Brunswick Heads Festivals and Events
Simple Pleasures Photo Competition now on!
Brunswick Heads eco-friendly family events and festivals
Brunswick Heads stages several eco-friendly family events each year, in keeping with the town's "Simple Pleasures" theme. There is considerable community group involvement with the organisation of activities to ensure that the festivals and events are affordable.
Most festivals are held out of the peak holiday seasons, so that accommodation is available for overnight stays. The major festivals hosted by the Brunswick Heads community include:
- The Woodchop Carnival as part of the Fish 'n Chips Festival held each year in January
- The Kites and Bikes Festival - held every second year in March (2011)
- Skatepark launch - Sun 18 April
- Mullum to Bruns Paddle - new event Sun 30 May 2010
- The Old and Gold Festival - held each year on the Saturday of the June long weekend
- Byron to Bruns Beach Run - Sun 20 June 2010
- Back to Bruns Hot Rod Event - July 16-18
- The Simple Pleasures Photography Competition held each year in August/September
- The Family Triathlon in September
Community groups provide fundraising BBQ's and other foodstalls and a policy of no commercial foodstalls at our community events is in place to support our local businesses who sponsor these festivals.
In addition, Brunswick Heads is the finishing point for a number of other walking, running or riding events and the parks come alive with low key activities.
2010 Brunswick Heads Events Calendar
Those events denoted by a (C) are Brunswick Heads Chamber of Commerce auspiced events.
JANUARY
Friday 1- Sat January 16
McGregor's Family Carnival - Banner Park
Saturday January 9
Masters Surf Life Saving Carnival - Brunswick Heads Beach
Saturday January 9 - Saturday January 16
Woodchop Carnival 50th Anniversary. Plus a week of activities and events hosted by various community groups including a Fireworks display from banner Park, Brunswick Heads.
Tuesday January 26
Australia Day celebrations and Breakfast in the Park - Banner Park
Bonanza Scratchie raffle drawn 4pm (C)
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MARCH
The Kites and Bikes Festival is staged every second year due to the enormous resources required, so it will not be held in 2010. See you in March 2011. Contact the Visitor Centre on (02) 6685 1003.
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APRIL
Sunday 18 April
Brunswick Heads skatepark launch 11am (C)
Pro skate demos, expression sessions, giveaways, raffle, BBQ & draw.
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MAY
Sunday May 9
Mother's Day walk for Breast Cancer awareness.
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Sunday May 30
Mullum to Bruns Paddle
Fun paddle and challenges for all ages with free fun kayak and SUP activities, music & picnic in the park at the Terrace, Brunswick Heads.
Sunday May 30
Brunswick Valley Scrabble Club - Round Robin tournament at OS Country Club. Starts 8.45 - 7 games @44 mins each. Registration $25 includes lunch) by May 24.
Contact Barbara 6685 0409 or Trish 6685 0208.
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JUNE
Sat June 12 - long weekend
Old and Gold Festival (C) - Celebrating all things old, secondhand and recycled around the township of Brunswick Heads
Sunday June 20
Byron to Brunswick Beach Run
Contact Jim on 02 6680 2071 or Kris on 0409 851 624.
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JULY
16-18 July
Back to Brunswick Hot Rods
July - Sun 25 September
Simple Pleasures Photography Competition (C)
Contact the Visitor Centre on (02) 6685 1003.
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AUGUST
Sun August 15
Mullum to Bruns Walk and Run
Join the 10km run or 8.4km walk from Mullumbimby to Brunswick Heads
http://www.mullumtobruns.org.au
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SEPTEMBER
Sunday September 19 or 26 (tba)
Brunswick Heads Family Triathlon
Contact Kris Southwell on krisco3@bigpond.com
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NOVEMBER
Tuesday November 2
Melbourne Cup - Brunswick Heads style at the pub
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DECEMBER
Mid December - mid January 2011
McGregor's Family Carnival in the Memorial and Banner Parks, Brunswick Heads
Wednesday December 15
Twilight Family Christmas Celebrations
3-9pm - Twilight markets
7pm - Santa & elves iceblock giveaway to children
8pm - Lighting of tree (C)
