Ballina Regional Events

The Ballina Shire is a wonderful place to holiday and if you want to plan it around things to do what better way than to visit some of the events that our region has to offer throughout the year.
Below are some of the attractions and Regional events in the area.

JANUARY

• Tropicals Fruits, Gay & Lesbian NYE event Lismore

• North Coast Street Machine Show and Shine, Ballina

• New Years Day Races, Ballina

• Bangalow Starlight Festival
  
  

FEBRUARY

MARCH

EASTER

• East Coast Blues & Roots Music Festival, Byron Bay

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APRIL

• BBFF Film Festival, Byron Bay

• Summerland Olive Festival, Casino

• Mind Body and Spirit Festival, Bangalow
  
  

MAY

• Bangalow Billycart Derby

• Orchid Show, Ballina

• Nimbin Mardi Gras

• Casino Beef Week

• Yogafest, Byron Bay

• Lismore Gemfest

• Byron Bay Triathlon

• Byron Bay Winter Whales Ocean Swim Classic
  
  

JUNE

• Lismore Lantern Parade

• All Girls Surf Showdown, Lennox Head

• Ballina Coast Guard Gala Day

• FEHVA 48 hours of art, Byron Bay

• Wintersun Rock 'n' Roll Revival Festival, Tweed Heads

• Primex Show, Casino

• North Coast Jazz Festival, Bangalow
  
  

JULY

• Ballina Tourism & Hospitality Race Day - 22 July 2011
  

• CrankFest Xtreme, Casino

• Evans Head Fishing Classic

• Gromfest Surfing Contest Lennox Head

• Opera at The Channon

• Whale migration (north), view from headlands along the Ballina Lennox coastline

• Byron Bay Writers Festivall

• 4WD Camping & Caravan Show, Lismore
  
  

AUGUST

• Bangalow Music Festival

• Northern Rivers Health and Herb Festival, Lismore

• Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay

• Lennox Longboard Classic

• Red Bull Junior Surf Masters Lennox Head
  
  

SEPTEMBER

• Fatherhood Festival, Bangalow

• Byron Peace Carnival

• Whale migration (south), view from headlands along the Ballina Lennox coastline

• Lismore Music Festival Eisteddfod

• Bundjalung Light Gathering, Nimbin Rocks

• Rainforest Rescue Big Scrub Rainforest Day, Rocky Creek

• Farmarama Expo, Lismore

• Richmond Valley Filmfest, Casino

• The Point Ballina Cup Ballina Jockey Club

• Plateau Comedy Fest '08, Alstonville
  
  

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

• Lennox Point Hotel Kite Surfing Classic

• Bangalow Film Festival

• Songwriters Festival, Bangalow

• Alstonville Agricultural Show

• Hog National Rally, Lennox Head
  
  

NOVEMBER

• Lismore Country Music Festival

• Fairymount Festival Kyogle

• Kites and Bikes Festival, Brunswick Heads

• Southern Cross Arts and Crafts Festival, Ballina

• Ballina Rivafest

• Bangalow Show

• Ballina Alive Aquatic Spectacular

• Byron Bay Yogafest
  
  

DECEMBER

• Nimbin Youth Festival December

• Summer Solstice Celebration, Nimbin

• Ballina Shire Christmas Light Up

• Boxing Day Races, Ballina