2026 ARIA Week program revealed ahead of awards on Channel 10 and Paramount+ – ARIA has unveiled a broad 2026 ARIA Week program of concerts, masterclasses, industry gatherings and community events around the 40th Annual ARIA Awards.
The program extends the awards beyond the Hordern Pavilion and gives artists, fans and industry workers several ways to take part. For television viewers, the centrepiece remains Wednesday, 18 November: the ceremony streams live on Paramount+ at 5pm AEDT before Channel 10 broadcasts the awards and red carpet after Big Brother.
2026 ARIA Week event program
The program opened with the Pass The Mic Grand Final on Saturday, 24 October. It now builds towards awards week and continues with post-ceremony events later in November.
- Saturday, 24 October: Pass The Mic Grand Final.
- Saturday, 14 November: Tamworth Takes Over Sydney.
- Monday, 16 November: Meta Music Masterclass.
- Monday, 16 November: Spotify Artist Party.
- Tuesday, 17 November: Soho House ICONS Brunch.
- Tuesday, 17 November: Toyota 55th Golden Guitar Awards nominations event.
- Thursday, 26 November: Aus Music T-Shirt Day.
- Thursday, 26 November: Meta Music Morning.
- Friday, 27 November: Producers & Engineers BBQ.
- Saturday, 28 November: On The Steps.
A week for artists, fans and the music industry
The mix gives emerging artists a place beside established names and industry decision-makers. Tamworth Takes Over Sydney brings country music into the program, while the Meta sessions and Producers & Engineers BBQ focus on creative work and the business behind recorded music.
Aus Music T-Shirt Day returns on 26 November as a national celebration of Australian artists. On The Steps closes the listed program on 28 November with a live music event presented through Live Nation.
ARIA chief executive Annabelle Herd said the program was designed to reflect current conversations across music and the wider creative economy.
“ARIA Week continues to grow and evolve to match the conversations of the moment across Australian music and the broader creative economy, we’re very proud of this year’s program and the balance it strikes between the artists who’ve shaped this industry and the ones coming through right now. Every showcase, masterclass and concert across ARIA Week puts more artists in front of the fans and the industry who can take them further. Thank you to all of our partners for making it possible”
Annabelle Herd, ARIA chief executive
How to watch the 2026 ARIA Awards
The 40th Annual ARIA Awards in partnership with Spotify take place on Wednesday, 18 November at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Gadigal land.
Paramount+ will stream the ceremony live from 5pm AEDT. Channel 10 will broadcast the awards and red-carpet coverage after Big Brother. ARIA will also share red-carpet moments and performance highlights across its social channels from 1pm.
The NSW Government supports the event through Destination NSW. The partnership positions Sydney as the home of the awards for a sixth consecutive year while the ceremony marks four decades of Australian music recognition.
For more TV Central Channel 10 news, head here. Event information is available from the official ARIA Awards website.
