Byron Bay is the ideal location for a wide range of trips and activities thanks to its climate, beaches, natural surroundings, and concentration of wellness practitioners. Discover the beaches in the area via kayak, horseback, surfing lessons, or whale watching. Take a balloon ride over the mountains and seaside vistas, or check skydiving off your bucket list.
Since 1990, the Easter long weekend has been the location of the Byron Bay Bluesfest, formerly known as the East Coast International Blues & Roots Music event, an annual Australian music event. One of the top events for modern music, the festival showcases a wide variety of blues and roots artists from Australia and throughout the globe.
Dan Doeppel and Kevin Oxford started the festival in 1990, and it is now administered by Peter Noble, who joined Oxford for the 1994 edition. It has been hosted in a number of places in and around Byron Bay, and is now taking place in Tyagarah, which is about 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) north of the town. It used to run for four days, but as of [when?] it now runs from Thursday through Monday for five days. An occasion within the festival devoted to Indigenous Australian performance, art, and culture is called the Boomerang Festival.
The Byron Bay Film Festival, a well-known independent awards-based film festival recognized by the AACTA Awards, takes place in the last months of the Australian summer at the Byron Community & Cultural Centre in the seaside community of Byron Bay.
Byron Community & Cultural Centre Venue Manager Greg Aitken, together with local Byron Bay filmmakers David Warth, John Abegg, Vera Wasowski, and current Co-Director Osvaldo Alfaro, founded the festival in 2005. Although the festival’s name was changed to the Byron Bay International Film Festival in late 2008, it kept the old abbreviation, “BBFF.”
With a self-guided E bike tour from Beyond Byron E Bikes, you can easily travel the brand-new Northern Rivers Rail Trail. Take an expedition rather than just renting a bike!
The 25-kilometer-long Northern Rivers Rail Trail, which was specifically designed for walking and bicycling, follows the former railway route as it meanders through the Tweed hinterland. It has several former railroad overpasses, diverse terrain, breathtaking vistas, and two tunnels, one of which is 524 meters long and home to glowworms and microbats.
You will travel through several hinterland communities along the road, such as Crabbes Creek, Mooball, Burringbar, and Stokers Siding, where you may stop for coffee, visit a cheese factory, partake in a natural wine tasting, browse antique stores, a pottery studio, and art galleries.
You may eat lunch in one of the many fantastic cafés or restaurants in Murwillumbah while simultaneously visiting the Tweed Regional Art gallery and the M Arts complex.
It’s really simple to ride, especially with an electric bike. The track consists of compacted gravel and asphalt, is quite level, and best of all, there are no automobiles on it! This excursion is simple to do if you can ride a bike.
At 10 am, we pick you up in Mooball and drive you to the trailhead at Wooyung/Crabbes Creek. We outfitted you with a fantastic German-made electric bike, a helmet, a bag, and a personalized smartphone app with directions and sites of interest. You will ride an E-bike the entire 25 kilometers to Murwillumbah and then return to Mooball around 3pm
Discover some of the greatest craft beer and spirits in the Northern Rivers by sampling them. You may take a full day or half day trip being driven about to observe the flourishing brewery and distillery sector in Byron Bay. with escorted sampling at every location.
You’ll experience our small corner of the craft beer and spirits market firsthand. But it’s not just about the alcohol and beer. You’ll get the opportunity to experience some of the Byron Hinterland’s untouched natural splendor.
**You don’t drink beer? No issue. You can swap out for wine, cider, seltzer, or ginger beer!
Full Barrel Tour – 6 Hours | 4 Venues | Includes Lunch and Tasting Paddles
Join us for a leisurely exploration of the best distilleries and breweries in Byron Bay! We start at 11 a.m. and visit three local breweries and a distillery. or two distilleries and two breweries. a tasting that includes information on the production of the beers and spirits.
You will get a sampling paddle and lunch at one of the brewers at each distillery and brewery. Included in all!
4 hour afternoon session with three venues and tastings included
Enjoy a leisurely morning of shopping, going to the beach, or sleeping in before we start at 2pm and visit two nearby breweries. guided tastings that explain how the beers and spirits are made.
Included are all sampling paddles. All of the breweries include a snack or meal purchase option. After the tour, feel free to be dropped off in town for a couple more drinks as you now have a taste for it. The greatest advice on all the top locations to eat, drink, and have fun will be provided by our local guides!
Private Tours
The activities on your tour may be tailored to your event or the interests of your party and include things like surf instruction, laser tag, pigeon shooting, paintball, lengthy lunches, and more! Perfect for business trips, holiday gatherings, Buck or Hen parties, or other special occasions. Just let us know what activities in Byron Bay you’re interested in, then get ready to break free and have a blast.