October 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]
October 31 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]
December 13 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm $45 Minerva Space Get Tickets Christmas Holiday Gala Get ready to sleigh this festive season with three of Australia’s sharpest comedic minds in one unmissable night of stand-up mayhem! Brett Blake Brett Blake brings his trademark mullet-powered chaos and high-octane storytelling that’ll have you laughing so hard you’ll […]
January 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm $59 – $129 Humffray Room Get Tickets DIY Workshop | Turkish Mosaic Lamp Bring colour, light, and creativity together in this hands-on Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop hosted by ArtIstanbul, right in the heart of Ballarat.Guided by our friendly instructors, you’ll design and build your very own mosaic […]
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 […]
January 28 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Geoff Parkes Susi Fox The First Law of the Bush Geoff Parkes From the author of When the Deep, Dark Bush Swallows You Whole and The First Law of the Bush. Set in the 1990s in New Zealand’s King Country, The First Law of the […]
January 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm $25 Minerva Space Living with inner peace is not something we have to wait for. It is something we can actively cultivate every day. Our mind has incredible power. It can create stress and unease, or it can support a life filled with stability, joy, and meaning. In […]
February 14 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm $10.00 Minerva Space Get tickets My Sweet Monster: A Cautionary Tale of DesireTori BaxterBook launch for My Sweet Monster: A Cautionary Tale of Desire and live conversation event with Author Tori Baxter and Journalist Abby Dinham around motherhood, survival and domestic violence partnerships. My Sweet Monster | Tori […]
February 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm $5 – $40 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. Joseph Tawadros AM is a leading Oud virtuoso, composer and 8 time ARIA-award winner. […]
February 25 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The One Remaining Paula McLean The One Remaining is a captivating story of overcoming loss, finding the courage to trust those who believe in us, and the self-healing power of writing our stories. Hilary Mason is thirteen when her sister Elaine disappears. She […]
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 […]
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Night Tours
Fri 31 Oct – Sat 15 Nov
& Fri 12 Dec
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
