Capital of the Country Music Festival...
Best known as Australia’s Country Music Capital. Tamworth welcomes over 50,000 visitors each January to its internationally acclaimed, ten day Country Music Festival. One of the city’s main Country Music attractions – Walk A Country Mile, located in the guitar-shaped Information Centre. This hands-on interpretive centre is a must see for visitors to Tamworth.
Day trips from Tamworth can take you from Manilla – Australia’s premier site for hang gliding and paragliding to Nundle and Hanging Rock – where the trout are always tastier! With over 50 motels, B & B’s, farm stays and caravan parks to choose from, it’s a great stopover on your way through and an even better place to base yourself for a few days of exploring the surrounding areas and attractions.
Aboriginal legend states that Tamworth is a “meeting place” – and people meet here for every reason – major sporting, equine, musical and trade exhibitions are part and parcel of Tamworth’s year round attraction.