Friday
Fun at the lake
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Enjoy video games and the family-friendly The Incredibles 2 and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off on the big screen at Lake Wendouree.
Where: Lake Wendouree foreshore opposite Loreto College.
When: 4pm, movies begin at 7pm.
Tickets: free.
Super Rugby returns to Ballarat
The Melbourne Rebels will take on the Queensland Reds in a Super Rugby practice match at Mars Stadium, the first game in a new three-year deal.
Where: Mars Stadium, Creswick Road, Ballarat.
When: Kick-off at 6pm.
Tickets: $10 adults, $5 children.
Butterfunked at Karova
Help Butterfunked launch their first ever single, and help Joel buy a new trumpet, with support from Quentiam, Sale’s finest all-girl garage band The Spaghetti Stains, and Matt Murray and the Durry Busters.
Where: Karova Lounge, 15 Field Street, Ballarat.
When: 8.30pm.
Tickets: $10.
Saturday
Bridge Mall markets
Pick up some fresh produce from local farmers, or check out wares from Ballarat designers at the Bridge Mall, with live music and more.
Where: Bridge Mall.
When: From 9am.
Tickets: free.
Daylesford farmers market
Get products direct from the source, including fresh fruit, vegetables, and bread, and learn more about the process.
Where: Daylesford Primary School, 102 Vincent Street, Daylesford.
When: From 9am.
Tickets: free.
Beaufort market
All sorts of arts and crafts available, as well as collectibles and more.
Where: Beaufort Memorial Park, Havelock and Livingstone Streets, Beaufort.
When: From 9am.
Tickets: free.
Ballarat produce swap
Take your own produce, place it on the swap table, and find something you need from someone else.
Everything from food to recycled items are swappable, and food that is left over is taken to the Food is Free Laneway to help those in need.
Where: Ballarat Community Garden, Queen Street and Dytes Parade, Ballarat.
When: 9.30am to 11.30am.
Tickets: donations welcomed.
Wendouree Ballarat Rowing Club regatta
Check out the boats hitting the water as rowing returns to Lake Wendouree across the whole weekend.
Where: Lake Wendouree.
When: From 9am both days.
Tickets: free.
Mad Max 40th anniversary
Watch hundreds of motorbike riders and cast members from Mad Max ride to Carisbrook to celebrate 40 years since the original film was unleashed in cinemas.
Where: Leaving the National Hotel, Clunes, and arriving at Maryborough Harness Racing Track, 106 Chaplins Road, Carisbrook.
When: From 10am.
Tickets: event sold out.
Bunyip at The Eastern
Get your mosh on at The Eastern, with Bunyip playing some new music in front of a stacked bill, including Tsugnarly, Dewey and the Panel Beaters, and Dead Already.
Where: The Eastern, 81 Humffray Street, Ballarat.
When: 8.30pm.
Tickets: $10.
Hein Cooper at Karova
Check out singer-songwriter Hein Cooper at Karova, with support from Canada’s Hey Major and Fraser Telfer.
Where: Karova Lounge, 15 Field Street, Ballarat
When: 8.30pm.
Tash York’s Adulting
Enjoy a five-star cabaret show from artist Tash York, who has performed across the world, including a sell-out show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year.
Where: The Cabaret Club, 4/9367 Western Highway, Warrenheip.
When: Doors 8.30pm.
Sunday
Ballarat market
Find something unexpected at the Ballarat market, supporting the Ballarat Rotary Club.
Where: Ballarat Showgrounds.
When: From 8am.
Tickets: $2.
Daylesford market
There’s all sorts of interesting things to be found at the Daylesford market.
Where: Daylesford Railway Station.
When: From 8am.
Tickets: free.
Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts annual garage and car boot sale
Clear out your house, put whatever you don’t need in a box, and put it all up for sale at the BCMA’s garage sale - site fees go towards supporting performers throughout the year.
Where: BCMA, 112a Victoria Street, Ballarat.
When: From 9am.
Tickets: free.
Freya Josephine Hollick at The Eastern
Celebrate Freya’s 30th birthday and help her raise money to record in the US.
Where: The Eastern, 81 Humffray Street, Ballarat.
When: From 2pm.
Food is Free green space open day tour
Check out the Food is Free green space and learn all about the initiatives based at the community garden, and how food grown there helps vulnerable people across Ballarat – there’s also yoga among the carrots from 2.30pm.
Where: Food is Free green space, 212 Ripon Street South, Ballarat.
When: 2pm.
Tickets: $2.
Linton Blues Jam
Get down to the Railway Hotel in Linton, and check out some fun improvised live music, ranging from blues to country and folk and more.
Where: Railway Hotel, 73 Sussex Street, Linton.
When: 3pm.
Tickets: $2.
Victoriana Gaye and Jeff Raglus at The Lost Ones
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon with duo Victoriana Gaye and Jeff Raglus, from The Black Sorrows, playing a mix of tunes on everything from guitars to trumpets.
Where: The Lost Ones, 14 Camp Street, Ballarat.
When: 3pm.
Tickets: free.
Monday
Pause Fest in Ballarat
Meet Amazon Advertising’s US head of creative, Cecilia Ambros, in a talk and Q&A session about her experiences in technology, leadership, and digital transformation.
Where: Mining Exchange, 8 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat.
When: 7pm.
No Lights No Lycra
Experience the liberating dance craze taking over the world - just dancing to music in the dark without any judgment.
Where: VRI Hall, Lydiard and Nolan Streets, Ballarat.
When: 8pm.
Tickets: $5.
Wednesday
Amie Brûlée sings Great Old Songs
Join Amie and Geoff McArthur playing folk, blues, and jazz standards, and a few originals.
Where: Craig’s Royal Hotel, 10 Lydiard Street, Ballarat.
When: 7.30pm.
Tickets: pay what you feel.
