Byron Writers Festival 2026 | Festival Tickets

Byron Writers Festival is Australia's favourite regional meeting place of storytelling and ideas, at the heart of the Northern Rivers. Presenting a world-class literary event for all to enjoy, with the best local, national and international writers on Bundjalung Country, join us in the picturesque Byron Bay township from 14—16 August 2026. 

You will need a wristband to access festival day-pass venues. Head to the Festival Hub Box Office (Railway Park) from 8:00am or Bay St Stage Ticket Desk from 7:45am Friday – Sunday to show your ticket and collect wristbands.

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Tickets

• Three-day Pass — Enjoy over 110 sessions across Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Byron Writers Festival. Wander between all venues, food and market stalls, browse the book store, meet your favourite authors at book signings and explore the Byron Bay township.

• One-day Pass — For a shorter visit, get full festival access to attend all sessions on your nominated day.

• Kids Program — Delight the kids and grandkids on Sunday morning and foster a love of reading and writing in young minds.

• Feature Events — Join us for a series of separately-ticketed events featuring guests from the Byron Writers Festival 2026 program.

IMPORTANT: The three-day and single-day Festival passes are valid for all Festival programming from 9am through until 5pm daily. This includes all free programming. Evening feature events are ticketed separately and your day pass is not valid for these events.

Parking
Please note that $10 all-day parking and Festival shuttle will be available from the Cavanbah Centre, 249 Ewingsdale Rd, Byron Bay. Byron Writers Festival is committed to environmental sustainability — help us by carpooling or taking our free shuttle bus service to and from the festival.

MobTix
Byron Writers Festival offers MobTix for three-day, one-day and feature event passes. Please contact us via tickets@byronwritersfestival.com to book.