Ballarat Begonia Festival (City of Ballarat)

Ballarat Begonia Festival (City of Ballarat) Blooming March 7-9 2026 | Ballarat Botanical Gardens

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13/03/2026

What a blooming beautiful weekend at the 2026 Ballarat Begonia Festival 🌸

More than 75,000 people filled the Ballarat Botanical Gardens over the long weekend, making the 74th Ballarat Begonia Festival the biggest in the event’s history!

A big thank-you to the volunteers, perfomers, vendors and everyone who came along.

If you missed the Begonia Display, the Conservatory is still open daily from 9am to 6pm until Easter, and entry is free.

10/03/2026
Don't miss the final day of the Ballarat Begonia Festival🌸🎪🎭🐌The PowerFM Ballarat Begonia Festival Parade is on today. I...
08/03/2026

Don't miss the final day of the Ballarat Begonia Festival🌸🎪🎭🐌

The PowerFM Ballarat Begonia Festival Parade is on today. It will be a spectacular display of creativity, community and colour as the parade brings Ballarat streets to life from 11am - 12pm.

Then join Nornie Bero and Matthew Evans on the Main Stage, wander festival displays and enjoy family fun and entertainment.

View the full program > https://ballaratbegoniafestival.com/program

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PARADE ROAD CLOSURERoad Closures: Wendouree Parade will be closed from Carlton Street to St Aida...
08/03/2026

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PARADE ROAD CLOSURE

Road Closures: Wendouree Parade will be closed from Carlton Street to St Aidans Drive, between 6.30am and 1.30pm (or until safe) on Monday 9 March only.

Heavy Traffic Conditions: Please be aware there will be heavy traffic conditions in Carlton St, Hamilton Ave and parts of Wendouree Parade (from Carlton Street and Hamilton Av) between 8.00am and 1.30pm, however these roads will not be closed.

Parking: There will be no parking available on Wendouree Parade between Nursery Drive and St Aidans Drive from 6.30am to 1pm (inclusive) on the day of the parade.

08/03/2026

explores the 2026 Circular Garden Displays 🌿

Inspired by reuse, regeneration and sustainable design, these creative, eco-friendly displays celebrate the region’s horticultural talent.

06/03/2026

Blooming beauties at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens 🌷

ON TODAYThe Ballarat Begonia Festival starts today. Explore beautiful garden displays, circus performances, celebrity de...
06/03/2026

ON TODAY

The Ballarat Begonia Festival starts today. Explore beautiful garden displays, circus performances, celebrity demonstrations, live music, family activities, food trucks, and more!

View the full program > https://ballaratbegoniafestival.com/program

Ballarat Botanical Gardens
10am-5pm
Free entry

06/03/2026

gives us a sneak peek of the 2026 Begonia Display 👀 🌸

This years display showcases upright and cascade begonias alongside a selection of non-tuberous begonias to highlight the diversity of the collection.

The display is on show at the Robert Clark Conservatory and opens tomorrow from 10am at the Ballarat Begonia Festival.

05/03/2026

🌸 ON THIS WEEKEND 🌸

The Ballarat Begonia Festival starts tomorrow in the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from 10am. Free entry.

Highlights of the festival include:
🌸The Begonia Stage - featuring a stellar line-up of guest presenters including Sophie Thomson and Clarence Slockee (Gardening Australia), Matthew Evans (Gourmet Farmer), Nornie Bero (Mabu Mabu) and Formidable Vegetable.
🌸 Garden of Giggles - beloved performers Polyglot Theatre return with Bees, an immersive, buzzing world of movement and sound; alongside the award-winning ABC Kids band The Vegetable Plot, plus roving entertainment from Trash Puppets and Roaming Trees by Gaia Rhythm.
🌸Circular Gardens - a new collection of micro-garden displays designed by local creators and small businesses celebrating the beauty of reuse, innovation and low-maintenance gardening.
🌸Robert Clark Conservatory - home to Ballarat's world-renowned begonia collection - one of the rarest and more significant in the southern hemisphere.

The festival will be held at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens over the Labour Day long weekend from 10am-5pm each day.

Explore the full program at https://ballaratbegoniafestival.com/

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