August 31 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm $20 – $39 Humffray Room Get Tickets A Poet’s Guide to Love and Loss Join us for an intimate afternoon of beautiful music featuring critically acclaimed tenor Douglas Kelly and pianist Tom Griffiths at the Ballarat Arts Foundation’s annual fundraiser. Hear a moving program of songs by Schumann, Barber and […]
August 16 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm $69.90 Get Tickets Live & intimate. Get ready Australia for a Night To Remember as Australian heartthob Craig McLachlan brings his unique & exciting Live & Intimate stage show to theatre’s and venues across Australia. Craig McLachlan – actor, singer, musician & songwriter from TV’s Ramsay Street
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June 29 @ 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm $52.25 Get Tickets An Occasion in Ballarat Featuring Rachael Grace The Australian Barbra Streisand Show Experience the magic of Barbra Streisand’s legendary career with Rachael Grace, as she brings to life the timeless hits that have defined generations. This stunning production, featuring musical direction by Green Room
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August 10 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $21 – $26.13 Get Tickets The Little Brass Band an award-winning Goldfields Region Brass Quintet . The Little Brass Band presents a selection of cool jazz and popular tunes. The Bar will be open and complimentary snacks. This is a fundraiser for the BMI. The first
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May 31 @ 7:00 pm – 9:45 pm Free – $34.33 Get Tickets The Sweet Mona’s choir is on tour to launch their latest CD: Let the Good Times Roll. This time we are in our home town Ballarat at the majestic Minerva Space at the Ballarat Mechanics Institute. The evening promises to be packed
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May 25 @ 2:00 pm – 5:30 pm $31.25 – $62.00 Minerva Space Get tickets Benefit concert for the Conservation Ecology Centre Please join us for a very special and sugarplum-sweet afternoon of music that raises funds for the ecosystems of the Victoria’s precious Otway Ranges. We’ve planned a sublime late-Autumn Sunday afternoon for you
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April 5 @ 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm $29 Get Tickets Zak Plays Zach. Join us on April 5th for an unforgettable night as Zak Plays Zach brings the ultimate Zach Bryan tribute to the Mechanics Institute in Ballarat! From the heartfelt ballads to the anthems that make you want to scream every word, we’re
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February 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm $30 – $40 Get Tickets Hot Club Swing. Prepare for an evening of unforgettable music at the historic Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, featuring the lively rhythms of Hot Club Swing and the captivating artistry of Amie Brûlée. Hot Club Swing will take you on a journey to the golden age of jazz
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May 17 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm $169.63 Venue Get Tickets Dame Nellie Melba… Join us for an evening to celebrate Dame Nellie’s birthday, with foods named in her honour and music to match from the Melba Opera Trust artists. There will be performances by the Melba Artists during the five course dinner. Dame
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May 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm $39.96 Venue Get Tickets An afternoon of song, arias and duets… The BMI in partnership with Melba Opera Trust. Meet the 2025 Melba artists, as they perform a repertoire that celebrates the Birthday of Dame Nellie Melba – program coming soon… The Artists SOPHIE HAMER British-Australian Sophie
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Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
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.
Featuring the BMI Image Collection | Now $20
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Coming soon…
Rozzi Bazzani. Stella Day Out: Katia Ariel & Samah Sabawi, Rachael Johns
Coming in September…
Gabriel Bergmoser, Tracey Lee Holmes, Dianne Dempsey, Chrissie Bellbrae.
Coming soon…
Dianne Dempsey, Chrissie Bellbrae, Paula Gleeson, Rozzi Bazzani.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
