Bathurst Region Tourism

Bathurst Dances, Old Time and New Vogue Dance
2025-05-26 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-30 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-03 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-07 14:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 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.

‘Unearthed - Critical Minerals in The Energy Transition’
2025-05-27 09:00 - 2025-05-28 16:30, 2025-05-29 09:00 - 2025-05-30 16:30, 2025-05-30 09:00 - 2025-05-31 16:30, 2025-05-31 09:00 - 2025-06-01 16:30, 2025-06-01 09:00 - 2025-06-02 16:30, 2025-06-02 09:00 - 2025-06-03 16:30, 2025-06-03 09:00 - 2025-06-04 16:30, 2025-06-05 09:00 - 2025-06-06 16:30 and 5 more dates | Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, 224 Howick Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795
Critical minerals may sound like a heavy subject, but they’re vital to our everyday modern life!

This new exhibition features a fantastic periodic table, where you can actually see what so many of these element are used for, along with heaps of information about what critical minerals are, and how they’re used in the home and renewable energy.

Oh, and there is #LEGO

The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum is open 9am – 4.30pm 6 days a week, closed on Wednesdays.

Entry is free with museum admission.Cost:Adult: $15Concession: $10School Student: $7Family: $37 Under school age: Free

Open Mic Night
2025-05-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Panthers Bathurst, 132 Piper Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia
🎤 Are you ready to unleash your inner rockstar?
Get ready to shine under the spotlight at Panthers Bathurst’s Monthly Open Mic Night! Held on the last Tuesday of every month in our vibrant Sports Bar, the musical extravaganza kicks off at 6pm sharp. Our Open Mic Night is the ultimate stage where talents collide and melodies soar, creating an atmosphere filled with energy, passion, and pure musical magic.
Whether you’re a seasoned performer or a first-time strummer, our Open Mic Night welcomes all with open arms and open ears. Bring along your trusty guitar, your soulful voice, or any instrument that speaks to your heart – because at Panthers Bathurst, we believe that music is the universal language that brings us all together.
It’s not just about the performance; it’s about the shared experience of expressing yourself through the power of music. And hey, if you prefer to be in the audience soaking in the vibes, we’ve got a spot reserved just for you.

Musical Bingo @ The Family Hotel
2025-05-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-06-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Family Hotel, Cnr Russell & Bentinck Street, Bathurst, 2795, Australia
This one is for the music lovers! Rock into the #FamBams for Musical Trivia every Wednesday from 7pm! Entry is free and you’ll have the chance to win prizes whilst bopping along to tunes over the ages!
Wednesday night is $20 schnitty night!

Central West Comedy - Ellen Briggs & Pete Hellia
2025-05-29 18:30 - 21:30 | Reckless Brewing, 2a Piper Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Pete Helliar (Star of Taskmaster & The Amazing Race) & Ellen Briggs (Star of Kinne & Women Like Us) are coming to BATHURST for ONE NIGHT ONLY!

We promised you a great night out with high profile headliners and it doesn’t get much better than this.

Limited capacity available, tickets are limited. Get your friends together and enjoy a great night out.

Tickets:

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1355147

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61559401457702

The Sydney Symphony Performs Orchestral Favourites
2025-05-29 19:30 - 21:20 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra comes to the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre for one night only, performing a concert of enchanting classical favourites led by Conductor in Residence Benjamin Northey. Music has an extraordinary power to inspire and delight. You will experience it all, from the magic of Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Ravel’s playful Mother Goose, from Falla’s rousing The Three-Cornered Hat to the simple gift of Copland’s Appalachian Spring. And feel your spirits soar on the wings of Vaughan Williams’ exquisite The Lark Ascending, one of the best-loved pieces of music ever written, expertly performed by Associate Concertmaster Alexandra Osborne as violin soloist.

Black to Back
2025-05-30 19:00 - 21:30 | KeyStone 1889, 99 Keppel St, Bathurst, 2795
This show features two talented African performers, Emilia Nwakpa and Zaga (Kenneth) Obimba, telling their life journey through dance, song, music, rap, making up and story telling. The range of skills, and the colour and pace of the show, is sure to please audiences, who will also learn about the life of newcomers to this country.

BIG BAND BLAST GALA CONCERT
2025-05-31 19:30 - 21:00 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Big Band Blast is back in Bathurst for another exciting weekend of the Big Band music. The Gala Concert will feature the prestigious Sydney Conservatorium Jazz Orchestra directed by David Theak, with special performances by the Big Band Blast clinicians – John Morrison (drums), Jacki Cooper (vocals), Eric Dunan (trumpet) and Dan Barnett (trombone).

We invite you to join us in hearing the superb talents of the Syd Con Jazz Orchestra as they play stunning arrangements of modern and classic jazz pieces.

Now in its 11th year, Big Band Blast provides educational and performance opportunities to high school big bands from around Australia. Proudly supported by the Mitchell Conservatorium, Big Band Blast is proud to call Bathurst home.

Music Bingo @ The Tattersalls Hotel
2025-06-02 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Tattersalls Hotel Bathurst, 35 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795, Australia

The Most Australian Band Ever
2025-06-05 18:00 | Little Alberts @ The Victoria Bathurst, 3 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW, 2795
Enjoy the Hard-Ons movie with a few beers and a meal!Doors open 6pm for 7.30pm screening.With Director Jonathan Sequeira for Q&A after the screening.

Q&A with Director Jonathan Sequeira after the film.Enjoy the film with a beer and a meal at Little Albert’s in Bathurst.

Bathurst Ghost Tour
2025-06-07 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-06-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Miss Traill’s House and Garden, 321 Russell Street (Corner of Russell and Peel Streets), Bathurst, 2795
Bathurst’s Miss Traill’s House. This location has been steeped in mystery and reports of ghostly activity for years and now you can finally get access through Blue Mountain’s Mystery Tours interactive ghost tour.

To give you the best possible chance of experiencing something from the other side this will be an intimate tour of only ten people.

Your host local resident Kim McLaughlin has knowledge of paranormal activity at the museum and will lead you to the scene of legends & ghost stories where the spirits are dying to meet you.

You might even meet the ghost of one of the original residents who is reported to still be on-site. As one of the first people to investigate this site you’ll be supplied with the latest ghost hunting equipment to capture any paranormal activity and possibly make contact with the other side.

Le Nozze Di Figaro – Met Opera
2025-06-08 13:00 - 16:30 | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to the Met this season. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Prices

BMEC Members Adult $23Non-Members* $25Groups 10+ $15
