September 1, 2023 - to What’s on this weekend
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| Fri 1 – Sun 3 Sept 2023 Hi everyone, You will have a SPRING in your step as you explore our region this weekend. Some highlights include: Radio Springs Hotel Lyonville has another line-up of live music across the weekend. Just announced as one of Victoria’s 10 Best Regional Pubs of 2023 (something we always knew) – find out what the fuss is about! Daylesford Museum is reopening Saturday after extensive renovations – home of the largest archive of historical artifacts and documents in the Central Highlands region. Maze House are ready for Spring – get lost in their traditional hedge maze and play old time carnival games in the beautiful grounds. If you are after something for Fathers Day, or taking a self-care day, come chat with us at one of our Visitor Information Centres or view the latest What’s On below. Available as printable PDF here. Put together each week by our wonderful volunteer Nathan! Thanks, Liam Daniels | Visitor Experience Officer Hepburn Shire Council |
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| Fri 1 Sept |
| Daylesford College Music Showcase Music students of Daylesford College will be showcasing their musical skills and talents, performing a whole gamut of material including original tunes. Dinner & Show options available. Where Palais-Hepburn, Hepburn Springs When Fri 1 Sept, show from 6pm Dan Cully Earthy, alternative folk sound. A one-man band, incorporating harmonica,stomp box, guitar and soaring vocal melodies Where Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford When Fri 1 Sept, from 6pm Leah Senior – The Music That I Make Moments of wisdom and lyrical wit through crisply picked songs, old world folk dipping into psychedelia. Where Odessa at Leavers Hotel, Creswick When Fri 1 Sept, 7:30pm |
| Vida Jazz and Friends Smooth jazz in The Dame’s prohibition cocktail bar. Where Grande Hotel, Hepburn Springs When Fri 1 Sept, from 7pm Late Night Radio Purrrrveyors of smooth Vintage Tunes, Swing & Bossa Where Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville When Fri 1 Sept, from 6:30pm Miles Local acoustic residency Where Enki, Daylesford When Fri 1 Sept, from 5:30pm |
| Sat 2 Sept |
| The Damon Smith Piano Trio Dynamic sets featuring foot-stomping boogie woogie, New Orleans-flavoured blues, rock ‘n’ roll & heartfelt ballads. Dinner & Show options available Where Palais-Hepburn, Hepburn Springs When Sat 2 Sept, 6:30pm Rosario De Marco Captures the warmth and passion of the Southern European lands, taking elements from flamenco, jazz, classical, folk and popular music. Where Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford When Sat 2 Sept, from 6pm The Duck Down Pickers Bluegrass, Appalachian style Country & Folk Where Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville When Sat 2 Sept, from 6:30pm |
| DJ Luke Luke from Daylesford Records will be playing the tunes – come down for a boogie. Where Daylesford Hotel, Daylesford When Sat 2 Sept, from 9pm Miles Local acoustic residency Where Enki, Daylesford When Sat 2 Sept, from 5:30pm |
| Sun 3 Sept |
| Pete Fidler and Liz Frencham’s MIST A double-bass caressing, song-writing chanteuse accompanied by accomplished guitarist, Pete Fidler. Where Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville When Sun 3 Sept, from 12pm Celtic Sessions Plenty of Guinness and Irish whisky to keep your thirsty shamrock shimmying… Where Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville When Sun 3 Sept, from 3pm TBA Check in with the venue. Where Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville When Sun 3 Sept, from 6pm |
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| Borealis On The Lake A captivating display set to transport you to the Arctic Circle in an experience unique to Daylesford. Where Lake Daylesford When Fri 1 – Sun 3 Sept, from 6:30pm LakeRun Daylesford Run, jog, walk or support and get out and enjoy the beautiful Lake Daylesford. Where Lake Daylesford When Sat 2 Sept, 8am Dean Kite Festival Family-friendly opportunity to have some good old fashioned fun flying a kite. Workshops, demonstrations, sausage sizzle and afternoon tea. Where Recreation Reserve, Dean When Sun 3 Sept, 12pm – 4pm |
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| Sat 2 Sept Wesley Hill Community Market 149 Duke St, Wesley Hill (Castlemaine) 7:30am – 1pm Woodend Farmers Market High & Forest Street, Woodend 9am – 1pm Sun 3 Sept Daylesford Sunday Market 16-18 Raglan Street, Daylesford 8am- 1pm Castlemaine Farmers Market Forest & Mostyn Street, Castlemaine 9am – 1pm |
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| Family Activities Maze House 3155 Midland Hwy, Newlyn North Sat & Sun 10am – 4pm Tuki Trout Farm 60 Stoney Rises Rd, Smeaton Creswick Woollen Mills Railway Parade, Creswick Daily 10am – 5pm Spa Country Railway 16-18 Raglan Street, Daylesford Sun – first train departs 9:45am Museums & History Alice’s Journeys Walking Tour Curious about our history? Try an engaging guided walkthrough of Daylesford that will stir your imagination, leaving you with a sense of wonder and surprise. Where: Meet at the Daylesford Visitor Information Centre When: Fri 1:45pm & Sat 9:45am Clunes Museum Sat & Sun 10am – 2pm Lee Medlyn Home of Bottles – Clunes Sat & Sun 11am – 4pm Creswick Museum Sat from 11am Daylesford Museum Sat 11am – 3pm |
| Art & Exhibitions Daylesford Arts Local Daylesford (and region) creatives exhibiting and selling works. Where: Daylesford Visitor Information Centre When: Everyday 10am – 1pm & 2pm – 4pm Nicole Wassell: Desiderium~n. Artist talk and exhibition closing. Where: Radius Art, Hepburn Springs When: Sat 2 Sept, 2:30pm Ballarat International Foto Biennale Australia’s most prestigious photographic festival with more than 2000 works by 150 artists across over 100 indoor and outdoor venues – including: Elaine Batton: Simple Pleasures and Fond Memories Odessa at Leavers Hotel, Creswick David Rosendale: Photographs by David Rosendale Eastern Peake Cellar Door, Coghills Creek Within the Landscape: Naomi Hobson, Selina Ou & Lisa Sorgini RACV Goldfields Resort, Creswick Behind the Image: Erik Johansson ArtHouse, Creswick (part of RACV) Winterbloom: Aldona Kmieć Goldfields Gallery, Creswick (part of RACV) Gardens Plant Sale – Wombat Hill Gardens Nursery next to the café. Proceeds are invested back into infrastructure & projects of the gardens. Where: Nursery next to Wombat Hill House, Daylesford When: Thurs – Sat 10am – 12pm Pop Up Cafe de Lyonville A fundraising community cafe run by volunteers. Good coffee& locally baked treats in the Lyonville Hall. Where: Lyonville Hall, Lyonville When: Sun from 10am |
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| Some highlights of the events lined up this winter include – |
 Christ Church Concert Series Daylesford Jun – Nov 2023 A series of Chamber Music concerts held in the beautiful setting of Christ Church Daylesford. Up next: The Saltbush Ensemble Sat 30 Sept. Click here to view the line-up and book tickets. |
 Lyonville Bake Off Lyonville 22 Oct 2023 The Annual Lyonville Bake Off and cake stall fundraiser returns for 2023 with devonshire tea and light lunch. Sample the regions best home cooks and bakers. More information here. |
 Swiss Italian Festa Hepburn Springs 26 – 29 Oct 2023 After a three year Covid Hiatus!! The Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festa is back. A vibrant celebration of heritage, culture and lifestyle. The four day event is a feast of music, food and wine, art and sport designed to bring the local community and visitors from afar together. |
 Creswick Garden Lovers Weekend Creswick & Surrounds 11 – 12 Nov 2023 Spring garden event highlighting the unique and diverse private gardens of the region visit and enjoy. Including large and small town gardens, quirky and eclectic gardens, sustainable gardens, and real country gardens. |
| For more events in the surrounding region visit the Daylesford Macedon Life website: daylesfordmacedonlife.com.au |
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| Hepburn Shire Council acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung as the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters on which we live and work. On these lands, Djaara have performed age-old ceremonies of celebration, initiation and renewal. We recognise their resilience through dispossession and it is a testament to their continuing culture and tradition, which is strong and thriving. We also acknowledge the neighbouring Traditional Owners, the Wurundjeri to our South East and the Wadawurrung to our South West and pay our respect to all Aboriginal peoples, their culture, and lore. We acknowledge their living culture and the unique role they play in the life of this region. |
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| Daylesford Visitor Information Centre 98 Vincent St Daylesford 1800 454 891 Creswick Visitor Information Centre 41 – 43 Albert St, Creswick 03 5345 1114 Clunes Visitor Information Service ‘The Warehouse’ Fraser St, Clunes 03 5345 3359 |
| Have we missed out letting visitors know about your event? Let us know what you are up to at visitorinfo@hepburn.vic.gov.au This was compiled with the best up-to-date information we could as of Thursday. Please contact the individual operators for any last minute changes or cancellations. |
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