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Le-Ba Boardriders in conjunction with Dick Hoole and the family of legendary (surf) filmmaker, Jack McCoy present the iconic 80s surf movie, Storm Riders....

Brisbane-born musician and writer Robert Forster co-founded The Go-Betweens in 1978, with friend and fellow singer-songwriter Grant McLennan. Their sixth album, 16 Lovers Lane,...

Coming off the back of AIRWAVES 2025, Byron’s local radio station, BayFM is putting on an all-local show, AIRWAVES 2026, at an iconic local...

What happens when a quiet book club opens more than just a book? Where does fantasy end and reality begin? And what secret desires...

Keeping it live, Ballina Shire Concert Band and Lismore City Concert Band are coming together again, for their next big collaboration concert.

I didn’t even fall asleep once during writer-director Olivier Assayas’s 2 hours and 32 minutes long, The Wizard of the Kremlin. An adaptation of Giuliano da Empoli’s 2022 novel, The Wizard of the Kremlin is a sharp political satire of the final years of the Soviet Union and the turbulent start of the Russian Federation and the rise of you-know-who!

Australian jazz legend James Morrison returns to Byron Theatre this August with the ensemble he describes as his favourite way to perform – the James Morrison Quartet.

Step back in time with the infectious, bouncing, upbeat sound of two-tone ska/pop and party classics, as Baggy Trousers bring ‘Madness’ to Ballina.

Twenty years ago, two mates started playing pubs in Rocky. They never stopped. Busby Marou have cemented themselves as one of Australia’s premier musical acts, captivating audiences with their distinctly Australian storytelling, masterful musicianship, and undeniable onstage chemistry.

The Finders Keepers & Makers Market is coming to Newrybar on Saturday, 8 August from 8.30am to 1pm at Newrybar Hall and will be held in locations throughout the township.

Get ready Northern Rivers – one of the region’s most magical winter traditions is back.

Bangalow’s own Flo Records are turning three and set to mark the occasion with a mammoth 12 hours of music programming split between their record shop and the iconic A&I Hall.

For half a century, Community Gateway has stood as a vital lifeline for the Northern Rivers. What began in 1976 as a modest, local hole-in-the-wall initiative in Lismore has evolved into a professional, multi-disciplinary powerhouse of grassroots care. In the past year alone, the organisation delivered a staggering 13,491 instances of clinical, financial and community support to our region’s most vulnerable residents. To celebrate 50 years of turning collective compassion into life-changing impact, Community Gateway is hosting the region’s ultimate night out: The 2026 Giving Gala.

In a visionary reimagining of Homer’s timeless epic, Academy Award-winning auteur Christopher Nolan brings a masterful fusion of myth and spectacle in The Odyssey.

The 2026 Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival will screen at Palace Byron Bay and Ballina Fair from 23 July to 16 August, featuring the best new cinema from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. This year’s formidable lineup showcases cinematic legends, breathtaking landscapes and the unique storytelling and profound cultural insights that has earned Nordic cinema a distinct place in the film world.

Every month, Ellen Briggs presents a free comedy night featuring some of the best local, national and international comedians.

On one side of the globe, there are women stripping off their clothes in the name of liberation. On the other, women have been stripped of their rights to be seen, heard, and participate in society.

A new music and arts festival is coming to the Northern Rivers, with Bangalow set to host the inaugural DINGO Music & Arts Festival across four days from 8-11 October.

Two nights. Ten bands.  No barriers. No backing tracks. Just ten bands turning the Front Bar inside out across two nights.

Failed musician Joe arrives home from work to discover his stay-at-home wife Angela has invited their upstairs neighbours, divorcee Pína and her partner, widower Hawk, over for dinner at their apartment.