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The Con Artists Handmade Makers Markets
Date	Sat 4th Feb 2012 to Mon 24th Dec 2012
Location	Northern Rivers Conservatorium Lismore
The Con Artists Market is a market showcasing works from a broad range of local makers.

Lennox Community Markets
Date	Sun 12th Feb 2012
Location	Lake Ainsworth Lennox Head
Spend a leisurely Sunday strolling around the Lennox Market set around Lake Ainsworth and only metres from Lennox's main surfing beach. Locals flock to the Lennox Market to stock up on local produce and buy that unique gift for that special someone or to just treat themselves.

FreeSpirit Stand Up Paddle Event
Date	Sat 25th Feb 2012 to Sun 26th Feb 2012
Location	Yamba Road Yamba
The FreeSpirit Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP) Competition has something for everyone including: Kids and Adults Races, Race Boards 12 kilometres (Male and Female), Surf Style Boards six kilometre (Male...

Byron Bay International Film Festival
Date	Fri 2nd Mar 2012 to Sun 11th Mar 2012
Location	69 Jonson Street Byron Bay
Over ten days, The Byron Bay International Film Festival (BBFF) celebrates the spirit of Byron Bay through the universal medium of film.

Casuarina Cup Touch Football and Social Weekend
Date	Fri 2nd Mar 2012 to Sun 4th Mar 2012
Location	Casuarina Resorts Casuarina Beach
The Casuarina Cup is held every February and is now the hottest event on the calendar. Around 500 participants flock down to party on the Tweed Coast for an entertaining and relaxing weekend and play a little bit of Touch Football on the side.

Blues Brews and BBQs
Date	Sat 3rd Mar 2012
Location	Grafton Racecourse Grafton
Come along to a great family day out at the Grafton Racecourse! There will be a host of hot blues bands, James Squire beer tasting, gourmet barbecue food and the...

Australian Longboard Surfing Open
Date	Wed 21st Mar 2012 to Sun 25th Mar 2012
Location	Lions Park Kingscliff
The Australian Longobard Surfing Open features surfing competitions suitable for a range of abilities from family to elite level.

Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival
Date	Thu 5th Apr 2012 to Mon 9th Apr 2012
Location	Pacific Highway, Tea Tree Farm Tyagarah Tyagarah
Located in the picturesque hinterland of Byron Bay, is Australia's premier annual Blues and Roots music festival is reputed to be the largest festival of its kind in the Southern...

Maclean Highland Gathering
Date	Fri 6th Apr 2012 to Sat 7th Apr 2012
Location	Maclean Showground, Cameron Street Maclean
Maclean is known as the 'Scottish Town in Australia' and clans invade the town for the highland gathering from around the country. Piping competitions take place non-stop at different venues, as well as street concerts with dancers, pipers and singers.

Kirkin O the Tartan
Date	Sun 8th Apr 2012
Location	Herb Stanford Park, Bent street Maclean
The Kirkin 'O' the Tartan is an old tradition where the Scots have their tartans blessed. Easter Sunday worship service in conjunction with the annual Maclean Easter Highland Gathering.

Lismore Produce Market
Date	Sat 28th Apr 2012
Location	Magellan Street (between Carrington and Molesworth Streets) Lismore
The Lismore Produce Market is on every Thursday from 3.30pm to 6.30pm and every Saturday from 8am to 12 Noon. Stall holders offer fresh seasonal fruit, vegetables and value added products. There will be no resellers.

Maclean Agricultural Show
Date	Tue 1st May 2012 to Wed 2nd May 2012
Location	Maclean Showground, Cameron Street Maclean
Maclean Agricultural Show is held over two days. Events include: sideshows, equestrian events, trotting, exhibitions, sales displays, floral and fruit exhibits and food stalls. The Maclean Show also has cane exhibits, craft, beef cattle, vegetables, poultry, cooking, championship dog show, caged birds, photography, School exhibits and Trade exhibits.

Battle On the Border Cycling Festival
Date	Fri 4th May 2012 to Mon 7th May 2012
Location	Mantra on Salt Kingscliff
Battle on the Border, Tour De Tweed and Gran Fondo are competitive and social cycling events, aimed to deliver a unique experience to participants through professional event management. The Battle creates a vibrant, efficient customer focused weekend of parties, racing and social riding.

Tour De Woodford
Date	Sun 6th May 2012
Location	Woodford Island Maclean
Tour De Woodford is a rider's paradise. This event will start from Woodford side of McFarlane Bridge and proceed around Woodford Island - 40 kilometres.

Casino Beef Week
Date	Sat 19th May 2012 to Tue 29th May 2012
Location	Various Locations around Casino Casino
As Casino Beef Week approaches its 30th anniversary it is one of the most widely known and popular regional festivals with an average of 20,000 crowding into town on the main Saturday.

22nd Annual Lismore Gemfest
Date	Sat 19th May 2012 to Sun 20th May 2012
Location	Lismore Showground Lismore
Since inception in 1990 the Gemfest has become the largest gem, crystal, jewellery and fossil show in regional Australia. This is an all day event at the Lismore Showground.

Cooly Rocks On
Date	Fri 1st Jun 2012 to Mon 11th Jun 2012
Location	Various locations around Tweed Heads and Coolangatta Tweed Heads
Cooly Rocks On is a nostalgia 50s and 60s Rock ‘n Roll Festival to be held in Tweed Heads and Coolangatta in June each year. The inaugural Festival was held in June 2011 and what a fantastic first festival it was ...

Lismore Farmers Market
Date	Sat 2nd Jun 2012
Location	Lismore Showground Lismore
Open air shopping is a favourite pastime in the Rainbow Region. The Lismore Farmers Market is held at the Lismore Showgrounds every Saturday. The market has a wide variety of locally grown produce as well as locally produced foodstuffs, plants and livestock.

Blue Knob Farmers Market
Date	Sat 2nd Jun 2012
Location	719 Blue Knob Road Nimbin
The Blue Knob Farmers Market is a genuine farmers market with 90 per cent of goods and produce grown or prepared within 20 kilometres of the market. Produce will change with the seasons.

Primex - Australia
Date	Thu 14th Jun 2012 to Sat 16th Jun 2012
Location	Exhibition and Event Centre Casino
Primex is Regional Australia's premier primary industry exhibition and one of the most popular agricultural field days nationally. Located on the amazing North Coast of NSW at Casino, visitors travel from interstate and internationally, with the region supporting a diverse range of primary and associated industries.

Lismore Car Boot Market
Date	Sun 17th Jun 2012
Location	Lismore Shopping Square Lismore
The Lismore Car Boot Market is an all weather undercover market that is held under the Lismore Shopping Square.

Ballinas Bounty Fine Food and Wine Festival
Date	Sun 17th Jun 2012
Location	Ballina Racecourse Ballina
This is a one day annual event bringing together local food producers, restaurateurs, cafes and wineries in and around the Shire as exhibitors and is attended by the general public, both locals and visitors to the area.

Lismore Lantern Parade Festival
Date	Sat 23rd Jun 2012
Location	Town centre and Wilson River Bank behind Heritage Park Lismore
The Lantern Parade brings together community groups, schools and artists throughout the Northern Rivers to present a spectacular parade of light sculptures through the city.

Arts and Craft Exhibition
Date	Fri 6th Jul 2012 to Sun 8th Jul 2012
Location	Gulmarrad Primary School Yamba
The Arts and Craft Open Competitive Exhibition and sale includes; patchwork and creative needlework, art painting and drawing, photography, student art, spinning and weaving, sculpture and other creative sections.

Evans Head Fishing Classic
Date	Fri 6th Jul 2012 to Fri 13th Jul 2012
Location	11-13 McDonald Place Evans Head
Come along to the 17th Annual Evans Head Fishing Classic on the first week in July.

TAB Saddle-Up Sundays Grafton
Date	Sun 8th Jul 2012
Location	Clarence River Jockey Club Grafton
Grafton doesn't hold back when it comes to the annual XXXX Gold July Racing Carnival and Ladies Day sets the pace for a week of action at the track which...

Opera At The Channon
Date	Sun 22nd Jul 2012
Location	Coronation Park The Channon
A very unique event, Opera At The Channon caters to a variety of different tastes.

Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup
Date	Sat 4th Aug 2012 to Sun 5th Aug 2012
Location	Various Cafes in Nimbin and Nimbin Town Hall Nimbin
The annual Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup is a community sponsored event that each year grows in popularity not only with the performers but the audience who attend. Performers travel from all over Australia to be part of this gruelling poetry marathon.

Seafood Bowling Carnival
Date	Wed 8th Aug 2012 to Wed 15th Aug 2012
Location	2 Beech Street Evans Head
Come along to the Evans Head Bowling Club for a week filled with seafood, lawn bowls and fun. The Bowls Carnival is held in August each year and is located in the friendly coastal town of Evans Head.

Kingscliff Triathlon
Date	Sat 8th Sep 2012 to Sun 9th Sep 2012
Location	Kingscliff Community Hall Kingscliff
Kingscliff Triathlon is situated in one of the most stunning coastlines in Australia. Swim through the estuary into open water, cycling around the Tweed Valley terrain and run by the beach in one of the short or long Triathlon distances. You can enter online at the QSM website.

14th Annual Big Scrub Rainforest Day 2012
Date	Sun 9th Sep 2012
Location	Rocky Creek Dam Lismore
Big Scrub Rainforest Day is Australia's largest annual Landcare information and education event. With all major regional landcare groups, practitioners and businesses attending, Big Scrub Rainforest Day provides the opportunity to gain information about rainforests and their restoration from Australia's leading experts.

Nimbin Country Show
Date	Sat 22nd Sep 2012 to Sun 23rd Sep 2012
Location	Nimbin Showground Nimbin
The Nimbin Country Show had its beginnings in 1919 and is the first show in the North Coast show circuit. The show is held each year in September and is a general agricultural show with horses, cattle, poultry, wood chopping, dog trials, arts, crafts, fruits, vegetables and horticulture.

Grafton Bridge To Bridge Ski Classic
Date	Sat 29th Sep 2012 to Sun 30th Sep 2012
Location	Crown Hotel, Prince Street on the Banks of the Clarence River Grafton
The October long weekend sees the mighty Clarence River roar to life with in excess of 150 of the world’s fastest water ski race boats reaching speed in excess of 193 kilometres per hour.

Malibu Classic
Date	Sat 29th Sep 2012 to Mon 1st Oct 2012
Location	Main Beach Evans Head
The best provincial longboarding competition in Australia will feature120 longboarders from Victoria to the Sunshine Coast in the Annual Evans Head Malibu Classic, formally the Evans Head Longboard Invitational. Held during the October Long Weekend, the Annual Malibu Classic is something not to be missed.

Australian National Goanna Pulling Competition
Date	Sun 30th Sep 2012
Location	North Street Wooli
The off-beat all-Australian sport of Goanna Pulling dates back to the 19th century.

Casino Show
Date	Sat 13th Oct 2012 to Sun 14th Oct 2012
Location	Summerland Way Casino
Come along and join in the atmosphere of the Casino Show. See the local working dogs compete to find out who's the best.

North Coast National Lismore Show
Date	Thu 18th Oct 2012 to Sat 20th Oct 2012
Location	Lismore Showground Lismore
The North Coast National is one of Australia's largest, most colourful and diverse regional shows, a true celebration of the unique region - embracing the areas farming community, promoting the produce,artists and performers, championing local business. For over 120 years farmers and families have been making the trip to the annual...

Surfing the Coldstream
Date	Sat 20th Oct 2012
Location	Flinders Reserve and Main Beach, Yamba Yamba
Surfing the Coldstream - one day, one night of spectacular performances celebrating the arts, music and community. This event includes a huge range of local performances including bands, solo artists, dancers, street performers, acrobats, comedians and all on an outdoor stage.

Jacaranda Festival
Date	Sat 27th Oct 2012 to Sun 4th Nov 2012
Location	Various locations around Grafton Grafton
The longest running floral festival in Australia always starts on the last weekend in October and concludes on the first weekend in November and includes many attractions and events. The Festival starts with the crowning of the new queen in an open ceremony under the beautifully lit mauve canopy of Jacaranda...

Bridge To Breakers Sailing Classic
Date	Sat 17th Nov 2012 to Sun 18th Nov 2012
Location	Harwood Bridge to Yamba Harwood Island
Bridge to Breakers Sailing Classic is from Harwood Bridge to Yamba and organised by Big River Sailing Club. Every year this event, Bridge to Breakers Sailing Classic, attracts a large number of competitors in all types of sailing craft.

Tropical Fruits New Years Eve Dance Party and Recovery
Date	Mon 31st Dec 2012
Location	Lismore Showgrounds Lismore
The annual Tropical Fruits New Years Eve Dance Party includes DJs, an art exhibition, cabaret and fireworks at midnight. A Pool Party, at the Lismore Memorial Pool and a Recovery Party at The Showground are held on New Year's Day and a free barbecue is provided.

Lismore City Centre Concerts
Date	Sat 5th Jan 2013
Location	Northern Rivers Conservatorium Lismore
Enjoy the free concerts on the first Saturday of each month at the Northern Rivers Conservatorium in Lismore. The range of music presented over the year will be an eclectic mix of jazz, world music, rock, classical and other genres.

Channon Craft Market
Date	Sun 13th Jan 2013
Location	Coronation Park The Channon
Australia's oldest art and craft market is held in the picturesque village of The Channon at Coronation Park. There are 250 stallholders offering arts, crafts, fresh produce, plants, bric-a-brac, therapies and clothing. Children's activities such as candle making, a jumping castle and rides, live music and buskers.