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Tamworth is a beautiful riverside city on Peel River in New South Wales, Australia. It has humid subtropical climate, which translates to a warm climate with hot summers and mild winters. It is best to visit here in the summer season from December and January when the city is immersed in Christmas and New Year celebrations (in December) and International Music Festival (in January). The temperature during this period is 87 to 91 deg F with on an average of 6 days of rainfall per month.

Big Golden Guitar

The Big Golden Guitar, the centerpiece of Tamworth Country Music Festival, is a 40-feet high wooden guitar that stands in Tamworth. It was unveiled by Australia's most popular country music artist, Slim Dusty in 1988 to signify the city’s immense contribution to Australian country music. Its miniature-sized replicas are given to leading singers and musicians in the Tamworth Country Music Festival every year.

Tamworth Power Station Museum

Tamworth was the illuminated Australian city to be lit up by municipally generated electricity in 1888. Subsequently a power station was installed in the city in 1923 to counter the high demand for electricity then. The Tamworth Power Station Museum has one of Australia's largest collections of early 20th century electrical appliances that proudly elucidate the stellar rise of this city from its founding days and the days of oil lamps in 1876 and gas lamps in 1882 until the introduction of electricity in 1888 and till date.

Tamworth Marsupial Park

Tamworth Marsupial Park is home to a vast range of native flora and fauna along with allied attractions like a birdhouse, walking tracks, an Adventure Playground and gas barbecues. Visitors can enjoy a personal encounter with kangaroos, wallabies, cockatoos and emus here and they also spot some of the lesser known bird species and if possible, even hand feed them.

Tamworth Regional Gallery

Tamworth Regional Gallery is one of the oldest regional galleries in New South Wales. Established with merely a hundred paintings in 1919, this gallery has now evolved into a top-notch art facility with an enviable art collection of many noted national and international artists. Some other highlights here are the Regan Silverware Collection of colonial Australian silverware, the Utopia Collection of artworks and an extensive collection of fiber textile works of 1974.

Festivals and Events

Tamworth Country Music Festival

Tamworth Country Music Festival is the biggest music event in Southern Hemisphere and second biggest country music festival in the world. This annual mega event is a direct derivative and celebration of Australia’s rich country music heritage. It is celebrated during two weeks in January and attracts 700 performers who perform on 120 venues for more than 2500 sub-events.