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Top 16 Byron Bay Festivals To Experience Before You Die [2023]

Byron Bay Festivals 2019

Looking for the best Byron Bay Festivals!?  Well, you’re in luck, however, keep in mind that Byron Bay is one of the strangest places in the world to visit!  This Australian treasure is widely known as a Mecca for spiritual seekers and is conveniently tucked away in a beautiful coastal pocket of northern New South Wales.

Festivals in Byron Bay have been ranked as some of the best in the world, and that doesn’t just go for their world-class music festivals such as Bluesfest and Splendour in the Grass.

Byron Bay has a smorgasbord of festivals to meet any interest or niche. Food, beer, culture, spiritualism, yoga, film, weed and surfing. Take your pick.

My list of the best 20 Byron Bay festivals aims to inspire your next east coast road trip. And maybe a spiritual epiphany as well….


1) Splendour in the Grass

When: July 2023

Where: North Byron Parklands

Genre: Various

https://splendourinthegrass.com

“Its name alone, Splendour in the Grass, evokes lazy, languid afternoons and evenings hanging around, relaxing, soaking up summer’s rays and life’s best unplanned moments. Or maybe it makes you think of that old classic movie. Imagine instead, you’re looking at Australia and, in an effort to create a destination event during a slow period, the winter.

Never fear, the temps are mild enough for enjoyment—Byron Bay is a surfer’s paradise and home to lots of creative types. When you add a lineup of super popular artists, along with food trucks, teepees, crafts, a kids’ area, yoga, spa activities, workshops, speakers and the requisite circus performers—you get more things you could possibly do in three days. You get Splendour in the Grass.”

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2) Byron Bay Bluesfest

Byron Bay Bluesfest 2023 - Byron Bay AUS Festivals

When: April 6-10, 2023

Where: Tyagarah

Genre: Blues / Roots

https://www.bluesfest.com.au

“Each year the Byron Bay Bluesfest attracts some of the world’s biggest blues and roots performers for five days over the Easter long weekend (March or April). The festival delivers more than 200 gigs across multiple stages, as well as camping, food stalls and children’s entertainment. Over 105,000 music lovers attend to enjoy a diverse array of artists, gorgeous weather and the happy vibe around the festival.

Since the festival’s inception in 1990 Bluesfest has brought some of the world’s most influential and respected musicians to Australia to perform including: Robert Plant (2013 +2018), James Brown (2004), Bob Dylan…

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