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Nimbin MardiGrass is back for 2026 with 101 planned events in total — 19 on Friday, 55 on Saturday, and 27 on Sunday. Here is everything planned for the weekend…
Friday 1 May 2026 at Nimbin MardiGrass
Read the full program at nimbinmardigrass.com/2026
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2026 MardiGrass Hemposium
Friday May 1 – Sunday May 3 — The 2026 MardiGrass Hemposium will showcase an amazing collection of cannabis experts across medical, industrial, science, politics, culture and more!
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MardiGrass Opening Protest
Friday May 1 @ 3:15 pm — Gather on footpath outside Nimbin Hospital, 35 Cullen St
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Hash Suppositorium
Friday May 1 @ 4:20 pm — The Hemp Bar, 47 Cullen Street
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2026 MardiGrass Opening Ceremony
Friday May 1 @ 5:00 pm — The official opening ceremony of Nimbin MardiGrass.
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Hemp Fashion Parade
Friday May 1 @ 6:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Sleepyhead
Friday May 1 @ 6:00 pm — Sativa Stadium stage, Plantem Park
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A History of Magic Mushroom Cultivation
Friday May 1 @ 6:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Bushed Poetry
Friday May 1 @ 6:00 pm — Oasis Cafe, 80 Cullen Street
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Laugh Mob’s Stoner Stand Up Comedy – Friday
Friday May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Renegade Playground
Friday May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 11:55 pm — Mingle Park, 62 Cullen Street
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DidgEra
Friday May 1 @ 7:00 pm — Sativa Stadium, Plantem Park
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The Joke (Cannabis and Corruption)
Friday May 1 @ 7:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Nimbin Street Drummers
Friday May 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
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Nimbin Drumming Jam
Friday May 1 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm — Allsopp Park, Nimbin
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Great Green Cabaret
Friday May 1 @ 7:30 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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MAD FAP
Friday May 1 @ 8:00 pm — Oasis Cafe, 80 Cullen Street
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Our Man in Nirvana: The Strange Attraction of Terence McKenna
Friday May 1 @ 8:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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The Hoochers
Friday May 1 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm — Indica Arena stage, Plantem Park
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Disco Sista’s Chill Out
Friday May 1 @ 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Saturday 2 May 2026 at Nimbin MardiGrass
Read the full program at nimbinmardigrass.com/2026
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2026 Hemp Olympix
Saturday May 2 – Sunday May 3 — Sometime in the mid 90s, Chibo, Bob and Michael walked into the Hemp Bar and decided that Mardigrass needed events which would entertain as well as educate, and the Hemp Olympix were born!
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Industrial Hemp Expo
Saturday May 2 – Sunday May 3 — Northern Rivers Hemp, 46 Cullen Street & The Hemp Club, 80 Cullen Street
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Empirical Glass Blowing Demos
Saturday May 2 – Sunday May 3 — Markets area, Plantem Park
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Brommers with Jalex
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 am — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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Hemp Stone Workshop
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 am — The Hemp Club, 80 Cullen Street
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Cannabis Laws and Legal Advice – Saturday
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 am — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen St
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Women in Cannabis Morning Tea
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm — Bush Theatre, 2 Blue Knob Rd
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High Vibes Saturday
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:59 pm — High Vibes Stage, Nimbin Skatepark
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Amanita Muscaria: Curiosity, Caution, and Conversation
Saturday May 2 @ 11:00 am — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Bilingual Presentation on Cannabis (Japanese & English) – Saturday
Saturday May 2 @ 11:00 am — Hemp Tent, Indica Arena
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Creating a Cannabis Quality Assessment Framework
Saturday May 2 @ 11:00 am — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Cannabis Rights are Human Rights, Cannabis Rights are Legal Rights
Saturday May 2 @ 11:00 am — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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Celestial Sounds of Sativa
Saturday May 2 @ 11:00 am — Birth & Beyond Studio, 54 Cullen Street
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Nimbin Ganja Faeries Fundraiser
Saturday May 2 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm — Dance Studio, Nimbin Community Centre, 81 Cullen Street
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Stoned World Chess Championship
Saturday May 2 @ 11:30 am — Hemp Tent, Indica Arena
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What has to happen to achieve well regulated recreational and medicinal cannabis in Australia?
Saturday May 2 @ 11:30 am — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Hemp’s Limitless Possibilities
Saturday May 2 @ 11:30 am
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Mardigrass Oz Hip Hop Showcase
Saturday May 2 @ 11:30 am – 2:15 pm — Skatepark, 9 Sibley Street
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2026 Hemp Olympix – Saturday
Saturday May 2 @ 12:00 pm
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The Call to Embrace Medical Heresy
Saturday May 2 @ 12:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Iboga & Initiation into Wholeness in Times of Distraction
Saturday May 2 @ 12:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Nimbin Bowlo during Mardigrass
Saturday May 2 @ 12:00 pm — Nimbin Bowlo, 25 Sibley Street
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The Varieties of Australian Psilocybe and their identification
Saturday May 2 @ 12:30 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Changing The Paradigm On Thinking About Cannabis Policy & Legislation Globally
Saturday May 2 @ 12:30 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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The American Paradox
Saturday May 2 @ 12:45 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Cannabis Law Reform in NSW
Saturday May 2 @ 1:00 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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Hemp String Making Workshop
Saturday May 2 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm — The Hemp Club, 80 Cullen Street
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Class, Race and the Drug Wars
Saturday May 2 @ 1:45 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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High on Hormones: Women, Sex & Cannabis
Saturday May 2 @ 1:45 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen St
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Swab stories: Science behind roadside drug testing and detection in saliva
Saturday May 2 @ 2:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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World Naked Gardening Day
Saturday May 2 @ 2:15 pm — Sativa Stadium, Plantem Park
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Sarah Stando
Saturday May 2 @ 2:15 pm — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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Legalise Cannabis Party Priorities
Saturday May 2 @ 2:30 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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Waiting for Canberra: A Comedy in Many Acts
Saturday May 2 @ 3:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Mescaline Cacti
Saturday May 2 @ 3:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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HUMAN DINOSAUR MACHINE (HDM)
Saturday May 2 @ 3:00 pm — Oasis Cafe, 80 Cullen Street
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Joshua Lee Wright
Saturday May 2 @ 3:15 pm — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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2026 Kombi Konvoy
Saturday May 2 @ 4:20 pm — Line up along Cullen Street to welcome the Kombi Konvoy!
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4:20 Stoner Blaze
Saturday May 2 @ 4:20 pm — Light up the Big Joint on Cullen Street!
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Hemp Olympix Joint Rolling – Saturday
Saturday May 2 @ 5:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Moonshadow Memorial Mardigrass Marijuana Music Awards
Saturday May 2 @ 5:00 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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Mad Collective Connection
Saturday May 2 @ 5:00 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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Auction: Everybody gets a Cactus!
Saturday May 2 @ 5:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Croaker & the Honey Bee
Saturday May 2 @ 5:00 pm — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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Sterilising Cannabis Veg for Plant Tissue Culture
Saturday May 2 @ 6:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Lucy Gallant
Saturday May 2 @ 6:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Azo Bell and the Neighbours From Hell
Saturday May 2 @ 6:00 pm — Oasis Cafe, 80 Cullen Street. 2nd set from 8:30pm
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Laugh Mob’s Stoner Stand Up Comedy – Saturday
Saturday May 2 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Regulated Cannabis in Australia: What Steps to do this Effectively?
Saturday May 2 @ 6:15 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen St
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DidgEra
Saturday May 2 @ 7:00 pm — Sativa Stadium, Plantem Park
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Making your own MellowMix – Nature’s Own Elevation
Saturday May 2 @ 7:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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The Genes
Saturday May 2 @ 8:00 pm — Indica Arena Stage, Plantem Park
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The Great MardiGrass Comedy Show
Saturday May 2 @ 8:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Nimbin Short Films
Saturday May 2 @ 8:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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Sky Eater
Saturday May 2 @ 9:00 pm — Indica Arena Stage, Plantem Park
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FUNKATU
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 pm — Indica Arena Stage, Plantem Park
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Red Belly Black
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen St
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Disco Sista’s Freaky Fractals
Saturday May 2 @ 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Sunday 3 May 2026 at Nimbin MardiGrass
Read the full program at nimbinmardigrass.com/2026
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Pot Poet’s Breakfast
Sunday May 3 @ 10:00 am
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Mardi Grass Planting with Charlotte & Generous Earth – Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm — Behind the Town Hall around the car park edges
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High Vibes Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm — High Vibes Stage, Nimbin Skatepark
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Easy Agar Tek – No Lab Needed
Sunday May 3 @ 11:00 am
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Kog’s Growers Circle
Sunday May 3 @ 11:00 am
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Bilingual Presentation on Cannabis (Japanese & English) – Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 11:00 am — Hemp Tent, Indica Arena
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Cannabis Laws and Legal Advice – Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 11:00 am — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen St
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Mick Daley
Sunday May 3 @ 11:00 am — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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Hemp Olympix – Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 12:00 pm
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Growing your own Cannabis Health Care
Sunday May 3 @ 12:00 pm — Psychedelic Tent, Town Hall Garden
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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Sex Party
Sunday May 3 @ 12:00 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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It’s Not Just About Marijuana
Sunday May 3 @ 12:00 pm
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How to Change to Roadside Drug Testing Laws in Australia
Sunday May 3 @ 12:30 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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Q & A: Therapeutic Use of Cannabis and Recent Restrictions
Sunday May 3 @ 1:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Psychedelics Q&A – Ask Us Anything
Sunday May 3 @ 1:00 pm
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2026 MardiGrass Cannabis Law Reform Rally & Parade
Sunday May 3 @ 2:30 pm — Gather in the Western Carpark near 80 Cullen Street
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Cannabis Honouring Ceremony
Sunday May 3 @ 4:20 pm — Indica Arena, Plantem Park
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k’Flunk
Sunday May 3 @ 5:00 pm
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Hemp Olympix Joint Rolling – Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 5:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Disco Sista’s Groove
Sunday May 3 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
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Hannah Pearl
Sunday May 3 @ 5:00 pm — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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Billy And the Breakdowns
Sunday May 3 @ 6:00 pm — Sativa Stadium Stage, Plantem Park
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Laugh Mob’s Stoner Stand Up Comedy – Sunday
Sunday May 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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Lucy Gallant
Sunday May 3 @ 7:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
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Sun Shanty
Sunday May 3 @ 8:00 pm — Indica Arena Stage, Plantem Park
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Eye N Eye
Sunday May 3 @ 8:00 pm — Nimbin Town Hall, 45 Cullen Street
