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Fri 18 July – 5 Sept every Fri and Sat 10am – 3pm Connect@Gunning Station
Baggage Handling: Humans arriving and departing with baggage – work by Lia Kemmis. View the full exihibtion online.
Fri 18 July – 5 Sept every Fri and Sat 10am – 3pm Connect@Gunning Station
Flexing/Flecks Sing work by Alison Ford – This exhibition challenges conventional art forms and comments on harmonic discordances in the colours used. View the show online.
Fri 18 July – 5 Sept every Fri and Sat 10am – 3pm Connect@Gunning Station Enjoy the Journey work by Kate Tribe – Hand embroidered cross-stitch artworks, crafted during train journeys, intertwine vivid visual narratives with written stories. View online now
Friday 12 Sept at 11am Opening celebration for Across the Hilltops – Join us at Connect for curatorial floor talk followed by morning tea. Artists celebrate the beautiful landscapes of the Hilltops Region. Curated by members of the Young Society of Artists.
12 Sept – 24 Oct Across the Hilltops
every Fri 10am – 3pm Connect@Gunning Station
Artists celebrate the beautiful landscapes of the Hilltops Region. Curated by members of the Young Society of Artists.
19-21 Sept The Yass Irish and Celtic Music Festival
JOIN THE CRAIC IN YASS at this much loved music fest. Features local, national and international performers.
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26-29 Sept Dragon Dreaming – the much loved annual music & dance fest in the bush at Wee Jasper. Are you a Dreamer? Check it out
Sun 5 Oct 4pm – STA Retro Films – Queanbeyan & Young Cinemas Journey into a world of wonder & magic! Labyrinth is a dazzling fantasy adventure directed by Jim Henson, featuring legendary David Bowie.
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Sat 11 Oct & Sun 12 Oct 1pm-5pm Bungendore Open Mic STA Presents: Two fab & FREE live music events at the Royal Hotel on Sat and Bungendore Bowling Club on Sun. Find out more
1-2 Nov ULACHT Upper Lachlan Art, Culture and Heritage Trail. Dozens of open studios and cultural events. Dont miss the first year of ULACHT. Options announced soon. WATCH THIS SPACE.
1-2 & 8-9 Nov 10am-5pm The 2025 Southern Highlands Art Trail – over two huge weekends. Dozens of local artist’s studio to visit. Buy work directly from the maker. Find out more
31 Oct – Feb 26 Sesquicentenary: Celebrating 150 years of Gunning Railway Station A heritage display by Gunning & District Historical Society Imagery & stories about the many station staff over the last 150years.
Sun 2 Nov from 10am Connect Party Day
Gunning Station turns 150 & STA are throwing a huge party featuring a makers market, live music, classic car display, art activties & more.
Sat 8 Nov & Sun 9 Nov 1pm-5pm Bungendore Open Mic
STA Presents: Two fab & FREE live music events at the Royal Hotel on Sat and Bungendore Bowling Club on Sun. Find out more
Sun 9 Nov Dec 10am – 4pm 100% Arty Market at Bowral Art Gallery. Get your gifts this year from local makers. Part of the SH Arts Trail. FIND OUT MORE
Sat 13 Dec & Sun 14 Dec 1pm-5pm Bungendore Open Mic
STA Presents: Two fab & FREE live music events at the Royal Hotel on Sat and Bungendore Bowling Club on Sun. Find out more
Sun 7 Dec 4pm – STA Retro Films – Queanbeyan & Young Cinemas
Get into the holiday spirit with a bang! Die Hard has become an unexpected Christmas classic, blending high-octane action with a festive backdrop.
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Tues 9.30am-10.30am +cuppa – Moving Well -Dance4Wellbeing with Jess Conneely in Young. Social connection, joy and creativity. MORE INFO & BOOKINGS
Tues 10am-12pm STA Maisie’s Choir creative aging choir in Yass. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
Music at our Hall – Menangle School of Arts Hall opening celebrations – Date to be Announced
A night of live music. Make sure you’re part of this very special celebration at the new Menangle Hall. Tickets coming soon.
Featured Events
Fri 29 Aug – 2 Sept – All the Rage – an exhibition by Jane Wray at the Bowral Art Galery
Opening Event Friday 29 August at 6:30pm
30 Aug – 27 Sept
The Lucky One Tour
Showcasing his latest EP COVID CHRONICLES, the ‘Lucky One’ tour dives headfirst into stories of success, frustration, love and loss.Find out more
30 Aug – 19 Oct
Shared Spaces: The Wildlife Nextdoor – an exhibition by Kahli McLeod at Rusten House in Queanbeyan. Opening Event: Saturday 30 August 2 – 4pm
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30 Aug – 20 Sept
Lost – a joint exhibition by Dennis Mortimer & Lia Kemmis at Rusten House in Queanbeyan. Opening Event: Saturday 30 August
2 – 4pm
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5 Sep – Goulburn Regional Art Gallery Exhibition : Moving and Zoe Brand Moving brings together works by Australian artists exploring the dynamic intersection of water, performance and the moving image. Opening Event 6.30 -8.30pm. Find out more
5 Sept – 6:30pm – 7:40pm HMCollective presents ‘Music That Moves’ Be mesmerised by the timeless beauty of J.S. Bach’s three baroque dances – reimagined by 3 talented dancers from A&L Academie de Danse. Get your tickets
6 Sept – 26 Oct 2 pm Love Nature, an exhibition of watercolour and botanical paintings by Jeannine Andrews & Sue Grieves – Opening Event 10 am for morning tea, jot it in your calendar and go for a drive to Murringo Barracks this spring.
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6 Sep – 13 Oct Marina Strocchi and Wayne Eager’s painting exhibition – at Water Through Reads Gallery, Bungendore. Opening Event Sat 6 Sep 1-3pm
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7 Sept 2 pm Aleander Yau returns by popular demand performing operatic Arias and virtuosic piano solos – Ross Memorial Church, Murrumburrah, Corner of Derby and Binalong Streets
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Sunday 7 Sept 2.30pm
Musica da Camera Canberra welcomes back the inspiring and energetic John Ma to lead us in our performance of ‘Baroque Treasures’ at the Gunning Shire Hall, 19 Copeland Street, Gunning. Book tickets here
12-13-14 Sept
‘Songbird Sessions’ Tour
Saralyn + Jess Crossman + Lawdy Clawdy
For fans of country, cinematic pop and acoustic rumination, get ready to hear sincere storytelling at its best.
Book now! Performances in
– Cowra – Neville –
– Murrumburrah –
More info & tickets here.
12-27 Sept Kim Nelson Retrospective at Tyger Gallery in Yass. A landmark show, and maybe your last ever chance to buy and own a Kim Nelson original.
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13 Sep 7pm – Picture House Theatre Opening with performances – Bush Songs & City Ditties by Warren Fahey in concert with Marcus Holden (fiddle and mandolin) and Garry Steel (Australia’s accordion wizard)
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14 Sept 2pm-4:30pm
Yass Valley Concert Band
An Afternoon of Fun Music!
A celebration of dance to live music, hosted by the Yass Valley Concert Band.
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Sun 14 Sep -Sunday Sessions Jazz: Lyhra SH Jazz is proud to present Lyhra, the captivating alchemy of three celebrated singers, songwriters, and performers — Trish Delaney-Brown, Sam Walton, and Bri Cowlishaw
at the Bowral Bowling Club Get your tickets here
Saturday 16 – 21 Sept – An exhibition of collagraph prints by Helen Daley at the Cork Street Gallery in Gundaroo Opening event Saturday 16 Aug 4 -6pm –
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9 Aug – 5 Oct Charles Weyman exhibition – at the Goulburn Club Find out more
23 Aug – 22 Sept
My linear Diary Exhibition – Alex Ritchie’s solo show at Gallery 74, Robertson presents a body of work spanning pencil, pen, printmaking, painting, and sculpture. Opening Event Sat 23 Aug at 2 – 4pm Find out more
Aug – Sep There are six different Goodhope Pottery workshops over August and September 2-4pm at Tootsie Gallery and Cafe on Saturdays
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4 – 19 Oct – Queanbeyan Palerang Arts Trail 3 Big weekends, offering artist studios, creative practitioners and galleries in our region the opportunity to open their doors to visitors.
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22 – 23 Nov – 30th Braidwood Airing of the Quilts – It transforms the streetscape of Braidwood and becomes a mecca for all things textiles
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21 – 23 Nov – Bundanoon Folk Festival huge weekend with over 45 much loved and well known acts from Overseas, interstate and NSW plus workshops and more, not to be missed.
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Weekly Classes for all abilities, contemporary, ballet, tap, conditioning or private coaching. with Bonnie Curtis Projects at the Mittagong Scout Hall and online. Find out more
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