Spaghetti Circus, an energetic, vibrant and colourful part of the Byron Shire community for 30 years, returns to the Mullumbimby Laneways Festival with stilt walkers and a 25 minute “street” performance featuring the Spaghetti Performance Troupe, exploring how kids play and how we try to maintain our sense of fun, play and adventure as we enter the daily grind of adult life.

This year we have a buskers stage.

This is for anyone who wants to get up and present a set or an act for around 20 minutes. We have mostly musicians/singers though we are open to any performance. Make sure you drop by to check out some of the amazing local talent we have in our community.

When it comes to event hosting, Daniel Oldaker is the natural choice for a standout MC.

Daniel brings a unique blend of charisma, expertise, and entertainment to the stage. What sets him apart is his seamless integration of circus and physical comedy into his MCing, elevating the experience beyond the ordinary. With Daniel, your audience is in for a memorable and entertaining journey that surpasses the capabilities of your average MC. Trust in Daniel to infuse your event with energy, laughter, and a touch of the extraordinary.

Take a holiday for your imagination at the "Ding Hotel" with your host Dandyman, the overworked hotel manager.

Laugh, love, and gasp as he embarks on a fiery adventure with unexpected romance. This globally acclaimed artist of outstanding physical comedy and improvisational abilities presents a fabulous, family-friendly show, available worldwide, combines silent comedy and engaging dialogue for an unforgettable experience that transcends language barriers.

Jaardu in hindi literally means “Magic”.

Born in Australia of Sri Lankan Tamil and British descent, in 1978 Jaadu, at the age of 17, traveled to India, where he spent two years in remote villages learning the traditional skills and feats of the Indian fakirs. Fakirs are Indian magicians, said to have supernatural powers, and able to do wild physical feats that defy the maxims of Western science. These include charming deadly snakes in large baskets with the use of musical instruments, sword swallowing, lying near-naked on a bed of sharp nails without incurring any injuries, levitation and the infamous Indian rope trick.

Over the last 28 years Andrew has maintained a very special relationship with a group of gypsy magicians in northern India known as Madari. They are a group of nameless performers who have travelled the county performing in village market places, festivals and tourist towns for hundreds of years.

Through his experiences living, performing and travelling with these performers Andrew has developed a unique show encompasses astounding magic, sword-swallowing and an original snake charming routine. He has spent the past sixteen years touring throughout Europe, Canada, Australia and South East Asia with this colorful, energetic show of intrigue, suspense, mystique and humor.

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of botanical cyanotype printing. Capture the beauty of local flowers and unleash your creativity in this inspiring hands-on experience.

Katie Alleva is a practicing artist and highly qualified educator living in the Byron Shire. Katie currently teaches printmaking at drawing at TAFE, Murwillumbah. She has exhibited widely across regional Australia and has been the recipient of numerous awards. Her love of cyanotype stems from her early exposure to pinhole photography at age fourteen. Katie loves the immediacy of solar printing. She describes the technique as 'nature's magic,' using the sun's UV rays to expose an impression on paper. Washing the print also holds significance to her, she calls it a 'washing within,' like a cleansing of the spirit. The use of botanicals is influenced by her love of flowers and working as a florist in her early twenties.

www.katiealleva.com.au
www.solarprint.com.au

A moonshine cabaret style theatre & dance. Lady Renee & Melanie Moon come out to play after dark to explore light and shadows in the Art Noir Laneway.

Moving with timeless grace & elegance, The Gatekeepers inspire & uplift as they engage with the space and all who witness their dance…

Relax in velvet chairs of our Art Noir laneway salon and let henna’s magic weave around you. A fresh-made paste from an age-old recipe is bringing the live art experience of henna drawing to our quirky little lanes. While celebrating the diversity and creativity here, take a moment, make a statement - come alone or bring a friend, rest awhile and be adorned.

Founded in 1999 by Oriel Paterson (BA Art History & Anthropology), who leads a team of henna artists at corporate and cultural events. A journey to Morocco in 1996 set her path of henna fascination, but her childhood in East Africa and U.A.E initiated an appreciation of culturally diverse aesthetics and a deep intrigue in our human connection. Oriel’s relationship with the, quite frankly, ritual use of this plant includes, specialising in fresh-mixed, non-toxic henna paste, traditional application and hand-drawn design.

This is a participative circus show including games, puppets, juggling, clowns and more. It is a funny meaningful story about the circus world created in partnership with Mindfularts. Includes kids prizes.

Rafaella Masquetti is a passionate actress and gymnast, Bacharel in Physical Education and Dramatic Arts, with 20 years of experience coaching gymnastics for many age groups and 15 years in the arts & entertainment industry. Her acting career started in 2008 when she ingresses "The Taming of the Shrew' Shakespeare Drama Show, working for one of the oldest Brazilian Drama Companies (Teatro do Ornitorrinco).

This experience leaded her to CIA K. Circus, where she performed and developed many circus skills. In 2018 Rafaella joined the Channel Seven Television (Australia) as a double for the 'Home and Away" Soap Opera, moving to Byron Region in 2021 and performing for Ascension Byron Bay at "The Shield Maidens' Spectacular, she also coached circus and gymnastics for kids and adults for several companies in Australia.