What's On

JANUARY

  • Opera In The Alps 2011
  •   Date: Saturday 15th January 2011
    Venue: La Trobe at Beechworth
  • Australia Day celebration in Beechworth
  • Date: Tuesday 26th January 2010
    Venue: Beechworth Town Hall Gardens

    Ambassador Dr Alessandro Demaio from The Alfred hospital in Melbourne. Community breakfast provided for a small charge by CWA, Rotary and Lions Clubs.


FEBRUARY


MARCH 

Terra Australis Great Southern land Mountain Bike Epic

Date: 21st -27th March 2010
An Epic 7 day Mountain Bike journey. From the heights of Victoria’s Alpine Resorts, Historic High Country Villages. Every competitor will be rewarded with a personal victory over the course. If you are looking for the ultimate Mountain Bike endurance challenge then you need to be on the start line of Terra Australis. Arrive in Beechworth day five, Beechworth leg day 6 and leave Beechworth day seven

APRIL

  •   Golden Horseshoes Festival
  •   Date: 2nd - 4th April 2010
    Venue: Beechworth

    ECHOES OF HISTORY  VOICES OF NOW

  • Celebrating History, Culture and Music

    A Grand Parade, Food Court, Music

    Good Friday Appeal

  • Date: 2nd April 2010

    Goods Auction, Jumping Castle, Amusement Rides,

    Rotary Craft Market

  • Date: 3rd April 2010

    Queen Victoria Gardens Beechworth

    Food, Refreshments and music.

    Great variety of handmade products in an enjoyable park setting.

    Wooragee Market

  •   Date: 5th April 2010
    Venue: Wooragee

    Craft, Food, Pre-Loved Goods, Local Produce.

    Stalls at Wooragee, on the Wodonga-Beechworth road.

    MAY

    Drive Back in Time

  • Date: 1st - 2nd May 2010

    Venue: Beechworth
    Static display of cars and engines or motors of more than 25 years old. Drive around the district visiting different vantage points, with BBQ lunch. This event offers Vintage, Veteran, Classic and Modified Car and Motorbike owners the chance to mix with the locals and fellow enthusiasts for the days dedicated to your total enjoyment.

    Beechworth Harvest Festival

  • Date: 14th May 2010

  • Celebrating the end of the harvest season. Enjoy the gastronomic delights from the wineries, local restaurants, fruit and vegetable producers.

    Rotary Craft Market

  •   Date: 16th MAY 2010

    Venue: Queen Victoria Gardens
    Food, Refreshments and Music. Great variety of handmade products.

    Enjoy our lovely park setting.

     

JUNE

JULY

  • Kerferd Oration
  •   Date: 26th July 2010
    Venue: La Trobe at Beechworth

AUGUST

  • Ned Kelly Weekend
  •   Date: 6-8 August 2010

    Venue: Beechworth

    The original suits of armour worn by all four members of the Kelly Gang at the siege of Glenrowan will feature as a major highlight of the 2010 Beechworth Ned Kelly Weekend from 6 – 8 August, the Beechworth Historical Re-enactment Group (BHRG) announced.

    The exhibition is a coup for Beechworth and marks only the fourth time since 1880 that the complete set of Kelly Gang armour has been shown, and the first time outside a capital city. 

    Now in its eighth year and widely regarded as this country’s most important annual celebration of the Kelly legend, the 2010 Ned Kelly Weekend will commemorate the 130th anniversary of the outlaw’s committal hearing held in the historic Beechworth Courthouse from 6 to 11 August 1880, and his execution on 11 November 1880. 

    Kelly Country Pick

  • Date: 20th - 22nd August 2010

    Venue: Beechworth

    Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music convention.

    Come and join us for a fabulous weekend of concerts, instrument and dance workshops, jam sessions, instrument displays, open stage and the Sunday gospel sing-a -long.

SEPTEMBER

  • 24 & 25 September 2010 – Beechworth Singers involved in Beechworth, Albury/Wodonga and Wangaratta Three Choirs Festival
  • Spring Migration
  • Date: 3rd 4th & 5th September 2010

    "Meet & Greet old friends and have a great time with DJ's & Entertainment till dawn.

OCTOBER

  • Sustainability Victoria - Keep Australia Beautiful Awards
  • Date: 8th - 10th October 2010

    As 2009 Victorian Tidy Town of the Year, Beechworth will host delegates and representatives from towns across Victoria at this prestigious awards event. A full weekend of Awards activities, this iconic program recognises and celebrates individuals and groups who through their actions make our communities more sustainable.

    Beechworth Octoberfest

  • Date: October 2010

    Venue: Bridge Road Brewers

    Music, Local Beer, German Cuisine,

    Rotary Craft Market

  •   Date: October 2010

    Venue: Queen Victoria Gardens

    Food, Refreshments and Music. Great variety of handmade products.

    Enjoy our lovely park setting.

NOVEMBER

  • Beechworth Celtic Festival
  • Date: 5th - 7th November 2010

    Venue: Beechworth

    A stirring celebration of the North East's celtic past with concerts, pipe bands, Highland and Irish Dancing.

    "Celebrating our living Celtic heritage"

    Celtic Craft Market

  • Date: 6th November 2010

    Venue: Queen Victoria Gardens

    Food, Refreshments and Music. Great variety of handmade products.

    Enjoy our lovely park setting.

DECEMBER