{"id":2,"date":"2022-06-21T00:10:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T00:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T01:49:09","slug":"about-the-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ballaratheritagefestival.com.au\/about\/about-the-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"About The Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Heritage History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Ballarat Heritage Festival has run since 2007 hosted by the City of Ballarat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is a community cultural festival held annually in Ballarat as a major tourist attraction. The festival celebrates the city\u2019s history drawing on Ballarat\u2019s <strong><em>reputation<\/em><\/strong> as a historic Australian city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Hi-Res-for-Print-Tony-Evans-Ballarat-Heritage-Festival-2022-20220528-334-28178-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Hi-Res-for-Print-Tony-Evans-Ballarat-Heritage-Festival-2022-20220528-334-28178-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Hi-Res-for-Print-Tony-Evans-Ballarat-Heritage-Festival-2022-20220528-334-28178-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Hi-Res-for-Print-Tony-Evans-Ballarat-Heritage-Festival-2022-20220528-334-28178-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Hi-Res-for-Print-Tony-Evans-Ballarat-Heritage-Festival-2022-20220528-334-28178-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/02\/Hi-Res-for-Print-Tony-Evans-Ballarat-Heritage-Festival-2022-20220528-334-28178-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years the event has included: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Public access to selected historical buildings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vintage transport, including visits to the historic Ballarat railway station by Steamrail Victoria locomotives, vintage bus rides, double decker buses, vintage car displays, and use of Ballarat\u2019s preserved vintage tramway at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actors in period garb<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Architecture and history walking tours <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exhibits of private and public paraphernalia collections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Theatrical performance <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trade displays for heritage organisations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"634\" src=\"https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/image-3-1-1024x634.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/image-3-1-1024x634.png 1024w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/image-3-1-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/image-3-1-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/image-3-1-1536x951.png 1536w, https:\/\/ballarat-events-cms.madebyavenue.com\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/image-3-1.png 1776w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking back in time<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>2007<\/strong> \u2013 First festival was held in May.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2010<\/strong> \u2013 Event featured swimsuits and accessories by Louis Vuitton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2011<\/strong> \u2013 An exhibit of Ballarat inventor Henry Sutton was shown.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2012<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cChildhood Memories\u201d themed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2013<\/strong> \u2013 Program included an exhibit featuring cars used in the filming of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, a 1960s themed dance event, historic mayoral portraits, and a private collection of retro games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2016<\/strong> \u2013 \u2018Ignite Your Curiosity\u2019 themed \u2013 Think steampunk and steam trains, quirky stories from the past, frivolous fashion, and speakeasy style.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2017<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cUnravel the Mystery, Discover The History\u201d themed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2018<\/strong> \u2013 \u201c100 Years of Technology &amp; Innovation\u201d themed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2019<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cOur City, Our Stories\u201d themed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2020<\/strong> \u2013 History at home Series \u2013 seen a virtual weekend was held on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2021<\/strong> \u2013 Ballarat Heritage Festival returns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe festival celebrates the city\u2019s history drawing on Ballarat\u2019s reputation as a historic Australian city.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>Former Councillor Daniel Moloney<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historical reference links<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>For further references and additional information visit the links below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eureka Centre<\/strong> \u2013 <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekacentreballarat.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Visit website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Ballarat and District Genealogical Society<\/strong><\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ballaratgenealogy.org.au\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Visit website (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Visit website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ballarat Libraries<\/strong> \u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ballarat.vic.gov.au\/library\"> More information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Trust of Victoria (Ballarat Branch)<\/strong> \u2013 <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaltrust.org.au\/branches-vic\/ballarat-branch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">More information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eureka Australia<\/strong> \u2013 <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.eurekaaustralia.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Visit website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our Heritage History Ballarat Heritage Festival has run since 2007 hosted by the City of Ballarat. 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