Harbourlife is back – bigger and better than ever in 2026.
Set to return to Fleet Steps at Mrs Macquarie’s Chair on Saturday, November 21st, the festival – featuring a new visual identity – will once again transform Sydney Harbour into an open-air dance floor, pairing international house and club talent with local selectors across a day-to-night program.
It marks Harbourlife’s first major rebrand in more than 20 years, with organisers promising upgraded sound production and a refined visual identity inspired by the energy of Sydney Harbour itself.
Tickets to Harbourlife will go on sale on Wednesday, June 3rd via Moshtix, following a presale starting on Tuesday, May 2nd. Sign up here.
Leading the lineup is Honey Dijon, who arrives in Australia following the release of her latest album The Nightlife, featuring collaborations with Chlöe, Mahalia, and Greentea Peng. Raised in Chicago during the formative years of house music, Dijon has become one of electronic music’s most influential figures, known for sets that blur house, disco, and underground club culture.
Also heading to Sydney are London cousins Max Dean and Luke Dean, bringing their fast-rising back-to-back set to the harbour following a breakout Coachella appearance at the Yuma Tent. Their collaborative single “Can’t Decide” has amassed more than 63 million Spotify streams and spent nine weeks inside the UK Top 40.
Elsewhere on the bill, UK house producer Ben Sterling joins forces with vocalist and producer Omar+ for a collaborative set built around their recent single “Out of My Mind”.
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US DJ and producer Honeyluv will also make an appearance after recently teaming with Grammy winner Muni Long on “Don’t Stop”. Named BBC Radio 1’s Future Star in 2023, Honeyluv has built a reputation for genre-hopping sets that pull from bass-heavy house, garage, baile funk, and spoken word.
Australia’s own Jordan Brando joins the lineup alongside Manchester producer Morgan Seatree, whose track “Beat Is Jumping” has become one of the year’s most-played club records. Rounding out the bill are Sydney DJs Bella Backe and Samantha Loveridge.
“Across three decades, Harbourlife has remained one of Sydney’s defining summer events,” organisers said in a press release. “Inspired by the energy and atmosphere of Sydney Harbour itself, the new look marks a new chapter for one of Australia’s most iconic open-air dance events. Summer starts with us.”
For complete festival and ticket information, see here.
HARBOURLIFE 2026
Saturday, November 21st
Fleet Steps, Mrs Macquarie’s Chair, Sydney NSW
Lineup:
HONEY DIJON (USA)
MAX DEAN (UK) B2B LUKE DEAN (UK)
PLUS (A-Z)
BEN STERLING (UK) B2B OMAR+ (UK)
HONEYLUV (USA)
JORDAN BRANDO (AUS)
MORGAN SEATREE (UK)
PLUS (A-Z)
BELLA BACKE (AUS)
SAMANTHA LOVERIDGE (AUS)
