2026 LINEUP
When we say spaghetti, you say confetti! Spaghetti. Confetti!
Serving up big riffs, big energy and a whole lot of spaghetti – this high-energy band has a menu of songs for everyone from risonis to rigatonis 🍝🎸
Spaghetti Confetti will bring rocking riffs, tie dyed positivity and a five-piece interactive live show that will have the whole crowd singing, dancing, jumping and maybe even wanting to start their own band!
Are you ready for Spaghetti Confetti? We bet you’ll have a time you’ll never forgetti!
The Pretty Amazing Jono mixes magic, mad science inventions, incredi-bubbles and circus stunts that guarantee giggles and mind-blowing fun for all ages!
This is the third time Pretty Amazing Jono returns to Spring Jam in Wagga Wagga, ready to wow our festival once again!
Catch The Pretty Amazing Jono on the main stage for two spellbinding shows - just follow the audible gasps from the kids watching the show to find him!
Also keep an eye out for Jono wandering the festival ground performing amazing, science, bubbly, circus roving fun!
Beats. Bops and big moves!
DJ Dan Jam will spin the tracks that will have every mini raver and adult groover up and dancing at Spring Jam. Expecttrending tunes, TikTok-inspired dance-offs, epic dance moves, mini kids’ raves and non-stop festival energy!
Come ready to dance. Leave with tired legs and a camera roll full of fun memories!
Under the direction of Jessica Takats and Anabelle Dunn, the Triple Threat Riverina (TTR) Squad love performing locally, nationally and internationally.
TTR proudly provides all individuals with the opportunity to develop a connection to the performing arts. Classes are delivered in an environment that is supportive and nurturing with enthusiastic teachers sharing their passion for the performing arts. TTR recognises that every individual has the capacity to actively participate in the performing arts, with the goal to develop a lifelong appreciation for music, dance and drama.
Catch the TTR crew performing a range of shows on the main stage at Spring Jam ... and hopefully spurring on the next TTR superstar!
They may be young, but they sure know how to bring some big festival energy! Give it up for our main-stage openers, The Little Riverina Band!
This talented youth band from the Riverina features award-winning singers and multi-instrumentalists aged 12-13 years. From musical theatre and classical training to country music stages, these young performers are inspiring audiences with their exceptional talent, energy and big dreams.
Show your support for this next generation of rock stars by dancing and singing along to their Spring Jam set.
Hey little shredders, let's roll!
Join the shred squad at this year's Spring Jam and learn cool, new skating skills, in a fun, non-competitive environment, all while making new friends!
Inflate & Skate is a practical, inclusive, learn-to-skate workshop, using soft-landing inflatable skate ramps. Designed for beginners, skaters learn balance, confidence, skateboarding fundamentals and 'how to drop in', through hands-on coaching, games and challenges.
All skateboards, helmets and protective equipment provided - no experience necessary.
Little shredders, let's ride!
Tickets coming soon!
Busy hands, busy minds and exploring the joy of nature play.
Spring in the Wild is a relaxed, hands-on nature school and play space where little ones can explore, create, imagine and connect with the natural world.
Play spaces will be refreshed and rotated throughout the day, creating a play space that feels alive, inviting and allowing new experiences.
Pop back throughout the day to experience a different play space each time - from little gardeners making mini gardens and caring for seedlings, to creating spring nature art or discovering more about bugs, bees and pollinators.
Facilitated by the nature and outdoor-loving team at Snowy Sprouts Nature School.
Roll up, roll up! If ever there was a time to clown around, this is it!
Little Champions are bringing the tumbling and juggling to Spring Jam this year, with their circus workshops. This skill-based play uses circus apparatuses to teach coordination, balancing and more in a non-competitive, all-inclusive environment.
Perfect for kids aged 4 to 12 years.
Little Champions is a mobile-based business, teaching circus and gymnastics to children throughout the Wagga Wagga + Surrounds region.
A hands-on workshop where your imagination can go wild.
This spring-themed art workshop has been curated for kids to explore self-expression and mindfulness through the tactile magic of nature and beadwork.
Using colourful beads and pipe cleaners, children are encouraged to create unique nature-inspired creations - spiders, butterflies, snails, flowers - and lean into their imaginations.
Facilitated by Wagga Wagga Holistic Art Therapist, Helen Holcombe.
Get crafty with fabric and create your very own springtime masterpiece! Kids can cut, arrange and decorate colourful fabrics inside a colourful shadow box frame – turning them into flowers, landscapes, or whatever their imagination dreams up.
Best of all, the frames look gorgeous on a sunny windowsill, so you can take a little bit of Spring Jam home with you.
Run by Jessica from Sew Me School of Fashion & Design in Wagga Wagga, who’s all about making sewing and crafting fun, creative and easy for everyone – especially kids!
*Note parental/guardian supervision required for this workshop due to equipment used (i.e. scissors).
Native scented dough making
It's time to get your hands dirty.
Join the Australian Bushfood Education Centre and explore the scents of Country through squishy, sensory fun! In this hands-on activity, kids will play and make their own bush dough creations to take home using native plant-scented bush dough.
As little hands mix, roll and shape, they’ll connect with the natural world in a playful way to spark curiosity and cultural respect – all through the power of smell, touch and creativity.
Food Alley
Delight in a selection of tasty treats down Spring Jam’s Food Alley. Pick from refreshing juices, tasty acai bowls, delicious dumplings, yummy burgers, pizza and pasta, sweet treats and more! Yum!
The on-site café, The Gardens Wagga will also be open for Spring Jam.
Spring Jam also encourages packing a picnic and picnic rug and enjoying your own treats while sitting in the surrounds of the botanic garden and enjoying all the fun of the festival.
Whether its feathered, fluffy or scaly – chances are you will see it inside the Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens Zoo + Aviary.
The ever-popular zoo and aviary will be open for Spring Jam. Whether its walking with a peacock, spying a playful dingo or experiencing the wonder of the free-flight aviary – this is one space not to miss.
Some of the resident animals will also make special guest appearances in the Spring Jam festival grounds with our zoo keepers throughout the day. This is the perfect way to get up close and even touch some of the animals.
The friendly keepers will also be on hand to answer any cute or quirky questions about the animals that call the zoo home.
Animal meet and greets, roving through the festival ground all festival long.
Test your skills on this fun, interactive obstacle course.
Dodge through speed poles, bound over tyres, weave under and over hurdles and race up the speed ladders.
Perfect for ages three and up.
Delivered by the team at Wagga Wagga’s In Motion Fitness.
Games garden
Test your skill and have some fun on these giant garden games. Pick from giant soccer pool, giant chess, cornhole, badminton and more.
Play against mum, dad or your siblings, or make a team and challenge your friends.
Pick a book. Pick a shady spot. Now, get lost on your next whirlwind adventure.
The Agile Library will park up at Spring Jam, bringing with them a great selection of children's books and novels for kids of all ages to enjoy.
Read a favourite or discover new titles and characters.
You can also join in on one of the special Storytime Sessions that will take place on the day. Sit and listen and get lost in a fantasy world. Storytime Sessions are at 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Storytime sessions will take place in the book nook at 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Mega Mural Chalkboard
Go wild with chalk!
Grab some chalk, unleash your imagination and help create a giant nature-inspired mural that celebrates spring!
Help fill the giant chalkboard with a festival mural masterpiece – think colourful, blooming flowers, beautiful butterflies, curious insects and nature-inspired designs.
This fun, hands-on activity encourages imagination, teamwork, artistic expression and a love of the natural world.
The LEGO® thieves are back at it again at the Museum of the Riverina's Botanic Gardens site. Join the hunt and help find all the mini thieves before they make off with a precious artefact!
By day these sneaky characters hide throughout the museum. By night they search for treasure. Help stop them from undertaking this sneaky heist by joining the MoR LEGO® Minifigure Hunt!
Simply wander to the MoR Botanic Gardens site to become an official minifig hunter.
Note: to get to the MoR site you have to leave the Botanic Gardens and cross a busy road, so be sure to go with a parent or responsible adult.
26 September, 2026
10am to 3pm
Botanic Gardens, Wagga Wagga
A family-friendly, jam-packed day out
Outdoor activities, live music, tasty snacks and more.
Perfect for 2-12 year olds
A sample of tracks from some of the Australian performers playing at Spring Jam 23!
