WHAT’S ON WINTER
WAGGA WAGGA + SURROUNDS WIRADJURI COUNTRY
THIS IS FESTIVAL OF W
WELCOME TO WINTER
Winter has officially arrived, and the forecast is showing a season of above-average festival fun, a strong surge of belly laughs and clouds with a chance of markets and sporting events.
Glide into the season with ice skating at Festival of W – Wagga Wagga’s premier winter event. Also enjoy live music, warming winter eats, dazzling light and sound installations and much more.
Shake off the winter blues with a good giggle at Wagga Comedy Fest, returning to the Civic Theatre stage with a great line-up of acclaimed funny people. Grab your tickets now.
Check out the full scope of winter events in this handy What’s On guide, but rest assured, there’s no reason to hibernate in our Wagga Wagga + Surrounds region this winter season.
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CONTENTS
WINTER EVENTS 4 REGULAR EVENTS ............................................ 11 ARTS & EXHIBITIONS ........................................ 13 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS 14 THEATRE, SHOWS & LECTURES ............................ 15 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS 17 TOURS + FARM GATES
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JUNE
4 JUNE
Open Sew Day
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion and Design
8 – 11 JUNE
Wagga Comedy Fest
WAGGA WAGGA
Various Locations
See page 5 for details
10 & 11 JUNE
Task Force 72 – 2023 Carriers & Escorts
WAGGA WAGGA
Oasis Aquatic Centre
11 JUNE
Paddock to Plate Farm Tour HOLBROOK
Holbrook Hotel
12 JUNE
Walla Walla Show n’ Shine
WALLA WALLA
Walla Walla Sports Grounds
9 – 12 JUNE
Wagga Wagga Veterans and Vintage Motor Club
Inc – June Rally Invitation
WAGGA WAGGA
Various Locations
24 JUNE
Amie St Clair Melanoma Ball
WAGGA WAGGA
The Range Function Centre
24 - 25 JUNE
Psychic and Wellbeing Expo
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
28 JUNE – 2 JULY
IMPACT Wrestling
Down Under Tour
WAGGA WAGGA
Multi-Purpose Stadium, Equex Centre
IMPACT Wrestling, one of the world’s top wrestling brands is heading to Wagga Wagga with four days of activities including two marquee wrestling shows, fan engagement elements, including meet and greets, autograph sessions and more.
29 JUNE
Civic Theatre
60th Gala Concert
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
See page 16 for details
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1 JULY
Winter Lantern Festival
WAGGA WAGGA
ErinEarth
1 - 16 JULY
Festival of W
WAGGA WAGGA
Civic Centre Cultural Precinct
See page 8 for details
7 JULY
Live Local Original –Celebrating Indigenous
Talent
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
16 JULY
Wagga Wagga Swap Meet
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
Sportman’s Lunch with Dane Swan
HOLBROOK
Holbrook Hotel
The Spice Route of India – Cooking Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
20 JULY
Salon Series: Autumn Cheese with Jenn Nestor
WAGGA WAGGA
Charles Sturt Winery
22 JULY
Christmas in July
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
29 JULY
Wagga Stamp & Coin Market
WAGGA WAGGA
ARCC Hall
30 JULY
Curries of the World –Cooking Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
Wagga Wedding
Expo 2023
WAGGA WAGGA
The Range Function Centre
National Tree Planting Day
WAGGA WAGGA
The Gap Road, Dhulura
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JULY
NAIDOC Week
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
The theme for NAIDOC week is For Our Elders. Across every generation, Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in First Nations communities and families. They are cultural knowledge holders, trailblazers, nurturers, advocates, teachers, survivors, leaders and hard workers.
For program, visit: wagga.nsw.gov.au/naidocweek
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WAGGA
WAGGA WIRADJURI COUNTRY
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5 AUGUST
Hey Dawn Tour –
Fanny Lumsden
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
6 AUGUST
Grazing Table –
Cook, Create & Style
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
11 AUGUST
Optus 2023 Golden Crow Awards
WAGGA WAGGA
Wollundry Lagoon Precinct
17 AUGUST
The Spice Route of India –Cooking Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
19 AUGUST
Ganmain Show
GANMAIN
Ganmain Showground
25 AUGUST
Yield Festival Opening Night
COOLAMON
Up-To-Date Store Precinct
25 – 28 AUGUST
National Sporting Clay Championships
WAGGA WAGGA
Australian Clay Target Association
31 AUGUST
Vietnamese – Gluten Free Cooking Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
31 AUGUST
The Wolfe Brothers
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
These brothers from Tasmania are Australia’s most awarded country rock duo in history. With special guest Canadian country music legend Gord Bamford, the Livin’ The Dream Tour is one not to be missed.
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AUGUST
REGULAR EVENTS
MARKETS
EVERY THURSDAY
Riverina Producers Market
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
EVERY SATURDAY
Demonstration Gardens – Vegetable Swap or Buy
WAGGA WAGGA
Demonstration Garden
THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Tarcutta Markets
TARCUTTA
Tarcutta Soldiers Memorial Club
Junee Rotary
Farmers Markets
JUNEE
Ex-Services Memorial Club
10 JUNE, 8 JULY + 12 AUGUST
Wollundry Saturday Markets
WAGGA WAGGA
Civic Theatre Precinct
25 JUNE + 27 AUGUST
River and Wren Market
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
26 AUGUST
Markets by the Lake
WAGGA WAGGA
Apex Park
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MUSIC + CULTURE
4 JUNE
Junee June Jam
JUNEE
Athenium Theatre
4 JUNE, 2 JULY + 6 AUGUST
Open Mic Afternoons
WAGGA WAGGA
Tilly’s Wagga
18 JUNE
Wagga Wagga
Country Music Club
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
23 JULY
JB Paterson
WAGGA WAGGA
The Curious Rabbit
29 JULY
Can Assist Trivia Night
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Wednesday Trivia
WAGGA WAGGA
Riverina Hotel
EVERY THURSDAY
Thursday Trivia
WAGGA WAGGA
Thirsty Crow Brewery
inFusion – Game Show
WAGGA WAGGA
Victoria Hotel
EVERY SATURDAY
Live Music HOLBROOK
Holbrook Hotel
FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Downside Bush Dance
WAGGA WAGGA
Downside Hall
FOURTH SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
SoulSpace Saturdays
WAGGA WAGGA
ErinEarth
SPORT, FITNESS + OUTDOORS
2 JUNE + 13 JUNE
Race Day
WAGGA WAGGA
Murrumbidgee Turf Club
UNTIL 19 JUNE
SMS 50+ | Stretch Move Socialise
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
8 JUNE
2023 WGSDCA National Championship –Working Dogs
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Equex Centre
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10, 17 + 24 JUNE
Saturday Night
Roller Disco
WAGGA WAGGA
Twin City Skate, Bolton Park
11 JUNE, 16 + 30 JULY,
20 AUGUST
Waggaroo’s Orienteering
Maprun Series & Bush
Events
WAGGA WAGGA
Various Locations
JULY & AUGUST
Weekend Snow Trips to Mt Selwyn and Falls Creek
WAGGA WAGGA
Riverina Ski Sports
EVERY SATURDAY
Road Runners –
Saturday Runs
WAGGA WAGGA
Various Locations
FIRST + THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Willans Hill Miniature
Railway Rides
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Ladysmith Tourist Railway LADYSMITH
Ladysmith Railway Station
ARTS + EXHIBITIONS
Museum of the Riverina: Botanic Gardens site
The newly redeveloped Museum of the Riverina Botanic Gardens site highlights the people, places and events that give Wagga Wagga its unique character. Discover Wiradjuri/ Wiradyuri stories, sporting legends, Wagga at war, life on the Murrumbidgee River and more.
museumriverina.com.au
EVERY SATURDAY
Open Studio Gallery
WAGGA WAGGA
Art Studio - Small Street
UNTIL 2 JULY
Going Feral
WAGGA WAGGA
Museum of the Riverina: Historic Council Chambers site
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UNTIL 9 JULY
Clear Vision: Sustainable Art Glass
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNTIL 6 AUGUST
Hayden Fowler – Unearthly
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNTIL 20 AUGUST
Juanita McLachlan: gii mara
bula – Heart Hand Also
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Nathalie Hartog-Gautier: River in my mind, in my work
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
HERE NOW: Photobooks for the Future
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Nicola Dickson –Only a Remnant
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
3 JUNE
Wagga Brick Show
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
29 JUNE & 27 JULY
Life Drawing
WAGGA WAGGA
The Curious Rabbit
30 JUNE
Waterscapes by Derek Motion
WAGGA WAGGA
The Curious Rabbit
THIRD FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Poetry Evenings
WAGGA WAGGA
The Curious Rabbit
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
UNTIL 21 JUNE
SMS 50+ Experimental Drawing Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNTIL 26 JUNE
SMS 50+ Art After Hours Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
3 JUNE
Working with Watercolours with Elaine Camlin
CURRAWARNA
Currawarna Community Centre
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27 JUNE
Commercial Patterns
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion and Design
30 JUNE
Kids 4 Week Mini Term
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion and Design
24 JULY
Couture Corsetry Course
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion and Design
27 JULY
Non-toxic Etching (drypoint)
WAGGA WAGGA
Unique State Art Space
THEATRE, SHOWS + LECTURES
3 JUNE
Dear August – Darren
Coggan & Olivia Coggan
WAGGA WAGGA
CSU Riverina Playhouse
8 - 11 JUNE
Wagga Comedy Fest
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
See page 5 for details
8 JUNE
Lunchtime Concert No.7: RCM Rising Stars
WAGGA WAGGA
Riverina Conservatorium of Music
9 JUNE
Stand Up Comedy Workshop
WAGGA WAGGA
E3 Artspace
10 JUNE
Lano & Woodley
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Jude Perl
WAGGA WAGGA
CSU Riverina Playhouse
11 JUNE
The Greatest Magic Show
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
15 JUNE
Lunchtime Concert No.8: Two Flutes and Guitar
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
22 JUNE
Lunchtime Concert No.9: Brass Allsorts
URANQUINTY
Uranquinty Community Hall
23 JUNE
Rammed Earth lecture with Rick Lindsay
WAGGA WAGGA
St John’s Anglican Church
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23 JUNE – 25 JUNE
2023 Riverina Water
Ten x 10 Playfest
WAGGA WAGGA
CSU Riverina Playhouse
24 JUNE
Environment and Architecture with Rick Lindsay
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
28 JUNE
Silver Circle Singalong
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
29 JUNE
Civic Theatre 60th Gala Concert
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
A musical extravaganza celebrating the past 60 years and what’s to come at Wagga Wagga’s Civic Theatre.
Take a walk down memory lane with performances from some of the best emerging and seasoned performers. civictheatre.com
30 JUNE - 1 JULY
Decagon – Celebrating
10 years of circus in Wagga Wagga
WAGGA WAGGA
Zana Aerial Dance Academy
14 JULY
The Age of Jazz Lecture with Sandy Burnett
WAGGA WAGGA
Riverina Conservatorium of Music
19 & 20 JULY
Just Live On Stage
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
25 JULY
Silence
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
10 AUGUST
Twelfth Night
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
12 AUGUST
Sydney Comedy Fest Showcase
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
13 AUGUST – 3 SEPTEMBER And Then There Were None
WAGGA WAGGA
The Basement Theatre
25 + 26 AUGUST
Marcia Hines –
Still Shining
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
1 – 16 JULY
Ice Skating in Wagga Wagga
WAGGA WAGGA
Victory Memorial Gardens
3 – 14 JULY
School Holiday Program
THE ROCK
Hooves of Empowerment
6 JULY
Kids Winter Crews Workshop
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion and Design
7 JULY
Kids Endless Scrunchies Workshop
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion and Design
10 + 11 JULY
Junior Chef I 8-10 Years
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
Junior Chef I 11+ Years
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
2 – 14 JULY
Intensive Swimming Lessons
WAGGA WAGGA
Oasis Aquatic Centre
14 JULY
Dr Seuss’s Cat in the Hat
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
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TOURS, FARM GATES + CELLAR DOORS
Agriculture Tours
Riverina
RIVERINA
P. 0419 407 804
Ashculme Textiles
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 0414 478 585
Bidgee & Vine
Urban Cellar Door
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6925 1180
Bundyi Cultural Tours
WAGGA WAGGA
Bundyiculture.com.au
Borambola Wines
BORAMBOLA
P. 0404 084 567
Charles Sturt
Winery
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6933 2435
Courabyra Wines
TUMBARUMBA
P. 02 6948 2462
ErinEarth
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6925 7150
Eunonyhareenyha Winery
EUNANOREENYA
P. 02 6921 4009
In Motion Fitness
Kayak Tours
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 0429 952 140
Ladbroken Distilling Co.
TUMBARUMBA
P. 0433 571 538
Our Snowy Tours
TALBINGO
P. 0499 554 320
The Apple Thief – Cider House
BATLOW
P. 0408 694 468
Thirsty Crow Brewing Co.
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6921 7470
Truenorth Helicopters
TUMUT
P. 1300 145 407
Tumut River Brewing Co. Tours
TUMUT
P. 1300 042 337
Wollundry Grove Olive Tours
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 0429 201 773
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Wagga Wagga Visitor Information Centre
183 Tarcutta Street
P. 1300 100 122
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Above photo: Wagga Wagga
Disclaimer: Every endeavour has been made to ensure the details appearing in this publication are correct at the time of printing. No responsibility will be taken for any inaccuracy whether by inclusion or omission. We encourage readers to visit the event organiser’s webpage or social media for event updates.
We thank Uncle Dr Stan Grant senior, Budyaan Wiradyuri Language Trust and the staff at the School of Indigenous Australian Studies at Charles Sturt University for the Wiradyuri language and translations used in this publication.
SPRING EDITION
Coming soon
Henty Machinery Field Days | September
Spring Jam Children’s Festival | September
Gears + Beers Festival | October
Wagga Wagga Picnic Races | October
FUSION Botanical I October
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