Byron Bay stages a dynamic calendar of events that spans the spectrum of music, art, writing and sport including the blues festival, splendour in the grass, byron bay writers festival and local markets.
With a laid-back vibe and an easy to access location keep people coming back to Bluesfest year after year. With multiple stages including smaller stages for more intimate acts this festival is dynamic and hard to define. Acts often play for free on the streets of Byron Bay, with Michael Franti’s impromptu performance outside a central supermarket going down in local history!
Bluesfest is a proud two-time winner of the Greener Festival green awards for efforts at promoting environmentally friendly practices in their festival organisation. Sharing a community spirit like the other music festivals, Splendour In The Grass and Raggamuffin, Bluesfest has numerous market stalls with food and handicrafts available on site, but also runs buses to and from the town and neighbouring suburbs as well as providing parking facilities.
