Surfers, Beachlovers, Waterpeople and All!!! Due to covid related complications, the 2022 Byron Bay Surf Festival has moved to a September timeslot this year. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8 TO SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 2022 Held in Australia’s much-loved and internationally famous beach town Byron Bay, the Festival will provide some fabulously immersive experiences of surf culture. Our […]

After two hard years, 17 ceramic artists will once again open their inspirational studios to the public. Mud Trail offers a unique opportunity for visitors to explore the region and connect directly with artists to experience first hand the diversity of skills, breadth of experience and bottomless creativity that motivates their passionate lives. North Coast […]

The 19th Bangalow Music Festival 2022 (BMF), proudly owned, operated, and presented annually by Southern Cross Soloists (SXS), one of Australia’s most formidable and long-running chamber music ensembles, announced today its new works for didgeridoo to be World Premiered during Concert 3, MAPS AND JOURNEYS: THE WORLD’S FIRST ASTRONOMERS on Saturday 11:00am, August 13 at […]

Australia’s largest regional writers festival returns with the theme of ‘Radical Hope’. Featuring Evelyn Araluen, Chelsea Watego, Jackie Huggins, Marcia Langton, Melissa Lucashenko, Bruce Pascoe, Bronwyn Bancroft, Aaron Fa’aoso, Steven Oliver, Fiona Foley, Judy Atkinson, Paul Callaghan, Daniel Browning, Grace Lucas-Pennington, Rhoda Roberts, Veronica Gorrie and more. Held on the lands of the Arakwal Bumberbin […]

Sample Food Festival, Northern NSW’s premier food event, is returning to the Bangalow Showground on Saturday 3rd September 2022 after postponements in 2020 and 2021 due to Covid restrictions. The 10th Anniversary edition will celebrate the resilient Northern Rivers community and feature a selection of the region’s best restaurants, breweries, distilleries and market stalls showcasing […]

The Arakwal Corporation, Flickerfest & iQ Inc are thrilled to present their annual evening of inspiring aboriginal storytelling celebrating NAIDOC Week 2022 and this year’s theme ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!’ The 15th Arakwal NAIDOC Week Film Screening at the Byron Theatre on 5 July. This year’s programme of Flickerfest favourites is curated from […]

Winter in Byron, with cooler weather, still offers visitors a wide range of things to do, local shopping, plenty of fantastic wine & dine options, the Byron Beachside Market, whale watching, and the ever-popular Splendour in the Grass music & art festival. On top of all this, there are a heap of activities to keep […]

With just one month to go until we gather at North Byron Parklands for one almighty splendid reunion, we’re back with more Splendour in the Grass for you to explore! There’s an alternate universe of Splendour in the Grass beyond the main stages, where world music and wellness reigns, where mesmerised mates dance amongst Tipis […]

After a postponement from their usual schedule in May due to the floods, it is fantastic to see that Northern Rivers Food (NRF) have announced the return of their annual Harvest Food Trail in 2022, allowing locals and visitors the much needed opportunity to come together to experience, celebrate and enjoy our amazing food & […]

Mark your calendar for Byron Writers Festival 2022, set to take place this August 26 — 28 at their new site, the beautiful North Byron Parklands. UPDATE – The 2022 Byron Writers Festival (Aug 26-28) will no longer be taking place at North Byron Parklands and will take place on the grounds adjacent to Elements […]

Byron has a summer lifestyle that is the envy of the world, however winter in Byron has its own charm and rewards. With the town quieter than its busier summer period, it’s the perfect time to explore the region, with a plethora of options to help shake off the winter blues. Whether it’s indulging in […]

The National Circus Festival (formerly the Mullum Circus Festival) today announced its return in 2022, to be hosted from September 26 – October 2 at the Mullumbimby Showgrounds. To celebrate its return, the festival today revealed that it will become the first event in the NSW Northern Rivers to host The Famous Spiegeltent. The Famous […]