Ballarat Old Gaol Tours
Community Event
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Free
Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating tales of Ballarat's criminal past at the historic Ballarat Gaol...
Heritage Festival Information Hub
Community Event
18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Not Available
Stop by the Heritage Festival Information hub for personalised assistance from their Visitor Information staff in crafting your festival itinerary....
The Yarrowee River: Peel To Prest- NAIDOC Week at Eureka Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
13 Jul 2024
Distance from: 0.3 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for a discussion about a digital mapping project examining the history of the Yarrowee River, which like all...
Woowookarung Regional Park Mine Discovery Walk
Community Event
19 May 2024
Distance from: 1.9 kms | Price from: Free
Woowookarung Regional Park water races, diggings and mine site pop up heritage walk. The walk is held as part of...
Artisan Insights with Rick Mitchell at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $50.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
The Tap Pack
Concert or Performance
30 Aug 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
In conversation with Paula Gleeson
Community Event
4 Jun 2024
Distance from: 2.1 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 May is quiet, self-conscious withdrawn; June is...
Artisan Insights with Robert Geddes at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $50.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Artisan Insights with Alison Cole at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $50.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Artisan Insights with Minna Graham at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $50.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Spectral Schemes: the Mystery of the Ballarat Ghost: A Call of Cthulhu Live Play event
Concert or Performance
23 May 2024
Distance from: 2.3 kms | Price from: Free
Join the team of "Tales from Rat City" for an unforgettable Live play theatrical event.A sequel to 2023 Victorian Community...
Artisan Experience with Lindy de Wijn at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $80.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Artisan Experience with Myleah Bailey at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $80.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Dining in the Dark at Peasant – A Fever Original Event
Food and Wine
21 May 2024 to 22 May 2024
Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: $110.00
Ever wondered what it is like to eat in the dark? Studies show that 80% of people eat with their...
The Joe Cocker Experience
Concert or Performance
8 Jun 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
The Lost Irish Women of Eureka
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
19 May 2024
Distance from: 0.3 kms | Price from: Free
Finding women’s stories is a challenge. History often records women in relation to men, as daughters, mothers, and wives. The...
Victorian Pinup Pageant 2024
Concert or Performance
25 May 2024
Distance from: 2.7 kms | Price from: Free
Held during the Vintage Vibes Weekend!Hey there pinup enthusiasts! The Victorian Pinup Pageant, a segment of the Australian Pinup Pageant,...
Twilight Talks: Not the Last Picture Show Moving Pictures at the BMI
Festivals and Celebrations
8 May 2024
Distance from: 2.1 kms | Price from: $8.00
In 1896, Ballarat audiences first witnessed the marvel of ‘moving pictures’ at the BMI’s Mechanics’ Hall, just a year after...
The Grandparents Club – A Comedy Musical by Wendy Harmer
Concert or Performance
28 Jul 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
Kate Miller-Heidke with Georgia Mooney
Concert or Performance
31 Aug 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
Guided Tour: Narrowed down to Needles – Is it a Pine a Spruce or a Cedar?
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
26 May 2024
Distance from: 5.7 kms | Price from: Free
Find the answer and more in a tour with the Guides at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens for an hour long...
Avro Anson Museum – Ballarat Heritage Week
Exhibition and Shows
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 8.7 kms | Price from: Not Available
Over 40 years of collecting, has enabled Alan Penhall to piece together an almost complete 1939’s Avro Anson Mk1 aircraft....
Ballarat Steam Train Rides
Community Event
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: $14.00
Steamrail Victoria invites you to ride historical steam shuttles at Ballarat featuring two heritage steam locomotives as part of the...
BMI 165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.1 kms | Price from: $15.00
As the Institute is 165 years old this year, they will take the opportunity to celebrate during the festival, by including a...
A New Gold Rush: Our World Heritage Bid
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 0.3 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for a panel discussion to learn more about a project underway to have the Victorian Goldfields declared a...
Heritage Menu at The Red Lion
Food and Wine
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 1.2 kms | Price from: Free
The Red Lion Hotel is steeped in history. Built in the 1850s at the beginning of the gold-rush. In support...
Fashion and Flowers Afternoon Tea
Community Event
19 May 2024
Distance from: 1.2 kms | Price from: Free
Step back in time for an afternoon in the picturesque Barkly Square Gardens, formerly known as the historic Ballarat East...
Stockland Wendouree Weekly Kids Storytime
Community Event
8 May 2024 to 28 Aug 2024
Distance from: 6.1 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for free Storytime and kis activities every Wednesday morning! The team from Dulili Learning Haven will be at...
Leaving Jackson – The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show
Concert or Performance
29 Jun 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
Miss Vintage Australasia 2024
Concert or Performance
26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.7 kms | Price from: Free
During Vintage Vibes Weekend!The team are so excited to announce that the Australian Pinup Pageant is teaming up with their...
Colonial Radicalism and Democratic Equality: A public talk by Professor Marilyn Lake AO
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
17 May 2024
Distance from: 0.3 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for a talk by one of Australia’s leading historians, Professor Marilyn Lake AO as she delves into the...
Artisan Experience with Shalome Lateef at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $80.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Celtic Illusion
Concert or Performance
3 Aug 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
By George, We Think He Got it
Exhibition and Shows
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 1.2 kms | Price from: Free
This event is an exhibition of interesting photographs revealing fascinating insights into life in Ballarat from 1920 until 1970. The...
Winter Wonderland Market
Markets
21 Jun 2024
Distance from: 1.2 kms | Price from: Free
Get rugged up and ready to celebrate the chilly season at this indoor Winter Wonderland Market! Two floors of stallholders,...
Heritage Harvest Weekend at Sovereign Hill
Festivals and Celebrations
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $25.00
Australian culinary icons Julie Goodwin (inaugural winner of MasterChef), Darren Purchese (host of The Great Australian Bake Off) and Tim...
Ballarat East Heritage Garden Party
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 1.2 kms | Price from: Not Available
Join the team for a weekend to celebrate the heritage of Barkly Square and Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens, as...
Jake and The Cadillacs – Rockabilly Dance at the Vintage Vibes Weekend
Concert or Performance
25 May 2024
Distance from: 2.7 kms | Price from: $35.00
Saturday Night of the Vintage Vibes Weekend!Jake and the Cadillacs are a rockabilly powerhouse that will blow your mind with...
Grainery Lane Blending and Tasting Heritage Style
Food and Wine
18 May 2024
Distance from: 2.4 kms | Price from: $0.00
Have you ever wondered how spirits are made and blended? Now is your chance to experience firsthand what it takes...
The World of Musicals
Concert or Performance
10 Jun 2024
Distance from: 5.5 kms | Price from: $59.90
Following a sell out 2022 Australia tour - The World of Musicals in Concert Returns to Australia in 2024 featuring...
Aunty Jacks – Heritage Beer Making and Distribution
Food and Wine
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.4 kms | Price from: Free
Ballarat is the Craft Beer Capital of Australia, and at Aunty Jacks they tell the story of their pioneering efforts...
Spooky Spring Market
Markets
20 Sep 2024
Distance from: 1.2 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
Concert or Performance
24 Aug 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
The Gothique Ball
Community Event
22 May 2024 to 23 May 2024
Distance from: 2.2 kms | Price from: Not Available
Join the team as they recreate a 19th century ball in the sumptuous surrounds of Craigs Royal Hotel. This event...
In The Steps of Nathan Spielvogel
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 1.2 kms | Price from: $5.00
Four walking tours of Ballarat East visiting locations of historic interest. Organised by the Ballarat Historical Society as part of...
City Tales and Hidden Lanes Tour – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.4 kms | Price from: $12.50
Experience the City Tales and Hidden Lanes Tour during the Ballarat Heritage Festival and discover untold stories and hidden gems...
Talk: What’s the Point – Is it a Pine a Spruce or a Cedar?
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
26 May 2024
Distance from: 5.7 kms | Price from: Free
John Hawker long time horticultural and former adviser with the Heritage Council of Victoria will present prickly and to the...
Vintage Car Show
Exhibition and Shows
19 May 2024
Distance from: 2.6 kms | Price from: Free
Join the Ballarat Classic and Vintage Car club for a cavalcade of Historic vehicles, motorbikes and caravans hosted against the...
The Amazing Story of the Wardian Case
Community Event
26 May 2024
Distance from: 5.7 kms | Price from: Free
Australian Author and renowned storyteller performer Jackie Kerin and violinist musician Sarah Depasquale will be performing the story of Nathaniel...
Artisan Experience with Anzara Clark at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $80.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...
Bootmaking Workshop Tours
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 5.2 kms | Price from: Free
As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, Wootten will open its doors on the two Sundays during the festival for...
Apronstrings
Exhibition and Shows
6 May 2024 to 15 Sep 2024
Distance from: 0.3 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...
Ballarat’s Jewish Heritage
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
23 May 2024
Distance from: 0.3 kms | Price from: Free
‘Ballarat’s Jewish Heritage’ is a conversation between writer and filmmaker John Safran and historian Dr Sue Silberberg. The conversation will...
Forever 80s – Best of the 80s Tour
Concert or Performance
15 Jun 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
Minerva’s Secrets, Night Tours – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
17 May 2024 to 21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.1 kms | Price from: $28.69
Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to...
Recalling the Past
Exhibition and Shows
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 2.3 kms | Price from: Not Available
Dial up the past in this interactive phone and photo display.Find out about historical buildings and real characters of Ballarat's...
One Night in Memphis – Presley – Orbison – Cash
Concert or Performance
13 Jun 2024
Distance from: 5.5 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...
Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.1 kms | Price from: $10.00
A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and it’s people.Dr. George Birkbeck, a professor of natural philosophy in Glasgow,...
Grainery Lane – Speakeasy Night
Food and Wine
17 May 2024
Distance from: 2.4 kms | Price from: $0.00
Be transported back to an era of excess. This all-inclusive event, Gatsby style, will mesmerize, enjoy their in-house distilled spirits...
Artisan Experience with Tim Gresham at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 2.0 kms | Price from: $80.00
This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...