Welcome to the regional list of arts and cultural events happening in the NSW Central West gathered from artists, event producers, great local venues and groups across the region.


  1. To find events: Use the categories, locations or artforms menus below to filter your search.
  1. To book: Use the contact or ticketing details listed with each event to find out more or to book. Likewise please contact venues directly for venue hire questions.
  2. or, explore Culture Maps for listings and details of museums, galleries, artist studios, historic sites, Aboriginal experiences and sites, craft shops, handmade retail outlets or public art.
  3. Event submission process and guidelines at the bottom of the page.

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  • 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?

  • Free Postcard Poems from Free by Nature

    A little poetry to keep or share. Free by Nature is giving away free postcard poems by Jocelyn Cafe, a young regional NSW poet and recipient of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales A.B. Paterson Bush Poetry Award 2026.

  • 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.

  • 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
  • Arts OutWest Mobile Office

    The Foundations Portland 36 Williwa Street, Portland, NSW, Australia

    During the 'Draw Portland' day, meet with Arts OutWest executive director Kylie Shead. What might you meet about? Get support or advice on funding, project development, auspicing, creative industry issues, arts business skills, get support or chat about your work or projects. 30-minute spots available.

    FREE, booking required
  • Wolf

    Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre 105 William Street, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

    Clad in designer Libby McDonnell’s form-hugging costumes and set to DJ Ori Lichtik’s relentless primal rhythms, the cast of ten extraordinary Circa artists grasp, tear, climb, leap and balance with fierce abandon.

    For Director Yaron Lifschitz, the wolf is a symbol of our untameable selves: liberating, anarchic and savage. In two contrasting acts, the wolves evolve from disruptive forces of chaos into a ferocious pack whose intense choreographies overflow with raw energy and astounding physicality.

    $3 – $52
  • Lithgow Arts Trail

    2026 Lithgow Arts Trail will be on the first weekend in November!
    The 2026 trail features artists, showcasing creators with skills in painting, sketching, illustration, sculpting, textiles, metalwork, and pottery. 

    Free
  • Akmal – Blue Mountains Comedy Festival

    Katoomba Katoomba

    Akmal returns with a smash-hit tour after a spiritual journey to India to find himself. Unfortunately, when he got there, he couldn’t find himself anywhere, after all India is a big place…
    On his return to Australia, he was pleased to discover he had been here the entire time.
    This has absolutely nothing to do with his upcoming show, and he’s sorry he mentioned it

    $55
  • Save the date: Ironfest

    The Foundations Portland 36 Williwa Street, Portland, NSW, Australia

    Announcing: Ironfest 2027, titled "Gilded Age", will take place at The Foundations, over the April weekend of April 17 and 18. 

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