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  • Exhibition: Faces in the Crowd

    Gulgong Holtermann Museum 125 Mayne Street, #123, Gulgong, NSW, Australia

    Sydney graphic designer and photographer Christopher Dingle returns to the Holtermann Museum with his photographic colourisation. The theme of this exhibition is "the faces in the crowd" - an exploration of the people lurking in the Holtermann Collection photographs from 1872 in and around Gulgong.

  • Tracks to Power: Ben Chifley’s Political Genesis

    Chifley Home and Education Centre 12 Busby Street, Bathurst

    To coincide with the 150th anniversary of the railway arriving in Bathurst, Chifley Home presents Tracks to Power: Ben Chifley’s political genesis. This exhibition looks at Chifley’s work with his union, and his role as a leader in the community. His later political reputation was built upon his analytical and leadership skills, alongside his work for his community, all developed during his time as a locomotive driver.

    free-with-museum-entry

  • Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition

    Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    It's a lovely morning in the village – and you are a horrible goose.

    Enter a world of comedy, chaos and calamity in 'Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition', an exhibition that dives into the making of global-hit videogame 'Untitled Goose Game', by Melbourne based game developers House House.

    FREE

  • Exhibition: Nike Savvas, Purple Haze

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Orange Regional Gallery is delighted to present Nike Savvas: Purple Haze, a major new exhibition featuring previous works alongside a spectacular new iteration of Savvas’ acclaimed Atomic series.

  • Exhibition: ‘Our Stories, Our Crowns’

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    As we mark 50 years of NAIDOC, this exhibition reminds us that our future is built on the knowledge, strength, and resilience of our Female Elders. Their stories, wisdom, and culture continue to guide and inspire the next generation, ensuring these legacies are carried forward with pride.

  • IMAGE: Wirribee Aunty Leanna Carr with Henry Simmons, 2024, Red cedar clerk’s desk from the Museum Collection of Bathurst District Historical Society. Commissioned by Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Courtesy the artist and Wiradyuri Traditional Owners Central West Aboriginal Corporation.

    Dhuluny Durrurdurrurbuwulin: Dhuluny Forever

    Featured
    CSU Library Gallery Learning Commons, Building 1412, Level 4., Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    This photographic project is part of The Dhuluny Project, an ongoing series of events commemorating the 200th anniversary of Martial Law on 14th August 1824.

    Artists and curators Wirribee Aunty Leanna Carr and Henry Simmons have selected twenty previously unseen photographic works from the commemorative events since 2024 that remind us, Dhuluny is not a milestone, it is a perpetual process.

    Exhibition curated by Wirribee Aunty Leanna Carr and Henry Simmons.

  • Art exhibition | Scratching the Surface

    Featured
    Alby + Esters, Mudgee 61 Market St, Mudgee, NSW

    Introducing “Scratching the Surface” at Alby + Esthers - an exhibition by Mudgee artist Mel Shearman.

    This collection of “magpie mischief” uses the Italian-led sgraffito method of applying a base layer of colour, covering it with a contrasting top layer, & then scratching through to reveal the colour beneath.

    Mel has used this technique to capture the forms & rhythms of birdsong, banksias & moving grasses in this stunning collection of works.

  • Untamed

    Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Weeds, introduced, invasive, pest. We have lots of ways to describe wild plants that don’t belong in our environment.

    What makes a plant a weed and who decides? How can we care for Country and our native species? Is a weed always a bad thing?

  • Hidden World of Huntington’s Disease

    Featured
    Cafe Viva 107 William Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Hidden World of Huntington’s Disease brings into view the everyday realities of living with
    Huntington’s Disease.
    Through photos and personal commentary, people with lived experience of Huntington’s
    disease share moments that are rarely seen or spoken about. These powerful photos do not
    seek to define the condition. Instead, they invite us to pause, notice and reflect. They reveal
    vulnerability, isolation, perseverance, strength and hope.

    Free
  • Image: Nicole Welch, Yarrahapinni (still), 2019, single channel HD infrared time lapse, 3:21mins, edition of 3. Courtesy the artist.

    Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape Nicole Welch: A Mid-Career Survey Curated by Richard Perram OAM

    Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

    Transformations: Image, Time & Landscape surveys 27 years of work by Hill End-based artist Nicole Welch. Throughout her career and across mediums, her work is rich with symbolism, tension, and transformation and explores the relationships between landscape, the body, time, and memory. Welch creates works that are at once visually beautiful and conceptually challenging.

    FREE

  • Exhibition: ‘Bloom’

    Country Universities Centre Mudgee 70 Court Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    An exhibition inspired by colour, abundance, and the season of growth and new life. 

  • Five Decades: Studies in Realism Graham Lupp

    Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

    FOYER: Five decades presents a small survey of personal work and invites us into the private collection of local artist Graham Lupp, providing a unique glimpse of studies made during formative moments and experiences of the artist’s life. The exhibition offers a beautiful journey of reflection, retrospection and poignant perspectives, celebrating vulnerability and wisdom across five decades of practice.

    free

  • Exhibition: ‘In Stillness’

    The Peisley St Gallery, Orange 54 Peisley St Gallery, Orange, NSW, Australia

    The Peisley Street Gallery is delighted to present *In Stillness*, a compelling joint exhibition showcasing the vivid and expressive works of acclaimed Central West artists Joy Engelman and Chris Anderson. 

  • My Point of View by Dallas Nyberg

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    Grenfell Art Gallery 88 Main Street, Grenfell, NSW, Australia

    From My Point of View, an exhibit by Dallas Nyberg, an award-winning, self-taught artist whose remarkable journey is a testament to perseverance, passion and a lifelong love of creativity.

    Free

  • Exhibition: ‘A Closer Look’

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    A Closer Look encapsulates Graham Lupp’s passion for the landscape around Bathurst, where he was born. This has been a lifelong fascination, stemming from his childhood and times spent fishing with his father.

  • Calleen Art Award 2026

    Cowra Regional Art Gallery

    The Calleen Art Award is an annual acquisitive painting prize and exhibition.

    It presents the best of contemporary Australian painting in any style, theme or subject. The Award was established in 1977 as an acquisitive art prize by Mrs Patricia Fagan OAM to encourage originality, creativity and excellence in the visual arts, and is made possible by the generous support of the Calleen Trust.

  • Spring School Holiday Squiggle Challenge

    86 Market St 86 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    One squiggle. Endless possibilities!

    Can you turn a simple squiggle into something amazing? Take the challenge and use your imagination to transform the squiggle into your own creative masterpiece.

    There are no rules about what your squiggle has to become — it could turn into an animal, a character, a landscape, something completely abstract, or anything else you can dream up!

  • Exhibition: ‘The Things We Discover’

    Cowra Information and Neighbourhood Centre 5 Vaux St, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    An exhibition of Mel Gersbach's works. 
    A collection of Australian wildlife, nostalgia and the little moments that invite us to pause, look closer and discover something unexpected.

  • Peter Brock Exhibition

    National Motor Racing Museum 400 Panorama Avenue, Mount Panorama, Australia

    This exhibition celebrates Peter Brock’s career andincredible influence on the
    history of Australianmotorsport, particularly here at Mount Panorama,
    the location of so many of his most notableachievements. We remember a
    legend of our sport,and a hero to so many race fans across the country.

    $7.50 – $15

  • Spring Salon

    little magpie gallery 53 Kendal Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    Pictured: “Cheeky Lambs” by Megan Markotany See more including current opening hours and days at Instagram

  • Exhibition: ‘Here/Now’

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Here/Now is Orange Regional Gallery’s annual open community exhibition presenting the work of artists from across the Central West of New South Wales.

  • WART: About Face

    Featured
    Kandos Projects Windows - 24 hour access 18 Angus Ave, Kandos, NSW, Australia

    At human and planetary scale this painting exhibition in two parts addresses the double fragility of contemporary stresses on mental health and the native birds and animals affected by the fracturing of habitat destruction.

    Free

  • Sam Paine: A Year in Mudgee

    Featured Sam Paine: A Year in Mudgee
    Mudgee Arts Precinct 90 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    For more than twenty years, Mudgee artist Sam Paine has captured the landscapes of the region through a distinctive and deeply personal vision. A Year in Mudgee follows the seasonal rhythms of the Mudgee Region, from the golden hues of summer to the lush greens of winter, celebrating the beauty and character of a landscape that is both familiar and ever changing.

    Free

  • Roy Lichtenstein: Reflections on a Bull

    Featured Roy Lichtenstein: Reflections on a Bull
    Mudgee Arts Precinct 90 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Mudgee Arts Precinct is proud to present Roy Lichtenstein: Reflections on a Bull, the third in a series of four major exhibitions made possible through the Australian Government’s Sharing the National Collection initiative.

    Free

  • Checks & Balances

    WAYOUT Artspace 71 Angus Avenue, Kandos, NSW, Australia

    Checks and Balances examines systems of authority and governance through gridded formations. Artists Willabel Grindley Bennett and Hayley Zena Poynton employ the grid as both methodology and visual object as a way of fostering their neurodivergences and allowing critical contemplation of bureaucratic modes of control.

  • School Holiday Funhouse

    School Holiday Funhouse
    The Ophir Hotel 84 Glenroi Avenue, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Ophir Gophers School Holiday Funhouse is back from September 26th until October 11th

    Free

  • Colourful Kin by Reece George

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    Rosnay Organic, Canowindra 510 Rivers Road, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    Meet the colourful creatures of Colourful Kin—a joyful new collection by Reece George, a proud Martu artist living in Woodstock. Through rich dot-work, unexpected colour and a generous sense of humour, George brings dogs, cats, birds and other animals vividly to life.

    Free

  • Coming up: Nice. Different. Unusual

    Cowra Micro Gallery 14A Lynch Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    September - October at Cowra Micro Gallery. Open Saturday 27 September 2pm. Weekends.

  • Mudgee Library School Holiday Program

    Mudgee Library 64 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Various activities for children aged 3-12 years including storytime, writing animal stories, painting, craft and board games.

  • Orange Youth Hub School Holdiays

    Orange Youth Hub 33 Garema Road, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Please see these holiday events this school holidays from Orange City Council. Spots are limited, so please get in quick !

  • Bookish School Holiday Activities

    Bookish School Holiday Activities
    BooksPlus Bathurst 131 George Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Celebrating the release of Escape from Circus Surreal! A puzzle-filled adventure for readers 10-12years old where readers are in control of the story - and an intergalactic circus!

    Pop into BooksPlus these school holidays for a free in-store puzzle game, complimentary bookmarks, activity sheets, signed books and prizes to win!

    Free

  • Oberon Library Spring School Holiday Program

    Oberon Library 74A Dart Street, Oberon, NSW, Australia

    Oberon Library School Holiday Activities. The school holidays are fast approaching, and Oberon Library would like to offer all parents and carers support in the form of entertainment for their children.

  • Polymer Clay Bugs-School Holidays

    Molong Library 98 Bank Street, Molong, NSW, Australia

    Use polymer clay to make a variety of bugs. No experience necessary

    Ages 6+

  • School Holidays Grenfell Library

    Grenfell Public Library 88 Main Street, Grenfell, NSW, Australia

    Get ready for lots of fun at Grenfell Library these school holidays! Spaces are limited, so don’t miss out!

  • Town Hall Cinema

    Mudgee Town Hall 64 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    The next screenings will be held on 2, 3 & 4 October 2026.

  • Exhibition: ‘If Not Now, Then Wren?’

    The Loft Mudgee 18 Perry St, Mudgee

    If Not Now, Then Wren? Exhibition - raising awareness for the plight of our beloved Fairy Wrens, facing extinction within 30 years because of climate change.

  • Land.Care.

    Featured
    little magpie gallery 53 Kendal Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    This exhibition is partnership with Mid-Lachlan Landcare. As we head into the warmer months Art and environmental science are powerful tools for discussing environmental issues, such as water, weather, climate, soil care and the vulnerability of living creatures. We thank @midlachlanlandcare for assistance in curation and being guest speakers.

    Free

  • Brock Heritage Festival

    Bathurst Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Leading up to race day on Sunday 11 October, Council will be hosting the ever-popular week of off-track activities in anticipation of the Great Race up at The Mount. Plus, this year will include new, one-off events celebrating the King of the Mountain Peter Brock, twenty years on. Bathurst locals, visitors and motorsport fans will experience a free, high impact town centre tribute celebrating Peter Brocks’ legacy as part of the Bathurst 1000.

  • Thump Jump Rhyme

    Thump Jump Rhyme
    Forbes North Primary School Hall York Street, Forbes, NSW, Australia

    Weekly activity for families, mums, grandparents, dads, and carers with young children. 

  • Senior Movie Day

    Senior Movie Day
    Wallerawang Library Main Street, Wallerawang, NSW, Australia

    Tuesdays are movie days! Seniors are invited to come down to Wallerawang Library every Tuesday morning to enjoy a movie and a chat with other members of their local community.

  • Portland Library Fibre Arts Group

    Portland Library Fibre Arts Group
    Portland Library 67 William Street, Portland, NSW, Australia

    Lithgow City Council Libraries are excited to introduce the Fibre Arts Group at Portland Library! Meeting every Tuesday at 10:00am the Fibre Arts Group is a place that crafty individuals can meet to have a chat and work on their projects with other people with the same passion.

  • Cosplay Armour Workshop

    Cosplay Armour Workshop
    Marramarra Makerspace Studio 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Ready to bring your cosplay ideas to life? Step into the armoury and learn how to create your own medieval-inspired cosplay armour using moul

  • Sculpture with Jaq Davies

    West Room, Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Orange Regional Gallery Spring School Holiday Program

    Artist Jaq Davies is back for another inspiring sculpture workshop focused on creatively combining a range of interesting materials, proving that (almost) anything is possible with some imagination and a hot glue gun! This workshop includes a mini-tour of our community exhibition Here/Now where children will see one of Jaq’s artworks.

  • Paper Mache Vase Workshop

    The Canowindra Connections Centre Blatchford Street, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    Kids will build, shape and design their own paper mache vase in this creative workshop. They’ll explore paper mache techniques and create a unique piece ready for decorating once fully dry.

    $20

  • 1, 2 Books

    1, 2 Books
    Orange City Library 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    In 1, 2 BOOKS! we read books, sing and play to encourage engagement with language and literacy. 1, 2 BOOKS! builds upon the skills introduced during the Rhyme Time workshops, focusing on toddlers, aged 1 and 2 years.

    Free

  • Make Your Own Halloween Mask

    Make Your Own Halloween Mask
    Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia +2 more

    Come to the library and make yourself a spooooooooky mask to get ready for the spooky season! With lots of different materials to choose from, we can't wait to see what you create!

  • Emily Who

    Orange Regional Conservatorium 73A Hill Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Children’s entertainer Emily Who is bringing her vibrant, interactive shows to Orange! With music, movement, and plenty of fun, these concerts and workshops are designed to spark imagination and get kids grooving whether they’re dancing with dragons, exploring instruments, or singing with dinosaurs. Perfect for kids aged 0–10 and their grown-ups!

  • Make Your Own Halloween Mask

    Portland Library 67 William Street, Portland, NSW, Australia

    Come to the library and make yourself a spooooooooky mask to get ready for the spooky season! With lot of different materials to choose from, we can’t wait to see what you create!

  • Tuesday Storytime – Orange Library

    Orange Library (part of Central West Libraries) Civic Square, 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Storytime at Orange City Library is lots of fun. We read stories, sing songs, play games and make craft. They are held during the school term and cater for preschool children and their carers.

  • Sensory Play

    Orange City Library (part of Central West Libraries) 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    We know it's a long time between Rhymetime/Storytime's during the school holidays - so this is a chance to catch-up and get out of the house. We'll have a variety of sensory toys around, some books, and we might even read a story together or sing some songs.

  • Cafe crochet

    Featured Cafe crochet
    Bathurst Tack Box 10 Eleven Mile Drive, Kelso

    Every Tuesday sit down with Michelle Muldoon and extend your crochet skills while talking and having a coffee or tea. The lessons are free.

    Free

  • Art with EFAT – Drawing Still Life

    t.arts Gallery, Bathurst 75 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Drawing still life using pencil, charcoal, watercolour and ink on paper.

    Suitable for complete beginners as well as those with some experience.

    $20 – $25

  • New Vogue Dance Classes

    Canowindra Services & Citizens Club 93 Gaskill Street, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    All skill levels catered for and you don't need a dance partner to attend. We swap dance partners if needed.

    If you don't know any dances, we take it slowly in our fun dance classes and we know you will get the hang of it in time and can participate in future dances. We go at your pace.

    $5

  • Marramarra Makerspace Studio

    Marramarra Makerspace Studio 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Are you a regular visitor to the Parkes Library and Cultural Centre? If so, then hopefully you have made use of our amazing Marramarra Makerspace Studio, either for some craft or to access the sewing machines and overlocker, 3D printer or laser cutter. We now have LEGO Spike robotics, and the Edison Robots are getting a good workout, not mention lots of tubs of LEGO. All activities are self-led but staff are on hand to assist when needed.

    FREE

  • Fan-Fest Tuesday

    Kings Parade Bathurst Russell St, Bathurst, NSW

    Fan-Fest Tuesday is back for it's second year, bringing King's Parade alive with motorsport action, family entertainment and Race Week excitement

  • Make / Do

    Make / Do
    Orange City Library 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    A space for teens and tweens to unwind after school

    Join us on Tuesday afternoons to decompress and relax after school.

    Free

  • Craft Group

    Craft Group
    Headspace Lithgow 23 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Come along, get crafty, meet some people and make something cool! No creative skills required — just bring yourself and your imagination.

  • Youth Lock-In Movie Night

    Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Enjoy your school holidays with your mates at the Library. We will be watching the new Michael movie.

    $5

  • Author-rised

    Author-rised
    Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Come along to Author-Rised this month to meet great people, learn a but about writing and, of course, to write. New members always welcome!

  • Native Bushfood Tastings and Stargazing

    Bushfood Yarning & Tasting Session 6pm - 7pm - A Journey into the power of bushfoods and native pants. Discover the rich stories, vibrant flavours, and uses of Australia’s bush foods and native botanicals in this unforgettable hands-on workshop by Australian Bushfood Education Centre. Guided by Wiradjuri naturopath and nutritionist Felicity, you’ll taste an incredible variety of bushfoods and botanicals while yarning about their importance for healing Country, people and how to bring their power into your everyday life.

  • Parkes Ukelele Players

    Parkes Community Hall Old Parkes Hospital Cnr Coleman and Rose Streets, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Every Tuesday, a group of ukulele players will be getting together to play and learn new tunes. Bring along your ukulele and a happy face.

    $2

  • PUBlic Choir

    PUBlic Choir
    Little Alberts @ The Victoria Bathurst 3 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    You know the drill! It’s time to get the gang back together for another round of PUBlic Choir at Little Alberts.

    No sheet music, no stress, and definitely no judgment—just the usual recipe of great drinks, great food, great company, and a massive singalong.

    $5

  • Early Childhood Music Classes

    Early Childhood Music Classes
    Mitchell Conservatorium of Music, Bathurst 130 Havannah St, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Join Elissa Jones as she welcomes your little ones into the incredible world of sound. From rhythm and movement to singing and tune recognition, our classes are designed to be a fantastic exploration of music in an environment that is inclusive, educational and, above all, fun!

    $14

  • Baby Rhyme Time

    Baby Rhyme Time
    Condobolin Library 130 Bathurst St, Condobolin, NSW, Australia

    Baby Rhyme Time is held on Wednesdays and Fridays. 

  • School Holiday Loose Parts Play

    Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Think museums aren't for kids? Think again!

    Drop in between 9.30am and 11.30am for children to explore our collection of loose parts play materials, get creative and enjoy play in the museum.

    We’ll have some play-and-create ideas linked to our exhibitions, but we’re happy for families to go with the flow and follow your child’s creativity!

    This free session is designed for families of all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult carer.

  • Cowra Library Rhyme Time

    Cowra Library Rhyme Time
    Cowra Library (part of Central West Libraries) 77 Darling Street, Wiradjuri Country, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    During Rhyme Time we read books, sing and play to encourage engagement with language and literacy. We use nursery rhymes, action songs, finger plays and stories in a fun and interactive way to develop literacy skills, stimulate imagination, and make reading with your child a part of your everyday routine.

  • Pre-School Story Time

    Pre-School Story Time
    Condobolin Library 130 Bathurst St, Condobolin, NSW, Australia

    Held every Wednesday and Friday.

    They read stories, sing some nursery rhymes and do some craft.

  • Rocket Revolution – World Space Week

    Cowra Library 77 Darling Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    A sensory play for all ages

    Come and explore the universe through sensory play these school holidays.

    Free

  • Kid’s Bingo

    Featured Kid’s Bingo
    Club Lithgow 2C Lithgow Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Heaps of prizes to be won, kicking off from 10am. Get into the competitive spirit and support Little Wings.

  • Robot Battles

    Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Design, build and code your ultimate battle bot in this action-packed LEGO SPIKE Prime challenge!

    Put your engineering and coding skills to the test as you create a robot ready for the arena, then go head-to-head against other teams in exciting robot battles.

    $10

  • Mixed Media Canvas Art

    The Canowindra Connections Centre Blatchford Street, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    Create a finished artwork using paint, texture and a mix of creative materials. Kids will explore different techniques to design their own canvas artwork and take their finished piece home on the day.  This will also include some great art therapy exercises to relax into the process.

    $20

  • Inner Creatures with June Golland

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Join artist June Golland for a full day of creative play in this hands-on workshop that invites young people to pull apart discarded soft toys, dolls and found materials and reassemble them into entirely new creatures. Part sculpture, part creature-making laboratory and part exercise in imaginative mischief, it begins with an abundant collection of pre-loved toys and materials that participants can cut, combine, stitch, attach, embellish and transform!

  • Baby Rhyme Time

    Baby Rhyme Time
    Bathurst Library 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

    Join us for a story, rhymes and sensory playtime.

    Best suited for small children aged 6 months - 3 years.

    Wednesdays during school term

    Free

  • Knitters Group

    Knitters Group
    Condobolin Community Centre Cnr of Bathurst St & Dennison st, Condobolin, NSW, Australia

    Knitters group held every Wednesday and Saturday. 

  • Watercolour Masks with Mary Johnson

    Bathurst Library 70 -78 Keppel Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

    Attend Mary’s watercolour lesson inspired by her picture book, Sometimes I’m a Potato. Create your very own mask to take home.

    Free

  • Paper Planes at Forbes Library

    Forbes Literary Institute Library 2 Victoria Lane, Forbes, NSW, Australia

    Come and learn about how planes fly, and make your own paper planes!

    This activity is designed for children ages 6+

    Bookings are essential - spaces are limited!

  • Printmaking 101

    Printmaking 101
    t.arts Gallery, Bathurst 75 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    We will have an open studio on Wednesdays at T.Arts Studio. Karin Smith will introduce you to printmaking techniques you can do at home without expensive equipment. All equipment and materials will be supplied in the studio.

  • Molong Library Connect

    Molong Library Connect
    Molong Library (part of Central West Libraries) 98 Bank Street, Molong, NSW, Australia

    Molong Library will host a new activity called Connect - for ages 10 plus - with lego, puzzles, boardgames, and the occasional craft. 

    Drop in on Wednesdays during the School Term

  • Peak Hill Book Club

    Peak Hill Book Club
    Peak Hill Library Caswell Street, Peak Hill, NSW, Australia

    Peak Hill Book Club meets on the first Wednesday monthly from February to December.

    Join us for a friendly discussion of this months book.

  • Kids Night Tours

    Abercrombie House 311 Ophir Road, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

    Our very popular Childrens’ Night Tour of magnificent Abercrombie House – History Detectives – for children from about 7 years up. Must be accompanied by an adult. All tickets (for kids and the adults) are $25 Numbers are very limited.

    Bring a torch, wear warm clothes and walking shoes, we conclude with hot chocolate and cookies / biscuits on the verandah. The house and grounds are fairly dark for this special tour so torches are essential.

    TICKETED EVENT

  • Jazz at Reckless Brewing Co

    The first Wednesday of every month the Reckless Brewery turns into a Jazz Bar!

    Featuring a range of local upcoming & highly experienced musicians!

  • Drama Club

    Drama Club
    Bathurst High School Hope St, Bathurst, NSW

    Drama Club Bathurst is an exciting new student-led performing arts group for local young people.

    Members work together to develop their own ideas and projects while exploring every aspect of stage and screen production.

  • Learn Watercolour Painting

    Featured Learn Watercolour Painting
    Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

    Cheryl will work with you on a weekly basis to teach and share her knowledge and skills. You will discover different techniques & tricks of the trade using water colours.

    $15 – $20

  • Quiet Hour

    Quiet Hour
    Age of Fishes Museum 129 Gaskill Street, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    The Age of Fishes Museum offers a Quiet Hour every Thursday from 10am to 11am.

    Quiet Hour is the perfect time for visitors who prefer a calmer, more relaxed experience. The lights are softer, background noise is reduced and the pace is unhurried.

  • Wild Weeds Sketch Session

    Orange Regional Museum 151 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Drop in between 10am and 12pm for a series of immersive and mindful creative experiences. Explore our exhibition 'Untamed' on a colour walk, try ‘slow looking’ and take your time sketching some wild weeds.

    This free session is designed for families of all ages. All children must be accompanied by an adult carer.

  • Colour Lab with Cecilie Knowles

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    A playful workshop exploring colour through a range of different art ‘experiments’ inspired by Nike Savvas: Purple Haze. Young artists will enjoy a tour of the exhibition before they unleash their creativity in our workshop space.

  • Arts & Crafts Day

    Arts & Crafts Day
    The Greens on William 29 William Street, Bathurst, NSW

    An 8 week arts and crafts program program full of creativity, connection and community.

  • Craft and Chat

    Craft and Chat
    Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

    Love craft but hate doing it alone? Want some inspiration from other 'crafters'?

    Come out to Perthville Hall every Thursday and Friday where you can work on your own projects in a friendly environment. There's always someone around if you get stuck or need some advice.

    $5

  • Storytime at Canowindra Library

    Storytime at Canowindra Library
    Canowindra Library 70 Gaskill Street, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    Canowindra Library Storytime is an exciting program to share with your child from birth to pre-school. It is designed to enhance language development, develop pre-literacy skills, stimulate imagination, and make reading with your child a part of your everyday routine.

  • Messy Play in the Holidays

    Grenfell Public Library 88 Main Street, Grenfell, NSW, Australia

    Come and enjoy a bear themed messy play at Grenfell Library - a chance to explore new textures as you dig and search for bears and other animals - how many will you be able to find?

    Free

  • Kid’s Magic Show

    Featured
    Club Lithgow 2C Lithgow Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Jack Sharp presents a magical adventure filled with amazing tricks, hilarious surprises, and plenty of audience participation!

    $10 per child, bookings essential.

    $10

  • School Holidays Workshop – Foam Block Printing

    Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 70-78 Keppel Street, Bathurst

    Get creative at your regional Art Gallery and learn new techniques in a relaxed and supportive environment. Together we will explore foam block print making and create our own striking artworks of native animals.

    $10 – $15

  • Make Your Own Halloween Mask

    Wallerawang Library Main Street, Wallerawang, NSW, Australia

    Come to the library and make yourself a spooooooooky mask to get ready for the spooky season! With lot of different materials to choose from, we can’t wait to see what you create!

  • Blayney Library Storytime

    Blayney Library Storytime
    Blayney Library (part of Central West Libraries) 48 Adelaide Street, Blayney, NSW, Australia

    Storytime at Blayney Library is lots of fun. We read stories, sing songs, play games and make craft. Storytime sessions are held every Thursday during the school term. They cater for children from birth to 6 years, and their carers.

    Free

  • Connect Your Way

    St Michael & St John Cathedral, Bathurst Corner of Keppel and Williams Streets, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    ''Connect Your Way" is a free community event for Mental Health Month.

    The event will include live music, Cafe Vivas 'The BIG Lunch', community organisations and a range of themed Connection Points designed to help people create, play, share, pause and connect in ways that feel comfortable for them.

  • Learn to Paint using Acrylics

    Featured Learn to Paint using Acrylics
    Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

    Learn how to paint with acrylics in a friendly social atmosphere.
    Topics will include:
    . Getting started
    . Hints, tips and techniques
    . Colour mixing
    and that's just the start!

    $15 – $20

  • Bee Hotel – Weddin Landcare

    Grenfell Public Library 88 Main Street, Grenfell, NSW, Australia

    Make a Bee Hotel & Learn About Native Bees with Melanie from Weddin Landcare – Ages 6+

    Free

  • Sensory Storytime

    Orange Library (part of Central West Libraries) Civic Square, 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Join us for a sensory storytime at Orange Library. We will sing songs, move our bodies, share stories and play together.

    Free

  • Personalise It : Year 7-12

    Marramarra Makerspace Studio, Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to personalise your belongings using the Marramarra Makerspace's amazing equipment. Whether it's creating a custom keyring on the 3D printer, adding your name to a hat or bag with the embroidery machine, or laser engraving a drink bottle, you'll discover how to make something uniquely yours.

    $5

  • Thursday Book Banter

    Orange City Library 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Love books but don’t want the pressure of assigned reading?

    Thursday Book Banter (formerly Friday Book Banter) is a laid-back gathering for book lovers to chat about what they’re reading, discover new favourites, and swap recommendations—no reading list, no homework required, just great conversation over afternoon tea.

  • Open Mic Night

    The DonnyBrook Hotel 3584 Great Western Highway, South Bowenfels, NSW, Australia

    New open mic night every Thursday. 

  • Sculptures in the Garden Preview Night Celebration

    Rosby Wines, Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Mudgee 122 Strikes Ln, Eurunderee, NSW, Australia

    Join us for the opening night of Sculptures in the Garden 2026, an exclusive evening celebrating 16 years of Australia’s largest regional outdoor sculpture exhibition. Held on Friday 9 October, the Preview Night Celebration at Rosby Wines offers Friends of SIG the opportunity to experience the exhibition before it opens to the public, alongside exhibiting artists, partners, and supporters. MORE INFO

  • Neighbourhood Needle Crafters

    Featured
    The Neighbourhood Centre (Bathurst) 96 Russell Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    The Neighbourhood Needle Crafters meet every Friday.

    Bring along a project, experienced participants are there to support you to learn, enjoy and feel connected.

  • Get Hooked on Crochet

    Get Hooked on Crochet
    Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

    Tired of granny squares? Want to create something colourful and imaginative?
    Come and join us on a Friday morning. Let your creative juices flow. Emphasis will be on fun, colour, and creating something a bit different.
    Bring along a crochet hook, yarn and patterns that inspire you.

    $15 – $20

  • Easy Art – Collaging with Magazines

    Orange City Library 147 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Wind down from the school holidays with a relaxing morning of collaging using recycled books and magazines.

    Collaging is a great way to re-use materials and be creative without needing to be fantastic with a pencil or a brush – anyone can do it! Just bring your creativity and enjoy.

    This activity is designed for children ages 6+

    Bookings are essential - spaces are limited!

  • Friday Craft Mornings

    Friday Craft Mornings
    Mythika Studios 73 - 75 Main Street, Lithgow

    Come down to beautiful Lithgow to be a part of their weekly Friday morning craft sessions.

    Every week they learn something new. Come once – or come every week! Dragon masks, fairy wings, sculptures, Waste2Art projects, quilling, painting and more.

  • LEATHER CRAFT

    Featured LEATHER CRAFT
    Bathurst Tack Box 10 Eleven Mile Drive, Kelso

    Learn how to cut, plait and stitch leather with Anna Blackburn and Robin Will's. Lessons at Bathurst Tack Box 10 Eleven Mile Dr Kelso for beginners to advanced. Enjoy a relaxed lesson and a chat in our farm workshop.

    $15

  • Learn to spin, weave and knit

    Featured Learn to spin, weave and knit
    Perthville Community Hall 20 Rockley Street, Perthville

    This group will work on a weekly activity to learn and share new knowledge and skills.
    Topics covered will include:
    Types of wool
    Choice of fibre
    Spinning
    Weaving
    Dyeing
    Knitters will learn basic stitches plus how to read a pattern.

    $15 – $20

  • Drop in and Make: Wands and Wind-sculptures

    Orange Regional Gallery 149 Byng Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Drop into the Gallery and enjoy a free art making session inspired by our current exhibition Nike Savvas: Purple Haze. Use the colourful materials provided to create your own wave-able wands and wind-sculptures.
    Stay for 15min or 50, it’s up to you!

  • Youth Lens: Documentary Filmmaking Workshop

    Mudgee Arts Precinct Workshops 2-6 Douro St, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Learn filmmaking, communication and storytelling skills while working with others to create an authentic youth-led documentary.

    Youth Lens: Documentary Filmmaking Workshop is a hands-on filmmaking workshop where young people work together as a documentary production crew to plan, film and shape a short documentary about life as a young person in our region.

    Participants will take on real filmmaking roles including director, producer, camera operator, sound recordist and interviewer, while also appearing on camera to share their own experiences and perspectives.

  • Canowindra Library Rhyme Time

    Canowindra Library Rhyme Time
    Canowindra Library 70 Gaskill Street, Canowindra, NSW, Australia

    Ages Birth to 2 years

    Join us each week during the school term on Friday mornings - specially designed to enhance language development, develop pre-literacy skills, stimulate imagination, and make reading with your child a part of your everyday routine.

  • Rhyme Time – Forbes

    Rhyme Time – Forbes
    Forbes Library 2 Victoria Lane, Forbes, NSW, Australia

    Early childhood music and craft sessions welcoming families, carers, friends and grandparents with young children. 

    Held every Friday during school terms.

    Free

  • Spike the Echidna

    Featured Spike the Echidna
    Cowra Civic Centre 104 Darling Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    Spike is the story of an echidna who is stolen from his nest by a greedy rat. He hatches from his egg far away from home. A young girl finds him. She is playing alone in the bush because she is being bullied by other children. He has no spikes yet and she doesn’t know what kind of creature he is. She tries to work out where he comes from but accidently puts him in dangerous situations – in the nest of a crocodile, an emu and a turtle. He feels frightened, rejected, alone. As the story unfolds, she helps him to discover where he belongs, and he helps her to find her own “spikes” and stand up to the bullies.

    $4 – $25.00

  • Shadow Puppetry Workshop

    Cowra Civic Centre 104 Darling Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    Come along and explore the world of shadow puppetry with an experienced puppeteer, Jenny Ellis. This hands-on workshop will give children a range of skills to make their own shows and as well as a puppet they can take home.

    $10 – $12.50

  • Youth (and Family) Jam Session

    Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Join us for a relaxed and fun Jam Session where young musicians can come together to play, create and share music in a supportive environment. All abilities welcome.

    $5

  • Otaku Haven – Manga Club

    Otaku Haven – Manga Club
    Cowra Library (part of Central West Libraries) 77 Darling Street, Wiradjuri Country, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    Manga Club is a space for kids to chill out and enjoy reading and talking about all things manga and anime.

    Otaku Haven will be on every Friday afternoon

    Free

  • The Zone

    Giyalang Ganya Community Services Centre 286 Lords Place, Orange, NSW, Australia

    The Zone is a group for young artists to socialise, create, and relax with their peers. 

    Bring your own projects to work on, or come in and use our supplies to create something. 

  • Mediocre Art Night

    Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Unleash your creativity on an unsuspecting canvas for Mediocre Art Night! Open for everyone, who wants to have some fun and create art that cannot compare to the Mona Lisa!

  • Friday Night Live Music

    Friday Night Live Music
    Mudgee Brewing Co 4 Church Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Gather your friends, find a cozy spot, and let the music fill the air. From heartfelt ballads to energetic tunes, the versatile talent will create an unforgettable ambiance that will make your night truly special.

  • Live Music Friday Nights at Duntry

    Live Music Friday Nights at Duntry
    Duntryleague, Orange Woodward St, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Kick off your weekend the right way at Duntryleague!

    Join them every Friday night for great live music, delicious meals, cold drinks and the perfect atmosphere to unwind with friends. Whether you're in the mood to hit the dance floor or simply sit back and relax, we've got your Friday sorted.

  • Live Music @ Roth’s

    Live Music @ Roth’s
    Roth's Wine Bar, Mudgee 30 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Join us; Every Friday & Saturday Roth's hosted talented local and regional musicians from 7:30PM. Book a table, grab and bottle and settle in. Don't forget your dancing shoes!

    Free

  • Live Music

    Live Music
    The DonnyBrook Hotel 3584 Great Western Highway, South Bowenfels, NSW, Australia

    Live music every Friday night. 

  • Live Music

    Live Music
    Parkview Hotel Orange 281 Summer St, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Live music at the Parkview Hotel every Friday night from 8pm. 

  • Live Music Friday Night

    Woolpack Hotel Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Join us for a sensational Live Music Friday at The Woolpack Hotel!

    Get ready to groove to the rhythm as we bring you an electrifying live music experience!

    This Friday, immerse yourself in the soulful tunes from 8pm - late and let the music set the perfect vibe for your weekend.

  • The Gospel According to Paul

    The Gospel According to Paul
    Orange Civic Theatre 135 Byng St, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Exploring the former PM’s landmark political achievements and personal obsessions, The Gospel According to Paul takes the light on the hill and shines it on a man who grew up in the Labor Party at the knee of Jack Lang, approached economics as an artform, and demanded we confront the wrongs of our past. This production captures Keating’s eviscerating Question Time wit and wraps it up in a Zegna suit.

    $45 – $78

  • 39th Annual Trunkey Creek Wool & Horse Festival

    Trunkey Creek Showground Arthur Street, Trunkey Creek, NSW

    The day celebrates the best of rural and country life, with an exciting program featuring the Australian Champion Fleece, Champion Rider, NSW Yard Dog Trials, draught horse events, the Quick Shear Competition, Dog High Jump and the Farmers Team Challenge.

  • Sculptures in the Garden – Mudgee

    Rosby Wines, Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Mudgee 122 Strikes Ln, Eurunderee, NSW, Australia

    Sculptures in the Garden is an exciting event that combines garden design, large-scale Australian sculpture and traditional art mediums in beautiful rural surroundings within a private garden and vineyard in Mudgee.

  • SIG FOR KIDS 2026

    Featured
    Rosby Wines, Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Mudgee 122 Strikes Ln, Eurunderee, NSW, Australia

    Step right up and join the greatest show in the paddock!

    This year's SIG for Kids theme is CARNIVAL — a world of dazzling performers, curious creatures, bright lights, spinning rides, games, laughter and wonder.

  • Art exhibition | Relief

    Featured
    Alby + Esters, Mudgee 61 Market St, Mudgee, NSW

    Alby & Esthers is excited to announce its latest exhibition: ‘Relief’, by Mudgee artist, Sara Morgan.
    One of the café’s first sculpture exhibitions, ‘Relief’ is a collection of conceptual relief sculptures, celebrating Sara’s love of texture & the illusion of form & space.
    Sara is a mixed media artist, working with wax, ink, pastel, watercolour, printmaking, pencil & photography.
    Most recently, she has been exploring relief sculpture – three-dimensional artworks, where the sculpted forms project from a flat background.

  • Learn the art of Bonsai

    Learn the art of Bonsai
    Cowra Japanese Garden and Cultural Centre Ken Nakajima Place, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    Join Bonsai Artist Cath Duncan each month to pot up and style your very own Bonsai. 

    ​With each month comes a new variety of tree that can be shaped, pruned and cared for by you with handy tips and tricks from Cath to guide you into the world of Bonsai. 

    Ticketed

  • Lead Lighting Lessons

    Lead Lighting Lessons
    Grenfell Glass Works 148 Burrangong Street, Grenfell, NSW, Australia

    Grenfell Glass Works are thrilled to announce the commencement of their lead lighting lessons, where you can learn the timeless art of traditional stained glass techniques in a relaxed, hands on setting.

    $300

  • Historic Walking Tour of Mudgee

    Historic Walking Tour of Mudgee
    Mudgee Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    As the second-oldest inland European settlement west of the Blue Mountains, Mudgee is bursting with historical charm.

    This tour highlights the indigenous history of the Mudgee area and its European past

    $25

  • Women’s Circle

    Wallerawang Library Main Street, Wallerawang, NSW, Australia

    This cozy (or cool as needed!) community space invites women to gather, chat, share stories, and make art together. Whether you’re crafting, painting, weaving or simply enjoying a cup of tea, it’s a time to connect, create, and support one another in a peaceful, empowering environment.

  • Natural Light Portraits

    Bathurst Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    This meetup will explore how we can take beautiful portraits using natural light and backgrounds. We will discuss natural light, weather, and time of day, then put it into practice taking portraits outdoors. Suitable for all skill levels. Please bring a camera.

    $54

  • Pottery Workshop

    Featured
    Lousie Ranshaw Pottery Studio, Bathurst Keppel St, Bathurst, NSW

    Over three days Louise Ranshaw will guide you through the process of making pots using a wheel or hand building techniques and then decorate and glaze them.

    $250

  • Ceramic Flower Workshop

    Earth & Fire Studio, Molong 31 Gidley Street, Molong, NSW, Australia

    Uncover your creativity and craft stunning ceramic flowers in our hands-on workshop designed especially for you! Whether you’re an experienced artist or a beginner looking for a new hobby, this is the perfect way to relax, learn, and create something truly unique.

    $190

  • Build A Bear Workshop

    Oberon RSL Cnr Oberon St and Dudley Sts, Oberon, NSW, Australia

    Oberon RSL Club presents Build-A-Bear Workshop during the October school holidays.
    Book your spot for this fun activity, we’d love to see as many local families as possible get involved!

  • The Nate Boylan Band

    Kings Hotel 60 George St, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    The Nate Boylan Band playing race weekend after the race - live in the beer garden. 

    Free

  • Back to the Mac – The Fleetwood Mac Experience

    KeyStone 1889 99 Keppel St, Bathurst

    The harmonies. The heartbreak. The songs etched into your soul.

    ​

    For one golden night, step into a dreamscape where love, loss, and melody collide — where Fleetwood Mac lives again through soaring voices, velvet harmonies, and the wild heart of the ‘70s.

    $44.86

  • Live Music at the FamBam

    Live Music at the FamBam
    Family Hotel 76 Bentinck Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Dust off your dancing shoes and get on the dance floor at The Family!

    Join us every Saturday night for a top-notch night of live local music!

  • Music in the Park

    Music in the Park
    Cook Park, Orange Summer Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Summer Series Free Community Concerts in Cook Park by City of Orange Brass Band

    FREE

  • Make and Mend

    Make and Mend
    Kandos CWA Jacques Street, Kandos, NSW

    Bring your sewing, knitting or mending and share a cup of tea.

  • Rhythm & Brews

    Rhythm & Brews
    Badlands Brewery 149-153 Summer Street, Orange, NSW, Australia

    Free live music every Sunday from 3pm. 

    Free

  • Sunday Music

    Sunday Music
    Mudgee Brewing Co 4 Church Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Join us at Mudgee Brewing Co every Sunday for a delightful evening of live music and delcious brews!

    Unwind and relax with us as we bring you the perfect blend of fantastic brews and soulful tunes.

  • My Kingdom for a Horse

    Rosby Wines, Gallery & Sculpture Garden, Mudgee 122 Strikes Ln, Eurunderee, NSW, Australia

    A collaborative community sculpture project is coming to Sculptures in the Garden 2026.

    To celebrate the Year of the Horse, we’re inviting our community to help us create something a little wild, wonderfully creative and unmistakably SIG.

  • Kandos Book Group 2026

    Kandos Book Group 2026
    Kandos Library 44 Angus Avenue, Kandos, NSW, Australia

    Kandos Book Group meets on the second Monday of each month (during February-November) from 10:00am-11:00am, with an end of year gathering in December. Our first book group meeting of the year will be on Monday 9 February, we look forward to seeing you there!

  • Beginner Ukulele Classes

    Beginner Ukulele Classes
    Lithgow Information & Neighbourhood Centre 1 Padley Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    LINC's beginner ukulele classes – Now Running Weekly!

    We’re lucky to have Paul as our teacher—bringing a wealth of performance experience, knowledge, and a real passion for music. He’s excited to share everything he knows and help you start your ukulele journey.

    Free

  • Yoorana Gunya Mobile Library

    Yoorana Gunya Mobile Library

    Yoorana Gunya Mobile Library brings books directly to the children in our van. It supports literacy, encourages a love of reading, builds knowledge across different subjects and encourages curiosity and active learning. 

  • Lap 162 – The Great Race Cool Down

    Kings Parade Bathurst Russell St, Bathurst, NSW

    Race week will close with an afternoon CBD concert made possible by NSW Government funding.

    The Angels and the Choirboys will perform together with two local support acts.

    Free

  • Gulgong MADS Youth

    Gulgong MADS Youth
    The Prince of Wales Opera House, Gulgong 101 Mayne St, Gulgong, NSW, Australia

    Gulgong MADS Youth is launching at the Prince of Wales Opera House.
    A free weekly arts program exploring drama, music, film, design, costume, art, tech and sound.

  • Booklovers Book Club

    Booklovers Book Club
    Lithgow Library & Learning Centre 157 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Do you enjoy reading and love to share your experiences? Then the Lithgow Library’s Booklovers Book Club is for you!

    Come along to the library on Monday evenings from 4:30 – 5:30 (bring dinner if you like!) and discuss your latest read or your favourite book.

    Free

  • Storytime – Portland

    Portland Library 67 William Street, Portland, NSW, Australia

    Held every Tuesday during the school term.

  • Storytime – Parkes Library

    Storytime – Parkes Library
    Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Join us every Tuesday morning during Term time for some fun at Storytime. Foster a love of reading, rhyming and singing each week with your little one.

    Storytime is aimed at preschool aged children aged 3 - 5 years.

    Free

  • Rhyme Time – Peak Hill

    Rhyme Time – Peak Hill
    Peak Hill Library Caswell Street, Peak Hill, NSW, Australia

    Rhyme Time is on every Tuesday during the school term.

    Bring your 0-4 year olds for singing, dancing, stories and craft.

    Free

  • Fitesque – Burlesque Dance Fitness

    CWA Hall Gulgong 80 Herbert Street, Gulgong, NSW, Australia

    Join Stephanie Lamb for the re-launch of her burleque-inspired Fitesque Dance Fit Class, a night of movement, mischief and fun. 

    $20

  • Mudgee Poetry Slam

    Mudgee Poetry Slam
    Warp Arcade Byron Place, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Mudgee Poetry Slam is on a bi-monthly schedule, alternating with their wonderful sister event, Slam Poetry at the Globe Hotel in Rylstone.

  • Adult Dance

    Adult Dance
    Pure Imagination Performing Arts, Bathurst Uniting Church Hall 140a William Street, Bathurst, NSW, Australia

    Come along for a fun 45-minute dance class—no experience needed and no commitment required!

    $15

  • Parkes Ukelele Players

    Parkes Community Hall Old Parkes Hospital Cnr Coleman and Rose Streets, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Every Tuesday, a group of ukulele players will be getting together to play and learn new tunes. Bring along your ukulele and a happy face.

    $2

  • Wednesday Evening Book Group

    Wednesday Evening Book Group
    Mudgee Library 64 Market Street, Mudgee, NSW, Australia

    Wednesday Evening Book Group meets on the second Wednesday of each month (during February-November) from 5:30pm-6:30pm. The group will be reading books they might not typically choose; exploring a variety of genres, from fantasy to historical, romance to thriller.

  • Drawing Up Late in October

    Cowra Regional Art Gallery

    Drop into the gallery after hours to draw and connect.

    Visit the Calleen Art Award 2026 with your sketch book. Take inspiration from CRAG’s flagship acquisitive painting prize and exhibition that presents the best of contemporary Australian painting

  • SaKhun

    KeyStone 1889 99 Keppel St, Bathurst

    Culivating an atmosphere of Chill. Finally, a place to catch up with friends, where the music is played at a volume that allows you to just relax and talk, to connect.

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    Improvised live music, that is inspired in real time with the purpose of allowng people just to be in the moment and focus on their conversations…or just reading a book in a place you feel comfortable around like minded souls.

  • Opera Dinner ~ Curtain Up!

    Oriana, Orange Orange, NSW, Australia

    Four distinguished Australian artists come together at The Oriana Orange for an intimate evening celebrating favourite songs from opera, Broadway and beyond.

    Featuring mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, soprano Julie Lea Goodwin, tenor Michael Butchard and pianist Sharolyn Kimmorley AM, the programme includes favourites from Carmen, La bohème, Madama Butterfly, West Side Story, The Merry Widow and more.

    $130

  • Landscape painting workshop

    Featured Landscape painting workshop
    Barry Barry

    Tutor David Isbester is an Australia plein air painter capturing the soul of the
    landscape in bold, expressive oils. Working directly from life, he captures the light, mood, and impressions of quiet moments of rural and outback Australia. David showcases his original oil paintings and limited edition prints at his gallery in Canowindra, which is open Saturdays and Sundays 10am-4pm.

    Workshops will be held outdoors in Barry.

    $120

  • Knit & Natter

    Craft Corner, Parkes 237 Clarinda St, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Calling all knitting enthusiasts and crochet lovers! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just getting started, we'd love for you to join our warm and welcoming group at Craft Corner.

    Gold Coin

  • Storytime – Grenfell Library

    Grenfell Public Library 88 Main Street, Grenfell, NSW, Australia

    Storytime at Grenfell Public Library is lots of fun. We read stories, sing songs, play games and make craft.

    Storytime is held during the school term. It's a program designed for preschool children and their carers. Storytime is free and each session lasts approximately half an hour.

  • Parkes Library Rhyme Time

    Parkes Library Rhyme Time
    Parkes Shire Library 25 Bogan Street, Parkes, NSW, Australia

    Join us every Thursday morning during Term time for some fun at Rhyme Time. Come and enjoy a wonderful time filled with catchy rhymes, playful songs, and reading.

    Rhyme Time is aimed at preschool aged children aged 0 - 2 years.

  • Book Club

    Book Club
    Headspace Lithgow 23 Main Street, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

    Love getting lost in a good book? Want to meet some new people, have a chat and share your thoughts? Then come along and join us!

    Whether you’re a bookworm or you haven’t picked up a book in ages — everyone’s welcome!

  • Visual Merchandising Workshop

    Club Cowra 101 Brisbane Street, Cowra, NSW, Australia

    As part of Small Business Month, local businesses are invited to attend a Visual Merchandising Workshop facilitated by Boom Retail.

    Free

  • Slam Poetry

    Slam Poetry
    The Globe Hotel 46 Louee Street, Rylstone, NSW, Australia

    Slam Poetry is held on a bi-monthly schedule, alternating with their wonderful sister event, Mudgee Poetry Slam at Warp Arcade.

    Whether you’re a seasoned performer, reading for the first time, or just want to enjoy an evening of powerful words, they'd love to welcome you. 

  • Open Mic Night

    The DonnyBrook Hotel 3584 Great Western Highway, South Bowenfels, NSW, Australia

    New open mic night every Thursday. 

Where: The What’s On calendar covers arts and heritage events happening across the NSW Central West in the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin.

What: Content is managed by Arts OutWest. Event listings are sourced or supplied from local venues and arts organisations. Many events listed here have been originally shared by the organisers on social media. Whilst all care is taken – and accuracy is our priority – we can take no responsibility for date changes or the content of contributed information. Contact the event organisers listed for more details or to book tickets.

It’s free to submit your local events.

The best way to include your event is to use our Submit an Event form.

‘Featured events’ are those submitted directly online by presenters.

Terms of use for presenters:

1. Event listings must be for the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes, Weddin

2. Events must be directly arts, creative or heritage related.

3. Images submitted are owned by the organisers or the organisers have express permission to use these images. Please include artist and artwork credits (if relevant) and photographer credit. see our fact sheet USING IMAGES FOR PROMOTING EVENTS. 

3. All submissions will go to Arts OutWest for approval before publishing and may be edited.  Please allow a couple of days for listings to be published. If you have submitted an event and want to make changes – or if you are having difficulty with the form – just email us at artsoutwest@csu.edu.au

4. Organisers must let Arts OutWest know of any event changes or cancellations. Email artsoutwest@csu.edu.au