Category: Byron Bay

Rick’s Comedy Review is back for show #4 on Tuesday 22 September at Paradiso Music Room in Byron Bay. It’s a simple idea. A headliner, MC and a handful of local and regional comics in a small 60-seat room. The first two shows sold out, then last month we had our first Secret Headliner. It […]

When: Saturday 5th September, 2026 4:00pm – 11:00pm TICKETED 18+ event Where: The Billinudgel Hotel What: Nudge Nudge Wink Wink Eleven Seasons In… Still Dancing, Still Giving Back Nudge Nudge Wink Wink returns! Season 11 launches in The Shed at the Billinudgel Hotel on Saturday 5th September, bringing another unforgettable night of music, dancing, connection […]

Father’s Day in Byron Bay is all about good food and memorable experiences. There are plenty of ways to spoil Dad this year. Byron offers something special for every kind of dad on Sunday 6 September 2026. Belongil Bistro Dad gets a special drink from Lark Distillery and then can choose from one of three […]

STONE & WOOD OPEN BREWERY Saturday 29 August, Murwillumbah Celebrating Murwillumbah Legends & Lager Free Buses from Murbah & Tweed Heads Free Entry Northern Rivers Lager gets a hometown launch and a beer truck’s watery mishap gets its own pilot brew! Stone & Wood is putting the (brewing) kettle on and inviting the Tweed community […]

Byron Writers Festival’s 30th anniversary edition sold out across the weekend of 14–16 August, with over 10,000 festival attendees gathering in Byron Bay for three days of ideas, stories and conversation. For the first time, Byron Writers Festival unfolded across the heart of Byron Bay itself, turning the township into a true sanctuary for ideas, […]

After two sold-out shows, Byron Bay Comedy returns to Paradiso Music Room 25 August with the third Rick’s Comedy Review. June filled every seat for the launch, and July followed with another sold-out show. So, for August, we’re getting a little cheeky. We’re not telling you who the headliner is. After two sold-out shows, we’re […]

Byron Bay prepares for the festival’s landmark 30th anniversary edition, 14–16 August Final tickets on sale as Byron Bay prepares to welcome Australia’s favourite regional celebration of ideas, stories and conversation. With just one week to go, Byron Writers Festival is putting the finishing touches on its landmark 30th anniversary program, taking place across Byron […]

North Coast Mud Trail returns with four days of ceramics, creativity and connection The North Coast Mud Trail returns this August with its biggest program yet, expanding from its much-loved open studio weekend into a four-day celebration of ceramics across the Byron, Ballina and Lismore shires. Running from 21 to 24 August 2026, the 14th […]

Politics, history and the future of democracy are in focus at Byron Writers Festival this August. The 2026 program brings together some of Australia’s leading journalists, political commentators, economists and authors to discuss the biggest issues shaping our nation and the world. Expect conversations about Donald Trump’s second presidency, Australia’s housing crisis, climate change, press […]

A new music and arts festival is coming to the Northern Rivers, with Bangalow set to host the inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival across four days from 8–11 October 2026. Anchored in jazz and programmed through a contemporary lens, DINGO brings together internationally acclaimed musicians, leftfield selectors, performance artists, chefs and thinkers for four […]

After a sensational sold-out 2022 season, NORPA’s Love for One Night returns to the iconic Eltham Hotel for a strictly limited season under the stars from August 27 to September 12, 2026. Winner of the 2023 PAC Australia IMPACT Award and hailed by critics as “pure joy” (Australian Stage), the much-loved site-specific work comes back […]