UPCOMING EVENTS WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Until 26 April at the National Wool Museum
Photo: Ralf Schneider
Immerse yourself in the breathtaking diversity of the natural world. Encounter the beauty and fragility of wildlife, see fascinating animal behaviour and get to know extraordinary species, exhibited in photos by the world’s best photographers.
FEBRUARY
8 Bellarine Agricultural
22 Lara Food and
Show, Portarlington
28 Nightjar Festival
8 All British Vehicle
Wine Festival, Pirra Homestead, Lara
Geelong, Johnstone Park, Geelong 29 Pako Festa, Pakington
Street, Geelong West 29 Moorpanyal Park 1000
PAKO FESTA
(swim), North Shore
29 February in Pakington Street, Geelong West Don’t miss Australia’s largest free celebration of cultural diversity including the Pako Parade! Enjoy a smorgasbord of cultural food, traditional dancing, live music, workshops, art exhibitions, craft displays and free kid’s activities.
29 John McCutcheon
(concert), Potato Shed
MARCH
RONE IN GEELONG 30 May – 16 August 2020 at Geelong Gallery An exciting new exhibition, created by noted Geelong-born artist, Rone opens in May. Rone’s credits include the Geelong Cement Works silos. He’s built a reputation for large-scale wall paintings and immersive installations, and this exhibition will transform Geelong Gallery like never before!
NBL 3X3 PRO HUSTLE (BASKETBALL) 28–30 March at Steampacket Gardens Get ready to see the hottest handles, fastest feet, and most intense basketball action when the nation’s best 3x3 ballers, featuring NBL, WNBL, and State League players play on the Waterfront when the popular 3x3 Pro Hustle returns.
1 Strawberry Fair,
Wallington Primary School
NIGHTJAR FESTIVAL
THE LOOK
28 February at Johnstone Park, Geelong
7 March (until 3 May) at Geelong Gallery
Nightjar Festival fuses a night market with a music festival and food and wine extravaganza, celebrating the arts, food and entertainment.
Explore a remarkable collection of striking photographic portraits of contemporary figures from the National Portrait Gallery collection featuring Bryan Brown and Megan Gale.
LASER MASTERS OCEANIA AND AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
GEELONG HIGHLAND GATHERING
Geelong (folk festival), various locations in Central Geelong 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 Over
50’s Mornings, Little Malop Central of Geelong, Waterfront Geelong 7 Jams for Juniors -
Carnival of the Animals, Geelong Arts Centre 7 (until 3 May) The Look,
27 COSI (play), Potato
13 AFLW Geelong Cats
Shed, Drysdale
V North Melbourne, GMHBA Stadium
28–29 GBG Autumn Plant
Sale, Geelong Botanic Gardens
13–15 Head of the
Schoolgirls Regatta, Barwon River, Geelong
28–30 NBL 3x3 Pro
Hustle (basketball), Steampacket Gardens
National Championships (sailing), Waterfront Geelong
28 (until 3 April)
14 Geelong Gift,
29 (until 13 April)
Storyfest, various locations, Central Geelong
Steampacket Gardens 14 Summer of the
Seventeenth Doll (play), Potato Shed, Drysdale
29 AFL Geelong Cats V
Gathering, Osborne Park, North Geelong 15 Geelong Pet Expo,
Lara 19–28 Laser Masters
World Championships (sailing), Waterfront Geelong 19–29 Geelong Design
Geelong Nature Forum, National Wool Museum
Gold Coast Suns, GMHBA Stadium
APRIL 4 Effie In Love Me Tinder,
Geelong Arts Centre 4–5 Day Out With
Thomas, Bellarine Railway 5 The Geelong Half
Marathon, Barwon River
For more information on any of the events listed on this page (or many others), please visit eventsgeelong.com.au
BELLARINE AGRICULTURAL SHOW
WIN LARA FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL TICKETS!
8 March in Portarlington Enjoy a traditional country show reflecting old-fashioned country values with highlights on the day including the hayroll, gumboot toss and pet competitions.
LASER MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (SAILING)
15 March at Osborne Park, North Geelong
19–28 March at the Geelong Waterfront
Catch all the on-water action as Geelong hosts the 2020 Laser Masters Oceania and Australian Championships for sailors 35 years and older.
Celebrate all things Scottish at the Geelong Highland Gathering. The event will host the 2020 Western Victorian Pipe Band Championships and the South Pacific Heavy Games Championships.
Sailors from all corners of the world will compete on Corio Bay in an action-packed display of skill and on-water excitement.
NEVER MISS AN EVENT
Barwon Heads
Week, various locations
13–18 March at the Geelong Waterfront
8
10–14 Festival of the Sea,
Day, Leisuretime Centre, Corio
15 Geelong Highland
6–9 Wooden Boat Festival
Geelong Gallery
24 Geelong’s Big Play
13–18 Laser Masters
2–4 The ExCHANGE Photo: Kate Ballis
Festival, Waterfront Geelong
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22 March at Pirra Homestead, Lara To celebrate the fabulous food-filled event, Lara Food and Wine Festival at Pirra Homestead, we are giving away 10 double passes! First prize is a double pass to the event and an exclusive meet and greet with celebrity chef, Frank Camorra. Nine more winners get a double pass! And if that’s not enough, simply by attending the event, you go in the draw
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to win some awesome door prizes, including a holiday valued at $3,000. Lara Food and Wine Festival is on 22 March. To enter: geelongaustralia.com.au/ comp/comp2.aspx Competition closes 12pm, 12 March 2020. Terms and conditions apply.
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