The Australian Alpaca National Show returns to the Bendigo Showgrounds this weekend. Over the three days, there will be over 600 entries from craft items through to our youth paraders. The premier event includes 300 magnificent Suri and Huacaya alpacas, nearly 200 alpaca fleeces, displaying the finest quality that breeders across Australia have to offer as well as captivating art, photography, youth, and craft sections.
or signup to continue reading Bendigo Showgrounds Friday, August 16 to Sunday, August 18. The annual weekend festival for readers, writers and creative thinkers. Established in 2012, the aims to celebrate and promote the art of writing and storytelling by bringing together writers, readers and creative thinkers from diverse backgrounds and genres.
The festival features a range of events including panel discussions, keynote speakers, workshops, performances and book launches, which provide a platform for emerging and established writers to showcase their work, exchange ideas, and engage with audiences. Various locations across Bendigo's CBD Friday, August 16 to Sunday, August 18 is one of the most unique beer festivals in Australia. Indie brewers from all over the country come to our regional Victorian city to show their wares and are hosted by indie-beer supporting bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants across Bendigo's beautiful CBD.
Various locations across Bendigo's CBD Saturday, August 31, 11am - 6pm $99 per person In 2024, Nollsie is celebrating 20 years since the release of his multi-platinum debut album 'That's What I'm Talkin' About', with a special 20th Anniversary album release and national tour. Fans will be treated to a high energy and nostalgic live show featuring songs from Nollsie's historic debut album as well as hits and fan favourites across his illustrious full career catalogue to date. Ulumbarra Theatre Friday, October 4, 2024 at 7.
30pm From $77. Tickets via . 100per cent fun 100 per cent African 100 per cent joy.
Cirque Africa is produced and directed by 'Papa Africa' aka Winston Ruddle, the director who brought us the hit Broadway show Cirque Mother Africa. Cirque Africa is coming to Australia in 2024 with a brand new show featuring the very best talent from across Africa. Ulumbarra Theatre October 20, 2024, 6pm From $80.
Tickets via . The is celebrating 50 years with a gala dinner at the All Seasons Hotel Bendigo. Past and present players are invited to join in celebration of Bendigo's most successful soccer club.
All Seasons Hotel Bendigo. Saturday, August 24, 5.30pm - 11.
30pm. $100 per person. The is held nearly every Sunday and is one of the biggest weekly markets in country Victoria.
This family-friend market will include a huge range of new and used goods, food, coffee and fresh produce. For further information, phone 5444 4646 or email [email protected].
au Bendigo Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Holmes Road, Bendigo. Every Sunday, 8.30am to 2pm.
First Nations art gallery Djaa Djuwima's latest exhibition tells the stories of young First Nations people making their mark across a range of activities. Free entry. Djaa Djuwima, located at the Bendigo Visitor Centre, 51-67 Pall Mall.
May 10 - August 30, 9am- 5pm. Free entry , curated by influential Aotearoa / New Zealand-born artist is an exhibition which introduces seven early career artists whose experimental, materially complex artworks reveal new languages, sensations and attitudes. These artists' embodied gestures in sculpture, moving image and sound are urgent propositions for living differently in the world.
Free entry. La Trobe Art Institute, 121 View Street, Bendigo. Ends August 18.
Free entry. showcases the stories of 30 local peacekeepers from regional Australia that have dedicated their lives to promoting peace in vastly different parts of the world. Each of their stories provides a unique window into what it means to be a peacekeeper.
This exhibition will make you rethink what a veteran looks like. It will help you discover what a peacekeeper does. It will show you the many different faces of peace.
Bendigo Military Museum, 37-29 Pall Mall, Bendigo April 6 to November 24. From $5. surveys the recent work of central Victorian artist Rob McHaffie.
From super cool hipsters to commuters and lackadaisical youth, McHaffie's keen observations of his everyday surroundings reveal the idiosyncrasies and absurdities of contemporary Australian urban life with colour, whimsy and humour in equal measure. Bendigo Art Gallery. August 10 - January 27, 2025.
Free. Valentine's are now showing an exclusive collection of Australian fine art in the Gallery space. All from one private collector, this curated selection of paintings and drawings features artists Ray Crooke, Robert Dickerson, Pro Hart, Evan Mackley, Clifford Possum, Paddy Fordham, Bill Delecca, Geoff Dyer, and more.
Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to view an outstanding private collection with a chance to purchase some iconic Australian art. Valentine's Antiques Gallery, 16/22 View St, Bendigo July 30 - October 31, 2024 Free. In collaboration with Heritage Victoria, t presents small vignettes of the Chinese Presence in Victoria from the mid 19th century into the 20th century.
Small objects that are small in size but significant in their stories help locate Chinese communities in Victorian history. Golden Dragon Museum. Until November 10.
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