Byron Visitor Centre

Radical Reels Tour 2021 presented by Adventure Reels @ Byron Theatre
2021-12-03 19:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Radical Reels Tour 2021 presented by Adventure Reels

WHEN:
December 3, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson St
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
Adult $34.50 | Group of 15 or more $29.50 | Child under 15 $24:50 | Child 2 and under free on lap

CONTACT:

Event website

GET YOUR PULSE PUMPING AT THE 2021 Radical Reels Tour.
Heart-stopping feats will have you on the edge of your seat.
Faster, steeper, higher, deeper!
The most adrenaline-inducing mountain sport films from around the globe will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when the Radical Reels Tour hits the road around Australia this October and November.
The festival is the Banff Mountain Film Festival’s more outrageous, adventurous little sibling and is characterised by ‘Oh my God’ moments as elite athletes and adventurers conquer their challenges and dreams.
This year’s tour promises to get your pulse racing, from the comfort and safety of your cinema seat. Watch death defying feats of pure genius, verging on insanity, shot in some of the planets most spectacular settings. Transporting audiences from remote South American rivers with a crew of mad kayakers to the remote rock walls of northern Canada. Witness death defying mountain bike stunts and join dedicated adventurers on their own personal epic challenges. Radical Reels promises the best of skiing, climbing, and biking not to mention human resilience and astounding skill.
Taking viewers on an adrenaline-powered journey with stomach-dropping ski descents, the Radical Reels Tour is 3 hours of endorphin-inducing deep and steep fresh powder runs, mad capped alpine missions, climbing on the precipice of safety, and much more.
“If you like your film festivals real, raw and packed full of adventure, Radical Reels is the festival for you,” says festival director, Jemima Robinson. “The films showcase just how far humans can push the limits of risk, of speed, of fitness, and of sanity in some truly spectacular yet formidable environments.”
Gather your adventure loving crew and secure your seats. Just like the onscreen action, screenings typically sell out at a fast and furious pace.
Find out more at www.radicalreels.com.au

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You can now redeem your Discover NSW vouchers online:
Complete your ticket selection, then at the Checkout Payment, click on Want to redeem a Dine & Discover Voucher? and enter your Discover NSW voucher code.
(valid until 30 June 2022)
To book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

The War on 2021 presented by Chaser.com.au & The Shovel @ Byron Theatre
2021-11-29 18:30 - 20:00
WHEN:November 29, 2021 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
WHERE:Byron Theatre
69 Jonson Street
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia
COST:VIP* $75 | Adult $45 | Concession $35 | Child under 18 $35
CONTACT:
Event website
The War on 2021 presented by Chaser.com.au & The Shovel at Byron Theatre
Join Australia’s satirical all-stars: Charles Firth (The Chaser), Mark Humphries (ABC TV’s 7.30), Freudian Nip’s Jenna Owen and Victoria Zerbst (SBS The Feed) and James Schloeffel (The Shovel) as they dissect the scandals, corruption, incompetence and empathy training courses of the past 12 months.
From the team that brought you the Contact Tracies, Margaret & David’s iconic review of 2020, Scott Morrison’s curry addiction, and a year’s worth of headlines from The Chaser and The Shovel, comes a show that is designed to make you laugh, but will probably make you cry.
It was a year when all Australians were first in line to receive a vaccination announcement, when the government launched more defamation cases than dedicated quarantine facilities and someone in Parliament House had a wank on a desk.
Now, under the enlightened leadership of fine, upstanding gentlemen such as Peter Dutton, Andrew Laming and Christian Porter there is no longer any need for critical comment. Which is lucky, because if there was, we would be facing multiple defamation lawsuits.
What critics have said about our previous shows:
‘A cut above the rest’: The Adelaide Advertiser
‘An onslaught of razor-sharp satire’: The Barefoot Review
‘Oozes with wit‘: On the Record
‘I left with a sore stomach from laughing extremely hard’: Theatre Travels
‘Hilarious’: See Do Eat Review
‘I’ve engaged lawyers’: Christian Porter
* Purchase a VIP* ticket to receive the best seats + a complimentary copy of “The Chaser & Shovel 2021 Annual” valued at $32.95!
Every ticket includes a full course of online empathy training that will make any scandal magically fade away.
Parental guidance is recommended for people under the age of 15
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You can now redeem your Discover NSW vouchers online:
Complete your ticket selection, then at the Checkout Payment, click on Want to redeem a Dine & Discover Voucher? and enter your Discover NSW voucher code.
(valid until 30 June 2022)
To book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 10.30am – 1.30pm. Tel.(02) 6685 6807
Or email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

Akmal Live presented by A-List Entertainment @ Byron Theatre
2021-11-27 08:00 - 21:30
WHEN:
November 27, 2021 @ 8:00 pm – 9:20 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson Street
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
$46.90 | Group of 10 or more $42.90 ea. | Ages 15+

CONTACT:

Event website

Akmal returns with an hour of hilarious, unfiltered stand-up comedy.
Come and witness one of Australia’s best comedians in full flight!
“Random, improvised and hilarious…” www.crickey.com.au
“No one wanted the show to stop…he seemed to own the stage.” Sydney Morning Herald
★★★★ 1/2 The Advertiser
Anyone who’s experienced a live Akmal show knows the charmingly deranged energy this hilarious national treasure brings to the stage. Now imagine Akmal cooped up for months inside his own house during lockdown – forced to stare at the wall muttering madly to himself, instead of into a mic. The thoughts swirling but never getting OUT. The unreleased funny building to a critical mass!
Oh boy.
Thankfully, it’s time for Akmal to explode onto stage once more … and GOD ONLY KNOWS what crazy thoughts he’s cooked up in confinement!

Pandemic’s got you down? Akmal is the perfect cure. He’s an ARIA-winning comic who has spent decades at the top of the Aussie comedy industry. He has the unique perspective of being born in Egypt and raised here from the age of 11.
He’s also one of our funniest exports, having toured the world, including to the Edinburgh and Montreal International Comedy Festivals. He’s a star of film and TV, notably one of the most reluctant guests on ‘I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here’ (he really did want to get out of there), as well as numerous radio appearances. He’s an author and a poet (okay, not a poet), a beloved all-round performer – and it’s going to be amazeballs fun as he gets back to his stand-up comedy roots this festival season.
Akmal Saleh returns to the stage in 2021 – unhinged, unfiltered and unleashed!
For more info: www.akmal.com.au
For Facebook, click HERE
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You can now redeem your Discover NSW vouchers online:
Complete your ticket selection, then at the Checkout Payment, click on Want to redeem a Dine & Discover Voucher? and enter your Discover NSW voucher code.
(valid until 30 June 2022)
To book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

Byron Bay Lighthouse Run 2021
2021-11-21
Byron Bay Lighthouse Run
Sunday 21 November 2021
Beachside – Clarkes Beach Car Park, Byron Bay, NSW

Byron Bay Lighthouse Run is organised by Lisa Parkes, with the assistance of the Lighthouse Run committee, an amazing group of volunteers and sponsors. Now in its 15th year, the run has grown from humble beginnings.
NX sports are a community partner in this event.
The organisers take no money from the event at all – all money raised goes to charity. Each year we select different charities. We consider that some charities get huge support so, we try to go for the underdog and smaller ventures. We also like to keep in touch with projects to see where our money has gone. Our team of committee members, volunteers and sponsors work hard to organise the event. The participants who run or walk pay for the event, so we like to take notice of what happens to the money.
On Sunday 21 November 2021 we are supporting Headspace Lismore and Indigenous Carbon Australia.
Please note groups of ten or more people in one transaction will receive 10% off at checkout.

1km Kids
$15
21 November 2021

6km Individual
$50
21 November 2021

10km Individual
$50
21 November 2021

Yoga Class
$15
21 November 2021

10 Minute Massage
$5
21 November 2021

Pre-Event Dinner
$25
21 November 2021

Splendour In The Grass 2021 - POSTPONED
2021-11-19 - 2021-11-21
Splendour in the Grass is one of Australia’s premier music festivals, each year bringing the biggest artists from the world’s of rock, indie and more to North Byron Bay Parklands in the Australian state of New South Wales.

Santa on the Beach
2021-11-15 - 2021-12-24
Byron Bay Santa on the Beach
Sept – Dec 2021 : A fun filled meeting with Santa Clause on the beach at Australia’s most easterly point. Byron Beach Santa is an opportunity to create a stunning Christmas memory and photo that celebrates life on the Australian coast. ‘Out of season’ photoshoots also available.
Manfred Street, Byron Bay NSW Various beach locations around Byron Shire Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia
0409 059 118
HelloElves@Byronbeachsanta.com
http://Www.Byronbeachsanta.com

Tweed Regional Gallery presents "At Home - Margaret Olley & Ben Quilty"
2021-11-13 - 2022-02-20
At Home
Margaret Olley & Ben Quilty
Saturday 13 November 2021 to Sunday 20 February 2022
The Margaret Olley Art Centre
This exhibition tells the story of mentorship, art and friendship between Margaret Olley (1923–2011) and Ben Quilty (b.1973), two of Australia’s most celebrated artists.
At Home is a sublime collection of recent still life paintings by Ben Quilty alongside still lifes and interiors by Margaret Olley, from the latter half of her extraordinary career.
Our new, post-COVID world inadvertently offered a context for the making of work by Quilty that finds synergy with Olley’s dedication to painting still life. During the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown Quilty turned to ordinary objects as subject matter for painting – something Olley did for many decades in her own Duxford Street home studio.
At Home brings their work together to reflect on the everyday as subject matter for painting and as a humble vehicle for the contemplation of humanity.
The Margaret Olley Estate is represented by Philip Bacon Galleries (Brisbane). Ben Quilty is represented by Jan Murphy Gallery (Brisbane) and Tolarno Galleries (Melbourne).
A Tweed Regional Gallery initiative.

Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase 2021 presented by Sydney Comedy Festival
2021-11-12 18:00 - 20:00
WHEN:
November 12, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson St
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
All tickets $35 | Ages 16+

CONTACT:

Event website

THE FESTIVAL’S FUNNIEST IN ONE HILARIOUS NIGHT!
2 SHOWS: 6PM & 8:30PM
The Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Tour will be tearing up the freeways of Australia to bring the best of the 2021 Festival to Byron Bay!
Expertly curated and lovingly presented, the Showcase will feature some of the Festival’s hottest acts live on stage for an incredible two hours of hard-hitting laughter.
Boasting a line-up of veteran favourites and some of the freshest emerging talents, this jam-packed night of pure entertainment will leave you sore from belly laughs!
So call your pals and grab your tickets to the funniest night of entertainment you will see all year – don’t miss out on a huge night of laughs
‘The comedians all knew what they had to do to get a laugh, and had the crowd in constant stitches… the talent on show definitely left the crowd wanting more…’
AU REVIEW
May contain coarse language and adult themes, recommended for 16 years+.
Parental discretion is advised.
To redeem your Discover NSW vouchers (valid until 31st August) or to book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10.30am – 1.30pm. Tel.(02) 6685 6807
Or email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

NINBELLA Gallery presents "Hot Chixx Make Art"
2021-11-03 - 2021-11-30
WEDNESDAY 3 NOV from 5 pm to 7.30 pm
Ninbella throws opens its doors at 5pm on Wednesday November 3 for a new exhibition called Hot Chixx Make Art. This show is a celebration of the rich and diverse work of 5 extraordinary female artists, some of whom are exhibiting for the very first time.

MELISSA LADKIN is a proud Awabakal woman of the Wonnarua nation with ties to the Githabul Bundjalung people who has been living and working on Bundjalung Country for the past 15 years. “My practice represents the multi-layered history of our people and our intrinsic connection to country”, she says. Melissa has been caring for country for most of her life as a bush regenerator and her reciprocal relationship with the land is reflected in the sacred relationship she has with her material of choice, ochre.

Best-selling author, award-winning comedy writer, host of award-winning TV and now artist, GRETEL KILLEEN debuted at Ninbella in December 2020 with a series of expressive works painted in response to the 2019/20 bushfires when Sydneysiders were advised not to leave home due to poor air quality. This next collection of works was painted during the 2021 lockdown whilst nursing a broken heart.

After a long stint in the UK, TAMSIN CHANDLER returned to Byron Bay in 2019 to work as a full-time artist. Her principal interest is in human nature and this is expressed in her strangely dark and psychological works rendered in acrylics on framed boards.

MICHE BONETT-HORTON has worked in photography, television and film most of her working life. She ran Rennie Ellis’s Scoopix library and was eventually poached by global firm, The Image Bank, to manage their film library. In this, her first exhibition, she presents a selection of extraordinary photographs taken from a helicopter hovering over the Kununurra region of the Kimberley in north-west of Western Australia. Shot on her 58th birthday, they were taken on a mission with legendary architectural photographer John Gollings to document and preserve ancient indigenous rock art for the Kimberley Foundation run by the Melbourne Myers family.

After completing school in Sydney, Brisbane artist SUSAN DOHERTY trained as a make-up and prosthetics artist, and worked in theatre and film where her interest in the visual arts took root. Her father was an officer in the Australian Army, which meant her family was constantly on the move, interstate and overseas and her work reflects her experience of human nature.

British Film Festival 2021 @ Palace Cinemas
2021-11-03 - 2021-11-21
BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL
Since 2014, the British Film Festival has been proudly presented by Palace. The festival celebrates the finest filmmakers and acting talent British cinema has to offer and includes true stories, literary adaptations, biographies and documentaries.
The full Festival programme has been announced and tickets are on sale now!
Register on the festival website for email updates and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for exclusive news.
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BYRON FLEA MARKET @ YAC
2021-10-23 10:00 - 15:00
The Byron Flea is back on and we have decided to get spooky and celebrate Halloween. 👻🎃
Come join us on the 23rd of October at 10-3pm @ the Yac. Dress up, rummage, chill out, invite your friends and enjoy this fun filled event. There will be a free tree planting workshops available on the day also….

North Coast Mud Trail 2021
2021-10-23 - 2021-10-24
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North Coast Ceramics Inc warmly invites you to the 2021 North Coast Mud Trail.

Despite some cancellations there’s still plenty to see on the New Date Mud Trail!
Click here for full list of all fourteen Studios participating.

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Villa Rustica (16) will not be running their workshop.
Lucy Be Pottery (10) will be exhibiting at Ruby & Frank Studio (12) instead.
3 studios will NOT be participating in the Mud Trail this time. Lennox Ceramics (17), Mrs White Ceramics (3) and Rainforest Ceramics (14).

On October 23 and 24, 14 ceramicists will open their studios to visitors (with social distancing measures in place) so you can meet the artists, discuss their work and processes and find out what inspires these creatives to do what they do.
You will be delighted and surprised by the diversity of work for sale as well as the studios themselves, many of which are in some of the most scenic locations in the region. All artists will have work for sale with no two styles alike, so you will find something to satisfy both your soul and your budget.
Journey into the world of the handmade and be sure to note the events schedule if you are keen to organise your visit around demonstrations or artist talks on either Saturday or Sunday.
Pick up a hardcopy brochure or visit the interactive map online to plan for an immersive, creative feast at the 9th annual North Coast Mud Trail.

Italian Film Festival 2021 @ Palace Cinema Byron
2021-10-22 - 2021-11-07
ST. ALI ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Now in its 22nd year, the ST. ALi Italian Film Festival Presented by Palace will return to cinema screens this October, showcasing a superb selection of the best new films from Italy as well as classic gems of Italian cinema. We can’t wait to welcome you back for a much awaited escape to Italy.
The full programme has been announced and tickets are now on sale! View the Festival website for details.
Register on the festival website for updates and stay connected via Facebook and Instagram.
VISIT WEBSITE

INCEPTION + A/V Show presented by Three Lords & Byron Theatre
2021-10-09 19:30 - 23:00
WHEN:
September 25, 2021 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson Street
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
Full $35 | Group of 4+ $30 | Student/Concession $25

CONTACT:

Email
Event website

Three Lords are back with another spectacular A/V SHOW to celebrate Christopher Nolan’s masterpiece; INCEPTION.

PLEASE NOTE:
This event was previously scheduled for Saturday 28th August, but was postponed due to the Covid-19 lockdown at the time.
All tickets issued for 28th August have been transferred to 25th September and ticket holders advised.
“A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O.”

THREE LORDS BRINGS YOU A COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ARTISTS FOR A MIND-BENDING A/V SHOW FOR THIS SCI-FI THRILLER ADVENTURE.

Guided by our immense appreciation for Christopher Nolan’s groundbreaking vision & storytelling, we couldn’t resist bringing this film back to the big screen, as well as create a unique audio visual installation for your senses to experience.

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“Inception” does a difficult thing. It is wholly original, cut from new cloth, and yet structured with action movie basics so it feels like it makes more sense than (quite possibly) it does.” ***** Roger Ebert

“Christopher Nolan’s cerebro-tech thriller may be short on story, but makes up for it with staggering fantasy set pieces.” ***** The Guardian

“Arguably the perfect blockbuster” ***** AV FORUMS

Bring 3 or more people along and get tickets at a discounted price.
A special price for all students & concession holders.
See you at the Theatre!

You can now redeem your Discover NSW vouchers online:
Complete your ticket selection, then at the Checkout Payment, click on Want to redeem a Dine & Discover Voucher? and enter your Discover NSW voucher code.
(valid until 30 June 2022)
To book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 10.30am – 1.30pm. Tel.(02) 6685 6807
Or email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

Byron Flea Market - POSTPONED TO SAT OCT 02ND
2021-10-02 10:00 - 15:00
The Byron Flea Market is back with a fresh new vibe!
The 4th Saturday of the month! Gilmore Crescent, Byron Bay
The Byron Flea is a unique youth & family-friendly community-based market. There will be second-hand clothing, vintage fashion, food, artisan crafts, incubating businesses, live music and much more.
The Byron Flea is the only youth-focused market in Australia
The Flea is a Byron Youth Service initiative inviting people of all ages to gather, shop, relax, support emerging designers, Byron creatives, and young entrepreneurs.
Nestled in the iconic YAC amphitheatre right in the middle of Byron township, the market offers stallholders a cool space to operate in a hassle-free, fully approved site with low-cost marquee and rug spaces offered.

BOOK TO HAVE A MARKET STALL

For any inquiries contact:
Jacqui Adams
byronflea@bys.org.au
0429 901 763

BYRON YOUTH THEATRE - Holiday Workshop
2021-09-30 09:30 - 12:30
Is your child ready for some FUN!!! I know I am!!!
Check it out HOLIDAY WORKSHOP 8-11 yr olds
ONE ONLY, 20 MAX taking bookings NOW!! Please use number on flyer
Happy Days!!

Byron Beachside Artisan Market
2021-09-25 08:00 - 15:00
The next Byron Beachside Artisan Market is on Saturday 25 September at 8am – 3pm

The Byron Beachside Artisan Market takes place four times a year at Byron Bay’s Main Beach Foreshore
About the Market
This market usually takes place four times a year in early January, Easter, July and late September. The Beachside Markets are a ‘make it, bake it and grow it’ market held on the Byron Bay foreshore east of the Surf Club. This is the perfect location to experience some of the most original products alongside one of the worlds’ most famous beaches.
This market showcases a diverse and exciting collection of high-quality art, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, glass, homewares, fashion, craft, clothing and music which is created by local artisans. The market also offers an array of services from our health and wellbeing practitioners.
The focus of the Beachside Market is to incorporate authenticity, community and sustainability. The market provides an unparalleled opportunity for local artists, creators and healers to showcase their talents to all attendees. With over 200 stalls stretching over half a kilometre of beachfront at Byron Bay’s Main Beach, this market is the perfect location to experience some of the best and most original products and services found in the Byron Shire.
Come with your family and friends to experience the vibrant atmosphere, enjoy a coffee, brunch or lunch while you listen to some fabulous live music and browse the artisan stalls.
Looking for a specific stallholder? Visit our Byron Markets online directory here!
Live Music
The market features local musicians.
Information for Stallholders

Expressions of Interest are open for the September market are now closed.
For general information and to apply click here.

THE ALPINIST presented by Garage Entertainment @ Byron Theatre
2021-09-24 19:00 - 20:30
WHEN:
September 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson Street
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
$24.50

CONTACT:

Event website

No partner; No ropes; No margin for error
As the sport of climbing turns from a niche pursuit to mainstream media event, Marc-André Leclerc climbs alone, far from the limelight. On remote alpine faces, the free-spirited 23-year-old makes some of the boldest solo ascents in history. Yet, he draws scant attention. With no cameras, no rope, and no margin for error, Marc-André’s approach is the essence of solo adventure.
Intrigued by these quiet accomplishments, veteran filmmaker Peter Mortimer (The Dawn Wall) sets out to make a film about Marc-André. But the Canadian soloist is an elusive subject: nomadic and publicity shy, he doesn’t own a phone or car, and is reluctant to let the film crew in on his pure vision of climbing. As Peter struggles to keep up, Marc-Andrés climbs grow bigger and more daring. Elite climbers are amazed by his accomplishments, while others worry that he is risking too much.
Then, Marc-André embarks on a historic adventure in Patagonia that will redefine what is possible in solo climbing. THE ALPINIST is an intimate documentary of a visionary climber who follows the path of his own passion, despite the heaviest of possible consequences.

You can now redeem your Discover NSW vouchers online:
Complete your ticket selection, then at the Checkout Payment, click on Want to redeem a Dine & Discover Voucher? and enter your Discover NSW voucher code.
(valid until 30 June 2022)
To book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 10.30am – 1.30pm. Tel.(02) 6685 6807
Or email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

Bangalow Billycart Derby 2021 - CANCELLED
2021-09-12
Wooohooo!
After 2021 being cancelled due to Covid-19, we’re so excited to be able to set a new date for Bangalow’s favourite event of the year!
Are you coming?
Are you racing?
Are you able to volunteer?
More details coming soon … but in the meantime, click GOING or INTERESTED, invite your friends, and get billycart planning and/or practising!!!!!
This year we’ll be racing down the main street of Bangalow 2479 on Sunday 12th of September 2021.
All enquiries to Richard Millyard
Mobile 0428573511
Email richard@pegron.com

SAMPLE FOOD FESTIVAL 2021 - POSTPONED
2021-09-04
SAMPLE FOOD FESTIVAL 2021
We look forward to welcoming you to the 10th Anniversary Sample Food Festival, a taste of Northern NSW on Saturday 4th September 2021 at the Bangalow Showgrounds.
Join us for $5 and $10 tasting plates from the region’s top restaurants including Harvest Newrybar, Shelter Lennox Head, Beach Byron Bay, No Bones, Forest Byron Bay, Karkalla Byron Bay and Mercado Juarez. In a new initiative for the festival, the Hunter Valley restaurant Muse Kitchen and head chef Josh Gregory will also be attending as a special guest restaurant this year. Some of the best beverages Northern New South Wales has to offer will be available from Stone and Wood Brewery, Granite Belt Cider Co, The Cellar wine bar & local boutique distilleries. Market stalls, live music and more to be announced including pop up events.
For the first time, Sample Food Festival will be offering three ticketed time slots to the event with pre-purchased tickets available. Read more about tickets here.
This year’s headliners are Australia’s number one vegan chef Shannon Martinez, owner of prolific plant-based businesses; Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli, and Adam Liaw, writer, cook, television presenter, former lawyer and Masterchef series two winner. Byron Bay’s own Magdalena Roze will also be joining the line-up of special guests.

NORTH COAST MUD TRAIL 2021
2021-08-14 - 2021-08-15
North Coast Ceramics Inc warmly invites you to the 2021 North Coast Mud Trail.

POTTERY STUDIOS
MAP
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NEWSLETTER / SUBSCRIBE TO WIN
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On August 14 and 15, seventeen ceramicists will open their studios to visitors (with social distancing measures in place) so you can meet the artists, discuss their work and processes and find out what inspires these creatives to do what they do.
You will be delighted and surprised by the diversity of work for sale as well as the studios themselves, many of which are in some of the most scenic locations in the region. All artists will have work for sale with no two styles alike, so you will find something to satisfy both your soul and your budget.
Journey into the world of the handmade and be sure to note the events schedule if you are keen to organise your visit around demonstrations or artist talks on either Saturday or Sunday.
Pick up a hardcopy brochure or visit the interactive map online to plan for an immersive, creative feast at the 9th annual North Coast Mud Trail.

Byron Writers Festival 2021 - CANCELLED
2021-08-06 - 2021-08-08
Byron Writers Festival 2021 – CANCELLED

Get a taste of the Festival
Never been and heard great things? Watch our show reel from previous Festivals and relive the highlights with our 2019 photo gallery and podcast series.

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Support the 2021 Festival

As a not-for-profit organisation, our ticketing income is essential to the success of future Festivals. If you were planning to come to Byron Writers Festival this year, we invite you to consider making a donation instead.
Your gift will help us create a stand-out Festival in 2021, as well as supporting Australian writers, and the arts in regional Australia.
Donations can be made at:
givenow.com.au/byronwritersfestival
or alternatively you can contact us directly if you would like to talk to one of our team:
info@byronwritersfestival.com
02 6685 5115
All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
The Festival Team all look forward to seeing you this year and thank you for your ongoing support.

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BARKING MAD @ NINBELLA
2021-07-23 - 2021-08-14
Barking Mad by Nell Schofield
In these barking mad times, striking bark art reminds us to stay grounded and surrounded by meaningful stories. Ninbella has assembled a powerful stash of bark art works from local and Yolngu artists to help us navigate these extremely strange days. Lae Oldmeadow’s upholstered Hoop Pine bark tree totems stand like ancient sentinels along one wall of the Bangalow gallery. Hand crafted in Blue Knob, these seven pieces communicate centuries of growth in meticulous interwoven layers.
On the opposite wall are ochre paintings on Stringybark panels from Yirrkala, a remote community 700 kms east of Darwin in Arnhem Land. Featuring the distinctive cross-hatching designs of the region intermingled with black sparkling sand from the surrounding beaches, these works speak to each artists’ deep connection to country.
Gallery director Grant Rasheed recently travelled to the remote Indigenous community controlled art centre Buku-Larrngay Mulka to personally select these works along with a collection of Larrakitj (memorial poles) which form the centrepiece of the exhibition ‘Barking Mad’.“It was a real honour for me to meet some of these artists personally and to support the wonderful work of the Buku Arts Centre,” Grant said. The Centre’s name translates as “the feeling on your face as it is struck by the first rays of the sun”, and there is reference to the eternal cycle of new life and death in these mesmeric pieces. Sacred yet public ceremony designs are interpreted in uniquely individual ways. In response to a challenge about her right to paint the fishtrap imagery of her own clan, Djirrirra Wununmurra assumed the unique identity of Yukuwa (bush yam), a traditional food source whose annual reappearance is a metaphor for the increase and renewal of her people and their land. She explores this by etching her own contemporary take on the ceremonial yam grounds in nearby Stringybark forests onto white earth pigments.
84 year-old Baluka Maymuru is an “artist of truth”, practicing his sacred cultural connections on massive panels that depict his homeland estate and its ritual focal point on the Northern entrance of Blue Mud Bay on the Western coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria. Ritual body painting for cleansing ceremonies has been transferred on to three stunning hollow, Stringybark poles by Galawupa Garrawurra who died tragically at the age of only 28.
These Larrakitj were originally used as ossuaries or bone containers erected as memorials to dead kinsmen but are now widely created as modern sculptures that in Garrawurra’s case display a minimalist elegance.
All these works speak to a tradition that stretches way back to the “first sunrises”. It was a Yirrakala bark art work painted in 1963, now housed in the National Museum of Australia, that became the first formal assertion of Indigenous native title. Current works from this community continue to express deep cultural integrity and assertion of land ownership. Exhibited in dialogue with Oldmeadow’s spine-tingling totems, these barks and sculptures present a cheeky yet imaginative play on the use of this most primal material.
‘Barking Mad’ at Ninbella Gallery, 19A Byron Street Bangalow. til Mid August

Rite of Spring, Matisse La Danse & Carmen (excerpt) presented by Byron Ballet
2021-07-23 - 2021-07-25
WHEN:
July 25, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson Street
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
Adult $36 | Child U16 $28 | Family of 4 $100 | Children ages 1 – 2 years free on lap

CONTACT:

Email
Event website

Byron Ballet Company’s soiree will transport you on a powerful journey through the incredibly fertile world of musical creation in France from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
4 performances:
Friday 23rd July at 7:00pm
Saturday 24th July at 2.00pm & 7:00pm
Sunday 25th July at 5:00pm
RITE OF SPRING
Witness Igor Stravinsky’s infamous & iconoclastic ballet The Rite of Spring – one of the most influential performance masterpieces of the twentieth century. Stravinsky‘s avant garde score and Nijinsky’s sacrilegious choreography caused outrage at the Paris premier in 1913. It was the beginning of the modern era, and one of the most famous nights in art’s history.

Join Byron Ballet as they make a tribute to these masters with an original family friendly production that will take you on an unforgettable journey of suspense and sensual beauty.
Direction/choreography by Yvonne Hall. Extra male choreography by Robert Kelly.
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CARMEN (excerpt)
Byron Ballet presents the passionate love duet from this famous story of love and betrayal.

Don José is hopelessly smitten by the free-spirited and beautiful Carmen, but when she betrays him for a dashing toreador, his ardour turns to jealous rage.
Set to the backdrop of George Bizet’s famous hypnotic musical score.
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MATISSE LA DANSE
An original creation based on Matisse’s famous painting ‘La Danse’ from 1910, and some of his other masterpieces.

“Actually, I live more in Dance: expressive movements, rhythmics, music I like”, said Matisse as a sort of explanation (justification) at the end of his long life. “It was inside me, this dance.”
Matisse witnessed Isadora Duncan dancing (one of the founders of modern dance) and if, indeed, she was a large source of inspiration for his dance, it was also a visit in the south of France, where he witnessed and was fascinated by fishermen dancing their traditional ring that inspired the circle of dancers.
Directed and conceived by Vianney Pinion
Soprano – April Galett, Cello – Ian Knowles, Piano -Ken Naughton.
Music – De Falla, Saint-Saens, Debussy and Lekeu.
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To redeem your Discover NSW vouchers (valid until 31st July) or to book wheelchair accessible seating, contact the Theatre Box Office:
Mon – Fri, 10.30am – 1.30pm. Tel.(02) 6685 6807
Or email boxoffice@byroncentre.com.au

HUSK X PINOT & PICASSO BYRON BAY
2021-07-16 17:30 - 20:30
We have teamed up with the AMAZING Husk Distillers to create an experience you won’t want to miss!
Join us for a night of sipping, grazing & painting – your $95 ticket includes –

an entertaining painting session with us – no creative skills required!
cocktail on arrival
specialised shared Husk grazing board

So bring your friends and we’ll bring the fun! Buy your tickets now before they sell out!

SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL @ PALACE CINEMA
2021-07-16 - 2021-08-01
Now a much anticipated fixture on the Festival calendar, the Scandinavian Film Festival will return in July to showcase the most exciting dramas, comedies and crime thrillers from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Exploring culture, history and life in the Nordic region, a host of Australian premieres will bring high calibre and award-winning Scandinavian cinema to Palace Cinema screens nationally.
Tickets are now on sale! Visit the Festival website to view the full programme and session times.

Register on the Festival website for exclusive news and follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

BANGALOW THEATRE COMPANY presents RENT
2021-07-15 19:00 - 2021-07-24 22:00
BANGALOW THEATRE COMPANY – RENT 2021

Bangalow Theatre Company (BTC) is proud to announce the 2021 production of Rent, The Musical.

Set in New York in the late 1980’s, is a gritty rock musical based loosely on Puccini’s 1896 opera La Bohème. Imagine. A bohemian jungle. A virus ripping through it and the harsh realities of living as an artist.
The BTC is an established not-for-profit incorporated association, passionate about the performing arts in the Bangalow and greater Northern Rivers community.

DOORS OPEN AT 6.00PM. DRINKS & SNACKS AVAIL AT BAR. CASH ONLY. SHOW STARTS AT 7PM SHARP. PLEASE BE COVID SAFE & SIGN IN AT THE ENTRANCE. PLEASE PRACTICE SOCIAL DISTANCING. THANK YOU!

Between Thursday 15 July 2021 7:00 PM and Saturday 24 July 2021 7:00 PM

LOCATION
A&I Hall
3 Station Street, Bangalow, NSW 2479

BYRON BEACHSIDE MARKET - THIS SATURDAY 10TH JULY
2021-07-10 08:00 - 15:00
The Byron Beachside Artisan Market takes place four times a year at Byron Bay’s Main Beach Foreshore.

COVID-19 requirements.
Please note:

That there are capacity limits in place for the markets
Please sanitise your hands regularly
You are to keep social distancing of 1.5m
Contactless pay is preferred
If you are unwell (fever, cough or sore throat), do not enter the markets & please return home.

About the market
This market usually takes place four times a year in early January, Easter, July and late September. The Beachside Markets are a ‘make it, bake it and grow it’ market held on the Byron Bay foreshore east of the Surf Club. This is the perfect location to experience some of the most original products alongside one of the worlds’ most famous beaches.
This market showcases a diverse and exciting collection of high-quality art, sculptures, ceramics, textiles, glass, homewares, fashion, craft, clothing and music which is created by local artisans. The market also offers an array of services from our health and well-being practitioners.
The focus of the Beachside Market is to incorporate authenticity, community and sustainability. This Beachside Market provides an unparalleled opportunity for local artists, creators and healers to showcase their talents to all attendees. With over 200 stalls stretching over half a kilometre of beachfront at Byron Bay’s Main Beach, this market is the perfect location to experience some of the best and most original products and services found in the Byron Bay area.
Come with your family and friends to experience the vibrant atmosphere, enjoy a coffee, brunch or lunch while you listen to some fabulous live music and browse the stalls.
Entertainment: TBA
Looking for a specific stallholder? Visit our Byron Markets online directory here!
Information for stallholders

Expressions of Interest are now open.
For general information and to apply click here

2021 Beachside Market dates:-
Saturday 10th July
Saturday 25th September

14th Arakwal NAIDOC Week Film Screening presented by Arakwal Corporation, Flickerfest & iQ Inc.
2021-07-07 18:30 - 2021-07-10 20:30
WHEN:
July 7, 2021 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

WHERE:
Byron Theatre
69 Jonson St
Byron Bay NSW 2481
Australia

COST:
Full $17 | Concession $15 | Ages 15+

CONTACT:

Event website

The Arakwal Corporation, Flickerfest and iQ Inc are thrilled to present an inspiring evening of aboriginal storytelling celebrating NAIDOC Week 2021 and this year’s theme:
‘Heal Country!’
This year’s programme curated from Flickerfest favourites will take you on a special journey with some incredibly strong and powerful stories who’s compelling voices will inspire, move and delight.
The filmmakers featuring in the 14th Arakwal NAIDOC Week screening are some of the leading lights in indigenous filmmaking today, blazing brightly on Australian screens and stage.
The programme includes:
Multi award winning short film The Moogai by Casino writer/director Jon Bell; Closed Doors by award winning Australian actor Hunter Page-Lochard (Cleverman), starring Wayne Blair; the delightful and inspiring documentary Djuwalpada, from Wagilak songman Daniel Wilfred all the way from North East Arnhem Land; the moving sibling story Bala, the first short film by Bangarra Dance Theatre’s former senior choreographer Deborah Brown, and Bama by local emerging filmmaker Jahvis Loveday, winner of the jury and audience award at this year’s iQ/Flickerfest Byron All Shorts.
Come along and enjoy these unique stories from incredible First Nations filmmakers championing aboriginal voices through this year’s NAIDOC theme ‘Heal Country!’ and support the celebration of aboriginal culture during NAIDOC Week.
A fundraiser for the Arakwal Corporation and supported by the Indigenous Coordination Centre.
2021 Programme
BREAK IT DOWN ‘BUNYARRA’ / 4mins / 2020
Wri/Dir/Prod: Desert Pea
Bunyarra is the Bundjalung word for ‘in good health’, and Local Arakwal elder Delta Kay shares stories about her land and staying healthy on country during the pandemic.
BAMA / 5mins / 2020
Wri/Dir/Prod: Jahvis Loveday
After the first day of private school in the city, a young aboriginal boy reflects on his fear of losing the magic of family and community after being so far away from them.
WIRUN / 9mins / 2020
Wri: Ebony McGuire, Chad O’Brien | Dir: Chad O’Brien | Prod: Jemma Douglas
A young Indigenous girl must dig deep to own her performance of a Shakespearean sonnet for her high school drama class.
THE MOOGAI / 15mins / 2020
Wri/Dir: Jon Bell | Prod: Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton, Taylor Goddard, Mitchell Stanley
An Aboriginal psychological horror, THE MOOGAI is the story of a family terrorised by a child-stealing spirit.
SPARKLES / 13mins / 2020
Wri: Tina Fielding | Dir: Jacqueline Pelczar | Prod: Cody Greenwood
A 30-something-year-old Down Syndrome woman leaves her past behind, and runs away from a small country town, heading towards the city. Along her journey, she makes an unlikely friendship with a Drag Queen from the Outback, teaching us all not to be afraid to celebrate who we are.
BALA / 10mins / 2020
Wri: Melissa Lee Speyer | Dir: Deborah Brown | Prod: Georgia Noe O’Brien
In this poetic short, a former navy officer reunites with his cousins to grieve after learning of his much-loved grandfathers’ death, soon after the break-up of a relationship.
CLOSED DOORS / 15mins / 2019
Wri/Dir: Hunter Page-Lochard, Carter Fred Simpkin | Prod: Mitchell Stanley, Toni Stowers
Regaining consciousness in a car wreck, a young father finds that his daughter is missing.
DJUWALPADA / 14mins / 2019
Wri/Dir: Daniel Wilfred | Wri: Nicola Bell | Prod: Courtney Collins
Djuwalpada is the story of a young songman from southeast Arnhem Land sharing his culture to keep it alive.
BETWEEN TWO LINES / 15mins / 2019
Wri/Dir: Jack Steele | Prod: Mitchell Stanley, Toni Stowers
A story of two men’s journey for their identity set in WW1.
ELDERS / 10mins / 2019
Wri: Tracey Rigney | Dir: Tony Briggs | Prod: Damienne Pradier
Two Elders feel their grandson is ready to start learning vitally important lessons that will equip him with the tools to maintain the future survival of his culture.
Please note this is a general admission event, no allocated seating.

PINOT & PICASSO BYRON BAY presents I SCREAM - Kids Class!
2021-07-07 11:00 - 13:00
School holidays are approaching fast!
We have our new I – SCREAM masterpiece online now. 🍦
You can use your Discover vouchers to have a 2 hour break from the kids. 💃🏽
That brings the class down to $14 🤗
