Ballarat Heritage Weekend Explained

Ballarat Heritage Weekend
Date:Mother's Day weekend, 7-8 May
Frequency:annual
Location:Ballarat
First:2006
Attendance:14,500 (2012)[1]
Genre:Festival
Organised:City of Ballarat
Website:http://www.ballaratheritageweekend.com/

Ballarat Heritage Weekend is a community cultural festival held annually in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Run since 2006 by the City of Ballarat, it is a major tourist attraction. The festival follows a heritage theme drawing on Ballarat's reputation as a historic Australian city. Many of the events are free.

Popular recurring events include public access to selected buildings similar to Doors Open Days; vintage transport, including visits to the historic Ballarat railway station by Steamrail Victoria locomotives (Y112), vintage bus rides, double decker buses, vintage car displays, horse and cart and use of Ballarat's preserved vintage tramway at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens; actors in period garb; architecture and history walking tours; and exhibits of private and public paraphernalia collections; theatrical performance; and trade displays for heritage organisations.

The Ballarat Mining Exchange (1887−9) is regularly used as an exhibition space.

History

Attendance
20084,000
20096,000
20108,000
20119,500
201214,500
The first festival was held in May 2006. The 2010 event featured swimsuits and accessories by Louis Vuitton.[2] In 2011, an exhibit of Ballarat inventor Henry Sutton was shown.[3] The 2012 event was themed "Childhood Memories" and featured a retro fashion catwalk[4] and screening of retro film trailers.[5] However the event was marred by vandalism of Steamrail Victoria's trains,[6] however the City of Ballarat pledged to contribute to the cleanup so that the train could return.[7]

The 2013 program included an exhibit featuring cars used in the filming of The Doctor Blake Mysteries,[8] a 1960s themed dance event,[9] historic mayoral portraits[10] and a private collection of retro games.[11] and an LP and rare records market.[12]

A virtual weekend was held in 2020 on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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Notes and References

  1. pg 12. MyBallarat. August, 2012 edition. City of Ballarat
  2. News: Emma . Brown . Heritage Weekend crowds up on last year . 9 May 2010 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2013-05-09.
  3. News: Kim . Quinlan . Get a vroom: Ballarat Heritage Weekend is here . 5 May 2012 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2012-05-13.
  4. News: Neelima . Choahan . Frills and thrills at Ballarat's Heritage Weekend . 13 May 2012 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2012-05-13.
  5. News: Jessica . Keem . Ballarat Heritage Weekend visitors to relive Brittania . 7 May 2012 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2012-05-15.
  6. News: Neelima . Choahan . Heritage train graffiti outrage . 14 May 2012 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2012-05-12.
  7. News: Jordan . Oliver . Heritage train graffiti outrage . 15 May 2012 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2012-05-15.
  8. News: Fiona . Anderson . Dr Blake Mysteries cars to lend 1950s nostalgia to Heritage Weekend . 30 April 2013 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2013-05-11.
  9. News: Tom . Cowie . Dress to impress for Ballarat Vintage Dance . 3 May 2013 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2013-05-03.
  10. News: Patrick . Byrne . Heritage weekend: historic mayoral portraits uncovered . 10 May 2013 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2013-05-11.
  11. News: Byrne . Patrick . Ballarat Heritage Weekend to relive board, video games . 7 May 2013 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2013-05-11.
  12. News: Nicole . Cairns . Heritage record fair to take over Police Lane . 7 May 2013 . Fairfax . The Courier . 2013-05-11.

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