June in the Northern Rivers: what's on outside Byron

June in the wider Northern Rivers region (the area around Byron — Mullumbimby, Brunswick Heads, Bangalow, Lennox Head) offers low-key but worthwhile events. The June calendar in 2026:

- Brunswick Heads markets — every 1st Saturday of the month. Small but consistent. Local artisan + food vendors. Brunswick Heads Memorial Park. - Mullumbimby Farmers Market — every Friday 7-11am. The pick of the regional farmers markets. Local organic produce, coffee carts, small live music. - Bangalow Sample Food Festival lead-up — Bangalow village runs a series of small food events in June leading to the Sample Food Festival (September). Worth keeping an eye on the village hall events board. - Byron Bay Surf Festival — March is the main event; June has smaller "shaped board" exhibition events scattered around. - Cape Byron Lighthouse heritage tours — daily guided tours of the lighthouse interior at 11am, 1pm, 3pm. Free. - Local pub trivia — most weekends, mid-week at The Northern, The Rails, Beach Hotel.

Day-trip ideas for June (clear winter days are common): - Killen Falls near Tintenbar — short walk + swimming hole. - Mt Warning (Wollumbin) base walk — climbing the summit is closed at Bundjalung request; the lookout track to the base is open. - Lennox Point — drive to the headland lookout. Sunset is spectacular. - Crystal Castle & Shambhala Gardens — best done on a clear winter day, the colour of the geodes pops in winter sun.

The Northern Rivers is dotted with small communities, mainly inland from the coast. Each has its own personality. Worth a few days exploring if you have time.