Byron Bay Bluesfest is Australia’s premier contemporary Blues & Roots music festival
It showcases music from around the world annually on the Easter long weekend on 120 hectares at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, just north of Byron Bay, NSW.
Bluesfest presents over 200 performances with up to 7 stages over 5, 12 hour days, as well as camping for up to 6,000 people, 5 licensed bars, over 100 food and market stalls, undercover food courts, beer gardens, and children’s entertainment.
Bluesfest presents the biggest names in music to Australian audiences each year including Bob Dylan, Hozier, Paul Simon, Gary Clark Jr., Angus & Julia Stone, Robert Plant, Alabama Shakes, John Mayer, Jurassic 5, James Brown, Zac Brown Band, Joss Stone, David Gray, Trombone Shorty, Angelique Kidjo, John Legend & BB King, to name but a few.
From a modest crowd of 6,000 when it began in 1990, Bluesfest now attracts an audience of over 100,000. It is regarded as the foremost destination festival in Australia & renowned for being a safe, fun, family-friendly event.
Bluesfest Is
• synonymous with Byron Bay & its culture
• award-winning
• internationally renowned
• a safe & relaxed festival
• so much fun!
Services & Facilities
- 5 Undercover Performance Stages & 1 Busking Stage
- 5 licensed bars
- Car Parks: free car parking for day festival holder.
- Seating: yes you can bring your own portable chairs.
- Food stalls
- Market stalls
- Merch Shop
- Artist signing
- Undercover food courts with seating
- Undercover coffee tent with seating
- Child Activities daily
- Breastfeeding and Nappy Change Area
- EFTPOS Facilities
- First Aid
- Disability Access- parking, toilets and camping (more information on our info page here )
- Cloak Room
- Information stall
- On site Camping with shower and toilet facilities. Click here for Camping info
- Shuttle bus services from town centre and surrounding towns
- Phone charging facilities
- Big screens in both the Mojo and Crossroads areas