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Byron Bay
Festivals and
Events
East
Coast Blues
and Roots
Festival
(Easter)
The organisers
of this
festival
spend most
of the
year getting
together
an incredible
international
selection
of performers.
Usually,
the largest
marquee
in the
southern
hemisphere
is brought
in to house
one of
several
sound stages,
which see
dozens
of acts
over the
5-day festival,
come rain
or come
shine.
Always
a hit for
thousands
of blues
lovers.
Billy
Cart Derby,
Bangalow,
The main street
of town is
blocked off
to traffic
while hundreds
of kids test
out the engineering
skills of their
friends, parents,
and each other.
Is it a bath?
Is it a plane?
If it’s on
wheels, you’ll
see it in Bangalow.
(May)
Nimbin
Mardi Grass(May)
Those
interested
in alternate
realities may find
the day-drip
to Nimbin quite
a treat
during Mardi
Grass, particularly
the parade
down the town’s
main street,
and the various
product quality
testing awards.
Whale
Watch
Season:June-July.
Off
the tip of
Australia’s
eastern most
point, Cape
Byron, is a
particularly
good venue
to watch the
annual migration
of humpback
whales, moving
from feeding
grounds in
the Antarctic,
northwards
to give birth
in the warm
equatorial
waters of the
Great Barrier
Reef.
The
humpbacks
pass very
close to
the headlands,
and the high
cliffs provide
a prime vantage
point to
observe this
spectacular
natural event.
At Cape Byron,
there’s a
centre for
whale research
run by the
Australian
Whale Conservation
Society and
NSW National
parks and
Wildlife,
who monitor
the habits
of the whales
and keep
photo-records.
Of course,
there’s a
corresponding
Byron Bay
Whale and
Dolphin festival
(September).
Kicking
Arts festival,
Byron (July).
This festival
provides
a venue for
regional
visual and
performance
art in the
form of sculpture,
mime, painting,
music, comedy
and satire.
It gives
local performance
artistes
and creators
the opportunity
to publicly
strut their
stuff. For
a month,
either their
work or their
performances
can be observed
in Byron
Bay shop
windows,
parks, streets
and cafes.
A
Taste of Byron
(June).
This day-time
street festival
held in Byron
Bay (initiated
by the Byron
Chamber of
Commerce) celebrates
the best of
local and regional
cuisine. Thousands
of hungry people
come to sample
the most yummy
food and wine
grown or served
in the region.
Live music,
relaxed happy
people. It
was the winner
of the Australia
Day Award for
Byron Shire
Community event
of the Year
1997.
Northern
Rivers Writers
Festival:
(July) Attracts
big name Australian
finest writers
from around
the country
as guest speakers,
which in turn
brings in crowds
from near and
far to enjoy
six days and
nights of celebration,
exchange and
reflection.
The festival
is designed
to "amuse,
challenge and
stimulate,"
giving readers
a rare opportunity
to get together
with their
favourite writers.
Program covers
fiction, non-fiction,
theatre and
film writing,
poetry and
prose. Staged
at the Byron
Bay Beach Club;
increasing
in popularity
each year.
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