Heritage Harvest Weekend at Sovereign Hill
Festivals and Celebrations
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 23.7 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...
Hop Temple Beard and Moustache Competition
Community Event
25 May 2024
Distance from: 22.2 kms | Price from: Free
Heritage Weekend at Hop Temple is their annual event! This annual Beard and Moustache Competition event will run all day.The...
Theatre on the Goldfields
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024 to 24 May 2024
Distance from: 22.0 kms | Price from: Free
Local goldfields theatre expert Ailsa DuBois will deliver a lecture on the lively world of theatre on the goldfields; the...
Ross Noble, Jibber Jabber Jamboree – Ballarat
Concert or Performance
9 Aug 2024
Distance from: 22.1 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...
St Peters Tour
Exhibition and Shows
25 May 2024
Distance from: 22.2 kms | Price from: Free
The team offers within the public areas of the church, unhindered self-guided tours to visitors, who can enjoy the Bluestone...
Ballarat Heritage Raceday
Sporting Events
26 May 2024
Distance from: 13.2 kms | Price from: Not Available
The heritage and history of the historic Ballarat Turf Club will be showcased by various displays and interactive events across...
The Grandparents Club – A Comedy Musical by Wendy Harmer
Concert or Performance
28 Jul 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
A New Gold Rush: Our World Heritage Bid
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 22.9 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for a panel discussion to learn more about a project underway to have the Victorian Goldfields declared a...
Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
21 May 2024
Distance from: 22.5 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,...
Apronstrings
Exhibition and Shows
20 May 2024 to 15 Sep 2024
Distance from: 22.9 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...
Forever 80s – Best of the 80s Tour
Concert or Performance
15 Jun 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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 Music of Diana Ross and The Supremes
Concert or Performance
24 Aug 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
Minerva’s Secrets, Night Tours – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
21 May 2024
Distance from: 22.5 kms | Price from: $28.69
Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to...
Meet Mrs Muller – Umbrella and Parasol Maker for Ballarat’s Golden Era
Festivals and Celebrations
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.3 kms | Price from: Free
Step into a time capsule of craftsmanship and nostalgia as you encounter "Mrs Muller, Umbrella and Parasol Maker" an immersive...
BMI 165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.5 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...
Artisan Experience with Shalome Lateef at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024
Distance from: 23.7 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 Insights with Alison Cole at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 23.7 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...
Heritage Menu at The Red Lion
Food and Wine
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 23.3 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...
Exhbition Not the Last Picture Show: From the Archives – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.5 kms | Price from: $0.00
This Heritage Reading Room (the original Mining Exchange in Ballarat) houses a fascinating and authentic representation of a Mechanics’ Institute library from...
Cocktails of Yesteryear
Food and Wine
24 May 2024
Distance from: 23.9 kms | Price from: $55.00
Join the team at Kilderkin Distillery for a trip - or should they say tipple - back in time during...
Exhibition: Not the Last Picture Show – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.5 kms | Price from: Free
Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings of this new technology of...
Writing Family History: A Workshop with Jonathan Butler
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
25 May 2024
Distance from: 22.0 kms | Price from: Free
As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, writer and content producer, Jonathan Butler will be teaching a workshop on writing...
Recalling the Past
Exhibition and Shows
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.4 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...
The Yarrowee River: Peel To Prest- NAIDOC Week at Eureka Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
13 Jul 2024
Distance from: 22.9 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for a discussion about a digital mapping project examining the history of the Yarrowee River, which like all...
Christmas Market
Markets
13 Dec 2024
Distance from: 22.7 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...
The Joe Cocker Experience
Concert or Performance
8 Jun 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
Jake and The Cadillacs – Rockabilly Dance at the Vintage Vibes Weekend
Concert or Performance
25 May 2024
Distance from: 22.4 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...
Spectral Schemes: the Mystery of the Ballarat Ghost: A Call of Cthulhu Live Play event
Concert or Performance
23 May 2024
Distance from: 22.4 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...
Hop Temple Dog Beard and Stache Comp
Exhibition and Shows
26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.3 kms | Price from: Free
Does your Pooch have a solid beard or some fancy clothes? To cap off Ballarat Heritage Weekend and the annual...
Kate Miller-Heidke with Georgia Mooney
Concert or Performance
31 Aug 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
Storylines III – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Exhibition and Shows
23 May 2024 to 19 Jul 2024
Distance from: 22.8 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...
G&Tea Heritage Style at Grainery Lane
Food and Wine
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.2 kms | Price from: $0.00
Enjoy free flowing Grainey gin cocktails perfectly paired with a selection of delectable bites during Heritage week.G&Tea session will run...
Heritage Festival Information Hub
Community Event
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.2 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....
City Tales and Hidden Lanes Tour – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
22 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 23.2 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...
Victorian Pinup Pageant 2024
Concert or Performance
25 May 2024
Distance from: 22.4 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,...
Artisan Experience with Anzara Clark at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 23.7 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...
Talk: What’s the Point – Is it a Pine a Spruce or a Cedar?
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
26 May 2024
Distance from: 20.8 kms | Price from: Free
John Hawker long time horticultural and former adviser with the Heritage Council of Victoria will present prickly and to the...
Spooky Spring Market
Markets
20 Sep 2024
Distance from: 22.7 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 Gothique Ball
Community Event
22 May 2024 to 23 May 2024
Distance from: 22.5 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...
The World of Musicals
Concert or Performance
10 Jun 2024
Distance from: 19.9 kms | Price from: $59.90
Following a sell out 2022 Australia tour - The World of Musicals in Concert Returns to Australia in 2024 featuring...
In conversation with Paula Gleeson
Community Event
4 Jun 2024
Distance from: 22.5 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...
Winter Wonderland Market
Markets
21 Jun 2024
Distance from: 22.7 kms | Price from: Free
Get rugged up and ready to celebrate the chilly season at this indoor Winter Wonderland Market! Two floors of stallholders,...
A City in Time
Exhibition and Shows
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.4 kms | Price from: Free
"A City in Time" - an exhibition inspired by the Heritage Festival in Ballarat, showcasing the city's architecture through a...
The Tap Pack
Concert or Performance
30 Aug 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
One Night in Memphis – Presley – Orbison – Cash
Concert or Performance
13 Jun 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
Miss Vintage Australasia 2024
Concert or Performance
26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.4 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...
Burn the Floor – Dare to Dream
Concert or Performance
3 Sep 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
Heritage Weekend at Mondegreen Cafe
Food and Wine
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 20.7 kms | Price from: Not Available
Share in their heritage at Mondegreen Cafe. With a stunning lakeside setting and rich in Ballarat history, their 1850s building...
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: 20.8 kms | Price from: Free
Find the answer and more in a tour with the Guides at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens for an hour long...
Aunty Jacks – Heritage Beer Making and Distribution
Food and Wine
20 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.2 kms | Price from: Free
Ballarat is the Craft Beer Capital of Australia, and at Aunty Jacks they tell the story of their pioneering efforts...
Ballarat’s Jewish Heritage
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
23 May 2024
Distance from: 22.9 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...
Leaving Jackson – The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show
Concert or Performance
29 Jun 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...
Artisan Experience with Lindy de Wijn at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 23.7 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...
Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod
Concert or Performance
1 Jun 2024 to 31 Oct 2024
Distance from: 23.2 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...
Artisan Insights with Rick Mitchell at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 23.7 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...
Stockland Wendouree Weekly Kids Storytime
Community Event
22 May 2024 to 28 Aug 2024
Distance from: 19.4 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for free Storytime and kis activities every Wednesday morning! The team from Dulili Learning Haven will be at...
Ballarat Steam Train Rides
Community Event
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 22.0 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...
Bootmaking Workshop Tours
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
26 May 2024
Distance from: 23.6 kms | Price from: Free
As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, Wootten will open its doors on the two Sundays during the festival for...
Dining in the Dark at Peasant – A Fever Original Event
Food and Wine
21 May 2024 to 22 May 2024
Distance from: 22.3 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...
Celtic Illusion
Concert or Performance
3 Aug 2024
Distance from: 19.9 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...