Journey to the Southern Cross | Ballarat Heritage Festival

The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

A harrowing journey across a harsh land filled with bushrangers, wilderness, and unscrupulous characters.Join our rag tag team of travellers as they embark on a perilous journey from across the globe to make their fortune on the goldfields of 1850s Ballarat.Our diverse group of travellers will face storms at sea and engage in a harrowing […]

Suffrajitsu & Playing the Ghost | Ballarat Heritage Festival

BMI - Multiple Spaces 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

Participate in a suffragette rally and learn the art of suffrajitsu, then, explore Ballarat’s rich heritage of ghostly rituals and hoaxes. Two historical shows with a short interval. Suffrajitsu - See a suffragette rally and a Victorian Women’s self defence display of suffrajitsu, the noble art of self defence for women. Playing the Ghost - […]

The Witching Hour & A Night of Spiritualism | Ballarat Heritage Festival

BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

Lecture and Magic Performance for men and women whose interests lie in history and superstition. Two historical shows with a short interval. The Witching Hour Have you found anything usual while renovating your house? Join Historian Dr David Waldron and Historian/Magician Dr Jo Clyne as they present the findings in a part Victorian era style […]

BMI Fundraiser

Featuring:
The Hideaways,
The Harmonies &
Surf Shadows. 

2 course dinner & lots
of dancing