April 10th, 2026Clunes Booktown

Clunes Booktown Festival has closed the gates on its 20th anniversary festival - and the numbers tell a story.

Clunes Booktown Festival has closed the gates on its 20th anniversary festival – and the numbers tell a story.
The festival featured a record 150 booksellers, 19 talks and panel discussions, six workshops, 11 bands and a roving cast including 70 performers from Ballarat Centre of Music and The Arts, Phoenix Academy of the Arts, The Hopefuls from Bonkel Theatre and The Funky Lizards – plus 11 Kids Village sessions that kept the next generation of readers thoroughly entertained.

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April 10th, 2026Clunes Booktown

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