June 7 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Free Book your spot Interested in drag but not sure where or how to start? Or maybe you’ve already been performing and want a space to develop new ideas? Curious about drag or looking to deepen your creative practice? The 5 Senses of Drag is a 3-hour workshop exploring how to build a drag persona from…
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June 6 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm $60 – $100 Get Tickets Join us for a Cabaret-style evening of celebration, connection, and performance, featuring some of the most talented Queer First Nations artists on stage. Enjoy a night of drinks and show as we showcase emerging and established Blak queer excellence, bringing together powerful voices and unforgettable performances in one space. Hosted by legendary guest
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01/06/2025 @ 9:45 am – 3:00 pm Free Our beloved Pride Month Market is back, and bigger than ever! Across two floors of the fully accessible Ballaarat Mechanic’s Institute, we’re delighted to present an even bigger array of stall holders than ever before! With art and craft stalls, trash and treasure and second hand goods stalls, you’re bound to find a gem or
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02/06/2024 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Free Come help us celebrate the opening weekend of Pride Month with the Pride Month Market at the Ballaarat Mechanic’s Institute. With art and craft stalls, trash and treasure and second hand goods stalls as well as the awesome Trans And Gender Diverse Clothing Swap and A Queer Little Library you’re bound to find a gem
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01/06/2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Free Join us for a glorious morning high tea and speeches to launch our first official Ballarat Pride Month! Dress in something that makes you feel fabulous! Pride Month (June) is the month where we celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer and asexual people. We take the time to acknowledge their contributions to the world, we commemorate
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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.
