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WELCOME TO AUTUMN Sun-drenched days, cooler evenings and pops of amber as the season turns – these are a few of our favourite things in Autumn in Wagga Wagga + Surrounds. The season starts outdoors, and in fabulous style, at the city’s inaugural Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras Festival. March will also treat you with free outdoor cinema screenings in some of our city’s favourite locations. Hop into the school holidays and Easter celebrations in April with egg hunts, twilight miniature railway rides and family-friendly fun. Round out the season with colour and excitement at what will be one of the city’s largest social weekends of the year, the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Racing Carnival and NRL match between the Canberra Raiders and Penrith Panthers. Come explore Wagga Wagga + Surrounds this autumn and find your favourite things.
CONTENTS AUTUMNEVENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 REGULAR EVENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 ARTS + EXHIBITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 THEATRES, SHOWS + LECTURES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 TOURS + FARM GATES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 COMMUNITY EVENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
MARCH
2 MARCH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GUMI RACE + CORK AND FORK WAGGA WAGGA Riverside: Wagga Beach
LOCKHART TRUCK SHOW - A VINTAGE FESTIVAL LOCKHART Lockhart Showgrounds
2 – 3 MARCH TOLLAND OPEN
LADYSMITH Ladysmith Memorial Hall
2 - 30 MARCH MOVIES UNDER THE STARS SERIES
WAGGA WAGGA Pack your picnic blankets and chairs for an evening movie under the stars. Free event hosted by Wagga Wagga Urban Landcare and South Wagga Apex. 2 MARCH OVER THE HEDGE Victory Memorial Gardens 16 MARCH AVATAR Music Bowl, Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens 23 MARCH THE MERGER Apex Park, Lake Albert 30 MARCH PETER RABBIT Apex Park, Lake Albert
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9 MARCH WAGGA WAGGA MARDI GRAS FESTIVAL WAGGA WAGGA Baylis Street and Victory Memorial Gardens Grab your tutu, sew on some sequins and get ready to sparkle and dazzle the city at Wagga Wagga’s first inaugural Mardi Gras Festival. Expect an evening of floats, laughs and fun. It will be a parade and party like Wagga’s never seen before!
9 MARCH TEMORA RURAL MUSEUM ANNUAL LIVE EXHIBITION DAY TEMORA Temora Rural Museum
HALFWAY PRINT FESTIVAL WAGGA WAGGA Thirsty Crow Brewery
15 – 17 MARCH JOHN O’BRIEN BUSH FESTIVAL NARRANDERA Various venues
23 MARCH RIVERINA BMW WAGGA WAGGA FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL WAGGA WAGGA Victory Memorial Gardens
Sit back, relax and enjoy some of the region’s finest food and wine offerings. With over 100 types of food, 200 wines, refreshing brews and cocktail creations there will be something for everyone’s taste.
15 – 18 MARCH SYDNEY TRAVELLING FILM FESTIVAL WAGGA WAGGA Forum 6 Cinema Wagga Wagga
16 MARCH BOTANICAL DRAWING WORKSHOP BRUCEDALE Tambea Kitchen and Garden
16 - 30 MARCH YARRANGOBILLY CAVE TOURS • Adventure Caving • Castle + Harrie Wood Cave Tours • Nature Play
22 MARCH COOLAMON CHEESE AUTUMN DINNER COOLAMON Coolamon Cheese
23 MARCH ARTBLAST! SOFT SCULPTURE
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
30 MARCH AUTUMN EQUINOX HAREFIELD Roseleigh the Witchery
SCULPTURES IN ERINEARTH GARDEN WAGGA WAGGA ErinEarth Gardens
OUR TABLE & NEST – COLLABORATION PRODUCE LUNCH BATLOW Batlow Literary Institute
IAN LUCAS MEMORIAL BIKE RIDE GRONG GRONG Various venues
23 MARCH GAMMA.CON
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showgrounds Celebrate all things popculture with a day full of fun with exhibitors, shows, cosplay, comics, games and more! Offering something for all ages and fun for families and pop culture fans.
APRIL
3 APRIL
10 APRIL
KIMCHI MAKING WORKSHOP
KEFIR MAKING WORKSHOP WAGGA WAGGA Magpies Nest
WAGGA WAGGA Magpies Nest
11 APRIL
4 APRIL FRANK BURKITT BAND, NZ TUMBARUMBA Nest - Café:Cinema:Books
WAGGA WAGGA Booranga Writers Centre
6 APRIL INTRODUCTION TO LIFE WRITING WORKSHOP WAGGA WAGGA Booranga Writers’ Centre
MEMOIR & FAMILY HISTORY WRITING WORKSHOP
12 – 14 APRIL WAGGA WAGGA OUTDOOR ADVENTURE LEISURE EXPO
7 APRIL
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showground
LAZY SUNDAY
13 APRIL
WAGGA WAGGA CSU Cellar Door
9 & 11 APRIL AQUA FIT
WAGGA WAGGA Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre
COMMANDER HOLBROOK RACES HOLBROOK Holbrook Racecourse
13 – 14 APRIL AIRCRAFT SHOWCASE TEMORA Temora Aviation Museum
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13 – 22 APRIL YARRANGOBILLY CAVE TOURS
YARRANGOBILLY Yarrangobilly Caves Nature Play, Adventure Caving, Castle + Harrie Wood, Easter Long Weekend Cave Tour
14 APRIL THE GUNDAGAI CUP – LADIES DAY GUNDAGAI Gundagai Racecourse
17 APRIL MINI KOKEDAMA BALL WORKSHOP WAGGA WAGGA Erin Earth
17 & 24 APRIL FRENCH FOR TRAVELLERS
WAGGA WAGGA Alliance Française de Wagga Wagga
EASTER LONG WEEKEND
19 – 22 APRIL
EASTER LONG WEEKEND JUNEE Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory
20 APRIL
TRIPLE M EASTER EGG HUNT WAGGA WAGGA Victory Memorial Gardens
21 APRIL
EASTER SUNDAY AT COTTONTAIL WINES WAGGA WAGGA Cottontail Wines WILLANS HILL MINIATURE RAILWAY TWILIGHT RUN WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
19 APRIL MOVIES BY MOONLIGHT: THE SOUND OF MUSIC BORAMBOLA Borambola Wines
24 APRIL OLIVE PICKLING WORKSHOP WAGGA WAGGA Magpies Nest
25 APRIL ANZAC DAY
WAGGA WAGGA Victory Memorial Gardens
27-28 APRIL PING PONG WOW
URANQUINTY + LADYSMITH Various venues
19 - 25 APRIL STONE THE CROWS FESTIVAL
WAGGA WAGGA Australian Clay Target Association (ACTA) National Grounds Welcoming all grey nomads or persons over 50 for a week-long festival with a full program of entertainers, games, music, seminars, workshops and so much more. It doesn’t matter what sort of recreational vehicle you travel in - everyone is welcome! Weekly tickets and daily passes available. 10
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MAY
4 – 5 MAY ROTARY CLUB OF WAGGA WAGGA BOOK FAIR WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
4 - 26 MAY AUTUMN YARRANGOBILLY CAVE TOURS YARRANGOBILLY Yarrangobilly Caves • Adventure Caving • Castle + Harrie Wood Cave Tours • Nature Play
11 – 12 MAY WEAVE YOURSELF A SHAWL OR SCARF FOR WINTER WAGGA WAGGA Ashculme Textiles Studio
12 MAY MOTHER’S DAY ROSELEIGH THE WITCHERY
HAREFIELD Roseleigh the Witchery
2 – 3 MAY WAGGA WAGGA GOLD CUP RACING CARNIVAL WAGGA WAGGA Murrumbidgee Turf Club One of the region’s largest events attracting a top field of horses and accompanied by a stylish and superb fashions on the field competition. A great social day out.
MOTHER’S DAY AT COTTONTAIL WINES WAGGA WAGGA Cottontail Wines
MOTHER’S DAY BREWERY HIGH TEA TUMUT Tumut River Brewing Co.
4 - 5 MAY NRL CANBERRA RAIDERS VS PENRITH PANTHERS WAGGA WAGGA McDonalds Park Don’t miss all the rugby league action in the 2019 season when the green machine NRL Canberra Raiders take on the Penrith Panthers in a premiership fixture match hosted at Wagga Wagga’s McDonald’s Park. Purchase tickets online through the Raiders Shop or in person at the Visitor Information Centre and the Oasis Regional Aquatic Centre.
17 MAY COOLAMON CHEESE MAY DINNER COOLAMON Coolamon Cheese
25 – 26 MAY WAGGA WAGGA ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES FAIR WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showground
26 MAY KURRAJONG RACE DAY WAGGA WAGGA Murrumbidgee Turf Club
18 MAY BATLOW CIDERFEST BATLOW Pioneer Street Celebrate the end of the Batlow apple harvest and the best boutique ciders grown and brewed locally. Set in Batlow’s main street the atmosphere sizzles with buskers, and street theatre paired with the aroma of food and the sounds of fresh cider being poured. It’s a street party not to be missed.
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REGUL AR EVENTS MARKETS 3 MARCH JUNEE ROTARY FARMERS MARKET JUNEE 8am to 12.30pm, Athenium Theatre
3 MARCH & 23 APRIL RIVER & WREN MARKETS WAGGA WAGGA 10am to 3pm, Wagga Wagga Showground
WAGGA WAGGA 8am to 1pm, ARCC Hall
EVERY THURSDAY RIVERINA PRODUCERS’ MARKET WAGGA WAGGA 1.30pm to 6.30pm, Wagga Wagga Showground
EVERY SATURDAY MATES GULLY PRODUCE MARKET
8 – 10 MARCH CRAFT ALIVE
WAGGA WAGGA 9.30am to 11.30am, Mates Gully
WAGGA WAGGA ACTA Convention Centre
16 MARCH GOURMET GANMAIN
EVERY SATURDAY DEMONSTRATION GARDENS
GANMAIN Victory Gardens
29 MARCH & 26 APRIL FOODIES NIGHT MARKET WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
13 APRIL VINTAGE & COLLECTABLES FAIR
WAGGA WAGGA 9am to 12pm, cnr Shaw & Albury Street
SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH WOLLUNDRY SATURDAY MARKETS WAGGA WAGGA 8am to 1pm, Civic Centre Precinct
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FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH MARKETS BY THE SUB
HOLBROOK Cnr of Wallace and Albury streets
LAST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH MARKETS BY THE LAKE WAGGA WAGGA 9am to 2pm, Apex Park
FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH LICORICE SUNDAY – WITNESS LICORICE BEING MADE JUNEE 9am to 4pm, Junee Licorice and Chocolate Factory
SPORTS + OUTDOORS 9 MARCH WORLD SHIMJANG TAEKWONDO ACADEMY GRADING AND CLUB DAY
FOOD, MUSIC + CULTURE 10 MARCH – 26 MAY FOOD I AM COOKING CLASSES
WAGGA WAGGA Bolton Park Stadium
MONDAY – FRIDAY FREE FITNESS CAMP
WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am
WAGGA WAGGA 9.30am. Free. Bookings required. Bolton Park. Every Saturday
EVERY FRIDAY MARJAN’S KITCHEN – A PERSIAN BRING YOUR OWN FEAST
EVERY SATURDAY WAGGA PARKRUN
WAGGA WAGGA 6pm to 9pm, Thorne St Cafe
FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH RIVERINA COMEDY CLUB WAGGA WAGGA 7.30pm, Que Bar
FIRST SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH DOWNSIDE BUSHDANCE
WAGGA WAGGA 8am. Free. Apex Park
EVERY SATURDAY WAGGA WAGGA ROAD RUNNERS – SATURDAY RUNS WAGGA WAGGA 7:30am. Varying venues
WAGGA WAGGA 7.30pm to 12am, Downside Hall 16
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FIRST & THIRD SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH WILLANS HILL MINIATURE RAILWAY
WAGGA WAGGA 10.30am to 4pm, Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
SECOND SATURDAY OF EACH MONTH LADYSMITH TOURIST RAILWAY OPEN DAY LADYSMITH 12pm to 3pm, Railway Station
UNTIL 5 MAY ARTS + EXHIBITIONS
CONTAINER – THE BOX THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
3 APRIL THE ART FACTORY IN CONVERSATION
WAGGA WAGGA Riverina Community College
EVERY SATURDAY OPEN STUDIO GALLERY WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Art Society Studio
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Visitor Information Centre Discover how the humble shipping container revolutionised the way we live in this free, outdoor exhibition housed entirely in six 20-foot shipping containers.
UNTIL 10 MARCH DENIS O’CONNOR THEN AND NOW: REPRESENTATIONS IN GLASS WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
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UNTIL 24 MARCH RUTH CUMMINS: TIDYING DOWN
T H E AT R E , S H O W S + LECTURES
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNTIL 31 MARCH #HASHTAG
1 MARCH ADFAS LECTURECOLLECTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
WAGGA WAGGA Various venues
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Centre
UNTIL 31 MARCH THE NATIONAL CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY AWARD
2 MARCH THE KINGS OF ROCK AND SOUL
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
SARAH MCEWAN: FEELINGS FROM BODIES WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNTIL 12 MAY MOVING HISTORIES // FUTURE PROJECTIONS WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNTIL 9 JUNE SHE
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
8 MARCH SAN SULTAN – AVIARY TAKES TOUR WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
14 MARCH DARREN COGGAN LIKE A RHINESTONE COWBOY WAGGA WAGGA Riverina Playhouse
WAGGA WAGGA Museum of the Riverina Historic Council Chambers site
15 MARCH TALK: FASCINATING CLOCKS, OLD AND NEW WAGGA WAGGA ARCC Hall
20 – 21 MARCH BILLIONAIRE BOY
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre 18
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28 – 29 MARCH SCREENWORKS ON TOUR
27 APRIL TROY CASSAR-DALEY: GREATEST HITS TOUR
29 MARCH ADFAS LECTURE SAM BOWKER: THE AUSTRALIAN MOSQUE
28 APRIL CELTIC ILLUSION
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Centre
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
2 MAY POSSUM MAGIC
30 MARCH 360 ALLSTARS
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
31 MARCH BOYS IN THE BAND – JUKEBOX REVOLUTION WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
24 MAY TALK: GLASS FROM THE 1890’S TO THE 1930’S AND MURANO GLASS WAGGA WAGGA ARCC Hall
29 MAY BANFF MOUNTAINFILM FESTIVAL WORLD TOUR
2 APRIL TWO
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
4 APRIL MOUNTAINFILM ON TOUR
WAGGA WAGGA Forum 6 Cinemas Wagga Wagga
26 APRIL THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
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13, 14 + 20 APRIL NATURE PLAY + ADVENTURE CAVING
SCHOOL H O L I D AY S
YARRANGOBILLY Yarrangobilly Cave Tours
RUNNING ALL SCHOOL HOLIDAYS FRECKLE MAKING JUNEE Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory
MOVIE & BOWL
WAGGA WAGGA Food I Am
WAGGA WAGGA Forum 6 Cinemas & Wagga Bowling & Entertainment Centre
SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
OLD JUNEE The Cackle Academy by Lashbrook Farm Bookings essential lashbrook.farm@gmail.com
SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
WAGGA WAGGA Wagga Wagga City Library Free
HORSE RIDING PROGRAM
WAGGA WAGGA Belisi Wellbeing & Equestrian Centre Bookings essential: 0421 277 717
15 APRIL JUNIORS CHEFS: 8 – 14YRS 15 – 18 APRIL WEAVING & TEXTILE WORKSHOPS WAGGA WAGGA Ashculme Textile Studio Bookings essential Ph: 0414 478 585
16 APRIL GIRLS AFL COME AND TRY CLINIC WAGGA WAGGA Bolton Park
17 APRIL FLAG GRIDIRON SCHOOL HOLIDAY CAMP WAGGA WAGGA Connolly Park, Jubilee Park Complex
MINI KOKEDAMA BALL WORKSHOP WAGGA WAGGA ErinEarth
27-28 APRIL PING PONG WOW
URANQUINTY + LADYSMITH Various venues 20
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WOLLUNDRY GROVE OLIVE TOURS
TOURS + F A R M G AT E S
WAGGA WAGGA Ph: 0429 201 773
YARRANGOBILY CAVE TOURS
AGRICULTURE TOURS RIVERINA
YARRANGOBILY Ph: 02 6454 9597
RIVERINA Ph: 0419 407 804
LAST DRINKS PUB TOURS
BIDGEE STRAWBERRIES + CREAM PICKING TOURS
WAGGA WAGGA civictheatre.com.au
WAGGA WAGGA Ph: 0428 968 909
COMMUNIT Y EVENTS
COOLAMON CHEESE TOURS COOLAMON Ph: 02 6927 3757
JUNEE LICORICE & CHOCOLATE FACTORY JUNEE Ph: 02 6924 3574
4 MARCH LYMPHOEDEMA AND LIPOEDEMA AWARENESS WAGGA WAGGA RSL Club Wagga Wagga
MATES GULLY FARM TOURS
20 MARCH SUICIDE PREVENTION REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY & WALK
WAGGA WAGGA Ph: 02 6921 4241
THIRSTY CROW BREWERY TOURS
WAGGA WAGGA Apex Park, Lake Albert
WAGGA WAGGA Ph: 02 6921 7470
TUMUT RIVER BREWING CO. TOURS TUMUT Ph: 1300 042 337
WIRADJURI CULTURAL TOURS WAGGA WAGGA bundyiculture.com.au
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WINTER EDITION COMING SOON Comedy Fest: Wagga Wagga – June Lost Lanes – June Under 15yrs Girls State Hockey Championship - June Wagga Wagga Swap Meet – July French Film Festival - July Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon – August Australian Agronomy Conference - August
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