Byron Writers Festival, Media Release, 9 August 2025

Due to the condition of the festival site, as well as ongoing rain predicted, organisers of the 2025 Byron Writers Festival regret to inform all ticket holders that the festival will not proceed on Saturday 9 August and Sunday 10 August at Bangalow Showground as planned.

This difficult decision has been made in close consultation with all Byron Writers Festival stakeholders and is based on the safety and wellbeing of our patrons, authors, partners, suppliers and volunteers.

Festival Artistic Director Jessica Alice said: “This is a deeply regrettable but necessary decision. Though we had a wonderful but wet first day, now the safety of our community is our highest priority. The forecast conditions make it impossible to continue the event safely. We encourage patrons to come to the Book Room in Byron this weekend and collect the books of our fabulous authors.”

We ask all ticket holders to please bear with us as we manage the situation. We will be in touch as soon as possible with updates and outcomes.

Our Feature Events and Satellite Events are scheduled to continued as planned.

We are devastated and we’re sure everyone associated with the festival will also feel the disappointment and loss that comes with a festival cancellation. Thank you to our audience, writers, staff, and volunteers for your incredible patience on our opening day.