Bathurst Region Tourism

Junior Detective School Holiday Activities - Free
2025-04-17 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-19 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-20 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-22 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-27 09:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) and 1 more date | Books Plus, 157 Howick Street, Bathurst, 2795
Aspiring detectives are invited to investigate a terrible crime spree occurring at BooksPlus, Bathurst during these school holidays! Trixie Serpentine has stolen ten items and hidden them around the window and in-store. Find the items then collect your free activity sheets, bookmarks and fake-ficial Top Investigator ID badge.
The fun is to celebrate the release of Escape from Marigold Manor by local author Rachel Jackson – an interactive whodunit where readers aged 8 years to 12 years follow clues, interview suspects and decipher secret messages to explore thirty-two unique story paths. Readers will need to keep their wits about them to solve the case and escape from Marigold Manor!

School Holidays Workshop at BRAG // Album Art!
2025-04-17 10:30 - 12:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Join this creative School Holidays workshop and design your own Album Art.
Taking inspiration from CD and Vinyl covers, we will explore the art of ‘decorating music’.
Thursday 17 April, 10:30am-12:00pm
Ages 6-17
$10 members, $15 non-members, RSVP essential

Book Launch - Uprising by Dr Stephen Gapps
2025-04-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Join Dr Stephen Gapps, award-winning author of The Sydney Wars and Gudyarra as he launches his new book about frontier resistance warfare, Uprising.
Bookings are essential.
Phone the library on 6333 6281 to secure a seat.
Beyond the ‘Bathurst War’
The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance ended in 1824 with a series of massacres conducted by settlers in the Bathurst region. From the 1830s, colonists began occupying more and more Aboriginal land across western New South Wales and stocking it with sheep and cattle. By 1838, a dramatic fightback began across the entire frontier of the colony. What has been called the Second Wiradyuri War of Resistance, from 1839 to 1841, was, in fact, part of a vast arc of conflict from present-day northern Victoria through to southeast Queensland. At the time, it was seen by many contemporaries as a concerted and coordinated ‘uprising’.
In Uprising, Stephen Gapps reveals the incredible story of this extensive frontier resistance warfare for the first time – a series of wars that were conducted along a huge area of the Murray-Darling river system, across many First Nations’ lands, in a concerted defence of River Country.
Dr Stephen Gapps is a public historian working to bring Frontier War histories into broader recognition as Australia’s First Wars. In 2011, he was awarded the NSW Premier’s History Award for regional and community history. Stephen’s The Sydney Wars: Conflict in the early colony 1788–1817 was the inaugural winner of the Les Carlyon Award for the writing of military history (2020). He is also the author of Gudyarra: The first Wiradyuri war of resistance – The Bathurst War, 1822–1824 (2021), and is an editor of The Australian Wars, the book of the award-winning documentary series, forthcoming.

Exhibition Tours // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
2025-04-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Join us at the gallery each Saturday during exhibition Now is a Beginning by Tina Havelock Stevens, for a free guided tour!
Saturdays, 11am
FREE, all welcome, RSVP online or at BRAG reception
About the Exhibition:
A gentle epic, inspired by Bathurst – yet not about Bathurst, Now is a Beginning embraces magical thinking, place(s), architectural space, where you begin, the unknowns, new narratives in a place once familiar, improvisation, social and sensory engagement. Embodying a universal experience of the shifting, contemporary ‘now’, the exhibition offers a gathering point for reflection on the past as well as the current state of play of the world, marked by political urgencies and the ruptures of unforeseen, unpredictable events.
Tina Havelock Stevens presents an existential narrative of connections over time, borne from the adrenaline of riding motorbikes as a ten-year-old on her uncle’s farm, to the metaphysical experience of packing up her late mother’s house. Zones in the gallery, swathed in saturated colour, create charged atmospheres for exploration of light installations, video/film, photography, object-based works, sculpture and sound.
Havelock Stevens has lived multiple lives: her punk-rock ethos developed early across a series of bands, including Plug Uglies and The Titanics with stints in Crow and Chicks on Speed. Currently, as drummer for art rock experimental improv music duo, derived from The Mumps, she recently opened for Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth fame) at The Tank, Art Gallery of New South Wales. In her undergraduate years she was a student of cultural studies, and film and philosophy classes with luminaries such as Ross Gibson (University of Technology, Sydney) before another year at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, after which she made her own documentaries for television as director and cinematographer. A resilient current of empathy continues to underpin her practice. She was also a youth worker for years in urban refuges, made community television and worked with indigenous communities in Papunya, Kintore and Cape York.
Image: Tina Havelock Stevens, High Fashun (still) single-channel-video with stereo sound, 2025. Camera: Jackie Wolf. Image courtesy the artist.
The project is supported by the New South Wales Government through Create NSW and by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Exhibition Tours // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
2025-04-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Exhibition Tours // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
Join us at the gallery each Saturday during exhibition Now is a Beginning by Tina Havelock Stevens, for a free guided tour!
Saturdays, 11am
FREE, all welcome, RSVP online or at BRAG reception
A gentle epic, inspired by Bathurst – yet not about Bathurst, Now is a Beginning embraces magical thinking, place(s), architectural space, where you begin, the unknowns, new narratives in a place once familiar, improvisation, social and sensory engagement. Embodying a universal experience of the shifting, contemporary ‘now’, the exhibition offers a gathering point for reflection on the past as well as the current state of play of the world, marked by political urgencies and the ruptures of unforeseen, unpredictable events.
Tina Havelock Stevens presents an existential narrative of connections over time, borne from the adrenaline of riding motorbikes as a ten-year-old on her uncle’s farm, to the metaphysical experience of packing up her late mother’s house. Zones in the gallery, swathed in saturated colour, create charged atmospheres for exploration of light installations, video/film, photography, object-based works, sculpture and sound.
Havelock Stevens has lived multiple lives: her punk-rock ethos developed early across a series of bands, including Plug Uglies and The Titanics with stints in Crow and Chicks on Speed. Currently, as drummer for art rock experimental improv music duo, derived from The Mumps, she recently opened for Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth fame) at The Tank, Art Gallery of New South Wales. In her undergraduate years she was a student of cultural studies, and film and philosophy classes with luminaries such as Ross Gibson (University of Technology, Sydney) before another year at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, after which she made her own documentaries for television as director and cinematographer. A resilient current of empathy continues to underpin her practice. She was also a youth worker for years in urban refuges, made community television and worked with indigenous communities in Papunya, Kintore and Cape York.
Image: Tina Havelock Stevens, High Fashun (still) single-channel-video with stereo sound, 2025. Camera: Jackie Wolf. Image courtesy the artist.
The project is supported by the New South Wales Government through Create NSW and by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Easter Saturday Egg-Stravaganza | at Panthers Bathurst
2025-04-19 14:30 - 17:00 | Panthers Bathurst, 132 Piper Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
Celebrate the 2025 Easter weekend at Panthers Bathurst!
Join us on Saturday, 19th April, for a fun-filled afternoon packed with family-friendly activities, special surprises, and plenty of Easter magic.
Starting from 2:30pm, there’s something for everyone:
Easter Egg Hunt – Grab your basket and set off on an adventure around the club to collect delicious chocolate eggs.Meet the Easter Bunny – The Easter Bunny will be making a special appearance, spreading joy and posing for photos with the kids.Easter Raffles – Try your luck in our exciting Easter raffles, where fantastic prizes are up for grabs. Will you be one of our lucky winners?Bring the whole family along for an unforgettable afternoon of Easter fun at Panthers. With chocolate treats, prizes, and a special visit from the Easter Bunny, this is an event you won’t want to miss!
We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

April Live Bands at the Family Hotel
2025-04-19 21:00, 2025-04-26 21:00 | Family Hotel, Cnr Russell & Bentinck Street, Bathurst, 2795, Australia
Join us Saturdays from 9pm this April for the best Free, Live & Loud bands in town!

Our April Lineup:

Sat 5 • THUNDERSTRUCK AC/DC TRIBUTE BAND Sat 12 • Men From Marrs Sat 19 • K’noath Sat 26 • Generators

Book Now | thefamilyhotel.com.au

Sunday Sketch Sessions // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
2025-04-20 10:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Sunday Sketch Sessions // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
Head to BRAG each Sunday during Tina Havelock Stevens’ solo exhibition Now is a Beginning for a self-guided Sunday Sketch Session!
Sundays, 10am-2pm
FREE, all welcome, materials supplied
A gentle epic, inspired by Bathurst – yet not about Bathurst, Now is a Beginning embraces magical thinking, place(s), architectural space, where you begin, the unknowns, new narratives in a place once familiar, improvisation, social and sensory engagement. Embodying a universal experience of the shifting, contemporary ‘now’, the exhibition offers a gathering point for reflection on the past as well as the current state of play of the world, marked by political urgencies and the ruptures of unforeseen, unpredictable events.
Tina Havelock Stevens presents an existential narrative of connections over time, borne from the adrenaline of riding motorbikes as a ten-year-old on her uncle’s farm, to the metaphysical experience of packing up her late mother’s house. Zones in the gallery, swathed in saturated colour, create charged atmospheres for exploration of light installations, video/film, photography, object-based works, sculpture and sound.
Havelock Stevens has lived multiple lives: her punk-rock ethos developed early across a series of bands, including Plug Uglies and The Titanics with stints in Crow and Chicks on Speed. Currently, as drummer for art rock experimental improv music duo, derived from The Mumps, she recently opened for Kim Gordon (of Sonic Youth fame) at The Tank, Art Gallery of New South Wales. In her undergraduate years she was a student of cultural studies, and film and philosophy classes with luminaries such as Ross Gibson (University of Technology, Sydney) before another year at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, after which she made her own documentaries for television as director and cinematographer. A resilient current of empathy continues to underpin her practice. She was also a youth worker for years in urban refuges, made community television and worked with indigenous communities in Papunya, Kintore and Cape York.
Image: Tina Havelock Stevens, Cloudage Portal ( after De Maistre) #1 (detail), 2025, gloss fibre inkjet print, pigment paint, 50 x 75 cm. Image courtesy the artist.
The project is supported by the New South Wales Government through Create NSW and by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

Westfund Play Like a Panther Holiday Clinic
2025-04-23 09:00 - 15:00, 2025-04-24 09:00 - 15:00 | Jack Arrow Field, 25 Hereford Street, Bathurst
The Panthers Foundation is excited to be delivering Bathurst a two-day Play Like A Panther Holiday Clinic in the April school holidays.Spots are limited, register now! https://bit.ly/playlikeapanther

MUSICAL BINGO
2025-04-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Family Hotel, Cnr Russell & Bentinck Street, Bathurst, 2795, Australia
Drop Beats Not Balls
This one is for the music lovers! Rock into the #FamBams newest night on the the Bathurst calendar with Musical Trivia every Wednesday from 7pm! Entry is free & you’ll have the chance to win prizes whilst bopping along to tunes over the ages! See how easy it is to play below & the tasty bites & booze on offer.

Wednesday night is Schnitty Night! Enjoy $18 Schnitzel with your choice of $3 topper (parmi, mexican, boscaiola or texan)

School Holidays Workshop at BRAG // Dogs!
2025-04-24 10:30 - 12:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
School Holidays Workshop: Dogs!
Join this creative School Holidays workshop and learn how to draw Dogs!
We will make a variety of artworks in mixed media all about our beloved furry friends.
Thursday 24 April, 10:30am-12:00pm
Ages 6-17
$10 members, $15 non-members, RSVP essential
Optional: Bring a picture of your pet dog or your favourite breed.

Are You Lonesome Tonight
2025-04-24 19:30 - 21:15 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Are You Lonesome Tonight is Opera Queensland’s most ambitious regional tour in its 40-year history. Visiting more than 30 communities and travelling some 8,000 kilometres across Queensland in 2021, this show is coming now all the way to Bathurst. With a cast of young Australian singers including  Gabrielle Diaz, Marcus Corowa  and  Jonathan Hickey,  Are You Lonesome Tonight  features arias and songs by composers such as Puccini, Verdi, Slim Dusty and Dolly Parton, to name just a few.

Adult $40Adult BMEC Member $35

Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing
2025-04-25 11:00 - 18:00 | Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing, 55 Eleven Mile Dr, Bathurst, 2795
The Annual Soldiers Saddle Meeting will be held on Anzac Day, 25th April 2025. This event is again proudly sponsored by the Bathurst RSL Club. The meeting will include entertainment by Larry’s Group DJs and live music by Casey McFarlane. Pooka Entertainment will be on track providing balloon art and magic to all cliental. Anne-Louise will provide face painting. We will have several Food Vans on site including the Lions Club, Pete’s Epic Wedges, Trang Hue, Romanian Delights and Little Vintage Blends Coffee van & Leanne’s Coffee Van. There will be several Pop Up bars and better gate entry access. The shuttle bus will run from 12.00pm for the RSL Club and will start returning from 4.30pm to the Courthouse. The RSL will conduct the Ode and the Last Post and two up will also be available during the afternoon. Fashions on the Field will be hosted during the day with a “Pop of Red” being the theme. Great prizes to be won. See you trackside of great racing action culminating with the $36,000 Bathurst RSL Soldiers Saddle for 2025.

Bathurst Anzac Day Races
2025-04-25 12:00 - 17:30 | Tyers Park Racecourse, 55 Eleven Mile Drive, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
Bathurst’s biggest racing day of the year is our Bathurst RSL Club Soldiers Saddle held on Anzac Day each year.
Gates open from 11am with VIP ticketed areas open from 12pm.
Fashions on the Field is a huge highlight of the day with prize money and gifts all up for grabs with several categories.The Fashions theme is ‘A touch of red’ in line with Anzac Day and the beautiful poppies to represent our fallen soldiers.
FOTF categories and requirements for Autumn fashions can be found on the club website.
We remember those who have fought for our country on Anzac Day with a ceremony and presentation during the day by the Bathurst RSL Club.
2UP is hosted by the Bathurst RSL Club with buses taking guests to and from town but parking is available.We have several bars open, many food vans & live music all available to help celebrate a fabulous day of country racing in Bathurst!
Become a member of the Bathurst Thoroughbred Club for early access to ticket sales.

Emma Memma's
2025-04-26 10:00 - 10:50 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
ARIA award-winning children’s entertainer, Emma Memma, is bringing her brand new show Dance Island Party to Bathurst in April 2025! After dancing in productions around Australia, France, India, Canada, China and New Zealand, Emma joined Australian children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles in 2010, becoming the first female Wiggle in the main line-up. Emma has recently completed her PhD at Macquarie University combining all her passions, focusing on the affective and artistic integrations of sign language, dance and film editing. Currently, Emma is touring the nation and abroad with her new children’s entertainment venture ‘Emma Memma’, winning the ARIA award for Best Children’s Album in 2023. ‘Emma Memma’ features Emma and Deaf dancer and artist, Elvin Lam (Elvin Melvin) highlighting visual language for pre-schoolers and their family network to give them the skills to communicate through sign and gesture

All tickets $35*Children 18months and under are free on parents lap

Eagles - Up Close & Intimate
2025-04-26 18:00 | KeyStone 1889, 99 Keppel St, Bathurst, 2795
There are few acts in the modern era who have such a deep and profound legacy and impact than The Eagles. Over 50 years after their debut release, the hits this multi genre band (who managed to crystalise the sound of country before evolving through disco and ultimately classic rock) created continue to spread across generations of listeners of all ages.

The Album Show presents “Eagles – Up Close and Intimate”. This show takes the music of this iconic band and presents it in a contemporary, intimate setting. Featuring a 5 piece band, the show focuses on the roots of these legendary songs, presenting a vocal driven, stripped back, semi acoustic approach. The show allows the audience to be swept away by the timeless harmonies, the top shelf songwriting, and reveal a greater depth to all the greatest hits, plus some selections from their solo careers, in a show that allows the listener to truly appreciate this band’s enduring legacy.

Doors for Dinner + Show: 6pm

Dinner Served: 6.30pm

Show Only Doors: 7pm

Old Government Cottage
2025-04-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Old Government Cottage, 16 Stanley Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795
Old Government Cottage located at 16 Stanley Street (near the low-level bridge), is a fine example of early domestic
Australian architecture. The building has operated as a museum since 1965 and houses an exhibition on the
development of Bathurst, artworks and a display of early local domestic objects. The garden contains many
heritage plants, farm equipment and an original baker’s oven.
