Ballarat Begonia Festival 2023

Ballarat Begonia Festival 2023

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Posted 2023-03-04 by Jenfollow

Sat 11 Mar 2023 - Mon 13 Mar 2023


The Ballarat Begonia Festival has a huge following and will bloom again from 11-13 March 2023, from 10am to 5pm. Expect gorgeous vibrant floral displays, markets, live music, family friendly activities, roving entertainment and more. A showcase of our city's unique and rare collection of Begonias can be found at the Robert Clark Conservatory. An impressive collection that's the rarest in the Southern hemisphere, and one of Ballarat's largest events, the Festival has been drawing thousands of visitors to the city since it was first established in 1953.

Check the event calendar here for all events that include workshops and more. Find all the FAQs here and the Festival Map here . For a PDF version of the map, see here . The Festival is held at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens on Gillies Street North, N Ballarat. You'll also find the full Green House Ballarat Stage program on both maps - website and PDF .


A highlight of the event, the Festival Parade will be held on 13 March from 11am to 12pm at the Botanical Gardens travelling along Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree, commencing at the Tramways Museum, and conclude adjacent to North Gardens. The Power FM Begonia Festival Parade attracts 10,000 people each year, and this year, an exciting line-up of entrants awaits.

The Farmers Market will be held 11-12 March at the North Gardens Reserve, Zoo Drive, Lake Wendouree. Running for two full days of the Festival, the market will operate from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and 10am to 5pm on Sunday. With over 80 stalls, there'll be lots to enjoy browsing through, complete with a coffee van, and hot food stalls . Find craft, art, clothing, wine, gin, cider, bread and cakes, jam, fudge, homewares, plants, hats, leather goods, pottery, pet clothing and treats and much more! It's free to enter the market which is dog and family-friendly.


The Festival is not without entertainment and you'll find Music along the Prime Minister's Walk, at the South Stage, in the Begonia Courtyard, and the Main Stage area. Find the lineup here , and the timeframes.

The Greenhouse Ballarat Stage will hold a few events of interest like MasterChef contestant Tim Bone, a Ballarat-based chef who rose to fame in 2019 as a series semi-finalist. You'll find Tim's Toasties available at the Festival's Begonia Bar courtyard, and Till will also be cooking up a storm on the Green House Stage. For a more Indigenous flavour, you might like Black Olive (Mark Olive) also at the Green House stage cooking up a storm with Kangaroo stir fry, and Whiting Fillet in paper bark on the cards. There's lots more other speakers and workshops to discover, and interesting snippets to read, so be sure to stay in touch and scour the website and the Facebook page.



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!date 11/03/2023 -- 13/03/2023
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