Things to do in Ballarat

84 activities, venues and outings in Ballarat, from theatres and live music to parks and tours.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 84.

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Begonia Festival
The Begonia Festival, held over the Labor Day long weekend in March, is worth attending, with activities such as a street parade held in Sturt St and horticultural displays in and around the botanical gardens of Lake Wendouree.
10AM-5PMFree
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Ballarat Heritage Weekend
Annual event over a weekend in May. Locations throughout Ballarat. Events and attractions include guided tours of the city centre, and also specific historic buildings and homes, art and fashion displays, vintage car displays, market stalls featuring rare LPs and books, trades displays, theatrical performances, themed dances, and rides on the original Ballarat trams.
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Eureka Stadium
Mars Stadium
Ballarat's local 5000-seat stadium; it's one of the prime venues in regional Victoria for AFL, cricket, rugby, and soccer. Though its capacity is only a little more than 5,000, it is to be upgraded to a capacity of 10,000 by 2028.
Do Not mapped
Ballarat Antique Fair
Annual fair every March Labour Day weekend. Australia's longest running, and largest antiques and collectibles fair.
DoTheatre
Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts
The Wendouree Centre for the Performing Arts (WCPA) is a performing arts centre in Wendouree, a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria. The WCPA was completed mid-2006 and replaced the Timkin Hall. It was built at an estimated cost of $8 million.
DoPark
Lake Esmond Botanical Gardens
DoPark
Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Sturt St
DoPark
Morshead Park
1003 Pleasant St
DoTheatre
Her Majesty's Theatre
17 Lydiard Street South
Limited wheelchair access
DoSummit
Black Hill
746 Chisholm St
DoCinema
Regent Cinemas
49 Lydiard Street North
DoSummit
Poverty Point
Main Rd Golden Point
DoPark
North Gardens Reserve
DoSummit
Mt Xavier
490 m high
DoPark
Peal Street Park
601 Nicholson St
DoPark
Chisholm Street Reserve
Chisholm Street Reserve
DoTheatre
BLOC Music Theatre
608 Peel St N
DoComedy club
BallaRatCat Comedy
21-27 Lydiard St
DoPerforming arts venue
Ballarat Centre of Music and the Arts
112A Victoria St
DoLive music venue
Ballarat Civic Hall
300-304 Mair St
DoEscape room
Escapade Escape Rooms
Unit 3/61 Curtis St
DoArcade
Escape Smash Play Ballarat
886 Humffray St S
DoRock climbing spot
Friction Bouldering
7 Laidlaw Dr
DoLive music venue
Piano Bar Ballarat
31 Sturt St
DoArcade
Timezone Ballarat
2 Bridge Mall
DoCinema
Victoria Theatre
DoLive music venue
Ballarat Function Centre
Corner Sutton St and Rubicon St
DoLive music venue
Ballarat Performing Arts Centre
501 Neill St
DoPark
Russell Square
Stawell St N
DoBowling alley
Central Wendouree Bowling Club
1330 Gregory St
DoPerforming arts venue
Curtain Call Performing Arts Studios - Ballarat
209 Armstrong St S
DoPark
South Gardens Reserve
Wendouree Pde
DoPark
Pearces Park
Gladstone St
DoLive music venue
Royal South Street Society
125 Albert St
DoPark
Wallaby Track parkrun
385 Humffray St N
DoPark
Trekardo Park
DoLive music venue
The Grand Majestic
DoTheatre
Gateway Performing Arts Studios
20 Eastwood St
DoLive music venue
Victorian Railways Institute Hall
240 Lydiard St N
DoTheatre
Courthouse Theatre

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ballarat (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps. Some descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).