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📚📖 FESTIVAL GATE TICKET online @clunesbooktown – 2-day pass to the festival precinct. Beat the queues and pre-purchase your gate entry!

This pass gives 1 person entry to the Festival precinct for both days, 21 March 9am to 9pm and 22 March 9am to 4pm. This includes access to all book traders, restaurants and cafes, food trucks, the kids village, makers market, roving entertainers and outdoor live music.

Get your tickets now! TICKET

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a relaxed summer evening at the Bacchus Marsh Twilight Market in Maddingley Park.

Come along for a great night out featuring:

• Loads of market stalls
• Tasty food and drinks
• Live music and entertainment
• Fun for the whole family.
  Bring your picnic rug, enjoy the warm summer vibe, and support local makers, creators, and foodies.

Entry is by gold coin donation, with all proceeds going towards the 2026 Strawberry & Cherry Festival.

Get your tickets now! https://www.losttradesfair.com.au/

Plan ahead: The Ballarat Begonia Festival will return 7-9 March 2026.
Plan your visit!
Discover brilliantly unexpected Ballarat. Vibrant arts and culture, lively bars and restaurants, award-winning attractions and more! @visitballarat

Join the Rotary Club of Bendigo Sandhurst in celebrating Australia Day at Lake Weeroona. Enjoy a BBQ, live entertainment, family activities, community displays and the popular Rotary Market.

This is a free event.

Schedule

Jan 26 2026, 10:00am to 3:00pm

Venue Name

Lake Weeroona

Location

Cnr Nolan & Napier Street Bendigo

Ballarat Carols by Candlelight, Saturday 20th December. Come together in the spirit of Christmas in support of the CAFS Christmas Appeal

Gates open at 5:00pm with pre-show family activities and entertainment. 7:30pm – 9:30pm Carols concert.

👉 When: Satursday 20th of December 2025

👉 Where: Ballarat Show Grounds 

🎫 FREE Event

🥰 All ages are welcome! 

👩🏻‍🍳Food trucks and vendors

⭐️ For more information, visit the website: www.ballaratcarolsbycandlelight.org.au

Early arrival is encouraged to ensure smooth entry to the event.

SpringFest Ballarat – Market Sunday,
Sunday 30th November 
10am – 4pm

2025 marks two incredible milestones:
  * 30 years of SpringFest Ballarat – Market Sunday
  *100 years of the Rotary Club of Ballarat

Since its beginnings in 1994, SpringFest Ballarat has become a beloved highlight on the city’s events calendar, and in this special anniversary year, it promises to be bigger, brighter, and more community-focused than ever.

SPRINGFEST INFO

The BIGGEST caravan and outdoor lifestyle show in the Goldfields returns this November!

We’ll see you there from November 21 – 23 at Bendigo Racecourse 😁

Find out more and get tickets: TICKETS