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October 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm $20 – $35 Humffray Room Get Tickets Before Melba, there was Anna Bishop. The darling of the Goldfields, returns at last to Ballarat to tell her story and sing the music that we came to love her for. Anna’s extraordinary life returns to the stage. Through beloved […]
November 22 @ 6:45 pm - 10:30 pm $22.50 Humffray Room Get Tickets Charity music show with all money going to medical research company NeuRAPretty Fly is a band from Werribee who plays awesome covers. Autophagia is a new modern metal band with their debut EP on the horizon. This is there first show. Outer Worlds is […]
January 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm $10.75 – $46.63 Insert venue... Get Tickets Darkness & Delight Jerry Wong (solo piano) International pianist and Associate Professor of Music - Piano and Head of Keyboard at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Jerry Wong presents - Darkness & Delight - a captivating journey through the contrasting […]
January 23 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm $49.65 Minerva Space Get Tickets This event was designed to bring world class quality jazz music to Ballarat, where we frequently have to travel to find music of such high quality. Billy Hinde is a homegrown Ballarat Musician who has played with many great big bands around […]
February 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm $5 – $40 Minerva Space Get Tickets This event was designed to bring world class quality world music to Ballarat, where locals frequently have to travel to find music of such high quality. Joseph Tawadros AM is a leading Oud virtuoso, composer and 8 time ARIA-award winner. […]
February 28 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm $20.50 Humffray Room Get Tickets 'A celebration of resilience, a hymn to the unwavering power of the human spirit, a poetic whisper that echoes into eternity'Experience a mesmerising night of art rock, spoken word, and experimental sound as Danielle Whalebone presents Whispers of Shadows an immersive live […]
Brian Chapman & Friends A Trio of Stunning Piano Quartets April 12 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm $20 – $45 Humffray Room Brian Chapman & Friends Pianist Brian Chapman will be joined by violinist Susan Pierotti, violist Katharine Brockman and cellist Rosanne Hunt. The Program. Mozart: Quartet in G minor. K.478 Beethoven: Quartet in […]
May 9 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am $35 Minerva Space Get Tickets The ultimate live gig experience for young families. Adult friendly kids music played live on stage by real musicians? We got you!! The ABC Kids TV favourites and ARIA winners will entertain the whole family with the most wholesome live gig there […]
June 21 @ 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm $10 Program Premier Pianoforte event The Margaret Schofield - Celebrating Chopin Competition Experience the power, poetry, and passion of Chopin like never before at Celebrating Chopin—a national competition bringing together the finest young pianists from across Australia. Each performer presents a carefully crafted Chopin program, showcasing brilliance, individuality, […]
June 27 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm $10 Program Vocal Championship Challenge The Vocal Championship Challenge is a dynamic showcase of Australia’s most promising emerging singers, each stepping onto the stage to prove their versatility and artistry. Performers present two contrasting works—one classical and one from stage and screen—demonstrating the range, adaptability, and storytelling power essential […]
June 29 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm $10 Program Herald Sun Aria Semi-Final 2025 Herald Sun Aria semi-finals Ballarat. Semi Finalists Breanna Stuart, James Young, Livia Brash, Jake Bigwood, Molly Ryan and Bailey Montgomerie. Picture: David Caird The Herald Sun Aria Semi-Final brings together 12 of the finest emerging operatic voices in Australia, each competing for […]
July 3 @ 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm $49 – $59 Get Tickets "Joscho Stephan is the future of Gypsy Jazz guitar. He has absorbed the music of Django Reinhardt and interpreted it on his own terms." — Acoustic Guitar Magazine "He plays with the clarity of a classical guitarist, the improvisation of a jazz musician, […]
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
Linen & Lace Exhbition
Includes Devonshire Tea | $20
Sat & Sun 22, 23 Oct
10am-4pm
Remembrance Day:
A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Recent War Memoribilia
Wed 29 Oct & 5 Nov, 5.30pm.
Coming soon…
Rozzi Bazzani. Stella Day Out: Katia Ariel & Samah Sabawi, Rachael Johns
Coming soon…
Dianne Dempsey, Chrissie Bellbrae, Paula Gleeson, Rozzi Bazzani.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2026 Calendar
Featuring illustrations from our Heritage Book Collection $40
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
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