What's on in Ballina?
100 upcoming events
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Events in Ballina
Wed21
Today
Thu22
Tomorrow
Sat24
Saturday 24 October
Sat 24 · 10 AM
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Miniature Porcelain Sculpture with Antoinette O'Brien
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sat 24 · 10 AMA$190
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Miniature Porcelain Sculpture with Antoinette O'Brien
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMA$10–60
🤝Volunteering🧾Drop-in services
Younger Onset Dementia Awareness Day 2026 #YODA #YODay
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 24 · 10:30 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Beach Clean Up & Litter Survey with Ballina Coastcare
Lighthouse Beach, Ballina
Sat 24 · 6 PMA$50
⚽Team sports
Lennox Head Trojans Senior Presentation Night
Club Lennox, Lennox Head Bowling Club
Sun 25 · 7 AMFree
🧺Market🍽️Food
Ballina Farmers and Producers Market
Commemoration Park
Sun25
Sunday 25 October
Sun 25 · 10 AM
✂️Workshop
Silk Painting Workshop
Sea Silks Gallery
Sun 25 · 3 PMA$78
🧘Wellness
Soft Surrender
Tintenbar Hall
Sun 25 · 3 PM
🎻Classical🎻Opera
Art Song - Opera - Musical Theatre
THE MUSIC ESTUARY - ST MARY'S
Sun 25 · 3:55 PM
🏷️Other
Little Turtle Sound Immersion
Ballina Masonic Hall
Mon 26 · 6:30 AMFree
MONDAY MEETUP with Mongrels Men
Lennox Head-Alstonville Surf Life Saving Club
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Later
Wed 28 · 2 PMA$15
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Mending Cafe
Lennox Head Cultural Centre- Meeting Room 4, enter via the oval/skatepark end of the building.
Thu 29
🎤Karaoke
Karaoke Night
The Australian Hotel
Thu 29
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
The Big Gig Free Live Comedy
Ballina RSL Club
Thu 29 · 10 AM
💿DJ set🎪Street party
Day of the Dead Festival – Australian Hotel Ballina
Australian Hotel Ballina
Fri 30 · 10 AMFree
🧘Wellness🗣️Talk
Nourishing Mum through the Fourth Trimester
Wattlebee Baby
Sat 31 · 9:30 AMA$950
🧘Wellness
Usui Reiki Master Level Three
The Wellbeing Arc Collective
Sat 31 · 5 PM
🎤Hip-Hop🎤R&B
Drop It Like It's Halloween – 90s & 00s RnB and Hip Hop Party
Shaws Bay Hotel
Sun 1 · 3 PM
🌳Outdoors🎫Concert
Wharf River Club Riverside Concert
Wharf Bar and Restaurant
Sun 1 · 3 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌳Outdoors
Saije
Wharf River Club
Sun 1 · 3 PMA$45–80
🧘Wellness
Women's Circle
Tintenbar Hall
Mon 2
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Creative Workshop Week - Create With Heart
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Mon 2 · 9:30 AM
✂️Workshop
Introduction to Coloured Pencil Workshop with Kylie Hadler
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Mon 2 · 1 PM
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
UV Resin Jewellery Workshop with Christine O’Leary
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Mon 2 · 5:45 PMA$20–25
🧘Wellness
Mana Movement
Tintenbar Hall
Tue 3 · 9:30 AM
✂️Workshop
Jamie Hoile – Artsmart Drawing and Painting based on Chinese Kacho Ga Art
Creative Artisians Gallery
Tue 3 · 1 PM
✂️Workshop
Angela Parr – Pastel – Draw a (horses' eye)
Creative Artisians Gallery
Wed 4 · 9:30 AM
✂️Workshop
Lesley Ryan – Introduction to Watercolour
Creative Artisians Gallery
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMA$25
✂️Workshop🏺Ceramics & pottery
Throwing Studio | NOVEMBER BOOKINGS
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Thu 5 · 9:30 AM
✂️Workshop
Janet Bidewell – Mixed Media
Creative Artisians Gallery
Thu 5 · 1 PM
✂️Workshop🪡Crafts
Kim Toft Silk Painting Workshop
Creative Artisians Gallery
Fri 6 · 9:30 AMA$385
🧘Wellness
Usui Reiki Level One
The Wellbeing Arc Collective
Fri 6 · 6 PMA$20.98
🗣️Talk
Morning of the Mo Live Podcast
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
Sat 7 · 1:30 PM
Music of the Night
Ballina RSL Club
Sun 8 · 6 AMFree
🤸Pilates & stretching🧘Wellness
Sunrise Pilates and Sound Community event
Boulder Beach
Sun 8 · 3 PMA$25–30
EVERYDAY WONDERS - The Girl from Aleppo
THE MUSIC ESTUARY - ST MARY'S
Sun 8 · 3:30 PM
Tintenbar Up Front
Tintenbar Hall
Mon 9 · 5 PM
🏷️Other
ACA Ballina Chapter - December 2026
Dirrawong Room, Ballina Surf Club.
Mon 9 · 6 PM
🏷️Other
ACA Ballina Chapter - November 2026
Dirrawong Room, Ballina Surf Club.
Mon 9 · 7 PM
🏷️Other
ACA Ballina Chapter - October 2026
Meeting Room 2 Ballina Indoor Sports Centre.
Wed 11 · 6:30 PMA$35–40
🔢Bingo
Sparks Fly Singles Only Games Night
Virtual Golf Centre Ballina
Fri 13
Ballina Art Society Exhibition
Tintenbar Hall
Fri 13
Morning Melodies - Ballina
Ballina RSL Club
Fri 13 · 5:45 PMA$70
RCC Year 12 Formal
Ballina RSL Club
Fri 13 · 6 PMA$59.54
💿DJ set
Brush 'N Beats x Seven Mile Brewing Co | Paint & Sip Party!
Seven Mile Brewing Co
Fri 13 · 8 PMA$30–40
The Rocky Horror Show
Ballina Players Theatre
Sat 14A$67–80
✂️Workshop
November 2026 Survival Mode to Choice - 3 Hour Life Reset Interactive Experience
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
Sat 14 · 9:30 AMA$420
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Seichim Level One
The Wellbeing Arc Collective
Sat 14 · 9:30 AMA$25–80
✂️Workshop
From Survival Mode to Choice - 1 Hour Life Reset Workshop
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
Sat 14 · 10 AM
Memory Postcards with Van Sowerwine and Isobel Knowles
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sat 14 · 10 AMA$15
✂️Workshop📸Photography
Memory Postcard Workshop with Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sat 14 · 3 PMFree
In Conversation with Van Sowerwine, Isobel Knowles and Antoinette O'Brien
Northern Rivers Community Gallery
Sat 14 · 6 PMA$140–1,080
The Winsome Soup Kitchen Auction Fundraiser
Ballina RSL Club
Sun 15
Matcha and Ceramic Painting Workshop
Kentwell Community Centre
Sun 15 · 9:30 AMA$15
Reshaping Narratives Through Virtual Worlds: Artist Skill Share with Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sun 15 · 10:30 AMA$99
Matcha and Ceramic Painting Workshop (Ballina)
Jingi Wahla Rooms @ Ballina Surf Club
Sun 15 · 10:30 AM
Matcha and Ceramic Painting Workshop by Noa Matcha - Ballina
Gawandii Room @ Ballina Surf Club
Sun 15 · 4 PM
Community Sound Healing and Guided Meditation
Ballina Scout Hall
Fri 20 Nov · 10 AM
100 Years on River Street – Australian Hotel Ballina
Australian Hotel Ballina
Fri 20 Nov · 7:30 PM
Mental As Anything – 50th Anniversary Tour
Ballina RSL Club
Fri 20 Nov · 7:30 PM
Mental As Anything
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 21 Nov · 9 AMFree
BACCI Art & Craft Show - November Show
Ballina Masonic Hall
Sat 21 Nov · 4:30 PMA$27.78
TTPS Trivia Night | Think, Laugh & Support Our School
Tintenbar Hall
Sun 22 Nov · 3 PM
The Grandparents Club
Ballina RSL Club
Wed 25 Nov · 8 PMA$40–220
🕺Musical
The Rocky Horror Show — Ballina Players
Ballina Players Theatre
Thu 26 Nov · 12 PMFree
Northern Rivers Regional Meeting -
Ballina RSL Club
Fri 27 Nov · 5 PMFree
C3 Ballina Christmas Dinner & Movie Night
C3 Church Ballina
Sat 28 Nov · 10 AM
Inspired by Nature: Printmaking with Rachel Dun
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sat 28 NovA$260
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Inspired by Nature: Printmaking with Rachel Dun
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Sat 28 Nov · 2 PMA$10–25
Dis-Co Ball 2026
Ballina RSL Club
Sun 29 Nov · 6 PM
Piti Fernandez
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
Sun 29 Nov · 6 PMA$85
🎸Rock🌐World music
Piti Fernandez Byron Bay
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
Tue 1 Dec · 6 PM
70s and 80s Singalong - Ballina
Shaws Bay Hotel
Thu 3 DecA$25
Throwing Studio | DECEMBER BOOKINGS
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
Thu 3 Dec · 10 AMFree
Wesley LifeForce Suicide Prevention Half Day Workshop - Ballina NSW
65 Lighthouse Parade
Fri 4 Dec · 7:30 PM
Tex Perkins and Matt Walker - Before The Show
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 5 Dec · 9:30 AMA$415
✂️Workshop🧘Wellness
Usui Reiki Level Two
The Wellbeing Arc Collective
Sun 6 Dec · 3 PM
The Wet Fish
Wharf River Club
Sun 6 Dec · 4 PM
🤝Volunteering
NSW BALLINA Care and Connect Estranged Parents Aust (CaCEPA)
Australian Hotel Ballina
Sun 6 Dec · 7 PMA$30
Hussy Hicks and Minnie Marks
Tintenbar Hall 120
Sat 12 Dec · 9:30 AMA$660
🧘Wellness
Karuna Level One & Two
The Wellbeing Arc Collective
Sat 12 Dec · 4:30 PMA$65
TYG END OF YEAR EVENT
Shaws Bay Hotel
Sun 13 Dec · 4 PM
Riverside Carols
Ballina Seagulls Football Club
Fri 18 Dec · 4 PM
Lennox Lions Christmas in the Park
Ross Park
Sat 19 Dec · 7 PM
Damien Leith & Jason Ownen
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 26 Dec · 12 PM
Ballina Boxing Day Races
Ballina Jockey Club
Fri 1 Jan · 5 PM
Pete Murray - Shaws Bay Hotel
Shaws Bay Hotel
Thu 14 Jan · 7 PM
Rolling Thunder - The Concert
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 6 Feb · 8 AM
🏊Water sports🏄Surf
FNC Beach Series 2 2026-2027
FNC Beach Series 2 2026-2027
Sat 20 Feb · 8 AM
🏊Water sports🎟️Spectator
FNCB Beach Series 3 2026-2027
FNCB Beach Series 3 2026-2027
Sat 13 Mar · 7 PM
Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 13 Mar · 7:30 PM
Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley - Ballina
Ballina RSL Club
Sat 15 May · 2 PM
Charmaine Wilson - The Australian Medium Lennox Head
Lennox Head Cultural Centre
See also in Ballina
Fri 23 · 7 PMA$45–122
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Sam Buckingham | ROUS MILL | BEAUTIFUL MACHINE tour 🔥 selling fast 🔥
Rous Mill Hall
Tue 27 · 5:30 PMFree
🎫Concert
SING-ALONG with Mongrels Men
Byron Bay Golf Course
Wed 28 · 6:30 PM
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
You, Me, Everybody – Live at Pearces Creek Hall
Pearces Creek Hall
Thu 5 · 5:30 PMA$35–55
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎸Jam / Open mic
THE SINGING ROADSHOW Featuring Mama Kin Spender + Emily Lubitz + We Two Thieves
Bangalow A&I Society Hall
Sat 7 · 7:30 PMA$35
🎸Rock💜Soul / Funk
Mods v Rockers Night
Rous Mill Memorial Hall
At 6:30 PMA$25
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
Sam McGovern - "Back to Backyards" Australian Tour - BYRON BAY
Ottway Byron Bay
Tomorrow · 7:30 PMA$12.32–17.57
🎷Jazz🌍Afro
Paradiso Presents Havana Noche With Kwasi Bruni Big Band
Paradiso Music Room, Byron Bay
Fri 23 · 7 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
IRATION STEPPAS (UK) - Roots Recycled Dub Club #11
The Northern - Byron Bay
Sun 25 · 7 PM
🌴Reggae🎫Concert
Katchafire (NZ) with Special Guest Mike Love (Hawaii) - Byron Bay
Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
Sat 24
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Alstonville Agricultural Show
Alstonville Showground
At 7 PMA$22–25
🌀Ecstatic dance☀️Open air
Ecstatic dance Byron bay - DJs without borders
Ecstatic dance Byron bay - DJs without borders
Wed 28 · 10 AM
🧘Wellness🌀Ecstatic dance
ANIMA: A weekly Wednesday Morning Practice
ANIMA: A weekly Wednesday Morning Practice — Byron Bay
Fri 23 · 4 PMA$0
🌀Ecstatic dance🌳Outdoors
Sober Movement Mission- Byron Bay Sober Silent Disco
Byron Bay Apex Park (Main Beach), Northern Rivers
Sat 24 · 5 PMA$15–35
🎉Club💿DJ set
Haven Presents: Kia, Jono Ma, Zac Stars, Millie & Digital Love.
Haven Gallery Byron Bay
Sat 24 · 5 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Haven presents: Kia, Jono Ma, Zac Stars & more
Haven, Byron Bay
Thu 29 · 5:30 AM
🪇Salsa🌺Bachata
Byron Latin Fiesta - 21st Edition
Club Byron, Byron Bay
Fri 30 · 6 PM
💿DJ set🎉Club
GL!+CH 002 Halloween Edition feat. Never Dull + Niiko x Swae
Arts Factory Garden Bar, Byron Bay
Tomorrow · 6 PMA$35–45
🎭Stage
DANGEROUS WOMEN | BYRON | OCT 22
Aureus Studio, Byron Bay
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre♀️Feminism
A Dolls House
Rochdale Theatre, Goonellabah
Tue 27 · 7 PM
🎤Stand-up
Byron Bay Comedy presents Rick's Comedy Review 27 October
Paradiso Music Room, Byron Bay
Thu 19 Nov · 6 PMA$35
🎭Theatre
DANGEROUS WOMEN | BYRON | DEC 16
Aureus Studio, Byron Bay
Fri 23
🖼️Exhibition
Exhibition Of Australian Comics and Other Humours Items
Crawford House Museum, Alstonville
Sun 25
🍽️Food
Smoker Sundays at the Federal Hotel
Federal Hotel, Alstonville
Sat 24
🧺Market🍽️Food
Bangalow Farmers Market
Piccabeen Park, Bangalow
Sat 24 · 10 AMA$0–53.87
🍽️Food🗣️Talk
AURUM Cellar Door: Wine Tastings and Canapés Google 5-Star Rated Experience
Newrybar Community Hall
At 6 PMA$10–40
📚Literature
Book Launch: Naima Brown in conversation with Jessica Alice
The Book Room At Byron, Byron Bay
Fri 30 · 5 PMA$195
🎬Cinema🌳Outdoors
Byron Bay Outdoor Cinema Club - Spring '26 Season Pass
The Farm Byron Bay
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🖼️Exhibition🥂Opening
Interface Exhibition
Byron CoLab on Arakwal Country, Byron Bay
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
🖼️Exhibition
Julia Freiseisen: Rite of Passage Exhibition
Jardan Byron Bay Showroom
Tomorrow · 6 PMA$25
🎬Cinema
Magic Island + Q&A
Stone & Wood Brewery Byron Bay
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Eyes Like Diamonds Documentary Screening - Byron Bay, NSW
Marvell Hall, Byron Bay
Thu 29 · 7:30 PM
🎬Cinema📽️Documentary
Eyes Like Diamonds Documentary Screening - Byron Bay
Marvell Hall, Byron Bay
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Venues in Ballina
Ballina Players Theatre
2 events
Ballina Masonic Hall
2 events
Ballina Seagulls Football Club
1 event
Ignite Studios @ NRCG
13 events
Northern Rivers Community Gallery
2 events
Creative Artisians Gallery
6 events
Ballina RSL Club
16 events
Wharf River Club
2 events
THE MUSIC ESTUARY - ST MARY'S
2 events
Commemoration Park
1 event
Ballina Scout Hall
1 event
Australian Hotel Ballina
3 events