WAGGA WAGGA + SURROUNDS
WIRADJURI COUNTRY
THIS IS WAGGA GOLD CUP CARNIVAL
THIS IS ERIN EARTH
WELCOME TO AUTUMN
There's so many reasons to fall for autumn in our Wagga Wagga + Surrounds region.
Kick off the season with Great Southern Nights, a line up of six headline gigs across the city - music to our ears!
Then, get ready to sparkle at the Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras Festival, in a celebration of love, glitz and glitter.
Youth Week is mid-April, celebrating young people in the city with a jam-packed 10-day program.
Finish the season in style at the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup Carnival, with horse racing, fashion and fun.
Place of dance and celebration all together on Wiradjuri country. wagga wagga ngurang Wiradjuridya ngurambangga. AUTUMN EVENTS 4 REGULAR EVENTS ............................................ 12 ARTS + EXHIBITIONS ........................................ 14 CREATIVE WORKSHOPS 16 THEATRE, SHOWS + LECTURES 16 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ......................................... 17 TOURS + FARM GATES ...................................... 18 CONTENTS
MARCH
1 MARCH
Giants Vs Mavericks
WAGGA WAGGA
Equex Multi-Purpose Stadium
2 MARCH
Lockhart Heritage Truck Show
LOCKHART
Lockhart Showgrounds
8 MARCH
Twilight Strawberry Picking
WAGGA WAGGA
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
8 MARCH
International Women’s Day
WAGGA WAGGA
Uneke Lounge
8 – 24 MARCH
Great Southern Nights
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
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11 – 21 MARCH
Wagga Seniors Festival
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
22, 23 + 30 MARCH
Photos with the Easter Bunny
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Marketplace
23 MARCH
Ladysmith Park Perennials
Autumn Open Day
WAGGA WAGGA
Ladysmith Park Perennials
29 MARCH
Easter Egg Hunt
WAGGA WAGGA
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
30 MARCH
Wagga Wagga Stamp & Coin Fair
WAGGA WAGGA
ARCC Hall
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9 MARCH
Wagga Wagga
Mardi Gras Festival
WAGGA WAGGA
Baylis Street & Victory Memorial Gardens
The annual Wagga Wagga Mardi Gras Festival is a celebration of joy, love, laughter, and colour. Don your most dazzling outfit and sashay down to Baylis Street to watch this family-friendly event. Continue the celebrations at the afterparty at the Victory Memorial Gardens and dance the night away.
7 MARCH
Drag Queen Bingo
WAGGA WAGGA
Tilly's Wagga
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8 MARCH
Carnivale at the Marketplace
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Marketplace
Drag Show
WAGGA WAGGA
Tilly's Wagga
9 MARCH
Tay-G - Mardi Gras Official Afterparty
WAGGA WAGGA
Tilly's Wagga
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8 MARCH
Sweet Citrus
The Curious Rabbit
8 + 9 MARCH
Conrad Sewell
Birdy Bar
15 MARCH
Northlane
Tilly's Wagga
16 MARCH
Raechel Whitchurch’s
Hillbilly Jam Night
The Curious Rabbit
Y.O.G.A Live
Birdy Bar
Illy
Tilly's Wagga
22 MARCH
Kingswood
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Sneaky Sound System
Tilly's Wagga
Gretta Ziller and Loren Kate
The Curious Rabbit
23 MARCH
Ella Hooper
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
James Bennett
The Curious Rabbit
Tigerlily
Tilly's Wagga
24 MARCH
Kasey Chambers
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
APRIL
5 – 7 APRIL
CraftAlive
Wagga Wagga
WAGGA WAGGA
The Range Function Centre
6 APRIL
ErinEarth Autumn Festival
WAGGA WAGGA
ErinEarth
Aircraft Showcase
TEMORA
Temora Aviation Museum
6 + 7 APRIL
Bloom Guild: Grow your own cut flowers
WAGGA WAGGA
Little Triffids Flower Farm
7 APRIL
International Street
Food - Cooking Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
Gundagai Cup & Ladies Day
GUNDAGAI
Gundagai Racecourse
11 APRIL
Thai FeastCooking Class WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
11 – 21 APRIL
Youth Week
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
Celebrate young people (1225 years) this April in Wagga Wagga! From old-school busking competitions to #adulting101 workshops with financial advisers, there is a piece of this packed program for everyone to enjoy.
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12 APRIL
Sportsman’s Dinner
HOLBROOK
Holbrook Hotel
12 – 14 APRIL
Academy Games
WAGGA WAGGA Various locations
13 APRIL
Commander
Holbrook Races
HOLBROOK
Holbrook Turf Club
20 APRIL
Writer's at the Woolshed – Paddock to Plate Dinner
WAGGA WAGGA
Cottontail Winery
Limelight 2.0
GREATER HUME
Wiraminna Environmental Educational Centre
21 APRIL
Moroccan FeastCooking Class
WAGGA WAGGA
Food I Am
24 APRIL
ANZAC Day Long Weekend Races
WAGGA WAGGA
Murrumbidgee Turf Club
25 APRIL
ANZAC Day Services and Wreath Laying WAGGA WAGGA
CBD + Victory Memorial Gardens
26 - 28 APRIL
Falling Leaf Festival
TUMUT
Wynyard Street
27 APRIL
Wagga Country Jam
WAGGA WAGGA
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
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MAY
1 – 3 MAY
The Sustainable Florist
WAGGA WAGGA
Little Triffids Flower Farm
1 – 31 MAY
Festival of the Turtles –Celebrating 20 years of The Arts Centre
COOTAMUNDRA Various locations
11 – 12 MAY
Barry Carne Memorial Ski Race
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Boat Club
12 MAY
Mother’s Day
WAGGA WAGGA
Bidgee Strawberries and Cream
Mother’s Day Lunch
WAGGA WAGGA
The Wild Vine
18 MAY
Batlow CiderFest
BATLOW
Pioneer Street
2 – 3 MAY
Wagga Gold Cup Carnival
WAGGA WAGGA
Murrumbidgee Turf Club
18 – 19 MAY
Rotary Club of Wagga
Wagga – Book Fair
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
25 MAY
Ladies Day at the Races
WAGGA WAGGA
Murrumbidgee Turf Club
28 – 30 MAY
LGNSW Destination & Visitor Economy Conference
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
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24 MAY
National Sorry Day WAGGA WAGGA
Sorry Rock, Wollundry
27 MAY – 3 JUNE
Lagoon Precinct NGULUWAY Reconciliation Week
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
NGULUWAY - Wiradjuri word meaning ‘meeting each other’ – is a time for community to gather and learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.
REGULAR EVENTS MARKETS
2 MARCH
The Whitton Malt House Markets
DARLINGTON POINT
Whitton Malt House
10 MARCH + 28 APRIL
River and Wren Market
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
EVERY THURSDAY
Riverina Producer's Market
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Showgrounds
EVERY SATURDAY
Demonstration Gardens –Vegetable Swap and Buy
WAGGA WAGGA
Demonstration Gardens
SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Wollundry Saturday Markets
WAGGA WAGGA
Wollundry Lagoon Precinct
THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Village Markets Tarcutta
TARCUTTA
Tarcutta Soldiers Memorial Hall
LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Markets by the Lake WAGGA WAGGA
Apex Park
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SPORT, FITNESS + OUTDOORS
3 MARCH
Waggaroos Orienteering Summer Series
WAGGA WAGGA
Sherwood Avenue Playground Kooringal
5 MARCH – 2 APRIL
Murrumbidgee Field
Naturalists Evening Bird
Walks
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
9 – 10 MARCH
WPGA Pro AM
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Country Club
23 MARCH
Circuit Boat Racing
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Boat Club
EVERY SATURDAY IN MARCH
Wagga Wagga Road
Runners – Saturday Runs
WAGGA WAGGA
Various locations
EVERY SATURDAY IN MAY
The Rock Regional Observatory
THE ROCK
Lockhart-the Rock Road
SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Ladysmith Tourist
Railway
LADYSMITH
Ladysmith Railway Station
FIRST + THIRD SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Willans Hill Miniature
Railway Rides
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens
MUSIC + CULTURE
1 MARCH – 28 APRIL
Lazy Sundays
WAGGA WAGGA
The Wild Vine
2 MARCH
Jack Botts – Australian Summer Tour
WAGGA WAGGA
Jungle Duke Hotel
3 MARCH
Chamber Philharmonia
Cologne
WAGGA WAGGA
St. John’s Anglican Church
15 MARCH
Rocketman Flying Solo
WAGGA WAGGA
CSU Riverina Playhouse
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24 MARCH, 21 APRIL
+ 26 MAY
Wagga Wagga Country Music Club Events
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
4 – 7 APRIL
Ardlethan Country Music Festival
ARDLETHAN
Ardlethan Showground
6 APRIL
Ian Moss – The Rivers Run Dry Acoustic Tour
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
13 – 27 APRIL
Sundown Sessions
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
Enjoy a curated line-up of amazing performers as the upper foyer at the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre is transformed into an intimate live music venue.
Tickets: civictheatre.com.au
13 APRIL
Brooke McClymont & Adam Eckersley – Up, Down and Sideways Tour
WAGGA WAGGA
CSU Riverina Playhouse
19 APRIL
Prinnie Stevens – Lady Sings The Blues Vol 2
WAGGA WAGGA
CSU Riverina Playhouse
19 MAY
Balcony Sessions
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Downside Bush Dance
WAGGA WAGGA
Downside Hall
ARTS + EXHIBITIONS
UNTIL 10 MARCH
Staying with the Trouble
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Louise Zhang and Jessica Bradford: See you in Hell
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
UNITL 17 MARCH
Emma Varga: Fire –Water – Wind
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
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2 MARCH – 14 APRIL
Andy Pye: Cockies and Hot Rocks
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
2 MARCH – 28 APRIL
2024 Australian of the Year: Touring Exhibition
WAGGA WAGGA
Museum of the Riverina: Historic Chambers site
8 MARCH
The C Word Group ShowExhibition Launch
WAGGA WAGGA
The Station Creative Workspace
9 – 24 MARCH
The C Word: Craft in Response to Gender and Representation
WAGGA WAGGA
The Station Creative Workspace
22 MARCH
Work in Progress with Jacquie Tinkler and Georgia Crowden
WAGGA WAGGA
The Station Creative Workspace
23 MARCH – 23 JUNE
Anna Louise Richardson: The Good
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Julia Roche: When our eyes adjust
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
20 APRIL – 16 JUNE
Wynne Prize 2023
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
Presented by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, this is the first time the Wynne Prize will tour in its 125-year history. See the best of Australian contemporary landscape painting and sculpture close to home.
10 MAY
Exhibition Launch: Spirit
WAGGA WAGGA
The Station Creative Workspace
UNTIL 16 JUNE
Shattering the Glass Ceiling – Women Artists in the National Art Glass Collection
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
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Image: Winner Wynne Prize 2023, Zaachariaha Fielding Inma acryclic on linen, 306.2 x 198.5 cm © the artist.
CREATIVE WORKSHOPS
6 MARCH – 10 APRIL
Art After School Workshops
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Art Gallery
16 MARCH
Coptic Bound Journals with Sue WoodAdult Workshop
WAGGA WAGGA
Unique State Art Space
9 APRIL
Commercial Patterns Term
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion & Design
13 APRIL
Relief Stamps on Fabric with Georgia Crowden
WAGGA WAGGA
Unique State Art Space
18 MAY
Handmade Paper + Collage with Emily Shannon
WAGGA WAGGA
Unique State Art Space
THEATRE, SHOWS + LECTURES
1 MARCH
Kerry Nelson Psychic Medium – Platform Show
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga RSL Club
16 – 17 MARCH
Cosentino – Decennium The Greatest Hits Tour
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
4 APRIL
Tempo – Flying Fruit Fly Circus
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
12 APRIL
Daniel Townes –Riverina Comedy Club
WAGGA WAGGA
Thirsty Crow Brewery
31 MAY
Banff Mountain Film Festival
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre
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SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
12 APRIL – 10 MAY
Kids
4 Week Mini Term
WAGGA WAGGA
Sew Me School of Fashion & Design
13 – 28 APRIL
MoR Autumn School Holiday Program
WAGGA WAGGA
Museum of the Riverina: Botanic Gardens site
15 – 26 APRIL
Intensive Swimming Lessons
WAGGA WAGGA
Oasis Aquatic Centre
15 – 19 APRIL
School Holiday Entertainment
WAGGA WAGGA
Wagga Wagga Marketplace
16 – 26 APRIL
Creative Workshops
WAGGA WAGGA
Unique State Art Space
MORE ACTIVITIES
Laser Tag
WAGGA WAGGA
Baylis Street
Movie + Bowl Deal
WAGGA WAGGA
Forum 6 Cinemas +
Wagga Bowl & Diner
Twin City Skate
WAGGA WAGGA
Bolton Park Stadium
Vortex
Entertainment
Wagga
WAGGA WAGGA
Trail Street
Wagga Smash Shack
WAGGA WAGGA
Edward Street
Zana Aerial Dance Academy
WAGGA WAGGA
Copland Street
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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
Strawberries & Cream
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 0480 311 643
Bundyi Cultural Tours
WAGGA WAGGA bundyiculture.com.au
Borambola Wines
BORAMBOLA
P. 0404 084 567
Charles Sturt Winery
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6933 2435
Coolamon Cheese Co.
COOLAMON
P. 02 6927 3757
ErinEarth
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6925 7150
Flyfaire Winery
WOOMARGARMA
P. 02 6020 5264
In Motion Fitness
Kayak Tours
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 0429 952 140
Junee Licorice & Chocolate Factory
JUNEE
P. 02 6924 3574
Ladbroken
Distilling Co. TUMBARUMBA
P. 0433 571 538
The Apple Thief – Cider House
BATLOW
P. 0408 694 468
Thirsty Crow Brewery
WAGGA WAGGA
P. 02 6921 7470
Truenorth Helicopters
TUMUT
P. 1300 145 407
Tumut River Brewing Co. Tours
TUMUT
P. 1300 042 337
Whitton Malt House
DARLINGTON POINT
P. 02 6955 2592
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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Cover photo: Wagga Gold Cup Carnival, Cut Above Productions for Murrumbidgee Turf Club
Above photo: Museum of the Riverina, Botanic Garden site
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.
WINTER EDITION
Coming soon
June
Wagga Wagga Comedy Fest
Wagga Wagga Veterans + Vintage Motor Club Inc - Rally
July
Festival of W Wagga Wagga Swap Meet
August
Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Wagga Wagga Trail Marathon
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Winter deadline: Friday 19 April 2024 visitwagga.com/promote events@wagga.nsw.gov.au