Paul Bibby
Byron Bay could host a two-day, beachside music and arts festival in June this year, after an application to hold the event was lodged with Byron Council.
The ‘Byron Music Festival’ would transform Dening Park, beside Byron’s Main Beach, into an all-ages festival ground with 2,000 people enjoying live music, keynote speakers and market stalls.
The two day event, proposed by the owner of Byron Music, Nick Sergi, would focus on promoting local talent and aim to boost the local economy by attracting visitors to the region during the off season.
‘I ran the Byron Guitar Festival for three years until we were forced to stop by COVID-19, so this is a way of re-igniting the idea of a music festival right in the centre of town’, Mr Sergi said.