What's happening in the area ?

Festivals for every occassion

JANUARY

• Tropicals Fruits, Gay & Lesbian NYE event Lismore
• Thursday Plantation East Coast Sculpture Show, Ballina
• Flickerfest Short Film Festival, Brunswick Heads
• Fish and Chips Festival, Brunswick Heads

APRIL

• East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay - http://www.byron-bay.com/bluesfest/accom.html
• Summerland Olive Festival, Casino
• Mind Body and Spirit Fesival, Bangalow

MAY

• Nimbin Mardi Gras
• Casino Beef Week
• Yogafest, Byron Bay
• Lismore Gemfest

JUNE

• Lismore Lantern Parade
• FEHVA 48 hours of art, Byron Bay
• Wintersun Rock 'n' Roll Revival Festival, Tweed Heads
• North Coast Jazz Festival, Bangalow
• Evans Head Fishing Classic

JULY

• Splendour ifl the Grass Byron Bay
• CrankFest Xtreme, Casino

AUGUST

• Byron Bay Writers Festival - http://www.byronbaywritersfestival.com.au/
• Bangalow Music Festival
• Northern Rivers Health and Herb Festival, Lismore

SEPTEMBER

• Fatherhood Festival, Bangalo
• Byron Peace Carnival
• Lismore Music Festival Eisteddfod
• Bundjalung Light Gathering, Nimbin Rocks
• Rainforest Rescue Big Scrub Rainforest Day, Rocky Creek
• Southern Cross Arts and Crafts Festival Ballina
• Farmarama Expo, Lismore
• Richmond Valley Filmfest, Casino

OCTOBER

• Thursday Plantation Jazz in the Rainforest, Ballina
• Taste of Byron, food festival, Byron Bay
• River City Music Festival, Lismore
• North Coast National Show, Lismore
• Fair-Go skate festival, Ballina
• Bangalow Film Festival
• Songwriters Festival, Bangalow

NOVEMBER

• Lismore Country Music Festival
• Fairymount Festival Kyogle
• Kites and Bikes Festival, Brunswick Heads

DECEMBER

• Nimbin Youth Festival December
• Summer Solstice Celebration, Nimbin

Local market days

Most weekends there's a Market happening somewhere in the area, check out NORTHERN RIVERS MARKET GUIDE for the timetable.

Whale Watching

If you are staying at Tassiriki Ranch between the months of June to November you will have a fantastic opportunity to see Humpback whales migrating north from the Antarctic to warmer Australian waters and then heading south again. Humpback whales hug the coastline as they migrate northwards, this year the migration has been quite close to the shore with whales sighted very close to the South Ballina break-wall and just beind the surf off South Ballina Beach. It is truly humbling to see these large creatures slowly cruising northwards oblivious to the huge crowds gathered to view their majestic movements. More information on whale watching...