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!!