Byron Bay’s beloved Festival of the Stone is back this Saturday, promising a stellar night of live music, fresh local brews, and community spirit in the heart of the Arts & Industry Estate.
Hosted at the Stone & Wood Brewery, the annual winter festival is set to take over the precinct with two stages and a jam-packed lineup of homegrown talent. Playing on the Main Stage are Old Mervs, Josh Pyke, The Belair Lip Bombs, DUST, Felony, and Strayfold – while the Brew Deck will feature sets from dancefloor dynamos Luen, Jessie Belters, Cashew, Rossco, and Numbers.
At the heart of the event is the tapping of the 2025 Stone Beer, brewed using a traditional method involving volcanic stones heated over fire and immersed into the brew, lending it its signature smoky caramel character. This year’s batch was prepped at the annual Stone Brew Day in mid-May and will be officially tapped and poured at the festival.
A highlight on the local calendar, Festival of the Stone serves up more than just music and beer. A mouthwatering lineup of food trucks and local vendors will keep hunger at bay, including Byron Bay Pretzels, Gunter’s Flammkuchen, and Mamacitas with their crowd-favourite wurst.
Families are warmly welcomed, with the return of the popular Malt Disney Art & Craft Zone offering painting, mask-making, Play-Doh and other freeform creativity for kids. Garden games will also be on hand to keep little ones entertained.
As always, the event has a strong community focus, raising funds for Fletcher Street Cottage, a local service providing support and advocacy for people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
Festival of the Stone is a chance to gather with mates and welcome winter in the bay while enjoying great tunes, craft beer and community.
For more information and tickets, visit: stoneandwood.com.au.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
