21 September, 2023
Spring School Holidays are here and there’s plenty on offer with local businesses making every effort to cater to the diverse needs and desires of locals and visitors alike. From crafty and creative, active and energetic, educational and entertaining and all-round inspirational options to suit families and kids from tots to teens!
The What’s On Guide is your place to go for all the details – dates | times | location addresses with Google-map | contact details | ticket prices and booking links but below is a taster of everything on offer.
27 June, 2023
How glorious has this winter weather been! I am not a big fan of winter – definitely more of a shorts and singlet summertime gal – but despite the cold, I have been appreciating the beautiful sunny days. It’s also made a world of difference to our winter calendar of outdoor community events – from
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Did the past 10 weeks pass in the blink of an eye? It felt like it for us. Can’t quite believe that the Easter school holidays are upon us, perhaps that’s because NSW schools break up the day before Good Friday Public Holiday. Brace yourselves for next year though – Easter Sunday falls on 31
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School’s out and summer holidays are here! As a family we are staying right here for the holidays and looking to enjoy some of the great activities and events that are on offer. We’ve even chosen a local ‘experience’ Chrissy gift for our whole family to enjoy but can’t say any more than that for
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I was going to write how nice has it been to see the sun shining last weekend and this week! Except it started tipping it down on Wednesday evening and pretty much all day on Thursday. Fingers crossed it improves for the start of NSW school holidays! Strawberries 🍓🍓 have been on special recently so
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2022 Winter School Holiday Fun For Kids & Families in Byron Bay and Surrounds
8 April, 2022
I was just looking back at the last school holidays post I wrote at the end of last year which started with – It’s been a funny old time and not funny haha. A year of unending disruptions, changes, cancellations, setbacks, knock backs, stops and starts and stops again… most days we don’t know if
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It’s been a funny old time and not funny haha. A year of unending disruptions, changes, cancellations, setbacks, knock backs, stops and starts and stops again… most days we don’t know if we’re coming or going. But here we are, at the end of a tumultuous year and on the cusp of a new one…
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When lockdown for Byron Shire LGA was announced on Tuesday afternoon, I felt really disheartened and angry. I’s taken me a couple of days to channel that energy into something more beneficial. In fact it was an unexpected telephone conversation with a friend who has been and still is in lockdown in Sydney with her
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Hello everyone, What a tough month we’ve all just endured. Firstly, congratulations for being the best that you could be in this crazy time. Everyone’s best looks different, and even ‘your best’ can be radically different every day for the same person. I was shocked at how flat I was after the initial snap lockdown
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Once again, the school holidays have rolled around and on the one hand they can’t come soon enough and yet on the other I feel like I need another week to get organised! Has anyone else felt that these last couple of weeks at school have felt more intense, with projects, performances and just generally
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I can’t quite figure out if I feel like the school holidays have come around really quickly or seem to have taken an age to arrive. On the one hand, it’s felt like forever since we’ve had a holiday – but that’s probably because we’ve not really been able to travel given the current situation.
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Hello everyone, It’s getting closer to school holidays. Queensland are in their first week and NSW public schools last day of term is this Friday 3 July. More and more places are opening their doors as restrictions lift and school holidays activities and events are being planned. Exciting stuff! I have some news too (no,
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Hello there! How’s it all going? I don’t personally believe things will ever ‘return to normal’. I am more of the opinion that there will remain a ‘new normal’ that will keep adjusting as we – collectively – try to find a balance. I’ve had some time to reflect (more so since my kids went back
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After some careful consideration, I put out a post on Byron4Kids social media on Monday 16 March about sharing events and activities on our What’s On Guide over the next few weeks and more due to COVID-19😔. I have now included that post here on the website as things continue to change and challenge with
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Love it or hate it 6 weeks of School Holidays have arrived!!! The sun is shining the sky is blue… and although there’s not much rain in sight for our parched earth, holidaymakers and locals are making the most of what the Northern Rivers has to offer. Now, I’m sure that many of you will
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Hello! I’ve been working away behind the scenes to make some significant improvements and updates to Byron4Kids.com.au Updates to the Home Page OK – so more than an update really – more like a complete redesign of the homepage to make it more user friendly and give you easier access to the information you are
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SPRING 2019 – School Holiday Fun in Byron Bay and Beyond! I can still remember the last school holidays so clearly – as if they were yesterday! To me it feels as if they have come around so quickly – except it’s warming up as we head towards summer. I’ve already seen plenty of holidaymakers
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I don’t know about you – and I can’t believe I am surprised every year – by the amount of term time festivals and events over Winter in this area. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining – it’s fantastic that there is so much to celebrate and support and enjoy in our community. It
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Easter holidays are upon us in the blink of an eye! Who else feels like it hasn’t been that long since the summer holidays? Perhaps it’s because we’ve had an almost endless summer – with super warm beach days throughout March. It’s only been in the past couple of weeks that there’s been a hint
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Who else has been flat out like a lizard drinking? Far out, has it been hectic in the lead up to Christmas or what? Is it really like this every year or does this year feel particularly manic to you? I mean I am an organised person. I have pretty much sorted all my Chrissy
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Wow, I’ve been so busy here with the recent upgrades to the website Upgrade to HTTPS – safer browsing Updates to Mobile View – better user experience Updates to What’s On Guide – direct clickable booking links within the Calendar A new membership option for our What’s On Guide that I am almost shocked that
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Pre kids, my husband and I loved to go along to the local music festivals – buying earlybird tix as soon as they went on sale for Bluesfest and Splendour In The Grass. When we used to go, we could ride our pushies along to the Festivals either at Red Devils Park or Belongil Fields.
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I’m still deciding if the last term just flew by in the blink of an eye or if it’s because the kids have had various winter-related illnesses plus a fractured elbow thrown in there that it feels that they haven’t had much of a term. At least with the long nights and cold weather they’ve
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It’s been a funny old term for NSW. We had the 4 days off at Easter and had eased ourselves successfully into holiday mode only for it to be back to school on the Tuesday for a 4-day week and then another week to boot. Everybody I’ve spoken to (with school age kids) feels all
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You could be in paradise… but at some point during this 6 week school holiday, you can be fairly sure you will hear those words… “I’m bored, what can we do now?” probably more than once! 🙈😂 Also likely that you’ll hear those words when you’ve just sat down to take a moment for yourself and
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Once again we seem to have reached the end of the term in the blink of an eye. Seriously, does time speed up when you get older or is it just that you have so much to fit into a day that a week has slipped by before you know it?! Well, whether you love
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Well, haven’t we been having some glorious winter weather and perfect timing for the school holidays too! As well as attending some awesome school holiday activities we are endeavouring to keep up with our Winter Day Trips and this week it’s the turn of Byron Bay! We enjoyed a fun lighthouse walk – of which
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Wow, although this term seems to have whizzed by in the blink of an eye, these last few weeks have really felt like they’ve dragged their feet… or it could be me not wanting to crawl out from under my doona on these cold winter mornings! I’m actually really excited about these school holidays. Apart
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Well, we tried last week – loading scooters and bikes into the car for our Winter Day Trip to Ballina and despite having all our fingers and toes crossed, we were conquered by the incessant rain which has lasted another week. We’ve had moments of sunshine – last Sunday and Wednesday morning but it wasn’t
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Well, what a dismal wet week it’s been. Last Friday my son and I were saying “Please just don’t rain for this morning” and we were fortunately very much obliged as the rain didn’t kick in until we had done our trip and gotten safely home! Sooooo glad we did it too as the rest
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I’m so excited to be sharing this with you! As many Fridays as we can throughout winter, my 5 year old son and I will be checking out and trialling a Winter Day Trip idea that we can share with you the following week. This ensures the information is as up-to-date as it possibly can be
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Ok, it’s not been the most awesome of weather but they are here – NSW Easter School Holidays have arrived!!! Now, I’m sure that many of you will have family stuff happening over Easter but I can tell you that there are some lovely family friendly events and activities happening during the holidays and quite a
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A few weeks ago I received a curious email from Bam & Boo. Who were they? What did they do? What was all this talk about plastic addiction? After reading their email, I checked out their website bam-and-boo.com.au and to my delight saw some beautifully designed and gorgeous earthy coloured kids tableware and cutlery. Not
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How handy would it be to have the What’s On Guide appear like an app on the home screen of your phone? Yep, that’s just what I was thinking. It would be so cool not to have to go to your browser – whether that be Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer – and type
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Love it or hate it 6 weeks of School Holidays have arrived!!! Now, I’m sure that many of you will have family stuff happening over Christmas Week but I can tell you that there are some lovely family friendly events and activities happening in the lead up to Chrissy and of course there are absolutely
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I don’t know about you but for us, October is THE month of BIRTHDAYS. From school friends to family friends to our own daughter, they do not seem to stop coming…every weekend in October we are attending at least…at least one birthday party and it’s now rolling over into the first week of November because
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This is it mums! Lock it in! Saturday 15 October from 6.30 to 9.30pm IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!!! How many of us promise each other; “Yes let’s catch up next weekend” or “let’s have a night out next week” but it rarely happens because we lead such busy lives as mums. At best we may
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I think you’ll agree with me that if your child has made up their mind about what they want to happen for their birthday, we are generally at pains – unless it’s simply not feasible in terms of price or possibility eg – it is a requirement to be over 10 years old and they
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A few kilometres south of Australia’s most Easterly Point at Byron Bay, this impressive cliff-top walk departs from the northern end of the Broken Head car park, and is marked with an information sign, visible from the amenities block. Winding through coastal Littoral rainforest, a special endangered type of rainforest found behind dunes and headlands,
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3 Byron Bay Beach Essentials – made with LOVE from Byron Bay locals! Blue skies, sunshine, stunning beaches, aqua water…what more are you waiting for?! Whether you are a holidaymaker or lucky enough to live here; Byron4Kids has got the low down on the 3 beach essentials for families this summer! Ready? Got that sunscreen
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Can you believe that Christmas Day will be upon us in less than a week? Time seems to have simply flown by this year but for many families, as the school holidays kick in, now is the time to slow down, enjoy the festive period and have a break. So, with this mind; whether you
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BYRON BAY BEACHES – ARE THEY SAFE FOR SUMMER? Despite their stunning beauty, many of you may be wondering about Byron Bay beaches and safety in the lead up to summer school holidays NSW in the wake of the increase in shark attacks along our coastline this year. Recently awarded ‘Winner of the Best Beachside
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Hopefully you have survived Week 1 of the Spring school holiday in Byron and Ballina Shires. Our local business have put a fantastic array of activities, events, performances, workshops and festivals to delight and entertain you and they’ve heaps more lined up for this week. Whether you are on holiday in Byron or Ballina Shires
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Wow, it’s that time again and has it come around quickly or what? Term 3 felt like it just flew by and we’ve got 2 weeks of school holidays ahead of us to fill with fun. Byron4 Kids is here to provide you with the inspiration on where to go and what to do around
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Well I think I was spot on when I wrote earlier that the Bangalow BBQ and Bluegrass Festival is the ultimate in a fun family day out. We’ve just experienced it… and it is! We headed to Bangalow arriving around 10.30am – the ever friendly and helpful volunteers guiding us to a parking spot. We
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So, last Saturday morning my kids and I went along to the special Saturday Story time held by Lennox Head Library and thoroughly enjoyed the story telling and subsequent fun craft of pasting sunflower seeds on to tree-shaped cut outs of old books and sealing them ready for planting in our own garden at home.
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Last week I took my three year old son and my 6 year old daughter to visit the Crystal Castle in the Mullumbimby Hinterland. We met up with some friends with children of similar ages and we all enjoyed wandering through the gardens visiting the koi pond where my son became so engrossed with how
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ADVANCED SEARCH I have been trying to the think of a more ‘friendly’ name than ADVANCED SEARCH as when I see that term on a website I often get the impression that it’s going to involve complex entry of information and then it boils down to “can I be bothered?” and the answer… unless I’m
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Things to do in Byron Bay and Beyond – for kids! Click Here to subscribe and receive your FREE GUIDE – 20 Free Things to do in Byron Bay and Beyond for kids! I have two young children – age 6 and 3 and I love spending time with them and my husband. We are fortunate
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