02/10/2024 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Also a part of the VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | The Fallen Woman Fiona McIntosh. The heart-stopping new historical adventure from the bestselling author of The Sugar Palace
02/10/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 Lending Library 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 our daily…
03/10/2024 @ 5:30 pm - 31/10/2024 @ 10:30 pm $3 – $80 Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
04/10/2024 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am $10 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
04/10/2024 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm $10 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
04/10/2024 @ 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm $10 VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
05/10/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm $47 One of the world’s top 30 guitarists under 30. Named one of the World’s Top 30 Guitarists under 30 and hailed as a “virtuoso of the fingerstyle guitar” by Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Calum Graham is a captivating force in the acoustic music scene. Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, and now based in Victoria,…
09/10/2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $8 – $12 TWILIGHT TALKS - VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL
09/10/2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 – $15 Lending Library 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 our daily…
10/10/2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Lavish Italian Artist Drama The famous 17th century Italian artist Caravaggio is well known for his intense realism and use of strong contrasts of light and dark. Living in Milan, Naples, Malta and Sicily he was a rebellious man with an eye for beauty, the streets and high drama, and was hugely influential on succeeding…
13/10/2024 @ 2:30 pm - 4:15 pm $15 – $35 This event is also a part of the VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL.
16/10/2024 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm $8 – $12 TWILIGHT TALKS - VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL
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
