Winter in Bendigo is set to delight with its vibrant arts culture, boutique shopping and a host of world-class events. See this graceful historic city bustle as the Australian exclusive Grace Kelly: Style Icon exhibition brings star quality to Bendigo. The last weeks are booking out so make sure you secure your ticket.
Grace Kelly: Style Icon is at BendigoArtGallery from 11 March until 17 June. This Australian-exclusive exhibition explores the influence, fashion and transformation of a Hollywood screen goddess to a princess. See rare film costumes, haute couture gowns, meticulously tailored suits and American casual wear will be featured.
See beautifully embroidered Christian robes and regalia when Faith in Fashion comes to The Capital from 11 March – 17 June.
Explore the Heathcote Region on the Queen's Birthday Weekend when over 60 regional winemakers and growers, chefs, brewers, farmers, artists and musicians roll out the welcome mat in over 30 unique locations for Heathcote on Show.
The Bendigo Stadium is hosting the Australian Snooker Goldfields Open where play will consist of the top 16 world ranked players plus 16 qualifiers, with the lowest 2 qualifiers playing the 2 Australian Wild Card entrants. The Australian Goldfields Open will be played in Bendigo from 9-15 July 2012 providing an outstanding opportunity to see top sporting action in regional Victoria.
For three days in July, Bendigo becomes the epicenter of woollen fashion, fine food and beautiful fibre. Since 1877, the Sheep Show has been showcasing Australia's top wool growers and prime lamb producers and now attracts thousands of fans of woolen fashion, food and fibre.
The Sheep Show's 'Women of Wool' series encourages all women to take the day off to discover the wonders of wool and celebrate the women of the wool industry. You can view fine woollen designs at our Australian Wool Innovation fashion parades, see 'wearable art' and other amazing entries from top Woolcraft competitors. You can laugh your scarf off at our hilarious Laugh @ Lunch and buy beautiful hand-crafted woolen and other products from more than 250 stallholders.
At the Festival of Lamb site you can catch cooking & carving classes and sample Australia's best lamb.
The Sheep Show features the 'best of best' sheep breeders, shearers and wool handlers in the country. You can watch shearing and wool handling competitors battle it out for top prize and speak to sheepdog trainers, watch sheepdog trials and meet farmyard animals in our animal nursery.
More than 5000 farmers, the best fleeces in the country and 28 different breeds of sheep, goats and alpacas make their way to Bendigo each year for the Sheep Show.
While visiting Bendigo during Winter, be sure to dine at our award-winning restaurants and cafés, stroll shopping precincts for fashion and collectables, relive the gold rush by visiting local attractions, and taste quality regional wines and produce from surrounding vineyards and nearby farms.