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Festivals
Splendour In The Grass
Splendour In the Grass is an annual music and Arts Festival As well as the latest and best in music from Australia and overseas, the festival also features local arts, crafts and cuisine
It is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales North of Brunswick Heads
www .splendourinthegrass .com
Flume & Jono Ma
Byron Bay Bluesfest
Byron Bay Bluesfest is Australia’s Premier Contemporary multiaward winning Blues & Roots Music Festival
It showcases music from around the world annually on the Easter long weekend on 120 hectares at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of Byron Bay, NSW
www .bluesfest .com .au
Falls Festival Byron Bay
Every summer since 1993, The Falls Music & Arts Festival has been at the forefront of the east coast Australian festival scene, defining the real different between a mere music festival and a true festival experience
Capturing the essence of the Australian summer spirit, Falls embraces diversity, sustainability and community within a contemporary music event like no other It is held at North Byron Parklands
www .fallsfestival .com/byron-bay
Brunswick Heads Fish & Chip Festival
Established as a community based ‘not for profit’ organisation the Brunswick Valley Woodchop & Entertainment Committee Inc hosts the Festival Of The Fish ‘n’ Chips each year as a lead up to their Woodchop Carnival which draws international contestants from New Zealand, the US and Canada The Brunswick Woodchop Carnival is currently regarded as the biggest woodchopping event outside the Sydney and Brisbane shows Fireworks held on the river give an amazing display
www .bhwoodchop .com
Byron Writers Festival
The annual Byron Writers Festival is Australia’s largest and leading regional celebration of storytelling, literature and ideas
Each year they present more than 150 sessions during Festival Week and attract an audience of approximately 12,000 people (or 70,000 individual attendances) in the stunning surrounds of Byron Bay
www .byronwritersfestival .com
Nestled amongst the surrounding mountains in the Byron Bay hinterland, this diverse community of just over 3,000 people has embraced this very different type of music event
The last decade has seen 600 world-class artists and thousands of people make their way to the festival, not bad for a little festival that started on the night of the electrical storm of the decade
www .mullummusicfestival .com
KMK Kaumaakonga
Byron Bay Film Festival
A favourite of Filmmakers and Film lovers, Byron Bay Film Festival fuses artistry, education and innovation, enhancing our worldview and collective social dialogue through the power and storytelling of film