October 6 @ 5:45 pm - December 9 @ 6:45 pm $20 – $25 Doors open 5.30pm Event DatesOctober:Tuesdays 6, 13, 20, 27. | Wednesdays 7, 14, 21, 28. November:Tuesdays 10, 17, 24. | Wednesdays 4, 11, 18, 25.December:Tuesdays 1, 8. | Wednesdays 2, 9. About Feldenkrais Workshops | Awareness Through MovementLife is movement. And how we move influences how we experience our lives. In an Awareness Through Movement…
October 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $12 Lending Library, ground floor These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
October 23 @ 7:00 pm - October 24 @ 9:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in…
October 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in the process,…
October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $9 – $13 Get Tickets The Light on the Hill: An Updated History of the Australian Labor Party. by Ross McMullin Speaker: Ross McMullin The Light on the Hill The Light on the Hill is Ross McMullin’s acclaimed commissioned history of the ALP. Hailed as a “classic”, it covers all states and the federal scene comprehensively and accurately…
October 28 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $12 Lending Library, ground floor These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
October 28 @ 7:00 pm - October 31 @ 9:00 pm $15 – $30 Minerva Space Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in…
October 31 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm $27.50 – $33 Doors open 30min prior to show-time Get Tickets An Intimate Hour of Magic With Barry Govan, Magician Ballarat's own professional magician Barry Govan performs a show that will take you back over 100 years when world famous magicians such as the Wizard Jacobs, Max Malini, Harry Houdini and many others performed in Ballarat and Melbourne…
October 31 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 – $33 Doors open 30min prior to show-time Get Tickets An Intimate Hour of Magic With Barry Govan, Magician Ballarat's own professional magician Barry Govan performs a show that will take you back over 100 years when world famous magicians such as the Wizard Jacobs, Max Malini, Harry Houdini and many others performed in Ballarat and Melbourne…
November 1 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $15 – $30 Dead Man's Cell Phone is a surrealist play by Sarah Ruhl Directed by Benj Beatty Dead Man's Cell Phone is about a woman named Jean who answers the ringing cell phone of a man who has just died at a cafe. She becomes entangled in his life, meeting his family and mistress, and in the process,…
November 4 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Free – $12 – $12 – $12 Lending Library, ground floor These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided meditations and teachings to help us solve…
November 6 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 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!
Fundraiser for Ballarat RSL & BMI
$33 per person
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Tue 19 May with special visit to Lantern Vaults
Tour 1 at 7pm – Tour 2 at 9pm.
Calling for Pre-loved books
These donation assist in our Library Fundraising Activities
We can take delivery during regular Library operating hours. See website footer.
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
Sunday 6 September at 2pm - Cost $65
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.
