagg is at the helm.

Chamberfest 2026 runs from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 October, with five deeply personal programs that Stagg has carefully curated, imagining and re-imagining the emotional arc of the weekend. Concerts range from Origins to Dead Poets Society, Kurtág 100 – Kafka Fragments, The Mighty and Mundane, and the closing Full Flight, One Destination, each one a thoughtfully crafted journey.

Stagg writes that with the state of the world, she believes we need live music more than ever, as a healthy interruption to the algorithmic biases of our daily online lives. And at UKARIA, where the auditorium is intimate and every seat is extraordinary, you feel every note.

Weekend packages are sold out, but single tickets and flexi packages (10% discount on three or more concerts) are still available. Dining options including bar platters, light lunches and picnic boxes can be added to your visit, and a bus service from Adelaide runs all weekend at $22 return per day.