From Sunrise Yoga to Boy & Bear: Byron Wellness Festival Unveils 2026 Line-up
Boy & Bear
Boy & Bear, YAIMA and Kim Churchill Headline Three Days of Music, Healing, Movement and Ceremony at Byron Wellness Festival 2026
Byron Wellness Festival takes over Red Devils Park, Byron Bay, for three days of sound healing, ceremony, movement and mindfulness from November 27 to 29, alongside a live music program featuring Boy & Bear, Kim Churchill, YAIMA and more.
The music program shifts up a gear as the sun goes down, with Boy & Bear, Kim Churchill, Finojet, Kyle Lionhart and more delivering an eclectic, uplifting soundtrack to the festival nights. Boy & Bear will bring a rare stripped-back acoustic set, reimagined versions of their beloved songs, delivered with the rich harmonies and heartfelt songwriting that have made them one of Australia's most enduring indie-folk acts.
Kim Churchill's virtuosic guitar work and dynamic solo performances have taken him from Bluesfest to Glastonbury and the Montreal Jazz Festival. He's joined by Samuel J, who will deliver his new hybrid dance set "Step to the Magic," his most compelling live show yet and one guaranteed to light up the crowd. Dynamic singer/songwriter Finojet arrives off the back of international tours and major supports for Xavier Rudd, Hollow Coves and The Head & The Heart, his genre-blending sound and electrifying live shows building a fast-growing following.
Byron's own Kyle Lionhart, drawing comparisons to the likes of Ben Harper and Matt Corby, has amassed a loyal following with honest, poetic songwriting that explores love, loss and friendship. Closing out the weekend is global conscious-music duo YAIMA, whose immersive, soulful sound and deeply connective live performances make them a fitting finale to a weekend built on presence and shared experience.
The festival offers a full slate of wellness experiences, inviting festivalgoers to move at their own pace across the three days, whether that's a yoga class in the morning or dancing barefoot by night.
Festival Director Danielle Djokic said:
"We have built an amazing program that truly offers something for everyone, from the music program through to the yoga, workshops and ceremonies, with a program that meets people wherever they're starting from, and gives them real tools to walk away with, not just a nice day out. Byron has such a unique community of practitioners, teachers, artists, musicians and people who are passionate about living well, and we are looking forward to celebrating that in Byron in November."
Highlights from the wellness program include Dr John Surie, who will guide attendees through his Entrain Method, exploring how stress and tension held in the jaw, shoulders and hips carries deeper emotional and energetic patterns. He's joined by sound healer Tanya Alijani, founder of the RIISE Method, leading a sound bath drawn from over a decade of breathwork and nervous-system work.
Melbourne multi-instrumentalist Christian Dimarco turns didgeridoo, gong and overtone singing into full-body sound journeys, while naturopath and Medicine Room founder Dominique Livkamal ND brings three books' worth of plant-based wisdom to the stage. Meghan Jarvis, known as the "Corporate Wellness Architect," rounds out the speaker line-up with a workplace wellbeing lens.
Beyond the stages and wellness sessions, the festival grounds host a sauna, massage tent, the Elixer Bar, psychic readers and healers, and a market of wellness stalls and food trucks, alongside a dedicated kids' program of yoga, story time and creative workshops, making it a weekend for the whole family.
The music program includes:
Boy & Bear: ARIA-nominated indie-folk favourites bringing a rare stripped-back acoustic set, reimagined versions of their best-loved songs with the rich harmonies that have made them one of Australia's most enduring bands.
YAIMA: Global conscious-music duo whose immersive, soulful sound and deeply connective live performances make them a fitting finale to the weekend.
Kim Churchill: His virtuosic guitar work and heartfelt folk lyricism has taken him from Bluesfest to Glastonbury, the Montreal Jazz Festival and beyond.
Samuel J: Delivers his new hybrid dance set "Step to the Magic," his most compelling live show yet and one guaranteed to light up the crowd.
Finojet: Genre-blending singer/songwriter fresh off international tours and major supports for Xavier Rudd, Hollow Coves and The Head & The Heart.
Kyle Lionhart: Byron's own, drawing comparisons to Ben Harper and Matt Corby, with honest, poetic songwriting exploring love, loss and friendship.
Cinnamon Sun: Northern Rivers roots/reggae outfit fronted by Davy Simony, known for dreamy guitar, vintage keys and sax lines, with festival credits including Bluesfest and support slots for Tash Sultana and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard.
Sacred Earth: Acclaimed mantra and sound healing duo Penny and Jethro Williams, whose chant-driven performances have sold out venues for over two decades.
Elijah Ray: Elijah Ray is a Hawaii-based multi-instrumentalist and founder of Band of Light, blending soul, funk and sound healing after touring with Michael Franti, Xavier Rudd and Nahko and Medicine for the People.
Murray Kyle: Byron region mystic troubadour with 15 years touring conscious roots and shamanic soul music, having collaborated with Trevor Hall and Rising Appalachia.
Taylor Sol: Multi-instrumentalist and self-styled "sound alchemist" known for handpan and Native American flute performances rooted in sound therapy.
Dusty Boots: Byron Bay-based indie coastal folk and funky soul project led by Jonny Dustow, a van-life troubadour with festival credits including Splendour in the Grass.
Dubarray: Sunshine Coast electro-soul trio blending trip-hop, funk and world rhythms, known on the festival circuit for pairing their live sets with "Prana Sessions," a live-music yoga experience.
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The movement, ceremony, healing and speaker program:
Nadia Bullock (Yoga): Well Living founder guiding a 90-minute immersive yoga journey with live music from Colin Bullock, building from grounding breathwork into a full live sound journey.
Lulu and Mischka (Ceremony): Byron-based "inner peace facilitators" whose chant-and-mantra concerts blur the line between gig and prayer
Heidi Lampard (Ceremony): Yoga and meditation teacher and author, bringing her tea ceremony practice and years of retreat facilitation to the stage.
Spirit Cacao (Ceremony): A ceremonial cacao ritual designed to open the heart before the music begins.
Troy Abraham (Ceremony): Long-time yoga and movement facilitator bringing a ceremonial close to the day's practice.
Christian Dimarco (Healing): Melbourne multi-instrumentalist who's spent over a decade turning didgeridoo, gong and overtone singing into full-body sound journeys.
Tanya Alijani (Healing): Sound healer and founder of the RIISE Method, leading a sound bath built on more than a decade of breathwork and nervous-system work.
Samsaruh (Healing): Self-styled "vocal alchemist" who's traded main stages at Splendour in the Grass and Falls Festival for intimate voice-activation healing sets.
New Earth Metta (Healing): Sunshine Coast breathwork duo Sarah and Ben, Woodford Folk Festival veterans, guiding groups through breath and sound into deep release.
Edo Kahn (Healing): Byron Hinterland-based kirtan musician and co-founder of charity A Sound Life, leading a mantra and sound bath session.
Meghan Jarvis (Inspirational Speaker): Known as the "Corporate Wellness Architect," bringing a workplace wellbeing lens to the speaker line-up.
Dominique Livkamal ND (Inspirational Speaker): Award-winning naturopath, herbalist and founder of Medicine Room, bringing three books' worth of plant-based wisdom to the stage.
Natalie Clark (Inspirational Speaker): Byron Bay-based psychologist, yoga teacher and DJ with a decade spent helping women rewire survival habits, leading a session on somatic practices for stepping out of overwhelm and into alignment.
Dean Bentley (Inspirational Speaker): Speaker, mentor and ritualist behind The Wyrd Way podcast, guiding others through alchemy and initiation toward a life rooted in presence, purpose and creative vitality.
Heather Leighton (Inspirational Speaker): Shamanic practitioner and founder of The Ankara Academy, leading a drum-guided shamanic journey into deep relaxation and connection with animal spirit.
Lydia Burth-Weir (Inspirational Speaker): Master Yoga Teacher, Vedic Astrologer and Sound Healer who spent years in the Himalayas as a senior teacher at Sattva Yoga Academy, bringing two decades of yogic tradition to a light-hearted, deeply grounded stage presence.
Tickets to Byron Wellness Festival are on sale now via byronwellnessfestival.com or Leap.
About Byron Wellness Festival
Byron Wellness Festival takes place at Red Devils Park in Byron Bay, on Bundjalung Country, bringing together sound healing, yoga, movement, ceremony and live music across three days from November 27 to 29, 2026. The festival respectfully acknowledges the Bundjalung People as Traditional Custodians of the land on which it is held.