January 2008
Sep-Jan 31st Thursday Plantation East
Coast Sculpture Show 1800 029 000
27-Jan 6 Woodford Folk
Festival, Woodford 07 5496 1066
Dec 31- 1 New Years Eve Community Celebrations local
VIC
1 Recovery Party, Lismore City Pool Tropical
Fruits 02 6622 6440
1 New Years Day Races, Ballina Racecourse 02 6686 2603
3-6 Starlight Festival, A&I Hall Bangalow 02 6684 3467
5 Bull & Bronco Rodeo Carbarita 02 6676 4562
10 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
11-25 Permaculture Design Summer School, Djanbung Gardens, Nimbin 02 6689 1755
13 19th Annual Show & Shine North
Coast Street Machines, Kingsford Smith Oval, Ballina 02 6684 7280
16-19 "Fish & Chips" (Woodchop) Festival 02 6685 1003
18-20 Flickerfest, 17th International
Short Film Festival 02 6685 9999
26 Australia Day Celebrations local VIC
26 Brunswick Combined Services Clubs Australia Day Breakfast in the Park 02
6685 1206
28 Tweed Coast Raft Race and
Family Picnic Day 02 6676 1551
February 2008
10 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
16 Opera in the Park, Salt Central Park 1300 225 572
16 Alstonville Rodeo, Alstonville Showground 02 6628 5483
29-March 8 The Byron Bay
Filmfestival, Byron Community and Cultural Centre 02 6685 6807
March 2008
Feb 29-8 The Byron Bay
Filmfestival, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 02 6685 6807
8-9 North Coast Stock Horse Show Grafton 02 6642 4372
10-12 Whole Woman Festival Gold Coast - Byron Bay 1300 660 367 or 0424 604 028
13 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
16 Ballina Bridal Fair, Ballina RSL Club 02 6686 2544
17 St Patrick’s Day at Mary Gilhooleys, Lismore 02 6622 2924
20-24 19th Annual Byron Bay
East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay 02 6685 8310
21-22 Maclean Highland
Gathering 02 6645 2887
21-23 14th Port of Yamba Easter Yachting Regatta 02 6646 9776
21-24 Easter Starlight Festival,
A&I Hall Bangalow 02 6684 3467
22 Tropical
Fruits Easter Party 02 6622 6440
23 Australian Goanna Pulling Championships, Wooli 02 6649 7540
April 2008
3 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
4-6 Oracles of the Bush,
Tenterfield 02 6736 2900
6 Summerland Olive Festival 02 6662 1863
15-16 Maclean Agricultural Show 02 6645 1532
16-20 Grafton Artsfest Autumn Workshop 02 6643 1528
18-19 Grafton Show 02 6642 2240
22-27 Autumn Arts Exhibition, Nimbin School of Arts 02 6689 1444
25 Anzac Day Commemorations local VIC
30-May 4 Byron Underwater
Festival 02 6680 9134
May 2008
1 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
3-4 Nimbin MardiGrass 02 6689 1842
TBA Ocean Swim Classic, Bryon Bay 02
6680 8558
8-11 Ballina District Orchid Show, Ballina Fair 02 6681 5242
10 Byron Bay Triathlon 0400
788 336
10, 17, 24 & 31 Tweed Harbour Fireworks
Challenge, 07 5536 2277
26 National Sorry Day (Reconciliation) local
VIC
27 Tweed Harbour Fireworks
Challenge 07 5536 2277
18 Bangalow Billycart Derby 0419 715 098
26 National Sorry Day (Reconcilitation) local
VIC
TBA Casino Orchid Show 02 6663 3366
TBA Casino Beef Week 02 6662 8181
June 2008
1-10 Wintersun Rock & Roll Festival, Tweed Heads/ Coolangatta 07 5536 9509
4 World Environment Day local VIC
5 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
7 Music and Art Festival Goat Island 0428 655 806
TBA Tropical Fruits Party, 02 6622 6440
7 "Old & Gold" Second Hand Saturday (All Town Garage Sale), Brunswick Heads 02 6685 1003
7-9 Icon Australia, All Girls Surf
Showdown, Lennox Head 0401 710 401
9 Beach Hotel Byron Bay Cup, Ballina Racecourse 02 6685 6717
12-14 Primex (Primary Industry Exhibition) Casino 07 5531 4600
13-17 Festival of Performing Arts 02 6672 1563
15 Lismore Lantern Parade
02 6622 6333
29 MurwillumbahCup, at the Jockey Club 02 6672 3672
July 2008
6 Winter Wonderland Festival, Salt Central Park 1300 225 572
10 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
11-13 Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Lismore 4-Wheel Drive, Camping & Leisure
Show 02 6627 4444
11-15 Rusty Gromfest Lennox Head
11-18 Evans Head Fishing Classic 02 6682 5714
25-27 Byron Bay Writers
Festival 02 6685 5115
TBA Splendour in the Grass,
Byron Bay
TBA
Crankfest, Casino 02 666 23566
Whalewatching Season until October. See also
Southern Cross Centre
For Whale Research.
August 2008
7 Live Music Byron Vista in Concert, Byron Community & Cultural Centre 0402
934 109
15-26 Tweed Valley Banana Festival 0427 726 186
21-23 Australian Native Orchid Society Show, ANOS, Ballina Fair 02 6681 5242
TBA Bangalow Music Festival
TBA
Northern Rivers Health and Herb Festival Lismore 02 6622 0122
TBA Simple Pleasures Photographic Competition, Brunswick Heads 02 6685 1003
TBA Bentley Art Show 02 6663 5283
TBA Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup, Nimbin School of Arts 02 6689 7424
September 2008
TBA A Taste of Byron, Byron Beachfront local
VIC
TBA Ballina District Orchid Club Spring Show, Ballina Fair 02 6681 5242
TBA 16th Annual Festival of Classical Music, Tyalgum, 02 6679 2244
TBA Festival of Speed on the
Tweed, Historical Racing Cars, 02 6672 1796
TBA Blue Moon Ball, Nimbin School of Arts 02 6689 1577
TBA Big Scrub Rainforest Day, Rocky Creek Dam 02 6629 1395
TBA Lismore Eisteddford Festival 02 6621 6015
TBA Ballina Cup 02 6686 2603
TBA Woodburn Orchid Society Spring Show 02 6645 2974
TBA Nimbin Annual Country Show 02 6689 1373
TBA
Brunswick Triathlon 02 6685 1624
TBA Tropical Fruits Hard
Labour Party, Venue TBA, 02 6622 6440
TBA Founding Fathers Regatta, Yamba 02 6646 9776
TBA Yamba Lions Family Fishing Festival, 02 6642 4677
TBA Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin School of Arts 02 6689 1577
TBA Grafton Artsfest 02 6643 1528
TBA 35th Annual Southern Cross Arts and Crafts Festival, Southern
Cross School, East Ballina 02 6686 0503
23-Jan 12th Thursday
Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show 1800 029 000
October
2008
Sep-Jan 12th Thursday Plantation
East Coast Sculpture Show 1800 029 000
TBA Yamba Lions Family Fishing Festival, 02 6642 4677
TBA Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin School of Arts 02 6689 1577
TBA Grafton Artsfest
TBA NCEIA Presents the 14th Annual
Dolphin Awards 02 6622 0222
TBA North Coast National, Lismore Showground 02 6621 3460
TBA Surfing the
Coldstream Arts/Fringe Festival, Yamba 02 6646 1999
TBA Alstonville Agricultural Show 02 6628 0102
TBA Jacaranda Festival, Grafton 02 6642 3959
Oct-Nov Tweed River Festival contact local
VIC
TBA Yoga Play, Byron Bay 02 6684 7737
TBA 34th Annual Southern Cross Arts and Crafts Festival, Southern
Cross School, East Ballina 02 6686 0503
November 2008
Sep-Jan 12th Thursday Plantation
East Coast Sculpture Show 1800 029 000
TBA Jacaranda Festival, Grafton 02 6642 3959
Oct-Nov Tweed River Festival contact local
VIC
TBA Tabulam Races
TBA Blue Moon Cabaret, Nimbin School of Arts 02 6689 1577
TBA Ballina Riverfest, Fawcett Park 1800 777 666
TBA Rainbow Ride Cycle Challenge
(Byron to Currumbin) 0416 483 006
TBA Nimbin Fashion Show, Summer Collection, Nimbin School of Arts 0418
824 598
TBA Bangalow Show 02 6684 7214
TBA WAVE, a spectacular annual Wearable Art Performance now in its 5th
year at Shearwater Steiner School, Mullumbimby 02 6684 3223
December 2008
Sep-Jan 13th Thursday Plantation East
Coast Sculpture Show 1800 029 000
TBA Carols by Candlelight, Lismore 02 6620 0505
TBA Summer Solstice Celebrations, Djanbung Gardens, Nimbin 02 6689 1755
TBA Christmas Light Up Byron, Ballina, Lismore Shires local
VIC
24 Christmas Eve Street Celebrations, Bangalow 02 6680 8558
26 Boxing Day Races, Ballina 02 6686 2603
27-Jan 6 Woodford Folk
Festival, Woodford 07 5496 1066
31-Jan 1 New Years Eve Community Celebrations local
VIC
31-Jan 1 Tropical
Fruits NYE and Recovery, Lismore Showgrounds 02 6622 6440 |
