Music across three areas - something for everyone.
Don’t miss out on the festival. Kick back by one of the music areas and enjoy a spectacular musical line up to accompany a perfect summer’s day.
Sample wine from many of Marlborough’s top wineries, explore gourmet creations, indulge in a spectacular musical lineup and soak up the atmosphere the event is renowned for.
main stage
Kaylee Bell
Kaylee Bell is an award-winning Country Pop artist from Waimate who has shared the stage with global stars such as Ed Sheeran, The Chicks, Keith Urban, and Kane Brown. In 2024, Kaylee was crowned "Best Female Artist" at Australia’s prestigious Golden Guitar Awards. Her latest album, Cowboy Up, was released in September 2025, and includes eight tracks of her confident, emotionally rich lyrics that explore resilience, identity, and growth, all through the lens of her signature country-pop sound.
main stage
Troy Kingi
Troy Kingi (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) is an actor and multi-award-winning, multi-genre musician originally from Rotorua and Te Kaha. A prolific songwriter and serial collaborator, with voracious capacity and freakish efficiency, Troy is nearing the endpoint of his aspirational 10 10 10 Series (to release 10 albums in 10 genres in 10 years). His eighth and most recent album, Leatherman & the Mojave Green, was released in August 2024 and explores desert rock influences.
main stage
Jaydin Shingleton
Returning to the Wine & Marlborough Food Festival for a second year, Jaydin is a proud Ngāi Tahu artist who grew up in Westport with a passion for music sparked by the influence of his mother and grandfather. In 2019 Jaydin won the Norfolk Island Trans-Tasman Entertainer of the Year, the NZ Gold Guitar Award and New Zealander Entertainer of the Year. He was a semi-finalist in The Voice Australia in 2024.
main stage
Sweet Mix Kids
New Zealand duo Sweet Mix Kids have an electrifying array of Aotearoa’s sounds and styles and say that they bring ‘life to the nightlife’ and ‘bring the party to planet YOU’. Sweet Mix Kids are as creative with their costuming as they are with their sound; festival-goers can look forward to seeing them in masks, eyewear and mirrored attire.