About the festival

Byron Writers Festival is Australia’s favourite regional meeting place of storytelling and ideas, at the heart of the Northern Rivers. Presenting a world-class literary event for all to enjoy, with the best local, national and international writers on Bundjalung Country at the picturesque Bangalow Showground from 8—10 August 2025.

We welcome you to join us over three days on beautiful Bundjalung Country in the hinterland town of Bangalow, 15 minutes from Byron Bay. The festival also offers writing workshops, book launches, an engaging program for children, and events across the Northern Rivers region.

The festival experience is designed for discovery and delight. There are six venues to explore – marquees,  Hakea, Acacia, Melaleuca and Lilly Pilly, a smaller conversational tent, The Coolamon, and the A&I Hall. Your festival pass includes access to all festival sessions.

Enjoy food stalls, coffee carts and bars, browse our artisan markets, sculpture walk and festival book shop. Meet your favourite writers and have your books signed after festival sessions.

Tickets

• 3-day Pass — with a 3-day pass, you can enjoy over 100 sessions spanning Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Wander between all programmed venues and enjoy the natural surrounds, food and market stalls, browse the book shop, meet your favourite authors at book signings and explore our curated sculpture walk
• 1-day Pass — If you prefer a shorter visit, we offer 1-day passes which allow you full festival access to attend all sessions on your nominated day (available from full program release)
• Kids Program — Experience our special Kids Program on Sunday morning with the whole family, fostering a love of literature for future generations (available from full program release)
• Feature & Satellite Events — Join us for a series of separately ticketed events featuring guests from the Byron Writers Festival 2025 program (available from full program release)
• Festival Workshops — Hone your craft and learn from the best with one of our Byron Writers Festival 2025 Workshops (available from full program release)

Parking
Please note that if you intend to park onsite at Bangalow Showground, you will need to purchase a parking pass. Byron Writers Festival is committed to environmental sustainability, help us by carpooling or taking our free shuttle bus service to and from the festival.

MobTix
Byron Writers Festival offers MobTix for 3-Day, 1-Day and Kids Program festival passes. Please contact us via [email protected] to book.