Bathurst Region Tourism

Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks
2025-06-13 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
50 Years of Hits Tour

Ross Wilson is hitting the road with his all-star band The Peaceniks to celebrate over 50 Years of Hits including all the Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock favourites you’d expect along with the latest offering from an almost 6-decade career, tracks from his latest EP on Bloodlines Records, She’s Stuck On Facebook All The Time, and everything in between. From Daddy Cool to Mondo Rock and as a solo artist with no less than 26 ARIA Top 40 hits to his credit as a singer, songwriter and producer, Ross Wilson is one of Australia’s most awarded, respected, and well-known artists! From the legendary band Daddy Cool whose number one anthem Eagle Rock and debut album Daddy Who? smashed all previous sales records in Australia an astounding 50 years ago in 1971, to the 1977 formation of Mondo Rock, delivering 80’s hits Cool World, State of The Heart, Chemistry, No Time, and Come Said The Boy and into the 21st century as a solo performer, Wilson has never been out of the limelight.

Prices

Adult BMEC Member $69Adult $79Purchase 4+ or more tickets at $74 Each

Tom Gleeson & Justin Hamilton
2025-06-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Reckless Brewing, 2a Piper Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
BATHURST – ONE NIGHT ONLY

Hard Quiz host. Taskmaster Australia host. Gold Logie winner. 5 times AACTA winner. TOM GLEESON is back doing stand-up. Come and see this massive star in a tiny venue.

“Prepare for an hour of non-stop laughter.” ★★★★★ Time Out

JUSTIN HAMILTON has carved out a successful career in TV, radio and on the stage as a comedian and writer. His podcast ‘Big Squid’ scored the number one spot on the Australian Pop Culture Podcast list.

Winner – Best Comedy Show, Adelaide Fringe 2019

“Intelligent, witty and very entertaining. You should not miss this. Absolute stand out!” ★★★★★ Adelaide Advertiser

‘Unearthed - Critical Minerals in The Energy Transition’
2025-06-13 09:00 - 2025-06-14 16:30, 2025-06-12 09:00 - 2025-06-13 16:30, 2025-06-10 09:00 - 2025-06-11 16:30, 2025-06-09 09:00 - 2025-06-10 16:30, 2025-06-08 09:00 - 2025-06-09 16:30, 2025-06-07 09:00 - 2025-06-08 16:30, 2025-06-06 09:00 - 2025-06-07 16:30, 2025-06-05 09:00 - 2025-06-06 16:30 and 4 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

Where Angels Fear to Tread - Author Talk
2025-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Bathurst Library, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
Hear Sylvia Rapley-Anderson in conversation about her book ‘Where Angels Fear to Tread’.
About the bookIn 1973, a small group of parents and health professionals set out to overturn the inhumane and rigid treatment children received in hospitals around the country.To do this, they formed the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital (AWCH), and their vision was to put the welfare of the child at the centre of every decision that was made about them.
Sylvia was one of the founders of AWCH.This is her story of those three years that transformed children’s hospital care forever.
Sylvia is an ex Bathurst Local, having lived and worked in the region in the 1970s. Copies of the book will be available to purchase on the night.
Bookings are essential to secure a seat. Call 6333 6281.

Musical Bingo @ The Family Hotel
2025-06-11 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!

Bathurst Dances, Old Time and New Vogue Dance
2025-06-11 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-07 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-03 14:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-30 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.

Talks & Tea with BRAG // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
2025-06-11 10:30 - 12:00 | Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, 2795, Australia
TALKS & TEA // Tina Havelock Stevens: Now is a Beginning
Join Bathurst Regional Art Gallery (BRAG) Volunteer Guides for a spotlight talk and walk through of exhibition Now is a Beginning, by Tina Havelock Stevens.
Held on the second Wednesday of each month, this is a social series for visitors to learn more about the current exhibitions, Bathurst’s vibrant art scene, and to meet like-minded locals!
Wednesday 7 May & Wednesday 11 June
10:30am – 12pm
FREE, refreshments provided by donation online or at gallery reception

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

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

Bathurst Ghost Tour
2025-06-07 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-06-07 17:30 - 19:30 | 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.

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.

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.

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.
