Explore Bendigo

14/02/2025

Moonlight Market is back and the weather is going to be great! Come and see boutique market stalls and taste yummy food from the vendors. Here are a few extra reasons why you should come:
🌴Live music
🌴 Licensed Bar
🌴 Face Painting
🌴 Everyone is welcome, and fur babies are encouragedS

📍 Hargreaves Mall
📆 Saturday, February 15
⏰ 3pm - 8pm

See you there!

13/02/2025

Add this to your to-do list while you are here for the Lost Trades Fair ❤️ Join us at the Lost Feasts and celebrate Australia's first UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy. Intrigued and want to find out more? Visit 👉 https://bit.ly/TheLostFeast

11/02/2025

Celebrate the beginning of autumn at the Heathcote Harvest Festival, on March 9. This is a free event and we welcome everyone, including pets 🐶

Enjoy some of our favourite local wines, craft beer, and spirits while wandering through the festival. There will be a great range of food trucks, live music, and entertainment for kids.

Find out more now at https://bit.ly/HeathcoteHarvestFest

09/02/2025

Meatstock Bendigo is back! 🎸🥩 🔥 Get ready for two days of epic BBQ, live music, butcher battles, and delicious eats. Meat lovers, this is your festival!

📍 Bendigo Showgrounds, 74 Holmes Road
📆 14 - 15 March, 2025

See the full program of events and book your tickets now at https://bit.ly/MeatstockBendigo

07/02/2025

Put this on your to-do list 🍻

A new brewery has opened in Bendigo and it is the place to be! If you are looking for cold beer brewed on-site, wood-fire pizza and a chill vibe, Bendigo Brewing is the perfect place.

📍 Bendigo Brewing, 25 Farmer Lane, Bendigo
📆 From 12pm till Late, Thursday to Sunday every week.

Check their social media pages for the latest opening hours. See you there 🍻

05/02/2025

Step into a world of craftsmanship at the Lost Trades Fair. Watch artisans revive rare skills, from blacksmithing to woodturning, in a hands-on celebration of heritage trades. Don’t miss this unique experience in Bendigo!

📆 March 8 - 10, 2025
📍 Bendigo Racecourse

Find out more or book your tickets now at https://bit.ly/LostTrades

04/02/2025

Autumn in Bendigo is packed with epic events and festivals! Start planning your visit now 🍂

Autumn is the perfect time to visit Bendigo... ...as the city comes alive with vibrant events and festivals set against a backdrop of stunning autumn leaves. The change in seasons makes for a picturesque setting for you to enjoy a great range of events and festivals, live music, entertainment and in...

02/02/2025

What a day to celebrate the Lunar New Year, it sure was hot but that didn't stop everyone from coming out and enjoying the festivities 🧧

Missed it? is still running a fantastic program of events.

Remember to come and join us at the Bendigo Easter Festival if you want to see more actions! The world’s longest imperial dragon Dai Gum Loong will parade down the streets of Bendigo on Easter Sunday, along with heaps of lion dancers, other cultural performances.

01/02/2025

"Frida Kahlo: In Her Own Image" is coming exclusively to Bendigo Art Gallery in March – a first for Australia! This extraordinary exhibition features Frida Kahlo’s personal belongings, including her fashion, makeup, accessories, and even medical items, all on loan from the iconic Museo Frida Kahlo.

Known as La Casa Azul (The Blue House), the Museo Frida Kahlo was Frida’s childhood home, her creative sanctuary, and the residence she shared with Diego Rivera. Sealed for 50 years, objects from her private universe reveal the influences behind her revolutionary art and life.

Step into Frida’s world and experience the inspiration behind her unique style and vision. Book your tickets now: https://bit.ly/FridaKahloBGO2025

Image 1: La Casa Azul. Photo: Sebastián Monsalve
Image 2: Exterior of La Casa Azul. Photo Bob Schalkwijk
Image 3: Interior of La Casa Azul. Photo Bob Schalkwijk

30/01/2025

Discover the powerful stories behind the tattoos of Australian Defence Force personnel and veterans in "Ink in the Lines". This moving exhibition at the Bendigo Military Museum shares tales of identity, resilience, and remembrance.

📆 Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, now until April 27
⏰11am - 3pm
📍 Bendigo Military Museum

Find out more about the exhibition at https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/explore-bendigo/whatson/ink-in-the-lines

28/01/2025

Tickets are now on sale for the Strategem Bendigo Winemakers Festival 🍷 Come celebrate the end of vintage with Bendigo Winegrowers on April 5.

In addition to 80+ wines available for tasting, there is delicious food, fun entertainment, competitions and live music.

Find out more or book your tickets now at https://bit.ly/StrategemWinemakersFestival

27/01/2025

Come and celebrate Lunar New Year here in Bendigo 🧧

The Bendigo Chinese Association 大金山中華公會 will be running the Lunar New Year Festival 2025 celebration at Dai Gum San on Saturday, 1 February from 4pm to 8pm.

Great Stupa of Universal Compassion will also be celebrating with their "Lunar New Year at the Great Stupa" events.

Check out their pages for more info!

25/01/2025

Get ready for a day of pure Rosé bliss!

There are two great Rosé events in Bendigo waiting for you!

Join Mackenzie Quarters on February 1 for a Rosé Tasting Day. They will host up to 30 different Rosés where you can sample a huge variety of rosé, from many different regions around the world, including France, Spain, New Zealand, all around Australia, including Bendigo and Heathcote.

Alternatively, visit Wine Bank On View on February 5 for Rosé Day where they celebrate the exquisite rosé wines from the Bendigo & Heathcote regions.

From rosé connoisseurs to casual sippers! These events are the perfect chance for everyone to explore new horizons and discover their next favourite pink wine.

Find out more now:
Rosé Tasting Day at MacKenzie Quarters 👉https://www.mackenziequarters.com/our-events/rose-tasting-day-xjmxm-jjtf8
Rosé Day at Wine Bank on View 👉 https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/explore-bendigo/whatson/rose-day

24/01/2025

Bring your friends and family and enjoy a free, informal concert at the Yi Yuan Chinese Gardens this Sunday, January 26 at 2pm. It's a lovely way to spend your Sunday afternoon.

Find out more at https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/explore-bendigo/whatson/music-in-the-gardens-2025

24/01/2025

Our Bendigo sign has had a refresh! Working in collaboration with ❤️ this new installation showcases artworks from LaTrobe’s students.

23/01/2025

Love live music, good beer and wine? Check out The Shiraz Republic 🙌 They will have live music this Saturday and Sunday, January 25 - 26.

To see their live music schedule, visit https://shirazrepublic.com.au/live-music/

22/01/2025

Ace Your Summer at Mackenzie Quarters with their Grand Slam Garden Party Lounge!

Celebrate the Australian Open finals 🏆 in style at MacKenzie Hall. This January, they're transforming their iconic space into a vibrant indoor Garden Spritz Lounge.

Come and hang out with other tennis fans, have a cold drink and chill. Find out more on their website 👉https://www.mackenziequarters.com/our-events

21/01/2025

Dreaming of a holiday?

Beat the back-to-work blues and plan your 2025 getaway with Qantas across Australia, including Bendigo – Sydney route, on sale for 72 hours only. Fare for Sydney – Bendigo Economy one way starting from $149.*

Travel dates: 1 March to 3 April 2025, 29 April to 26 June 2025, and 22 July to 18 September 2025.

Book and plan your trip here: https://bit.ly/BendigoxSydney

*This sale ends at 11:59 pm (AEDT) on 23 January 2025, unless sold out prior. Selected routes, travel dates, and conditions apply.