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The Gothique Ball

Community Event

22 May 2024 to 23 May 2024

Distance from: 21.6 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...

Street view of Mondegreen Cafe building

Heritage Weekend at Mondegreen Cafe

Food and Wine

25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 23.6 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...

Workshop Tour

Bootmaking Workshop Tours

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 23.2 kms | Price from: Free

As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, Wootten will open its doors on the two Sundays during the festival for...

Liveplay 2023

Spectral Schemes: the Mystery of the Ballarat Ghost: A Call of Cthulhu Live Play event

Concert or Performance

23 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 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...

Fur pelt

Artisan Experience with Myleah Bailey at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

22 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Minna Graham ceramics

Artisan Insights with Minna Graham at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

22 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Buninyong Film Festival

Buninyong Film Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

24 May 2024 to 25 May 2024

Distance from: 14.5 kms | Price from: Not Available

The Buninyong Film Festival Committee is pleased to present its 30th Film Festival in the heart of Buninyong Village.The annual...

Mrs Bakers Gin

The Shared Table Heritage Tram Tipsy Tea Party

Food and Wine

25 May 2024

Distance from: 14.5 kms | Price from: $85.00

Step onto the magnificently restored Heritage Tram for the ultimate high tea. The seasonal sweet and savoury menu by The...

image of heritage room

Exhbition Not the Last Picture Show: From the Archives – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.6 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...

Willets Elite Studio, Ballarat, photograph of an unidentified woman ca. 1869-1889.

The Lost Irish Women of Eureka

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

19 May 2024

Distance from: 19.7 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...

Artisan Insights with Rick Mitchell

Artisan Insights with Rick Mitchell at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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 photo of the coliseum in ballarat

Exhibition: Not the Last Picture Show – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.6 kms | Price from: Free

Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings of this new technology of...

Alison Cole embroidery

Artisan Insights with Alison Cole at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

An image of the Mrs Muller Umbrella and Parasol store from the 1800

Meet Mrs Muller – Umbrella and Parasol Maker for Ballarat’s Golden Era

Festivals and Celebrations

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 kms | Price from: Free

Step into a time capsule of craftsmanship and nostalgia as you encounter "Mrs Muller, Umbrella and Parasol Maker" an immersive...

image of the institute uplight at night

Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

21 May 2024

Distance from: 21.6 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,...

Piano Bar Ballarat

Piano by Request

Concert or Performance

17 May 2024 to 26 Jul 2024

Distance from: 21.5 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...

Australian Calisthenics Competition

Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod

Concert or Performance

1 Jun 2024 to 31 Oct 2024

Distance from: 21.2 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...

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: 20.8 kms | Price from: Free

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

Person pouring a cocktail with a bottle of gin and oranges in background

Cocktails of Yesteryear

Food and Wine

18 May 2024 to 24 May 2024

Distance from: 21.2 kms | Price from: $55.00

Join the team at Kilderkin Distillery for a trip - or should they say tipple - back in time during...

Anzara Clark

Artisan Experience with Anzara Clark at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

An photograph of the Ballarat Town Hall as it currently stands, presented as an aged image.

A City in Time

Exhibition and Shows

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.9 kms | Price from: Free

"A City in Time" - an exhibition inspired by the Heritage Festival in Ballarat, showcasing the city's architecture through a...

Postcard of an Edwardian woman in purple dress surrounded by flowers

Fashion and Flowers Afternoon Tea

Community Event

19 May 2024

Distance from: 20.8 kms | Price from: Free

Step back in time for an afternoon in the picturesque Barkly Square Gardens, formerly known as the historic Ballarat East...

Photo of goldrush era mine with buildings and workers

Lost Sebastopol – The Exhibition

Community Event

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 20.2 kms | Price from: Free

A retrospective exhibition of lost Sebastopol for the Ballarat Heritage Festival. Showcasing over 50 sites and hosted by the Sebastopol...

Dodge

Ballarat Fire Station Open Days

Exhibition and Shows

18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Distance from: 20.8 kms | Price from: Free

Come see the oldest operating Fire Station in the Southern Hemisphere and an important part of the history of Ballarat...

Info Hub @the Art Gallery

Heritage Festival Information Hub

Community Event

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 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....

portrait of author

In conversation with Paula Gleeson

Community Event

4 Jun 2024

Distance from: 21.6 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...

Car Show

Vintage Car Show

Exhibition and Shows

19 May 2024

Distance from: 22.5 kms | Price from: Free

Join the Ballarat Classic and Vintage Car club for a cavalcade of Historic vehicles, motorbikes and caravans hosted against the...

1856 Image of the Gaol

Ballarat Old Gaol Tours

Community Event

18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Distance from: 21.4 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...

Tim Gresham weaving

Artisan Experience with Tim Gresham at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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 - Fever-Original

Dining in the Dark at Peasant – A Fever Original Event

Food and Wine

21 May 2024 to 22 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 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...

Lampshade making workshop

Lampshade Making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $245.00

This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...

tea set

BMI 165th Birthday Devonshire Tea Party – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.6 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...

Front of Church

St Peters Tour

Exhibition and Shows

18 May 2024 to 25 May 2024

Distance from: 22.9 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...

Tour guides dressed in period costume

Minerva’s Secrets, Night Tours – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

17 May 2024 to 21 May 2024

Distance from: 21.6 kms | Price from: $28.69

Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to...

Dog Beard Photo

Hop Temple Dog Beard and Stache Comp

Exhibition and Shows

26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.8 kms | Price from: Free

Does your Pooch have a solid beard or some fancy clothes? To cap off Ballarat Heritage Weekend and the annual...

Sweet Sage Farm stall

Heritage Harvest Weekend at Sovereign Hill

Festivals and Celebrations

25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Grainery Lane

G&Tea Heritage Style at Grainery Lane

Food and Wine

19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.9 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...

Steamrail Victoria Locomotive Y112

Ballarat Steam Train Rides

Community Event

25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.8 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...

Old Time Phone

Recalling the Past

Exhibition and Shows

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 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...

rear of Lydiard Street 1950s

By George, We Think He Got it

Exhibition and Shows

18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Distance from: 20.8 kms | Price from: Free

This event is an exhibition of interesting photographs revealing fascinating insights into life in Ballarat from 1920 until 1970. The...

Ballarat antiques fair

Ballarat Antique Fair

Exhibition and Shows

17 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Distance from: 22.0 kms | Price from: $12.00

Over 26 quality Antique dealers will be exhibiting and selling a variety of beautiful, interesting, unique and wonderful items such...

The old Ballarat East public library in Barkly Street

In The Steps of Nathan Spielvogel

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Distance from: 20.8 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...

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: 19.7 kms | Price from: Free

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

Wood carving

Artisan Insights with Robert Geddes at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

22 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Tweed Riders set off at the start of the Ballarat Tweed Ride

Ballarat Tweed Ride and Fair

Festivals and Celebrations

18 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 kms | Price from: $10.00

Ballarat's annual Tweed Ride is a cycling event of style, at a leisurely pace through the autumn streets, with fashion...

Ballarat Heritage Festival

Storylines III – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Exhibition and Shows

23 May 2024 to 19 Jul 2024

Distance from: 21.4 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...

A painting of the Theatre Royal 1859

Theatre on the Goldfields

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

22 May 2024 to 24 May 2024

Distance from: 22.1 kms | Price from: Free

Local goldfields theatre expert Ailsa DuBois will deliver a lecture on the lively world of theatre on the goldfields; the...

The Hills are Alive With Cycling, digital Collage by Kirrily Urquhart

Ballarat Lace Trail

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

19 May 2024

Distance from: 21.7 kms | Price from: Free

Explore Ballarat on foot, viewing its streets and heritage buildings through the eyes of Artist and Textile Designer, Kirrily Urquhart....

Shalome Lateef beads

Artisan Experience with Shalome Lateef at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

22 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Mine shaft visitors

Woowookarung Regional Park Mine Discovery Walk

Community Event

19 May 2024

Distance from: 18.0 kms | Price from: Free

Woowookarung Regional Park water races, diggings and mine site pop up heritage walk. The walk is held as part of...

Wadawurrung weaving workshop with Tammy Gilson (right)

Wadawurrung Weaving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 kms | Price from: $150.00

This May, the Rare Trades Centre, CRAFT and the City of Ballarat present Craft Lab 24 celebrating their shared commitment...

Historic Photographic Exhibition

Ballarat East Heritage Garden Party

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Distance from: 20.8 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...

Red Lion 1850

Heritage Menu at The Red Lion

Food and Wine

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 20.3 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...

Hop Temple

Hop Temple Beard and Moustache Competition

Community Event

25 May 2024

Distance from: 21.8 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...

Lace making with Lindy de Wijn

Artisan Experience with Lindy de Wijn at the Rare Trades Centre

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

21 May 2024

Distance from: 20.5 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...

Jibber Jabber Jamboree

Ross Noble, Jibber Jabber Jamboree – Ballarat

Concert or Performance

9 Aug 2024

Distance from: 22.0 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...

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

Christmas Market

Markets

13 Dec 2024

Distance from: 20.8 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 Magic Pudding and friends by Norman Lindsay

The Magic Pudding: First Slice

Concert or Performance

18 May 2024

Distance from: 22.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

An adaptation of Norman Lindsay's children's classic, featuring songs, stories, slapstick and wonderful costumes. In the first slice you meet...

Photo of a man in a black sweater in front of a dark grey background

Writing Family History: A Workshop with Jonathan Butler

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

25 May 2024

Distance from: 22.1 kms | Price from: Free

As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, writer and content producer, Jonathan Butler will be teaching a workshop on writing...

Victorian lottery ball

City Tales and Hidden Lanes Tour – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 21.2 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...

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