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Leadlight workshop of glass star decorations

Introduction to Leadlight Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

8 Jun 2024 to 9 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $505.00

Learn to create a piece of art out of glass and lead with leadlighter Daniella Acciarito.Choose from three designs, select...

Spinning wheel

Spinning Wheel Trouble Shooting Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $155.00

Get your spinning wheel up and running with Ronelle Welton.Have you recently dusted off Nanna’s old spinning wheel, or purchased...

Viking spears

Viking Spear Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jul 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $420.00

Bring out your inner Viking in this full-day spear-making experience with armourer, Rob Hayes.Throughout human history, the spear has been...

Burn the Floor - Dare to Dream

Burn the Floor – Dare to Dream

Concert or Performance

3 Sep 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $59.90

In 2023 Human Nature’s co-founder Phil Burton took to the dance floor in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and took home...

Forever 80s

Forever 80s – Best of the 80s Tour

Concert or Performance

15 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $48.00

Direct from sell out Australian shows, Australia’s number one '80s touring show, Forever 80s is bringing their Best of the...

The World of Musicals

The World of Musicals

Concert or Performance

10 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $59.90

Following a sell out 2022 Australia tour - The World of Musicals in Concert Returns to Australia in 2024 featuring...

View from second floor window os a colourful parade on the main street of Daylesford

ChillOut Festival

Markets

6 Mar 2025 to 10 Mar 2025

Distance from: 24.6 kms | Price from: Not Available

Fours days of performances, music, theatre, drag, community events, and local food and wine over the Labour Day long weekend...

Colonial era tomahawk

Tomahawk Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

14 Sep 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $490.00

Learn to forge a colonial era tomahawk with Rob Hayes.In this half-day workshop, you will learn to forge your own...

At Ballarat Civic Hall

Marcia Hines

Concert or Performance

26 Oct 2024

Distance from: 11.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

Still Shining concert tour.Australia’s legendary musical treasure, with a career spanning five amazing decades, has announced that she will tour...

Ceramic bowls

Hand-Forming Tableware Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

6 Jul 2024 to 6 Oct 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $270.00

Learn the basics of hand-forming tableware utilising household objects with ceramic artist Minna Graham.Learn to use your kitchen skills and...

Chopin

Celebrating Chopin at The Art Gallery of Ballarat – The Margaret Schofield Memorial Prize

Concert or Performance

31 Aug 2024 to 1 Sep 2024

Distance from: 11.8 kms | Price from: Not Available

Celebrating Chopin at the Gallery is one of Australia's most prestigious piano competitions. It is part of the annual Royal...

Straw cornucopia with a fruit and flower arrangement

Traditional Straw Plaiting Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

14 Sep 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $250.00

Join Elizabeth Woodroofe in learning the traditional art of making corn dollies.In this full-day workshop, learn the history of traditional...

Fish motif made from lace

Lacemaking Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

15 Jun 2024 to 16 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $530.00

Learn the art of lacemaking with Lindy de Wijn and Helen Crabb from the Victorian Branch of the Australian Lace...

Cloth covered boxes

Cloth Covered Box Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

29 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $165.00

Learn to make a solander style box with bookbinder and conservator Debra Parry.In this half-day workshop, you will make a...

Ballarat Heritage Festival

Storylines III – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Exhibition and Shows

27 May 2024 to 19 Jul 2024

Distance from: 12.4 kms | Price from: Free

Storylines III Visual Arts Exhibition offers second-year students of Federation University's Bachelor of Visual Arts the opportunity to showcase their...

Washing out a good prospect’ ca. 1858 (detail), photograph

Historical Photography and the Nineteenth Century Gold Rushes

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

1 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.6 kms | Price from: Free

Photography was still a novelty and topic of immense public interest during the 1850s goldrush. Richard Daintree and Antoine Fauchery...

Santa sits on a couch next to a young girl for a special Santa photo

Christmas Market

Markets

13 Dec 2024

Distance from: 11.9 kms | Price from: Free

Whether you're a big kid or a little kid, this Christmas Market will have you feeling all the magic, joy...

Western Bulldogs players celebrating.

AFL Round 24 Western Bulldogs v GWS

Sporting Events

25 Aug 2024

Distance from: 10.0 kms | Price from: $25.00

The Western Bulldogs return to Ballarat, playing host to GWS. The Dogs will head into this weekend’s match looking to...

Lino cutting in workshop

Introduction to Lino Printing Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

1 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $150.00

Begin your lino printing journey with Astrid Lempriere.In this half day workshop, you will learn the basics of lino printing....

Photograph of artist Hilda Rix Nicholas, c. 1920, dressed as "the spirit of the bush".

Women and the Arts in Central Victoria: 1890s to mid-20th century and beyond

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

6 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.6 kms | Price from: Free

The team at Eureka Centre are delighted to welcome Dr Juliette Peers back to Talking History to discuss the visual...

Carved limestone fish

Soft Limestone Carving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 Sep 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $230.00

Learn the basics of soft limestone sculpting with sculptor Kim Bellette.South Eastern Limestone is a material that can be easily...

Piano Bar Ballarat

Piano by Request

Concert or Performance

31 May 2024 to 26 Jul 2024

Distance from: 12.0 kms | Price from: $10.00

Welcome to Piano Bar Ballarat! Join in for an evening of Piano Bar entertainment presented by our exceptional piano and...

Drop spindle with wool

Drop Spindle Spinning Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

26 Oct 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $290.00

Learn to spin wool by hand with Cloverleaf Corriedale Stud owner, award-winning fleece producer, and skilled fibre woman Ronelle Welton.In...

Entomology workshop

Beginner Entomology Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jul 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $330.00

Learn the art of butterfly and moth preservation with Jason Penfold.Jason Penfold will introduce you to the world of butterfly...

A young woman, man and woman stand behind their market table, displaying hot chocolate to purchase

Spooky Spring Market

Markets

20 Sep 2024

Distance from: 11.9 kms | Price from: Free

Love Spring markets? Love Halloween? Why not enjoy both!This Spooky Spring market has everything - local stallholders, live music and...

The Music of Diana Ross and the Supremes

The Music of Diana Ross and The Supremes

Concert or Performance

24 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $45.00

In the dazzling world of music, Diana Ross stands as an icon, a true trailblazer whose voice and charisma have...

Kate Ballis photograph 2350 shot in infra-red

Lost in Palm Springs

Exhibition and Shows

27 May 2024 to 1 Sep 2024

Distance from: 11.8 kms | Price from: Free

Lost in Palm Springs is a multidisciplinary exhibition bringing together fourteen creative minds artists, photographers and thinkers from America and...

The TAP Pack

The Tap Pack

Concert or Performance

30 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $79.90

Following sold-out shows and rave reviews on London’s West End, at Sydney Opera House and around the world, Australia’s hottest...

Civic Hall

Ballarat Jobs and Training Expo

Exhibition and Shows

26 Jul 2024

Distance from: 10.8 kms | Price from: Free

The Ballarat Jobs and Training Expo is a careers, training and skills Expo that will host over 100 organisations and...

Three legged perch stool

Perch Chairmaking Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

30 Aug 2024 to 1 Sep 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $990.00

Learn to make a chair by hand with Windsor Chairmaker, Glen Rundell.In this three-day course, learn about working with timber...

Poco Trophy

Poco Film Fest – Short Film Screening

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.8 kms | Price from: $15.00

The Poco Film Fest returns to the grand Cinema 1 at Regent Cinema Ballarat for an exceptional night in August!...

Design Exchange Market day

The Design Exchange Market

Markets

6 Jul 2024 to 7 Jul 2024

Distance from: 11.9 kms | Price from: $5.00

Australia is bursting at the seams with amazing independent designers, artists and creators, and The Design Exchange is passionate about...

Jibber Jabber Jamboree

Ross Noble, Jibber Jabber Jamboree – Ballarat

Concert or Performance

9 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.7 kms | Price from: $49.90

Jibber Jabber Jamboree marks Ross Noble’s 21st solo stand-up tour.To celebrate this milestone, he invites you to join him for...

Chopsticks

Chopstick Making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

29 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $250.00

Make your own set of uniquely hand-crafted chopsticks with woodworker Vipun Chanchlani.From the woodworking studio to the dining table, this...

Leather cuff and belt

Leather Cuff and Belt Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

8 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $295.00

Learn the basics of leather craft with metal and leatherworker Sam Bloomfield.You will practice your technique on a cuff before...

The Buninyong Railway Station’ ca.1866

The ‘Bunny’ Line: History of the Ballarat to Buninyong Railway 1889-1986

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

4 Jul 2024

Distance from: 11.6 kms | Price from: Free

The team at Eureka Centre are excited to introduce Norman Houghton to speak for the first time at the Eureka...

Dulili Learning Haven Sign and Staff standing next to it

Stockland Wendouree Weekly Kids Storytime

Community Event

29 May 2024 to 28 Aug 2024

Distance from: 10.8 kms | Price from: Free

Join in for free Storytime and kis activities every Wednesday morning! The team from Dulili Learning Haven will be at...

Aunty Jacks

Aunty Jacks ‘Old School Trivia with Old School Prices’

Food and Wine

29 May 2024 to 25 Dec 2024

Distance from: 11.8 kms | Price from: Free

Old school trivia with old school prices is now at Aunty Jacks! Ballarat’s favourite trivia night is coming to Aunty...

Roy Hammond

Roy Hammond Craft Cocktails

Food and Wine

1 Jun 2024 to 28 Dec 2024

Distance from: 11.9 kms | Price from: $0.00

Take your next social event to a whole new level with Roy Hammond's Craft Cocktails!Their mixologist will take you on...

Kate Miller-Heidke

Kate Miller-Heidke with Georgia Mooney

Concert or Performance

31 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $79.90

Kate Miller-Heidke is an award-winning singer-songwriter who traverses the worlds of folk, pop, opera and musical theatre.  She has performed...

The Joe Cocker Experience

The Joe Cocker Experience

Concert or Performance

8 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $49.00

Leave your hats on and dress for a great night of Feelin’ Alright! Step into the world of music legend...

Carved canoe-shapped vessel

Greenwood Vessel Carving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

14 Sep 2024 to 15 Sep 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $680.00

Join Eli Beke on a two-day journey to carve a large bowl vessel from Otways Myrtle Beech.You will start with...

Australian Calisthenics Competition

Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod

Concert or Performance

1 Jun 2024 to 31 Oct 2024

Distance from: 12.8 kms | Price from: Not Available

Step into the heart of the Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod, Australia's longest running, premier performing arts eisteddfod, and...

Black and white derby shoes

Derby Shoe Making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jun 2024 to 23 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $1075.00

Learn to make a pair of custom shoes with Luna Newby.In this four-day workshop, you will make a pair of...

Split cane fly rod

Cane Rod Construction Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 Jun 2024 to 23 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $1350.00

Join cane rod makers David Anderson and Ken Bradbrook from Riverstoned Cane Rods for this three-day intensive cane rod construction...

Leather pouch with brushes

Leather Pouch Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

28 Jul 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $235.00

Learn to make a buckled leather pouch with leathercrafter Alexander Stone.Learn to use patterns, choose the right leather, work with...

Wood carving

Woodcarving 101 Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

2 Aug 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $365.00

Learn everything you need to know to get started woodcarving with Olivia O'Connor.This full-day workshop is an absolute must for...

Frosty the Snowman poses on a couch with a mother and baby for a photo

Winter Wonderland Market

Markets

21 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.9 kms | Price from: Free

Get rugged up and ready to celebrate the chilly season at this indoor Winter Wonderland Market! Two floors of stallholders,...

Stack of buckets

Introduction to White Coopering Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

8 Jun 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $615.00

Learn the craft of the cooper with Tony Adams.This two-day workshop is an introduction to the craft of the cooper...

Yarrowee Cr (i.e. Creek) Dredging Co’s Centrifugal Pump, 1899

The Yarrowee River: Peel To Prest- NAIDOC Week at Eureka Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

13 Jul 2024

Distance from: 11.6 kms | Price from: Free

Join in for a discussion about a digital mapping project examining the history of the Yarrowee River, which like all...

APRONSTRINGS (installation view), photograph by Flossie Peitsch

Apronstrings

Exhibition and Shows

27 May 2024 to 15 Sep 2024

Distance from: 11.6 kms | Price from: $5.00

Suspended blue aprons enclose and entangle the viewer as a metaphor for the selfless investment of heart and soul by...

Leaving Jackson - The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show

Leaving Jackson – The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show

Concert or Performance

29 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $59.00

Experience Leaving Jackson in 2024.After performing sold out shows throughout Australia and New Zealand, Leaving Jackson The Johnny Cash and...

Netsuke carved fish

Netsuke Carving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

8 Nov 2024 to 10 Nov 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $925.00

Learn the ancient art of netsuke wood carving with master wood carver Hape Kiddle.In this three-day workshop, you will learn...

Close up of headpiece

Showgirl Headpiece Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

13 Jul 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $365.00

Join theatrical milliner, Rose Hudson, and learn to create a dramatic headpiece in the style of Lola Montez.Lola Montez was...

Sloyd knives

Sloyd Knifemaking Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

6 Jul 2024 to 7 Jul 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $690.00

Learn to make your own high-quality carving tools with toolmaker, Pete Trott.This two-day workshop will cover the making of Sloyd...

Ring making workshop

Ring-making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

5 Oct 2024

Distance from: 13.0 kms | Price from: $275.00

Learn the joys of working with precious silver with silversmith Rachel Grose.In this full-day workshop, you will use traditional tools...

Celtic Illusion

Celtic Illusion

Concert or Performance

3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $80.00

Celtic Illusion, the Irish dance and Grand Illusion sensation that has taken Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Canada and the...

portrait of author

In conversation with Paula Gleeson

Community Event

4 Jun 2024

Distance from: 12.0 kms | Price from: $10.00

Original Twin by Paula GleesonTwo sisters May and June couldn’t be more different. May is quiet, self-conscious withdrawn; June is...

One Night in Memphis - Presley - Orbison - Cash

One Night in Memphis – Presley – Orbison – Cash

Concert or Performance

13 Jun 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $45.00

“One Night in Memphis” is the show that finally brings together three of the world’s greatest and most popular performers...

The Grandparents Club - A Comedy Musical by Wendy Harmer

The Grandparents Club – A Comedy Musical by Wendy Harmer

Concert or Performance

28 Jul 2024

Distance from: 11.0 kms | Price from: $69.50

Finally a show that celebrates Grandparenthood! 90 minutes of pure joy that is hilariously funny and touchingly authentic.Written by comedy...

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