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Live Music & Concerts Ballarat Central, VIC
Karnivool return to the stage with In Verses, bringing their latest tour to Civic Hall Ballarat, Regional Victoria's home of loud and live music. For regional fans who've been waiting their turn, In Verses arrives with all the intensity, ambition and sonic weight that has earned…
Markets & Expos Ballarat Central, VIC
A curated design market of Australian makers. The Ballarat Makers Edit is a quarterly market created to celebrate Australian makers and design-led small businesses. They curate each edition with care so visitors can discover beautiful, well-made work and makers can present their…
Live Music & Concerts Ballarat Central, VIC
This New Year's Eve, Piano Bar Ballarat is turning red. Wear a splash of it or dress in red from head to toe, and join in to welcome 2027. Joss Russell is on piano, Lauren Barrett is on vocals, and drag queen DJ Cliterally brings the performances, music and countdown. Expect liv…
Live Music & Concerts Ballarat, VIC
Ballarat Organs and Fine Music is an annual festival of classical music, heritage and community in the Ballarat Goldfields region, celebrating historic organs, heritage venues, and bringing accessible world-class music performances for all to enjoy.
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to warp and weave on a simple frame loom. In this two-day workshop, you will learn the techniques required to complete a sample of textile art. At the end of the second day, you will take your tapestry home with you, complete with a wooden loom and bobbin handmade by the W…
Theatre & Shows Ballarat Central, VIC
This is an exhibition of the Goldwork and Stumpwork embroidery of textile artist Alison Cole. This exhibition is being used as a platform to raise awareness of New Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE) - a condition which mainly affects young people and has devastating eff…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Bring new life to your jumpers, cardigans, beanies, scarves, socks and other knitwear in this exclusive Rare Trades Centre experience with Modern Mending author Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald. Erin will teach you multiple ways to revive your winter woollies: darning holes and reinforcing…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Bring out your inner medieval warrior with this full-day armour smithing experience with armourer, Rob Hayes. Medieval armour reached its height during the 15th century. Knights and men at arms across Europe were clad in well-fitting armour of steel plate that was both highly pr…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Recognised metalsmith Rob Hayes takes you through the basics of the tools, techniques and terminology of armouring in this engaging show-and-tell of his knowledge and skills. Bring your curiosity and questions to this opportunity to learn from one of the Rare Trades Centre's pre…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
For all aspiring Robin Hoods, this one's for you. This introductory leatherworking session with artisan Alexander Stone will teach you about using patterns, selecting leathers, working with basic hand tools, and the discipline of saddle stitching. The process will take you from…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
In this full-day introductory workshop, you will learn the basics of soft limestone sculpting with sculptor Kim Bellette. South Eastern Limestone is a material that can be easily shaped and cut with a mallet and chisel and simple woodworking tools. You will learn the strengths a…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Bill Webb is travelling all the way from Queensland for the Lost Trades Fair and joining them for a special leather plaiting workshop at the Rare Trades Centre. Learn the basics of leather plaiting with instruction from Australian Leather Plaiting Champion, Bill Webb. In this th…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Matt Mewburn from Eveleigh Works is travelling all the way from New South Wales for the Lost Trades Fair and joining them for a special weekend of blacksmithing workshops at the Rare Trades Centre. Join blacksmith and founder of Eveleigh Works, Matt Mewburn, and learn to make a…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Matt Mewburn from Eveleigh Works is travelling all the way from New South Wales for the Lost Trades Fair and joining us for a special weekend of blacksmithing workshops at the Rare Trades Centre. Join blacksmith and founder of Eveleigh Works, Matt Mewburn in this two-day worksho…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the use of photopolymer plates in combination with digital photography to create Photogravures. On day one, you will prepare your images in Photoshop – Optimising the quality of your original image to suit the photogravure print. The image is transferred directly onto the…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Sprang is a braiding on stretched threads technique that can be traced back to the Neolithic in Europe and is found historically worldwide including examples in Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. It is a versatile way of making an elastic interlinked fabric. Unlike…
Sports & Recreation Ballarat Central, VIC
The Running Warehouse Ballarat Marathon is a weekend running festival in stunning Ballarat featuring two days of running for all ages and abilities. Focused in the heart of Ballarat, the weekend includes a Marathon, Half and Wheelchair Half Marathon, 10 kilometre, 5 kilometre an…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Explore the basics of tapestry weaving with master artisan Tim Gresham. Learn the techniques of warping a wooden loom and the interlacing yarns and colours that are the foundation of traditional tapestry weaving. At the end of the day take home your woven tapestry piece along wi…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to make a three-legged stool with woodworker Robert Geddes. In this full-day workshop, you will spend the day learning the fundamental principles, tools, and techniques of Vernacular Chairmaking. Sometimes called furniture of the people, vernacular furniture is used in day…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to create colour using natural dyes with Churchill Fellow, Heather Thomas. In this two-day workshop, you will create a rainbow pallet using three traditional plant dyes: indigo, madder and wold. You will layer shades of colour at different strengths on cotton handkerchiefs…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the art of relief carving with woodworker Olivia O'Connor. This is a day-long class where you will get a feel for woodcarving and hand-carve your own wooden panel from a choice of designs (koi fish or gum leaves). At the end of the workshop, you will take your finished pie…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn to make a solander style box with bookbinder and conservator Debra Parry. In this full-day workshop, you will make a box from card and book cloth or buckram which can be used to store books, papers or other items. At the end of the workshop, you can take the finished produ…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Spend a day carving in the round with woodworker, Olivia O'Connor. This a day-long class where you will hand carve your own three-dimensional wooden animal, full of character and charm from a choice of designs. At the end of the workshop, you will take your finished piece home w…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the joys of working with precious silver with silversmith Rachel Grose. Use traditional tools and techniques to create three pairs of earrings: studs, dangling earrings, and hoops.
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Immerse yourself in the world of indigo with natural dyer Jude Craig. In this full-day workshop, you will learn about the origins of this ancient dye and spend time with the vat creating a range of blue hues. Jude will guide you through creating colour samples and experimenting…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Bring out your inner Viking in this full-day spear-making experience with armourer Rob Hayes. Throughout human history, the spear has been prolific in hunting, warfare and ritual. It holds a prominent place in cultural memory, from Homer's epics to the Viking sagas and Medieval…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Jason Penfold will introduce you to the world of butterfly and moth preservation in this full-day Beginner Entomology workshop. This class is designed to give you the fundamental knowledge and practical skills needed to preserve butterflies and moths to a museum standard. You wi…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the art of embroidery in an exclusive workshop with award-winning artisan Alison Cole. Learn a range of techniques including silk painting, the application of gilt and coloured metal threads, and the construction of a dimensional brooch design inspired by a piece of Chines…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
What better way to warm up than by discovering the intricacies and delights of traditional lost wax casting with artisan Rachel Grose? Over two days you will be immersed in a centuries-old technique still used by jewellers, artisans and sculptors around the world. This is an opp…
Classes & Workshops Ballarat, VIC
Learn the art of wet felting and make your own hat with textile artist, Jo Barr. In this full-day workshop, you will work with Australian fine merino wool to create your own felt. To practice the technique, you will manipulate your hand-made felt into a flower to make a simple b…
