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Sloyd knives

Sloyd Knifemaking Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

6 Jul 2024 to 7 Jul 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Lino cutting in workshop

Introduction to Lino Printing Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

1 Jun 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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....

Photo of Vegas 70 in the 1960s

Vegas 70 Revived – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Concert or Performance

18 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $20.00

The Vegas 70 was once the most popular cinema in Ballarat. The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute and Showbiz Cinemas have collaborated...

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The Old Curiosity Shop

Festivals and Celebrations

19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 22.1 kms | Price from: Free

The Old Curiosity Shop is an 1863 heritage property constructed on the edge of the Ballarat goldfields. The property is...

Viking spears

Viking Spear Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jul 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

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: 20.4 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...

Ring making workshop

Ring-making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024 to 5 Oct 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Wood carving

Woodcarving 101 Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

2 Aug 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Roy Hammond

Roy Hammond Craft Cocktails

Food and Wine

1 Jun 2024 to 9 Mar 2025

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Close up of headpiece

Showgirl Headpiece Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

13 Jul 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Metal armour on a work bench

Armour Smithing Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

1 Jun 2024 to 2 Jun 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: $775.00

Bring out your inner medieval warrior with this two-day armour smithing experience with armourer, Rob Hayes.Medieval armour reached its height...

Poco Trophy

Poco Film Fest – Short Film Screening

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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!...

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: 22.7 kms | Price from: Free

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

Hands holding fibres dyed in indigo

Introduction to Indigo Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

17 Aug 2024 to 17 Nov 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: Not Available

Give the gift of time spent together in this Mother’s Day workshop with natural dyer Jude Craig.In this full-day workshop,...

Competitors

Ballarat Beard and Stache Competition

Sporting Events

25 May 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: Free

Put down the razor and let the face rug grow. That's the message from the Ballarat Beard and Moustache Union,...

Acrylics on canvas 37.5 x 15

Exhibition by Deborah Klein

Exhibition and Shows

16 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 20.9 kms | Price from: Free

Artist Deborah Klein’s iconic ‘rear view portraits’ allude to the countless women who have fallen through the cracks of history....

Injured smiley

Ballarat Film Society – Smiley

Community Event

12 Dec 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $30.00

To conclude this year marking their 70-year existence, watch a 1956 Australian film classic about an imaginative young boy who...

Civic Hall

Ballarat Jobs and Training Expo

Exhibition and Shows

26 Jul 2024

Distance from: 21.0 kms | Price from: Free

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

Colonial era tomahawk

Tomahawk Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

14 Sep 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

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: 20.4 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...

Drop spindle with wool

Drop Spindle Spinning Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

26 Oct 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

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: 20.4 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...

Ballarat Heritage Festival

Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 20.1 kms | Price from: Not Available

Ballarat’s iconic Victorian architecture serves as the backdrop for the return of the award-winning Ballarat Heritage Festival. The awe-inspiring 10-day...

Entomology workshop

Beginner Entomology Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

20 Jul 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Pine Trees in the Ballarat Gardens

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: 18.1 kms | Price from: Free

Find the answer and more in a tour with the Guides at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens for an hour long...

Wooden carvings of a sheep, dog and frog

3D Wood Animal Carving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024 to 3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: $375.00

This a day-long class where you will hand carve your own three-dimensional wooden animal, full of character and charm from...

Carved limestone fish

Soft Limestone Carving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 Sep 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

Ronaldson Bros. & Tippett Austral portable engine. Made in Ballarat

Ballarat’s Industrial Heritage

Exhibition and Shows

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 17.6 kms | Price from: Free

Exhibition of historical engines and machinery that were built by the major engine builders and machinery manufacturers that operated in...

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: 22.7 kms | Price from: Free

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

Pine Needles Ballarat Botanical Gardens

Talk: What’s the Point – Is it a Pine a Spruce or a Cedar?

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

26 May 2024

Distance from: 18.1 kms | Price from: Free

John Hawker long time horticultural and former adviser with the Heritage Council of Victoria will present prickly and to the...

Design Exchange Market day

The Design Exchange Market

Markets

6 Jul 2024 to 7 Jul 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Blacksmith in front of a fire

Introductory Blacksmithing at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: $320.00

Learn the basics of blacksmithing with blacksmith and sculptor David Graham.This full-day introduction to blacksmithing will cover safety in the...

Pine Needles- Botanical Art

Exhibition: Narrowed down to Needles – Is it a Pine a Spruce or a Cedar

Exhibition and Shows

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 18.1 kms | Price from: Free

This is a chance to see up close the wonderful illustrations of the significant heritage Pine, Spruce and Cedar Trees...

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: 22.7 kms | Price from: Free

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

Two wooden carvings one featuring a gum leaf and koi fish

Relief Carving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

19 May 2024 to 4 Aug 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: $360.00

Learn the art of relief carving with woodworker Olivia O'Connor.This is a day-long class where you will get a feel...

Walking tour start point

Stories from the Avenue of Honour

Festivals and Celebrations

26 May 2024

Distance from: 16.5 kms | Price from: Free

Step back in time with walking tours at 11.00am and 2.00pm, immersing yourself and the whole family in the historical...

Aunty Jacks

Aunty Jacks ‘Old School Trivia with Old School Prices’

Food and Wine

22 May 2024 to 25 Dec 2024

Distance from: 20.3 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...

The Queen of the Begonias float passing the Town Hall in the 1957 Ballarat Begonia Festival

Nathan Spielvogel Oration

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

22 May 2024

Distance from: 21.3 kms | Price from: $5.00

Each year, as part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, the Ballarat Historical Society hosts a public lecture in honour of...

The Amazing Story of the Wardian Case

The Amazing Story of the Wardian Case

Community Event

26 May 2024

Distance from: 18.3 kms | Price from: Free

Australian Author and renowned storyteller performer Jackie Kerin and violinist musician Sarah Depasquale will be performing the story of Nathaniel...

The Ryan SC chrome fuselage and blue wings

Ballarat Heritage Festival at the Ballarat Aviation Museum Inc

Festivals and Celebrations

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 18.4 kms | Price from: $5.00

The Ballarat Aviation Museum will be highlighting two unique aircraft along with their usual display of aviation historical items. A...

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: 20.5 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...

Kate Ballis photograph 2350 shot in infra-red

Lost in Palm Springs

Exhibition and Shows

16 May 2024 to 1 Sep 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: Free

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

portrait of actor playing the artist

Ballarat Film Society – L’Ombra di Caravaggio

Community Event

10 Oct 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $30.00

The famous 17th century Italian artist Caravaggio is well known for his intense realism and use of strong contrasts of...

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: 20.4 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...

Ballarat Western Croquet Club

Heritage Hoops

Community Event

24 May 2024

Distance from: 18.8 kms | Price from: Free

Come and visit Ballarat Western Croquet Club to experience the fascinating but little-known game of Croquet. Soak up the atmosphere...

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: 20.4 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...

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: 20.4 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...

Crowd of people enjoying comedy

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow – Ballarat

Concert or Performance

19 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $55.00

Australia's biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off again on its annual road trip around the country!Showcasing the finest...

Singer at the microphone

Ballarat Film Society – Stop Making Sense

Community Event

12 Sep 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $30.00

Viewing a filmed music concert has been a tradition of the BFS, so this year we are fortunate to have...

Cloth covered boxes

Cloth Covered Box Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

29 Jun 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

At Ballarat Civic Hall

Marcia Hines

Concert or Performance

26 Oct 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

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: 20.4 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...

Stack of buckets

Introduction to White Coopering Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

8 Jun 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

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: 20.4 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...

Back of corset on a woman

Corset Making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

31 May 2024

Distance from: 20.4 kms | Price from: $1195.00

Learn to make an underbust corset with Catherine Irving of Crystal Pegasus Costumes.In this three-day workshop, you will learn to...

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: 20.4 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...

Spinning wheel

Spinning Wheel Trouble Shooting Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

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

Winter Wonderland Market

Markets

21 Jun 2024

Distance from: 21.3 kms | Price from: Free

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

Leather cuff and belt

Leather Cuff and Belt Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

8 Jun 2024

Distance from: 20.4 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...

victorian pinup pageant 2023

Victorian Pinup Pageant 2024

Concert or Performance

25 May 2024

Distance from: 20.0 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,...

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