Bathurst Region Tourism

Old Government Cottage
2025-02-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-23 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-27 12:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 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.

April Live Bands at the Family Hotel
2025-04-05 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

Bathurst Dances, Old Time and New Vogue Dance
2025-04-12 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-16 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-20 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-24 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-28 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-02 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-06 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-10 14:00 - 17:00 | Walshaw Hall, 9 Church Street, Bathurst, 2795
Dancing the old fashioned way, with a another in your arms. Waltzes, Tangos, Saunters, Jive and Swing in a sequenced way. Short demos before many dances, but nothing beats, standing up and simply giving it a go, then having a laugh or giggle at your own attempts, the way it was done in the old days, still the cheapest way to learn.

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.

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.

War’s End – World War One Memorials of Australia
2025-04-29 18:00 - 19:30 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Did you know there are over 4,000 memorials in Australia? Join director Geoffrey Sykes for a film screening about the diversity and function of memorials following WW1.
Bookings are essential: call 6333 6281.
This documentary features over 100 memorials – what can be learnt from them about the impact of war on Australian society? How did the country adjust to peace?
The documentary includes expert discussion on the role of Charles Bean, official historian of the war. Expert speakers include Stephen Garton, Darren Mitchell, Peter Stanley, Peter FitzSimons and Kerrie Anne Christian. It was funded by the Anzac Centenary Fund. It was produced and directed by Geoffrey, who will be available for questions.
The work will be available in an edited format. Run time 65 minutes.

The dark web: a foray into fungal realms with Dr Alison Pouliot
2025-05-01 18:00 - 19:30 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Bookings are essential: call 6333 6281
Join ecologist, mycologist, photographer, Dr Alison Pouliot in an exploration of the dark web beneath our feet.
Like the online dark web, the clandestine workings of fungi in the subterrain are also hidden. Mycologists – scientists who study fungi – are starting to make sense of how they operate, but the detail of their activities and the players involved largely remains a mystery.
Although little known, the roots of almost every plant in the Australian landscape are intimately entwined with fungi. Fungi not only help plants access water and nutrients but also increase their resistance to drought and disease. They build architecture in soils, aerate them, and allow water to gently percolate to deeper horizons.
In this highly interactive seminar, we’ll explore these unruly fungal renegades and how they contravene the frameworks we use to understand life, but also how they might inspire the innovative thinking needed to navigate an uncertain future.
Alison will also share some stories from her adventures during the writing of her new book, Funga Obscura: Photo Journeys Among Fungi.
Copies of Alison’s books will be available for purchase.

Kenny Rogers & Friends
2025-05-02 08:00 - 17:00 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Graham’s tribute to legend Kenny Rogers, no gamble for fans Radio personality, Ray Hadley, believes that Graham Toole is “worthy of a broader audience,” & Frank Ifield gave him the international spur award in 2004. I love performing live, so the more shows the better, we hope to give our audience something they can sing along to, tap their feet & to smile about” he added. Growing up in chilly Oberon he got a taste of the limelight performing as a child at the Local eisteddfods and it brings back wonderful memories.

Prices

BMEC MembersAdult BMEC Member 64.00

Non Members*Adult 68.00Concessions 64.00Junior / Child (18 months+) 58.00Student 58.00

Family of 4 $56 per ticket

Proclamation Day
2025-05-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Flag Staff, Bicentennial Park, Lot 1 Stanley Street, Bathurst, 2795
Proclamation Day acknowledges the shared history of Bathurst with the Wiradjuri people and wider Bathurst community. Australia’s first inland European settlement in 1815. The community is invited to explore the rich history of Bathurst, with a self-guided tour of The Delightful Spot Trail.

Fleabag -
2025-05-04 13:00 - 14:30 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Live On ScreenWritten and performed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of woman living her sort of life. Following a box-office record-breaking run in cinemas in 2019, the one-woman show returns to cinemas to the big screen this summer. Fleabag may seem oversexed, emotionally unfiltered and self-obsessed, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. With family and friendships under strain and a guinea pig café struggling to keep afloat, Fleabag suddenly finds herself with nothing to lose.

Mother's Day Night Markets
2025-05-09 17:00 - 20:00 | The Greens on William, 29 William Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795
Join us for a magical evening showcasing talented local artists and small businesses. Explore a curated selection of plants, flowers, jewelry, art, candles, pottery, edible treats, and so much more!

Find the perfect gift for the special moms in your life while supporting our incredible community of creators.

Free Entry for All Shoppers!

Jekyll & Hyde
2025-05-09 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
BMEC audiences are in for a treat when we welcome A Slightly Isolated Dog back to our venue in 2025! For those who came along to The Trojan War earlier in 2024 – you know that this company knows how to put on show! Five hilarious performers tell the terrifying (yet still exceptionally sexy) tale of Jekyll & Hyde. Thrilling, charming, shockingly good comedy, we make you laugh until it hurts. An 80 minute, guaranteed feel-good night, expect plenty of laughs in the company of your mates, and some of the sassiest performers in town. Meet the most delightfully evil man alive, Mr Hyde. This ridiculous rendition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Jekyll and Hyde is retold by a team of charmingly ‘French’ performers with the help of the audience.

BMEC Member Adult $36Non-Member Adult $42Groups of 4+ $30 Each

Waste 2 Art
2025-05-10 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-05-11 10:00 - 15:00 | Bathurst Regional Council, 158 Russell Street, 2795
You are invited to the Waste 2 Art Exhibition displaying all the creative works of art made from toy waste.

Mums, Mimosas & Masterpieces
2025-05-10 13:00 - 16:00
Spoil Mum This Mother’s Day!

Looking for the perfect way to celebrate Mum? Join us for Mums, Mimosas & Masterpieces – a special Paint & Sip event just for her!

Saturday, 10th May 1:00 PM $85 per ticket (Includes painting session, hot finger food & a mimosa!)

Treat Mum to an afternoon of creativity, laughter, and quality time.

The Spooky Men's Chorale
2025-05-10 18:30 | KeyStone 1889, 99 Keppel St, Bathurst, 2795
The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a magnificent, many-headed beast that has revolutionised the world of men’s singing. Bypassing well trodden avenues, they carve out new territories of mighty sounds, exquisite tenderness, and charming stupidity to both celebrate masculinity andmock it.

Formed in Australia in 2001, the Spooks have become rock-solid festival and theatre favourites in Australia, UK and Europe, with seven albums and 900 gigs under their belts.

The show evokes musical worlds far beyond that suggested by their unassuming, casually hatted, black-clad appearance. They are just a bunch of blokes, but where they take you will blow your mind

LIVE MUSIC | Whiskey Serenade
2025-05-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Panthers Bathurst, 132 Piper Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
Whiskey Serenade brings a fresh take on country music – mixing the best of old and new country with a splash of rock, a dash of soul, and a few timeless classics thrown in for good measure. Whether you’re tapping your feet or hitting the dancefloor, Whiskey Serenade delivers a feel-good soundtrack for every kind of crowd.
And now, they’re coming to Panthers Bathurst! Don’t miss your chance to catch Whiskey Serenade live – bringing the energy, the tunes, and the good times. Round up your crew, grab a drink, and get ready for a night of country hits and classic favourites.

Mother's Day Lunch @ The Rockley Pub
2025-05-11 12:00 | The Rockley Pub, 2 Budden Street, Rockley, NSW, 2795
This Mother’s Day, give Mum the afternoon she really wants great food, relaxed vibes, and quality time.

Join us at The Rockley Pub on Sunday, 11th May from 12pm for a deliciously long lunch designed to spoil the most important woman in your life.

We’re putting on a 4-course shared-style feast packed with flavour, good times, and a special gift just for mum.

Mother’s Day Lunch $75 per person

Includes the full menu + a gift for Mum

https://www.therockleypub.com.au/mothers-day
