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to lismoreLocated in the Northern Rivers hinterland of NSW, just 30 minutes from iconic coastlines, and set within a stunning natural landscape.
Known as the alternative lifestyle capital of Australia; Lismore, Nimbin and its Villages, is home to a vibrant creative arts scene that offers a captivating blend of culture and nature like nowhere else.
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Discover the city of Lismore and surrounding towns and Villages such as Nimbin, Eltham and Clunes.
Art & Culture Trail
Explore Art & Culture Trails across the region and discover the makers, galleries, studios and stories that bring the Northern Rivers to life, a region where creativity thrives within stunning natural landscapes.
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alternative nimbin
Nimbin is like nowhere else, the alternative lifestyle capital of Australia, a place of natural beauty where sustainability and creativity reins supreme.
Brisbane ROar vs broadmeadow magic
A-League powerhouse Brisbane Roar is set to hit the pitch at Crozier Field for an action-packed preseason clash against Broadmeadow Magic FC. Don’t miss out, get your tickets now and witness all the action.
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in lismoreExperience Lismore’s rich culture and spirit through its festivals, community gatherings and signature events.
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visit the region's events capital
Lismore is the creative arts, sporting and sustainable lifestyle events capital of the Northern Rivers.
Home to the Lismore Masters Games, Lismore Lantern Parade, Aquarius Festival and Tropical Fruits New Year Festival just to name a few.
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⚽🎨 WHAT`S ON IN LISMORE, NIMBIN & VILLAGES 🎨⚽
Get ready for an big weekend with the 50th Anniversary of The Channon Craft Market, Brisbane Roar vs Broadmeadow Magic at Crozier Field plus live music, art, markets, theatre and MORE!
FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 7.30am-3.30pm
👉Explore multiple exhibitions, Lismore Regional Gallery, 10am-4pm (Fri-Sun)
👉Colour Me Crazy Fun Run, Crozier Field, Lismore, 10am-2pm
👉Workshop: Friday Clay, Silt Studio, 10am & 1pm
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Fugazi Fridays, Clunes Store, starting from 3.30pm
👉Film: Paris Texas, Nimbin Bush Theatre, from 5.30pm
👉Bonsai & Brews Workshop, Two Mates Brewing, 6pm-8pm
👉Live Music: Adam Harpaz, Lismore Workers Club, 6pm
👉Film: Rocky Horror Picture Show, Star Court Theatre, 7pm
👉Opening Night: A Doll’s House, Rochdale Theatre, 7.30pm
👉Karaoke with Maryanne, Lismore Civic, 7.30pm
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER
👉Lismore Parkrun, Riverside Park, 7am
👉Lismore Farmers Market, Lismore Showgrounds, 7.30am-11.30am
👉Clay Northern Rivers Ceramic Market, Elevator Ari, 8am-3pm
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm (Sat & Sun)
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Oktoberfest at the Northern Rivers Hotel, 1pm-6pm
👉Live Music: Ally Palmer, Lismore Workers Club, 6pm
👉Couples Clay Night, Silt Studio, 6pm
👉Live Theatre: A Doll’s House, Rochdale Theatre, 7.30pm
👉Live Music: Wear The Fox Hat, Lismore Civic, 8pm
SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER
👉The Channon Craft Market 50th Anniversary, Coronation Park, 9am-3pm
👉Brisbane Roar vs Broadmeadow Magic, Crozier Field, Lismore, kick off at 12.30pm
👉Cacao Ceremony & Sound Journey Meditation, Nimbin Bush Theatre, 10am-11.30am
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Live Music: Tony Mango, The Channon Tavern, 1.30pm-4.30pm
👉Live Theatre: A Doll’s House, Rochdale Theatre, 2pm-4.30pm
👉Live Music: Mandy Hawkes, Eltham Hotel, 4pm
👉Pluckers & Poets Open Mic, Dunoon Sports Club, 4pm
#VisitLismore #VisitNimbin #LismoreCityCouncil
Ngunya Jarjum’s iconic Colour Me Crazy Colour Run is back at Oakes Oval!
📍 Oakes Oval, Lismore
📅 Friday 9 October 2026 | 10:00am to 2:00pm
🎟️ FREE entry for everyone
🏃 Under 7’s run at 10:30am | Open session for all ages at 11:30am
🍔 FREE BBQ lunch served up from 12:30pm
🎶 Music, prizes, and tons of colourful fun for the whole community
Whether you`re running through the colour stations or just coming along to enjoy the day, gather the family and come on down!
#VisitLismore #ColourMeCrazy2026 #ChildProtectionWeek
⚽BRISBANE ROAR VS BROADMEADOW MAGIC THIS SUNDAY! ⚽
Lismore, are you ready? Brisbane Roar are returning to take on NNSW premiers Broadmeadow Magic FC at Crozier Field.
Don’t miss your chance to catch A-League talent up close as these two sides go head-to-head! Bring your family and friends and come along to experience an action-packed preseason clash.
🎟 Grandstand tickets are selling fast, secure yours now (link in bio).
📆 Sunday, 11 October
⏰ Kick-off at 12.30pm
📍 Crozier Field, Lismore
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #BrisbaneRoad #BroadmeadowMagicFC
Final weeks to discover the (Re)Create Exhibition! 🎨🌿
Take a wander through the beautiful Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens and discover an incredible collection of sculptures crafted by talented local artists using recycled, found and natural materials.
With artworks tucked throughout the gardens, there’s something new to discover around every corner.
✨Whether you’re a local, visiting or looking for something to do with the kids, pack a picnic, let these unique artworks spark their creativity and enjoy a day at the gardens.
Don’t miss your chance to experience (Re)Create before the exhibition ends!
📍 Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens | 313 Wyrallah Rd, Monaltrie
📆 Daily until 18 October
⏰ Weekdays 7.30-3.30pm, Weekends 9am-4pm
🎟 FREE Entry
For more information, visit https://www.visitlismore.com.au/operator/recreate-sculpture-exhibition/
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #DiscoverNorthernRiversNSW #LocalArt #LismoreRainforestBotanicGardens #RecycledArt @friendslrbg
SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN | WEEK 2 🎉
The last week of the school holidays is here and there is still plenty happening to keep the kids entertained!
📆WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER
👉Cyanotype Printing | Wade Park, East Lismore
10am–12pm
👉 Collage Fabric Faces Workshop | Lismore Regional Gallery | 10am–12pm | Ages 8–14
👉 Flower Pots | Lismore Library | 10am–11.30am
👉Craft Group | Goonellabah Library | 9.30–11.30am
📆 THURSDAY 8 OCTOBER
👉 Kids Clay | Silt Studio | 1pm | Bookings Essential
📆 FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER
👉 Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bag Workshop | Bec’s Bespoke Sewing Studio
2.30pm–4.30pm | Ages 8+
🎬 DAILY ACTIVITIES
👉 Lismore Cinemas | Open 7 Days
👉 Rollerworld Lismore | Open Every Day
👉 Laser Tag | Lismore Workers Club | Until Fri 9 Oct | 10am–1pm & 4–7pm
👉Get outdoors and enjoy our beautiful parks, scenic nature walks and bike rides!
For all your inspiration and a full listing of details, check out the monthly what’s on guide at Visit Lismore.
📸 Image 4: Artwork by Lisa Towse
#SchoolHolidayFun #VisitLismore #DiscoverNorthernRivers #FamilyFun #SeeLismore
One week to go until the 50th Anniversary of the Channon Craft Market! 🤩🌈
For five decades, The Channon Craft Market Inc. has been a place to wander, discover, eat, listen, laugh and catch up with friends.
Now it’s time to come back and celebrate!
🎪 Fabulous stalls
🍝 Delicious food
☕ The famous chai tent
🎻 Local musicians, performers & buskers
✨ Plenty of memories to be made!
📍 Coronation Park, The Channon
📅 Sunday, 11 October
⏰ 9am-3pm
🎶 Why not spend the whole afternoon in The Channon?
Head to The Channon Tavern after the markets, grab a drink and listen to the fabulous tunes of Tony Mango! Sunday afternoon from 1.30pm-4.30pm 👏
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #VisitNimbin #ChannonCraftMarket #ChannonTavern @the.channon.craft.market@thechannontavern
Looking for a great way to spend your Sunday in Lismore?
Celebrate the new season at the Lismore Community Garden Spring Fair and connect with your local community!
Bring the family down for a fun day packed with stalls, workshops, entertainment and plenty of inspiration for your own backyard.
📍 Lismore Community Garden
🗓️ Sunday 4 October | 10am to 3pm
🎟️ FREE entry for everyone
🌱 Learn about gardening, composting, plant inks and so much more
🎨 Stalls, workshops and entertainment from local creatives, gardeners and environmental groups
🚽 Funds raised on the day go towards building an accessible onsite toilet for the garden
Whether you want to pick up some green thumbs tips or just enjoy a day out in the garden, come on down!
Tag a friend who loves all things local and green!
#VisitLismore #LismoreNSW #NorthernRiversNSW #LismoreEvents #CommunityFirst #LismoreCommunityGarden #SustainableLiving
🤩🌱🎶 WHAT`S ON IN LISMORE, NIMBIN & VILLAGES 🎶🌱🤩
A big weekend ahead with Festy-Ville N0#5, Hard Labour, the Lismore Community Gardens Spring Fair plus exhibitions, workshops, live music and so much MORE!
FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 7.30am-3.30pm
👉Explore multiple exhibitions, Lismore Regional Gallery, 10am-4pm (Fri-Sun)
👉Workshop: Friday Clay, Silt Studio, 10am & 1pm
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Conversation: The City We Make, Norpa’s The Joinery, 11am-12.30pm
👉Fugazi Fridays, Clunes Store, starting from 3.30pm
👉Film: Dead Babies, Nimbin Bush Theatre, from 5.30pm
👉Festy-Ville NO#5, Two Mates Brewing, 6pm
👉NORPA presents POV, The Joinery, 7pm
👉Workshop: Beads & Bubbles, The Artisans Table, 5pm-7pm
👉Live Music: The Hoochers, The Channon Tavern, 7pm-10pm
👉DJ Miss Renee Simone, Hilltop Hotel, 8.30pm
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER
👉Lismore Parkrun, Riverside Park, 7am
👉Lismore Farmers Market, Lismore Showgrounds, 7.30am-11.30am
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm
👉Rainforest to Rivers - Duckpond Tree Planting, South Lismore Duckpond, 9am-12pm
👉Slow Down – A guided rest experience, Northern Rivers Con, 9am-10am
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Workshop: Fermented Drinks, fruit wines & vinegar, Nimbin’s Sustainable Living Hub, 10.30am
👉Festy-Ville NO#5, Two Mates Brewing, 12pm
👉NORPA presents POV, The Joinery, 2pm & 7pm
👉Back Road Bootscootin Line Dancing, 9pm
👉Tropical Fruits present Hard Labour, Lismore Showgrounds Arena, 6pm-1am
👉Live Music: Sabotage, Hotel Lismore, 9.30pm
SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm
👉Lismore Community Gardens Spring Fair: Stalls, music, food & tours, 10am-3pm
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Festy-Ville NO#5, Two Mates Brewing, 12pm
👉Live Music: Tim Stokes, 1.30pm-4.30pm
👉Live Music: Eltham Valley Drifters, Eltham Hotel, 4pm
#VisitLismore #VisitNimbin #LismoreCityCouncil
Looking for a massive weekend of heavy tunes in Lismore?
A 3 day punk, metal and alternative festival is taking over Two Mates Brewing, bringing together a huge lineup of live bands and high energy wrestling!
📍 Two Mates Brewing
🗓️ Friday to Sunday
⚡ 3 Days of Heavy Music featuring legendary Australian punk icons The Meanies, Masochist, Permanent Revolution, Budd, Calum Murray and the Seafood Extenders, Riot and heaps more
💥 Live Wrestling action with the NNU Wrestling Team
Whether you are dropping in for a day or powering through all three, gather your crew and head down!
Tag your gig mates and get your weekend sorted!
#VisitLismore #LismoreNSW #NorthernRiversNSW #LismoreEvents #LismoreGigGuide #LiveMusicLismore #SupportLocalMusic
School Holiday Fun Week 1 👏🤩
Looking for things to do with the kids in the first week of the school holidays? There’s plenty happening, from movies and roller skating to creative workshops, sports camps and free library activities.
Creative Fun!
🎨Kids Clay at Silt Studio | 1 & 8 October
🎨Paint & Pot at Nesbitt Park | 1 October
🎨Bec’s Bespoke Sewing Workshops | 1 & 2 October
🎨Kids Miniature Beaded Flowers at The Artisans Table | 3 October
Get Active!
🏑 Hockey & Multi-Sports Camp | Until 2 October
🛼 Rollerworld Lismore | Open daily
🏃 PCYC Holiday Daily Activities
Family Fun!
🎶 Kids Soul Concert | 2 October
📚 Free activities at Lismore & Goonellabah Libraries
⛳ Mini Golf Glow at the Lismore Workers Club | Open daily
🎬 Lismore Cinemas | Open 7 days
🛝 Pack a picnic and enjoy a day at one of our local parks
There are plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained. For a full listing and further details, check out the October Monthly What’s On Guide at Visit Lismore.
📸 Featured are just some of the fun activities to experience!
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #FamilyFun #SchoolHolidayFun
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