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Visitors to this year’s Ballarat Begonia Festival are being encouraged to be a super sorter and put their waste in the right place.A special Sustainable Environment Ballarat stall at the festival, run by the City of Ballarat, will feature a fun, educational and interactive game that challenges participants to correctly sort their waste into the four waste streams – general waste, recycling, garden organics and glass.Placing items into the correct...

Ballarat shone brilliantly during another dazzling Ballarat Begonia Festival at the weekend.Despite unseasonably hot conditions, more than 44,000 people are estimated to have attended the three-day festival.A full line-up of on-stage entertainment in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, a wide array of food and drink, countless family activities, the stunning Begonia display and of course the PowerFM Begonia Festival Parade were among the highlights t...

Anticipation is building as the City of Ballarat's biggest event of the year draws closer.The 73rd annual Ballarat Begonia Festival is less than four weeks away, with tens of thousands of people expected to flock to the Ballarat Botanical Gardens for the three-day festival.Held every year over the Labour Day long weekend, the Ballarat Begonia Festival offers a diverse range of free activities, entertainment, and educational experiences for all ag...

It is finally upon us – the Ballarat Begonia Festival is back for another year.  The 2023 festival, being held from 11-13 March, is shaping up as one of the most action-packed editions to date and is certain to have something for everybody.  Featuring live music, brilliant performances, delicious food and drinks, markets, celebrity guests, activities and workshops and of course, the stunning Begonias and garden displays, the Begon...

Ballarat’s biggest annual event will soon spring to life once again and you might be wondering how to make the most out of this year’s Ballarat Begonia Festival. Taking place from March 8-10 over the Labour Day long weekend in the beautiful Ballarat Botanical Gardens, there will be no shortage of entertainment on offer to suit everybody.  From stunning garden displays to captivating celebrity guests, brilliant family entertainment ...

The new Ballarat Botanical Gardens Fernery building will be opened for the first time to residents and visitors as part of the 70th Ballarat Begonia Festival being held from 11-20 March.  The community will be able to view the structure up close and appreciate the recreation of the original gothic style fernery that existed in the mid-1880s. With landscaping works yet to be completed, the building will include minimal temporary pla...

The 72nd annual Ballarat Begonia Festival is just around the corner and it is time to get up to speed with how to make the most out of Ballarat’s biggest celebration.The 2024 festival, held across the upcoming Labour Day long weekend (9-11 March), promises to offer three days of fun with something on offer to suit everyone.Featuring live music, show-stopping performances, delicious food and drinks, markets, celebrity guests, family activities, wo...

The City of Ballarat is seeking applications for funding from community groups looking to boost their entry into the 2023 Power FM Ballarat Begonia Festival Parade.  Multi-cultural groups, sporting groups, musical groups, performing arts groups, schools and business are all encouraged to apply for the funding.  The top two submissions that meet the set selection criteria will be awarded $2000 each to support bringing their parade ...