Pawtraits and Festive Fun

Celebrate Christmas this year with a Pawtrait to Remember! This festive season, make family memories with all of your loved ones at Santa’s Wonderland’s exclusive Christmas Pawtrait Sessions in the Lismore Quadrangle! Bring your furry friends along to join in the magic and festive fun! Bookings for these sessions are essential. More details to come.

Santa’s Wonderland

Come to Lismore for magical photos at Santa’s Wonderland! This year, Santa Clause and his helpers will be at his magical Santa’s Wonderland at the Lismore Regional Gallery. People of all ages from the young to the young at heart are invited to step into this magical world and enjoy fun festive activities. Bookings are […]

Lismore Elf Hunt

Enjoy more with family as your kids hunt for cheeky elves hiding in Lismore shop windows throughout December, with prizes to be won! First, collect an activity sheets from one of the following outlets before embarking on a magical hunt around Lismore. Santa’s Wonderland: Lismore Regional Gallery, 11 Rural Street, Lismore Scoops & Candy: 123A […]

Lismore Speedway Season Calendar

Lismore Speedway hosts a series of scheduled events involving six, sometimes up to ten drivers competing over eight anti-clockwise laps of the oval circuit. Come and check out the action where you will see fast paced machines sideways, power sliding or broadsiding into the bends. The Speedway track is a 400 metre long raceway made […]

Lismore Samson Fitness Challenge

The Samson Challenge is a four-person team event with each team put through twelve gruelling challenges, which include a farmers walk with jerry cans, a prowler push, a 130-kilogram truck tyre flip, a burpee challenge, a 2×2 kilometre run, a one-kilometre swim, a sled pull, and a crazy obstacle course to complete. The quickest team […]

Lismore Lantern Parade

The Lismore Lantern Parade brought to you by LightnUp Inc will be celebrating 32 years of bringing light to the heart of the community. The Lismore Lantern Parade is a nationally and internationally recognised, award-winning annual festival that celebrates the Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year, a time of optimism and renewal. […]

Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup

The Nimbin Performance Poetry World Cup has run for 22 years on the first weekend of September. Saturday has four heats featuring 32 poets from Tasmania to the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, each performing eight minutes of poetry, judged on the poem, performance and audience reaction. Sunday has two semi-finals of eight poets each, to decide […]

Guided Walk – Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens

A guided walk through the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens. Explore the beautiful gardens, and learn how the volunteer-run gardens have developed since the 1990s. This is an easy one-hour stroll on unpaved paths. Meet at the Visitor’s Centre at the Gardens. Enjoy morning tea after the walk. A gold coin donation is appreciated. Wear sturdy […]

Youth Week: Goonellabah Skate Jam

The Goonellabah Skate Jam is a high-energy event designed for teens and skateboard enthusiasts. It features thrilling skate demonstrations, music, and a community sausage sizzle. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced skater, there will be something for everyone. The event will include skateboarding competitions, with exciting prizes up for grabs, and a chance to […]