Around the Festival
Have you ever wanted your hands painted with henna? Experience the elegance and beauty of this traditional Indian art at this year’s festival.
What is henna and is it a tattoo? Click here to find out.
This year, Harjit Singh from local business Beauty 4 U, is offering a threading service at Unity. Threading is a hair removal technique that originates in India and is widely practiced in the Middle East. How does it work? An antibacterial cotton thread is pulled along the unwanted hair in a twisting motion. This traps the hair in a mini lasso and gently lifts the hair right out of the follicle leaving smooth skin. It is perfect for eyebrows and other facial hair. There are no chemicals, toxins, artificial substances or hot waxes. Curious? I know I am!
Win an accommodation voucher or double pass to the cinema.
Don’t be surprised if you are asked to complete a Unity Community Survey during your visit. This is just to gauge your views about the festival so we can continue to improve and grow the festival in a way that you want. 
It also helps us determine where our guests are coming from and how they found out about the Festival. This all helps for planning and promoting future events.
Fill out a survey and go into the draw to win an accommodation voucher at a Tweed Coast Holiday Parks or a double pass to Murwillumbah’s newly refurbished Regent Cinema and Cafe. A prize will be drawn at 5pm and 8pm from the Main Stage. A big thank you to Tweed Coast Holiday Parks and Regent Cinema and Cafe for supporting the Unity FESTIVAL.
Interactive street theatre
DoubleMask Drama is a Youth Theatre in Murwillumbah, run by Lachlan Glasby. It focuses on all sorts of styles of theatre, including the wonderful “Commedia Del Arte!” – which is Italian (roughly) for “Professional Comedy”, and is used widely as a form of Street Theatre. This year, they will be bringing Arlecchino, Pantelone and the rest of the gang to the Unity FESTIVAL after a successful run at the Tyalgum Classical Music Festival.
Sample foods from around the globe including:
Dutch Poffertjes
Sri Govinda Dham Vegetarian Indian Food
Crepe Bretonne
Vegetarian Delights
Show & Shine home-made gourmet pies
Cafe Reggae – chai and organic treats
Tweed Valley Whey – local specialty cheeses
Traditional Indonesian cuisine
Traditional home-made Indian cuisine
Nomadic Kitchen Italian cuisine
Tapas from the White Olive Restaurant
What a load of Crepe – sweet and savoury crepes
Loades Aussie specialty BBQ meats
Plus great coffee, fresh juices and local wines.
Don’t forget to bring your own plate and help reduce the festival footprint. Sugarcane plates and eco-friendly cutlery will be available.
Plus the Unity Market Bazaar
Vidal Energy Massage - seated massage, Happy Flame Candles - 100% natural beeswax candles, Crystalznmore – clothes and carved crystals, Fair Variety – hats, wooden toys and jewellery, FSG Australian Green Shop – environmentally safe cleaning products, IPB Yoga – free books & CD’s, Northern Rivers Guardians – environmental information, Tweed Shire Council - community natural resources and healthy aging, Caldera Environment Centre - eco friendly products, books, CD’s and shirts, True Selves - Reverse Applique Clothing, Nepalese Handicrafts, Paverpol Fabric Sculptures, The Herbal Gardener – bio dynamic skincare products, Be Phenomenal - launch of a new book, Ginger Please – all things ginger, Tribal Love – designer clothes, Tibetan jewellery, and Zen Out - musical instruments, Buddhas and jewellery.