Miners Rest, Ballarat

Trivia Monday’s at The Cattle Yards Inn

Community Event

20 May 2024 to 29 Jul 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Free

Monday Night Trivia at The Cattleyards Inn with EM J!Welcome, trivia enthusiasts! It's time to dust off those thinking caps,...

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Concert or Performance

20 Sep 2024

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: Not Available

Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Satu Vänskä joins QSO Chief Conductor Umberto Clerici for a wonderful program that sees the MSO performing...

Ballarat Film Society – Stop Making Sense

Community Event

12 Sep 2024

Distance from: 10.0 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...

Festival of Australian Queer Theatre

Festivals and Celebrations

22 Aug 2024 to 25 Aug 2024

Distance from: 10.0 kms | Price from: Not Available

Australian Theatre has a celebrated and relatively recent history of queer theatre. From censorship furors over The Boys in the...

Ballarat Marathon

Sporting Events

26 Apr 2025 to 27 Apr 2025

Distance from: 9.4 kms | Price from: Not Available

A weekend running festival in stunning Ballarat featuring two days of running for all ages and abilities. Focused in the...

Itinerant Spirits The Explorer Masterclass

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024 to 27 Jul 2025

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: $70.00

At Itinerant Spirits, they’re about the journey as much as the destination. They refer to their masterclass as ‘explorer sessions’...

Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow – Ballarat

Concert or Performance

19 May 2024

Distance from: 10.0 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...

Ballarat Film Society – Alcarràs

Community Event

13 Jun 2024

Distance from: 10.0 kms | Price from: $30.00

The Soles are peach farmers who have occupied their land for generations on the basis of a handshake deal with...

Underbar Autumn Vegetarian Tasting Weekend

Food and Wine

24 May 2024 to 25 May 2024

Distance from: 8.9 kms | Price from: $175.00

The team at Underbar is pleased to welcome vegetarian guests for a special event each season, where they can enjoy...

Ballarat Film Society – Smiley

Community Event

12 Dec 2024

Distance from: 10.0 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...

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: 7.1 kms | Price from: Free

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

Thursday Night Karaoke at The Sporting Globe Ballarat

Community Event

16 May 2024 to 27 Jun 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Free

Kaze Karaoke is at The Sporting Globe Ballarat on Thursday Nights!Have you ever dreamed of being the next Mariah? Do...

Ballarat Heritage Festival at the Ballarat Aviation Museum Inc

Festivals and Celebrations

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 2.8 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...

Poco Film Fest – Short Film Screening

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

3 Aug 2024

Distance from: 9.7 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!...

Ballarat Farmers Market

Markets

25 May 2024 to 22 Feb 2025

Distance from: 7.0 kms | Price from: Free

Ballarat Farmers Market takes place in central Ballarat near the shores of beautiful Lake Wendouree. The market runs all year...

Ballarat Film Society – The New Boy

Community Event

11 Jul 2024

Distance from: 10.0 kms | Price from: $30.00

The New Boy is set on a remote mission for Aboriginal children in the 1940s run by a renegade nun,...

Craft Lab 24

Markets

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

Returning to the Ballarat Mining Exchange over two weekends, Craft Lab 24 marks traditional artisanal skills matched with contemporary treatment....

Taste the Taps at Aunty Jacks

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

16 May 2024 to 6 Jul 2024

Distance from: 9.6 kms | Price from: $30.00

Discover the history of brewing in Ballarat with a beer paddle and a tour of the Aunty Jacks Brewery.Immerse yourself...

Cocktails and Karaoke at JD’s Bar & Lounge

Community Event

17 May 2024 to 28 Jun 2024

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

Cocktails and karaoke!Kaze Karaoke is now at JD'S Bar & Lounge on Friday Nights. Release your inner Rockstar on JD's...

Stories from the Avenue of Honour

Festivals and Celebrations

26 May 2024

Distance from: 7.2 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...

Monuments – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Festivals and Celebrations

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 8.2 kms | Price from: Free

Cap off your Ballarat Heritage Festival evenings by savouring globally renowned outdoor video installation.In 'Monuments', by Australian artist Craig Walsh,...

Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Bid Roadshow information booth

Community Event

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

Join the Victorian Goldfields World Heritage bid team as part of the Victorian Goldfields World Heritage Roadshow. Their in-person roadshow...

The Sunshine Club

Concert or Performance

14 Jun 2024

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: Not Available

Hit Productions is proud to be presenting this important Australian work all around the country to metropolitan, regional and remote...

Ballarat Film Society – EO

Community Event

14 Nov 2024

Distance from: 10.0 kms | Price from: $30.00

Described by critics as a ‘sensuous reimagining of Robert Bresson’s Au hazard Balthazar’ (1966), EO is the name of a...

Look for the Red Umbrella

Community Event

17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 8.6 kms | Price from: Free

Embark on a journey through history as they celebrate the remarkable life of Mrs. Muller and the novel by author...

Vintage Vibes Weekend

Markets

25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Free

Vintage Vibes Weekend held during the Ballarat Heritage Festival!Including stalls, and vintage cars and on the Saturday night, enjoy Jake...

Ballarat Film Society – Army of Shadows

Community Event

8 Aug 2024

Distance from: 10.0 kms | Price from: $30.00

Jean-Pierre Melville is the ultimate cult auteur in the French cinema, acknowledged as a key influence on directors such as...

Hop Temple Pint and a Plate

Food and Wine

22 May 2024 to 29 May 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

Hump day pint and a plate at Hop TempleWhy cook on a Wednesday when you can head to Hop Temple...

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: 9.8 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...

Ballarat Town Hall After Dark Tour

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

17 May 2024 to 18 May 2024

Distance from: 9.4 kms | Price from: $20.00

The Ballarat Town hall is not only one of the most iconic structures in Ballarat’s historic architectural landscape, it is...

Exhibition by Deborah Klein

Exhibition and Shows

16 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 9.4 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....

Lost in Palm Springs

Exhibition and Shows

16 May 2024 to 1 Sep 2024

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

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

Ballarat Green Drinks

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

16 May 2024 to 17 Oct 2024

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

Ballarat Green Drinks is a regular event that occurs every third Thursday of the month. This is a free event...

The World of Musicals in Concert – Wendouree

Concert or Performance

10 Jun 2024

Distance from: 6.5 kms | Price from: $59.90

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

CX Ballarat

Sporting Events

16 Aug 2024 to 18 Aug 2024

Distance from: 8.8 kms | Price from: Free

CX Ballarat is the AusCycling cyclo-cross (CX) national championships, the pinnacle event for CX in Australia. With races over laps...

Ballarat Film Society – L’Ombra di Caravaggio

Community Event

10 Oct 2024

Distance from: 10.0 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...

Ballarat Beard and Stache Competition

Sporting Events

25 May 2024

Distance from: 9.7 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,...

Bohemian Rhapsody – Ballarat

Concert or Performance

21 Jun 2024

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: Not Available

Staring Thomas Crane on the 2024 "Made in Heaven" tour. Direct from sell-out theatres, Australia’s longest-running Queen Tribute since 1993,...

The Real Builders of Ballarat: A Masonic Tour of the Ballarat CBD

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

18 May 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

Freemasons were on the Goldfields from the very beginning and quickly became a contributing force in the fledging city of...

Parrwang Lifts the Sky Victorian Opera

Concert or Performance

24 May 2024 to 25 May 2024

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: $16.00

Among the highlights of this year’s Ballarat Heritage Festival is the vibrant performance of Parrwang Lifts the Sky, making its...

Vegas 70 Revived – Ballarat Heritage Festival

Concert or Performance

18 May 2024

Distance from: 10.0 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...

Ballarat Jobs and Training Expo

Exhibition and Shows

26 Jul 2024

Distance from: 8.9 kms | Price from: Free

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

The Design Exchange Market

Markets

6 Jul 2024 to 7 Jul 2024

Distance from: 9.8 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...

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: 7.1 kms | Price from: Free

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

Marcia Hines

Concert or Performance

26 Oct 2024

Distance from: 9.5 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...

Roy Hammond Craft Cocktails

Food and Wine

1 Jun 2024 to 9 Mar 2025

Distance from: 9.7 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...

Saturday Night Karaoke at The Cattleyards Inn

Community Event

18 May 2024 to 21 Dec 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Free

Kaze Karaoke every Saturday night at The Cattleyards Inn Ballarat! Custom stage, excellent sound, the best mics, the most extensive...

Journeys We Are On

Exhibition and Shows

17 May 2024 to 20 May 2024

Distance from: 9.9 kms | Price from: Free

Long ago, ancestors roamed and prayed for a bright future. Hundreds of years later, they found their place here –...

Ballarat’s Industrial Heritage

Exhibition and Shows

18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 4.0 kms | Price from: Free

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

Beer and Bread by Aunty Jacks

Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks

16 May 2024 to 5 Jul 2024

Distance from: 9.6 kms | Price from: $45.00

Immerse yourself in a beer experience like no other as you familiarize yourself with a range of craft and accessible...

The Amazing Story of the Wardian Case

Community Event

26 May 2024

Distance from: 7.0 kms | Price from: Free

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

Hop Temple Musical Bingo

Food and Wine

16 May 2024 to 26 Dec 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

Every Thursday night at Hop Temple it's Bingo with a twist- Musical Bingo!Instead of your standard old bingo numbers, they...

Jimeoin

Concert or Performance

8 Jun 2024

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: Not Available

Jimeoin, who's your man? Presented by A-list Entertainment.Ever wondered why dogs get so excited around 6pm? Or what the point...

Vesta x Jigs Degustation

Food and Wine

16 May 2024 to 21 Dec 2024

Distance from: 8.4 kms | Price from: $110.00

With a menu changing every two weeks, Vesta x Jigs presents a six or eight course degustation menu from Thursday...

Hop Temple Heritage Week – Blues, Brews and Barbecue

Food and Wine

19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

Distance from: 9.7 kms | Price from: Not Available

Every Sunday at Hop you can join in for Blues, Brews and Barbecue!Each week a favourite blues artists will take...

Nan Goldin: The Ballad of Sexual Dependency

Exhibition and Shows

16 May 2024 to 2 Jun 2024

Distance from: 9.8 kms | Price from: Free

The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a defining artwork of the 1980s. Nan Goldin’s extended photographic study of her chosen...

Aunty Jacks ‘Old School Trivia with Old School Prices’

Food and Wine

22 May 2024 to 25 Dec 2024

Distance from: 9.6 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...

Heritage Hoops

Community Event

24 May 2024

Distance from: 9.6 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...

John Williamson in Concert

Concert or Performance

29 Nov 2024

Distance from: 9.5 kms | Price from: Not Available

Back by popular demand, John Williamson will again return to the stage at the Civic Hall Ballarat for one show...

Ballarat Farmers Market Twilight Christmas Market

Markets

20 Dec 2024

Distance from: 7.0 kms | Price from: Free

On a Friday night just before Christmas, Ballarat Farmers Market holds a very special market focusing on gifts, artwork, jewellery,...