Winter Truffle Hunt Experiences
Food and Wine
15 Jun 2024 to 8 Sep 2024
Distance from: 8.9 kms | Price from: $110.00
Join the team at Black Cat Truffles by Liam Downes for our Winter Truffle Hunt Experiences!With two times available each...
Chopstick Making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
29 Jun 2024
Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: $250.00
Make your own set of uniquely hand-crafted chopsticks with woodworker Vipun Chanchlani.From the woodworking studio to the dining table, this...
The Robertson Brothers 60s Television Show
Concert or Performance
19 May 2024
Distance from: 5.4 kms | Price from: $74.95
Following their Sold-Out National Tour in 2023, Australia's 'Kings of Variety Television' are back with a brand-new show! The Robertson Brothers are thrilled to...
A City in Time
Exhibition and Shows
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Free
"A City in Time" - an exhibition inspired by the Heritage Festival in Ballarat, showcasing the city's architecture through a...
Hop Temple Beard and Moustache Competition
Community Event
25 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 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...
Alfredton Rotary presents 70s Retro Dinner Dance
Community Event
25 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: $150.00
Join in for a blast from the past! Back to the 70's is a fundraiser for Alfredton Rotary. All proceeds...
Ross Noble, Jibber Jabber Jamboree – Ballarat
Concert or Performance
9 Aug 2024
Distance from: 3.8 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...
Lost Sebastopol – The Exhibition
Community Event
18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 8.1 kms | Price from: Free
A retrospective exhibition of lost Sebastopol for the Ballarat Heritage Festival. Showcasing over 50 sites and hosted by the Sebastopol...
Exhbition Not the Last Picture Show: From the Archives – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 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...
Exhibition: Not the Last Picture Show – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: Free
Just a year after the Lumière brothers invented the cinematograph in 1895, the first screenings of this new technology of...
Heritage Harvest Lunch at Babae Restaurant
Food and Wine
19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 4.4 kms | Price from: $110.00
“Things my Grandmother taught me.”Culinary Director Tim Foster and Head Chef Hunter Tacuyan will curate a five course, long table...
Book launch: ‘Refuge, Rescue and Reform’ – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
24 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: Free
Many of Ballarat’s former care institutions are places little known or spoken about. Dispersed across the city, some have been...
Music from “Uptown” Brown – One Man Band Extroadinaire
Festivals and Celebrations
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
Favouring a repertoire drawn largely from the 1920-50’s Uptown Brown will delight the crowds while roving the streets of Ballarat,...
Music from The Little Brass Band
Festivals and Celebrations
19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
Be entertained by the magic this Ballarat Heritage Festival, as The Little Brass Band bring your music favourites to life,...
Breakfast with the Tigers
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
16 May 2024 to 30 Jun 2024
Distance from: 3.6 kms | Price from: Not Available
Join the keepers at Ballarat Wildlife Park for a keeper talk at the tiger sanctuary.Their tigers Kai and Akasha will...
Piano by Request
Concert or Performance
17 May 2024 to 26 Jul 2024
Distance from: 3.9 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...
Look for the Red Umbrella – In Conversation with Geoff McArthur at the Regent Cinema
Community Event
22 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: Free
Join in for an evening with author, Geoff McArthur, in the picturesque Regent Cinemas Ballarat as he discusses his novel,...
Heritage Weekend at Mondegreen Cafe
Food and Wine
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 4.1 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...
Unsolved Histories Exhibition by Deborah Klein – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Exhibition and Shows
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.3 kms | Price from: Free
Deborah Klein’s iconic ‘rear view portraits’ allude to the countless women who have fallen through the cracks of history. Her...
Royal South Street Society Ballarat Eisteddfod
Concert or Performance
1 Jun 2024 to 31 Oct 2024
Distance from: 4.6 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...
The Shared Table Heritage Tram Tipsy Tea Party
Food and Wine
25 May 2024
Distance from: 12.6 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...
St Peters Tour
Exhibition and Shows
18 May 2024 to 25 May 2024
Distance from: 5.1 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...
Music from Beaufort Municipal Band
Festivals and Celebrations
19 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
Come and enjoy the sounds from the Beaufort Municipal Band in Ballarat's CBD during the Ballarat Heritage Festival.Since its formation...
Meet Mrs Muller – Umbrella and Parasol Maker for Ballarat’s Golden Era
Festivals and Celebrations
18 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: Free
Step into a time capsule of craftsmanship and nostalgia as you encounter "Mrs Muller, Umbrella and Parasol Maker" an immersive...
The Magic Pudding: First Slice
Concert or Performance
18 May 2024
Distance from: 4.3 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...
AFL Round 24 Western Bulldogs v GWS
Sporting Events
25 Aug 2024
Distance from: 3.7 kms | Price from: $25.00
The Western Bulldogs return to Ballarat, playing host to GWS. The Dogs will head into this weekend’s match looking to...
Ballarat Antique Fair
Exhibition and Shows
17 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 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...
Hop Temple Dog Beard and Stache Comp
Exhibition and Shows
26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: Free
Does your Pooch have a solid beard or some fancy clothes? To cap off Ballarat Heritage Weekend and the annual...
Ballarat Lace Trail
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
19 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: Free
Explore Ballarat on foot, viewing its streets and heritage buildings through the eyes of Artist and Textile Designer, Kirrily Urquhart....
Hop Temple Trivia
Food and Wine
22 May 2024 to 31 Jul 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: Not Available
Join the team at Hop Temple every Wednesday night for Ballarat's most entertaining trivia event!At their trivia night, they're all...
Ballarat Spoken Word
Concert or Performance
1 Jun 2024 to 6 Jul 2024
Distance from: 3.6 kms | Price from: Free
Calling all poets and word connoisseurs! Experience an enchanting evening of literary and musical marvels on the Ballarat Spoken Word...
Writing Family History: A Workshop with Jonathan Butler
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
25 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: Free
As part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival, writer and content producer, Jonathan Butler will be teaching a workshop on writing...
Music from Pacific Belles
Festivals and Celebrations
19 May 2024
Distance from: 4.1 kms | Price from: Free
Come and enjoy the sounds from the Pacific Belles during the Ballarat Heritage Festival.The Pacific Belles, Betty Dot and Mabel...
Burn the Floor – Dare to Dream
Concert or Performance
3 Sep 2024
Distance from: 5.4 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...
Wadawurrung Weaving Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
18 May 2024
Distance from: 4.7 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...
Theatre on the Goldfields
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
22 May 2024 to 24 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 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 Drinks that Made Ballarat
Food and Wine
22 May 2024
Distance from: 3.1 kms | Price from: $99.00
The Drinks that Made Ballarat at the Ballarat Heritage Festival.An all-drinking, all-eating exploration of the booze-fuelled birth of colonial Ballarat....
Ballarat Tweed Ride and Fair
Festivals and Celebrations
18 May 2024
Distance from: 4.7 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...
Vintage Fashion Parade
Exhibition and Shows
18 May 2024
Distance from: 4.2 kms | Price from: Free
Join in at the Tweed Fair for a vintage fashion parade, showcasing 20 outfits from private collections. Outfits will journey...
Cocktails of Yesteryear
Food and Wine
18 May 2024 to 24 May 2024
Distance from: 5.4 kms | Price from: $55.00
Join the team at Kilderkin Distillery for a trip - or should they say tipple - back in time during...
Music from Creswick Brass Band
Festivals and Celebrations
25 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
The Happy Band from the Central Highlands is bringing the old tune beats to Ballarat's CBD during Ballarat Heritage Festival.The...
The Great Takeaway 24
Exhibition and Shows
23 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: $275.00
The Great Takeaway is a chance for visitors to dine amongst some of the finest materials, textiles, glassware and ceramics...
Ballarat Queer Stories Art Show
Exhibition and Shows
17 May 2024 to 15 Jun 2024
Distance from: 3.6 kms | Price from: Not Available
Introducing Ballarat Queer Stories, a captivating art exhibition serving as a platform for those yearning to express themselves. Every stroke...
Exhibition by Rachel Turner, ‘This is a story’
Exhibition and Shows
17 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 14.9 kms | Price from: Free
Ross Creek Gallery presents local painter, Rachel Turner.Artist statement: "Why make things plain when you can choose not to! Turner’s...
Leather Pouch Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
28 Jul 2024
Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: $235.00
Learn to make a buckled leather pouch with leathercrafter Alexander Stone.Learn to use patterns, choose the right leather, work with...
Buninyong Film Festival
Festivals and Celebrations
24 May 2024 to 25 May 2024
Distance from: 12.6 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...
Roy Hammond Heritage Cocktail Week
Food and Wine
17 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: $0.00
Experience the history of cocktails during Heritage Festival at Roy Hammond!Australia has a long history with alcohol, from 13.6L of...
Silversmithing Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
7 Dec 2024 to 8 Dec 2024
Distance from: 4.7 kms | Price from: $625.00
Learn to bezel set a stone in precious metal with silver smith Rachel Grose.In this two-day workshop, you will learn...
Christmas Market
Markets
13 Dec 2024
Distance from: 3.5 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...
Music from Haddon Community Band
Festivals and Celebrations
25 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
Come and enjoy music from the Haddon Community Band in Ballarat's CBD during Ballarat Heritage Festival.The Haddon Community Concert Band...
Music from City of Ballarat Brass Band
Festivals and Celebrations
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
Locals and visitors alike will be well entertained by the City of Ballarat Municipal Brass Band as they perform in...
Lampshade Making Workshop at the Rare Trades Centre
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
18 May 2024
Distance from: 4.7 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...
Music from Ballarat Memorial Concert Band
Festivals and Celebrations
18 May 2024 to 25 May 2024
Distance from: 4.5 kms | Price from: Free
The sound of History is arriving to Ballarat's CBD with music from the Ballarat Memorial Concert Band. Come and enjoy...
Ballarat Heritage Festival Beard and Stache Competition Dinner at Aunty Jacks
Food and Wine
24 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 kms | Price from: $69.00
Experience the Ballarat Heritage Festival and join like-minded legends the night before the Ballarat Beard and Stache Competition at Aunty...
G&Tea Heritage Style at Grainery Lane
Food and Wine
19 May 2024 to 26 May 2024
Distance from: 3.9 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...
Wadawurrung Cultural Education and Language Session
Classes, Lessons, Workshops and Talks
21 May 2024
Distance from: 3.8 kms | Price from: Free
The Ballarat Heritage Festival is pleased to invite all to attend a Wadawurrung Culture and Language Session in partnership with...
Ballarat Fire Station Open Days
Exhibition and Shows
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024
Distance from: 3.5 kms | Price from: Free
Come see the oldest operating Fire Station in the Southern Hemisphere and an important part of the history of Ballarat...
Crime on Country: The Dawn of Crime Volume 7 – Book Launch by Roy Maloy
Community Event
18 May 2024
Distance from: 4.3 kms | Price from: Free
Crime on Country.As the young colony of Victoria moved toward Federation, its laws, gaols and police tried to keep up...
Heritage of Ballaarat Astronomical Society’s Unique Observatory
Festivals and Celebrations
18 May 2024 to 25 May 2024
Distance from: 5.4 kms | Price from: Not Available
Discover the amazing and delightful observatory and their collection of instruments, books and space endeavour models.Safe viewing of the Sun...
Storylines III – Ballarat Heritage Festival
Exhibition and Shows
23 May 2024 to 19 Jul 2024
Distance from: 4.3 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...