Enjoy more this christmas in Lismore
Lismore welcomes you to discover its Christmas magic – from unique gifts, fabulous dining, fun and creativity for all!
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December 5 - December 21
Santa’s Wonderland
CheerMORE and meet the Jolly Man in Red in the magical Santa’s Wonderland at Lismore Regional Gallery, 5-21 December. See when Santa’s in and book your photos here!
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All December
Elf Hunt
EnjoyMORE with your family and take the kids on an elf hunt to find cheeky elves hiding in Lismore shop windows throughout December with prizes to be won!
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December 6, 13, 20
Pawtraits
EnjoyMORE and capture memorable moments with the whole family this Christmas. Book you Pawtraits with your furry loved ones.
Held in the Lismore Quad.
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CWA Christmas Wrapping
GiftMORE this Christmas and have your gifts beautifully wrapped by the Lismore CWA, located on Magellan Street throughout December. Gold coin donation appreciated.
Discover MORE festive cheer, events and fun for all
SHOP, SPIN & WIN
Our Shop, Spin and Win giveaway has now concluded.
We had so much fun sharing the love by giving away thousands of dollars worth of Loving Local Gift Cards to say thank you for shopping local.
Loving Local Gift Cards are a meaningful way to shop local, support local and give back.
Find the list of participating stores here.
YOUR GUIDE TO SHOPPING IN LISMORE
HUNGRY FOR MORE?
🤩🌱🎶 WHAT`S ON IN LISMORE, NIMBIN & VILLAGES 🎶🌱🤩
A big weekend ahead with Festy-Ville N0#5, Hard Labour, the Lismore Community Gardens Spring Fair plus exhibitions, workshops, live music and so much MORE!
FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 7.30am-3.30pm
👉Explore multiple exhibitions, Lismore Regional Gallery, 10am-4pm (Fri-Sun)
👉Workshop: Friday Clay, Silt Studio, 10am & 1pm
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Conversation: The City We Make, Norpa’s The Joinery, 11am-12.30pm
👉Fugazi Fridays, Clunes Store, starting from 3.30pm
👉Film: Dead Babies, Nimbin Bush Theatre, from 5.30pm
👉Festy-Ville NO#5, Two Mates Brewing, 6pm
👉NORPA presents POV, The Joinery, 7pm
👉Workshop: Beads & Bubbles, The Artisans Table, 5pm-7pm
👉Live Music: The Hoochers, The Channon Tavern, 7pm-10pm
👉DJ Miss Renee Simone, Hilltop Hotel, 8.30pm
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER
👉Lismore Parkrun, Riverside Park, 7am
👉Lismore Farmers Market, Lismore Showgrounds, 7.30am-11.30am
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm
👉Rainforest to Rivers - Duckpond Tree Planting, South Lismore Duckpond, 9am-12pm
👉Slow Down – A guided rest experience, Northern Rivers Con, 9am-10am
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Workshop: Fermented Drinks, fruit wines & vinegar, Nimbin’s Sustainable Living Hub, 10.30am
👉Festy-Ville NO#5, Two Mates Brewing, 12pm
👉NORPA presents POV, The Joinery, 2pm & 7pm
👉Back Road Bootscootin Line Dancing, 9pm
👉Tropical Fruits present Hard Labour, Lismore Showgrounds Arena, 6pm-1am
👉Live Music: Sabotage, Hotel Lismore, 9.30pm
SUNDAY 4 OCTOBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm
👉Lismore Community Gardens Spring Fair: Stalls, music, food & tours, 10am-3pm
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉Festy-Ville NO#5, Two Mates Brewing, 12pm
👉Live Music: Tim Stokes, 1.30pm-4.30pm
👉Live Music: Eltham Valley Drifters, Eltham Hotel, 4pm
#VisitLismore #VisitNimbin #LismoreCityCouncil
Looking for a massive weekend of heavy tunes in Lismore?
A 3 day punk, metal and alternative festival is taking over Two Mates Brewing, bringing together a huge lineup of live bands and high energy wrestling!
📍 Two Mates Brewing
🗓️ Friday to Sunday
⚡ 3 Days of Heavy Music featuring legendary Australian punk icons The Meanies, Masochist, Permanent Revolution, Budd, Calum Murray and the Seafood Extenders, Riot and heaps more
💥 Live Wrestling action with the NNU Wrestling Team
Whether you are dropping in for a day or powering through all three, gather your crew and head down!
Tag your gig mates and get your weekend sorted!
#VisitLismore #LismoreNSW #NorthernRiversNSW #LismoreEvents #LismoreGigGuide #LiveMusicLismore #SupportLocalMusic
School Holiday Fun Week 1 👏🤩
Looking for things to do with the kids in the first week of the school holidays? There’s plenty happening, from movies and roller skating to creative workshops, sports camps and free library activities.
Creative Fun!
🎨Kids Clay at Silt Studio | 1 & 8 October
🎨Paint & Pot at Nesbitt Park | 1 October
🎨Bec’s Bespoke Sewing Workshops | 1 & 2 October
🎨Kids Miniature Beaded Flowers at The Artisans Table | 3 October
Get Active!
🏑 Hockey & Multi-Sports Camp | Until 2 October
🛼 Rollerworld Lismore | Open daily
🏃 PCYC Holiday Daily Activities
Family Fun!
🎶 Kids Soul Concert | 2 October
📚 Free activities at Lismore & Goonellabah Libraries
⛳ Mini Golf Glow at the Lismore Workers Club | Open daily
🎬 Lismore Cinemas | Open 7 days
🛝 Pack a picnic and enjoy a day at one of our local parks
There are plenty of activities to keep everyone entertained. For a full listing and further details, check out the October Monthly What’s On Guide at Visit Lismore.
📸 Featured are just some of the fun activities to experience!
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #FamilyFun #SchoolHolidayFun
Two weeks to go! 🌿
The countdown is on to 50 years of The Channon Market. This is one Sunday you won’t want to miss.
What started in 1976 as a small community market built around the simple idea of make it, bake it, grow it has grown into a much-loved Northern Rivers tradition.
For five decades, people have come to The Channon to discover handmade treasures, enjoy good food, listen to live music, catch up with friends and soak up the unique atmosphere.
Now it’s time to celebrate 50 years of creativity, community and a little bit of Channon magic. ✨
📅 Sunday 11 October
📍 The Channon
50 years of memories. Come make yours.
#TheChannon50 #TheChannonMarket #TheChannon #NorthernRivers #VisitLismore
🎨🎶🎡WHAT`S ON IN OCTOBER + SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN 🎡🎶
The October What’s On Guide is out now and is packed with events, markets, workshops, school holiday fun and more.
Download and save a copy to your device, pick up a copy from one of our local visitor information hubs or print a copy from Visit Lismore.
👉 Want to stay updated with what’s happening in Lismore, Nimbin & Villages? Subscribe to our destination newsletter and get the latest news on events, stories and local highlights delivered straight to your inbox. Pop `Sign Up` in the comments and we`ll send you a link!
Having an event? Tell us about it and we`ll help promote it. Reach out on socials or contact us at tourism@lismore.nsw.gov.au
#VisitLismore #VisitNimbin #LismoreCityCouncil
💦 RICHMOND RIVERFEST STARTS THIS SUNDAY 🌱
Richmond Riverfest is a month-long celebration of the rivers, cultures, and communities of the Northern Rivers.
Riverfest launches in Ballina this Sunday, 27 September, World Rivers Day. The festival then flows upstream, with events across the region, culminating in Lismore on Sunday, 24 October.
Throughout the month, there are lots of great activities to be part of including workshops, paddles, tree planting, community gatherings and more!
👉Check out the full list of activities and register at www.richmondriverfest.com
📆 27 September - 24 October
📍Various locations across the Northern Rivers
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #LismoreCityCouncil #RichmondRiverfest2026 @richmondriverkeeper
🤩🎶🎨 WHAT`S ON IN LISMORE, NIMBIN & VILLAGES 🤩🎶🎨
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 7.30am-3.30pm
👉Love Northern Rivers, Oakes Oval, Lismore, from 9am, lovenorthernrivers.com.au
👉Lismore Cup, Lismore Turf Club, from 11am
👉Workshop: Friday Clay, Silt Studio, 10am & 1pm
👉Fugazi Fridays, Clunes Store, starting from 3.30pm
👉Film: But I Am A Cheerleader, Nimbin Bush Theatre, from 5.30pm
👉Live Music: Blake Dantier, Two Mates Brewing, from 5pm
👉Exhibition Celebration, Lismore Regional Gallery, 5.30pm-7.30pm
👉Exhibition Opening: Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 6pm
👉Exclusive Spirits Experience, Invercauld House, 6pm-10pm
👉Live Music: Kai Noon, Lismore Workers Club, 6pm
👉Live Music: Sweet Trouble, Civic Hotel, 6pm
👉Live Music: Cath Simes Band (Race Day), Hotel Lismore
SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER
👉Lismore Parkrun, Riverside Park, 7am
👉Lismore Farmers Market, Lismore Showgrounds, 7.30am-11.30am
👉Love Northern Rivers, Oakes Oval, Lismore, from 3pm
👉Rainforest to River Tree Planting Day, North Lismore Wetlands, 9am-12pm
👉Explore multiple exhibitions, Lismore Regional Gallery, 10am-4pm
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
👉432 HZ Ecstatic Dance: Music, Dance & Cacao, Blue Knob Gallery, 5pm-7.30pm
👉Re-loved Market, Nimbin’s Sustainable Living Hub, 10.30am-12.30pm
👉Live Music: George Smilovici, Lismore Workers Club, 6pm
👉Live Music: Women of Country #2, Eltham Hotel, 7pm
👉Live Music: Push, Hotel Lismore, 9.30pm
SUNDAY 27 SEPTEMBER
👉(Re) Create Sculpture Exhibition, Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, 9am-4pm
👉Nimbin Community Market, Nimbin Community Centre, 9am-3pm
👉Love Northern Rivers, Oakes Oval, Lismore, from 8am
👉Gel Painting Workshop, Blue Knob Gallery, 10am-3pm
👉Explore multiple exhibitions, Lismore Regional Gallery, 10am-4pm (Fri-Sun)
👉Nimbin Spring Arts Exhibition, Nimbin Town Hall, 10am-4pm
#VisitLismore #VisitNimbin #LismoreCityCouncil
Love Northern Rivers kicks off at Oakes Oval TODAY at 3pm and every single part of it is 100% FREE!
This faith based community gathering brings people together from all walks of life, with four packed days of free food, live music, world class speakers and heaps of activities for the kids. Everyone is welcome!
📍 Oakes Oval, Lismore
🗓️ 24 to 27 September
🎟️ Completely FREE entry, free food and heaps on offer for the kids
🇺🇸 International guest Apostle Daniel Adams from the USA
🙌 Inspiring stories from former underworld figure turned evangelist Lee Undy
🎶 Powerful live music from Southland, Cindy Leigh Boske and River Movement
Whether you are bringing the whole family, coming along with mates or just curious to check it out, this is where our region comes together for four days of hope and connection.
Gather your crew and head down to Oakes Oval!
#VisitLismore #LoveNorthernRivers #LismoreNSW #NorthernRiversNSW #LismoreEvents
🐎Don’t miss the Lismore Cup tomorrow! 👗
It’s time to dress up and head trackside for a great day of racing, fashions on the field, live music and fun at the Lismore Turf Club tomorrow from 11am.
🚌 Need a lift to the cup or home? Jump on the Lismore Cup Shuttle Bus. $5 per trip (cash only)
Pick up & drop off locations:
📍LR Golf Lismore - Barham Street, Lismore
📍Lismore Workers Club – Main Club Entry, Keen St
📍Woodlark Street (Down from Hotel Lismore)
📍Lismore Turf Club
Buses run:
⏰11.30am–2.30pm
⏰5.30pm–8.30pm
💃Having too much fun? Stay for the After The Last Party and dance the afternoon away with great tunes and good vibes. Or grab the shuttle back to the CBD and grab a bite to eat, a drink or enjoy some live music at one of our local pubs or restaurants.
📍 Lismore Turf Club, Woodlawn Rd
⏰ From 11am
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #LismoreCup @lismoreturfclub
Looking for a fun way to start the holidays and entertain the kids? 👏🤩
Australia’s BIGGEST obstacle course is back this weekend and it`s coming to Goonellabah!
Get the kids ready for a weekend packed with obstacles, rides, food & fun! 🤩
📍 Hepburn Park, Goonellabah
📅 26–27 September
🎟️ Only 6 sessions available, don`t miss out!
🎟️ Book now at airheads.net.au | All rides included with tickets | Spectators FREE
Start the school holidays with an epic day of fun for the whole family!
#VisitLismore #SeeLismore #Airheads #SchoolHolidays #FamilyFun
