New Year’s Eve is fast approaching, and as always there is a lot going on in Byron Bay. If you want to go to a ticketed event, best to get in early and get your tickets so that you don’t end up sharing a bottle of whiskey with a homeless man on a bench!

The guys at the Byron Community Centre are hosting ‘Soul Street’ – from 2pm until 9pm on Jonson Street in Byron Bay – with live music, market stalls, circus performers, face painting, fire twirling, drumming and food… We will be doing a school excursion from 2pm to see whats going on!

Falls Festival is running from December 31st until January 2nd at the North Byron Parklands – tickets are sold out, but maybe you can try pretending to be a famous rock star and sneak in

If you weren’t lucky enough to get tickets for Falls – there are still plenty of awesome parties going on in and around Byron Bay.

The Byron Bay Brewery are holding a New Year’s Eve party featuring Spoonbill, Mista Savona, Electrik Lemonade and more – tickets are $49 pre paid and $60 on the door.

The Northern are holding their ‘Froth and Roll’ NYE party, with local band Waxhead, as well as Pilots, The Lovely Days and The Single Fins. Tickets are $25 and it all kicks off at 8pm.

The Rails is also ticketed for New Years, with performances by Simon Wright Band and Marshall Okell and the Pride – playing from 6pm, tickets are $25.

The Beach Hotel seems to be free entry (yippee!) with music from Rhythm and Cutloose, and local DJs…

A little further afield: the Beyond Byron funk – soul – house – dance party is being held at the Coorabell Hall on Coolamon Scenic Drive… Thai food, BYO alcohol and tickets are $35!

Also the Brunswick Heads record fair is at the Memorial Hall on Fingal Street from 31st December until the 4th January, from 10am until 6pm every day – if you feel the need to stock up on some vinyl for your own party!

Have a good one and don’t forget to make a New Year’s resolution!!

Tomorrow’s beach cricket match may leave you feeling thirsty. In which case, you’d better head along to one of the following for a beer!

Here’s what’s going on in Byron Bay this weekend!!

The Uplift Festival is running from today until Sunday at the Byron Bay Sports & Cultural Complex – tickets available at upliftfestival.com or from the Medicine Wheel on Jonson St. Featuring evolutionary leaders, scientists, visionary activists, indigenous elders, musicians and poets in a 4 day celebration of conscious evolution!

Feeling festive? Come down to Main Beach for Christmas carols on Friday at 6.30pm! Just don’t stand next to Lisa, your ears will never recover

Also on Friday is the Summer of Circus Cabaret show, at Circus Arts on the industrial estate – from 7pm, tickets are $5. There will be a sausage sizzle, bar and cafe, and $5 flying trapeze swings!

The most important thing going on this weekend however – is our new LEXIS STUDENT NIGHT at Cheeky Monkeys! Friday night from 7pm – Free entry, a free drink brought to your table, $5 meals and discounted drinks until 11pm!! A special area will be reserved for Lexis students, and Maya will be giving out wristbands at graduation on Friday.

Lots going on this Saturday – The Great Gatsby at the Byron Community Centre, local band Potato Potato are playing at the Byron Bay Brewery, The Cheynne Murphy Band at The Rails, the Equillus performance at the Byron Equestrian Centre in Ewingsdale and The Link dance event at Kulchajam!

And don’t forget the Christmas parties kicking off on Sunday – the Afends Xmas Party featuring Perth psychedelic band Pond; The Beach Hotel Christmas party with Caravana Sun and DJ Taya… as well as Sunday sessions at the Brewery, The Eatery, Treehouse on Belongil and the Poinciana Cafe in Mullumbimby.

Have fun everyone!!