Tropical Fruits New Year Festival

This New Year Tropical Fruits are heading down to the water’s edge, where things are lush, slippery and getting hotter by the minute. Dive into Riparia, a fertile queer playground calling all river sprites, bog babes, swamp thangs, muddy misfits and thirsty creatures to gather on Widjabul Wia-bal Jagun. Expect abundance, sweaty communion, wild cabaret, […]

Jazz in the Quad and Singers Showcase

Celebrate the end of the year with an evening of live music at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium’s Youth Jazz Orchestra & Singers Showcase. This year, Jazz in the Quad will be joined by the Singers Showcase, bringing together some of the Con’s talented vocalists alongside the young jazz musicians for a relaxed summer evening of […]

Colour Me Crazy! Colour Run

Ngunya Jarjum is bringing Colour Me Crazy back in 2026 for Child Protection Week! Join young people, families and the community for a fun-filled day of colour, connection and celebration. Participants will take on an action-packed course featuring colour, water and bubble stations, fun obstacles, commando crawl nets and plenty of surprises along the way. […]

The Channon Craft Market 50th Anniversary

50 years. Countless memories. One very special market. For 50 years, people have been coming to The Channon Craft Market. Some came for the beautiful handmade crafts. Some came for the music. Some came for the delicious food. And some came simply because everyone else was going! This October, come back to The Channon and […]

Richmond RiverFest

Celebrate the life force of the Richmond River at the annual 2026 Richmond RiverFest — a month-long celebration of festivals and events that connect you to the Richmond River. Launching in Ballina on World Rivers Day, RiverFest flows upstream over four incredible weeks, with storytelling, culture, food, tree plantings and community experiences along the way. […]

Nimbin MardiGrass

The Nimbin MardiGrass is an annual rally and celebration in the tiny village of Nimbin. Beginning in 1993, MardiGrass is held to protest the drug laws, educate people on the various uses of cannabis (medicinal, industrial, recreational and spiritual) and celebrate the culture that has grown here over the years. The village of Nimbin comes […]

Lismore Gemfest

Started in 1990 by the Lismore Gem and Lapidary Club Inc., and has since evolved into one of Australia’s largest Annual Gem and Mineral shows with over 140 Tailgaters and Dealers. Lismore Gemfest will be held over two massive days, selling and displaying Minerals, Gems, Fossils, Jewellery and Equipment from all over the world There […]

Nimbin Fringe Festival

Nimbin Fringe is a grassroots, community-driven arts festival, created to celebrate the depth and diversity of creative practice in and around Nimbin and the Northern Rivers. The Fringe will feature live music, comedy, dance, circus, film, visual arts and more.