Warmer days are here again and there are endless ways to celebrate. Photo: Visit NSW.
No matter what you’re looking to get up to this week in the regions, there’s something for you and your family. Read on for our guide to all the best family-friendly stage performances, blooming spring gardens, documentary screenings, workshops, stand-up comedy, races and more.
An exciting stage adaptation of Disney’s Frozen comes to the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, bringing the classic Disney film to life with plenty of local talent, great costumes and original music.
Irish-Australian comedian Jimeoin brings his signature brand of humour to the regions, promising to split sides with his blend of observational humour and physical expression.
All this and everything in between across the regions in the days to come.
Multiple Days
Wander the gardens and celebrate a blooming spring garden. Photo: Visit NSW.
Tulip Top Gardens
When: 12 to 17 September, from 9 am to 4 pm
Where: Tulip Top Gardens, 20 Old Federal Highway, Sutton
Cost: Tickets from $22 to $24 | Kids under 16 enter free | Tickets available for purchase at entry.
Spring at the Tulip Top Gardens is something to behold, presenting acres of beautiful, world-class gardens featuring thousands of blossoming tulips, weeping willows, daffodils and other flowers.
There will be free entertainment on some days, a pancake parlour making Dutch pancakes and a gift shop. There will also be local wine tastings at certain times and even creative art workshops.
Image: The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre.
Disney’s Frozen – The Broadway Musical
When: Performances on 15, 16 and 17 September
Where: The Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, 253 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan
Cost: Tickets from $40 | Book online.
Perfect for families, kids and theatre-lovers of all ages, Disney’s Frozen is coming to the Q, presented by the Free-Rain Theatre Company and based on the multiple Academy Award-winning animated film. This production brings the classic story to the stage.
Featuring all of the original’s hits such as Let It Go, Do You Want to Build a Snowman? and Love Is an Open Door, this production also includes additional songs written specifically for the stage.
A talented local cast and team of creatives will bring this story to life, with beautiful music, dazzling costumes and stagecraft creating a theatrical experience you won’t forget.
Friday
Serious about soil? Give your garden a real boost with some worm farming. Photo: Eurobodalla Shire Council.
Worm Farming Workshop Moruya
When: 11 September, noon to 1:30 pm
Where: Moruya Waste Transfer Station, Yarragee Road, Moruya
Cost: Free.
If you’ve been looking to compost the smart way, the worm way, then the worm farming workshop is for you. Seasoned worm-ranching pros and novices will receive hands-on guidance and great tips to maximise composting capacity. It’s a great practice for reducing waste, creating fertiliser for gardens and, of course, the real benefit: you get to look at a big tub of worms whenever you want. Each household in attendance will receive a free worm farming kit and a goodie bag with helpful information to aid in your worm journey.
Sunday
Wish the firies good luck this Sunday. Image: Visit Cooma.
Blessing of the Fleet
When: 13 September, 9:30 am
Where: Michelago Railway Station, Ryrie Street, Michelago
Cost: Free.
Head to the Michelago Railway Station as the Queanbeyan Anglican Church blesses the local firefighting fleet ahead of fire season. Local firefighters and their vehicles will be blessed and wished good luck, followed by a morning tea and a barbecue after the service. There will also be a coffee van.
It’s a great opportunity to meet with local firies and show your support ahead of what is promising to be a hot and dry summer.
Turn the clock back at Perisher. Photo: NSW Government.
Retro Day at Perisher
When: 13 September, noon to 12 am
Where: Perisher Valley
Cost: Free.
Dust off your neons and get ready for a nostalgic day on the slopes with Perisher’s Retro Day. Skiers and snowboarders are encouraged to dress up in their best, boldest and most flamboyant kit. There will be plenty of period-accurate tunes playing at Blue Cow Deck, so you can refuel and unwind at the end of the day to some 80s hits.
There will also be giveaways, surprises and other retro goodness to enjoy.
This duo has nearly two decades of experience performing baroque music. Photo: Apeiron Baroque.
Apeiron Baroque at Wolumla Hall
When: 13 September, 2:30 to 4 pm
Where: Wolumla Memorial Hall, Corner Bega Street & Candelo-Wolumla Road, Wolumla
Cost: Tickets $35 | Book online.
Launched in 2022 by early music specialists John Ma and Marie Searles, Apeiron Baroque are a musical duo who have honed their skills across Europe’s concert halls for nearly 20 years and they’re returning to NSW to present a great repertoire.
This intimate concert will include a great range of music selected from the early Baroque period (circa 1700) through to the early Romantic period (circa 1850) and will be performed on period instruments in the style appropriate to the historical era.
Our oceans in the spotlight at the Twyford. Image: Sea Shepherd Australia, Facebook.
Before the Last Octopus – Documentary Screening at the Twyford
When: 13 September, 5 pm, doors open at 4 pm
Where: The Twyford, 16 Market St, Merimbula
Cost: Tickets from $12 to $25 | Book online.
The Twyford Theatre in Merimbula hosts a special screening of a documentary about the Sea Shepherds. Audiences at the Twyford will be among the first to experience the exclusive premiere of the Sea Shepherd’s documentary on the fight to protect some of the world’s most vulnerable marine ecosystems.
This is part of Sea Shepherd’s Ocean Defence Tour and after the screening, audiences will hear from Sea Shepherd’s Global Director of Campaigns, Captain Peter Hammarstedt, as well as Threatened Species Researcher and Sea Lion Campaign Leader Dirk Holman.
There will also be a presentation from Philip Wollen, a renowned philanthropist and animal advocate, who has dedicated his life to environmental causes.
Ticket price includes locally sourced canapes.
Beloved Irish-Australian comedian Jimeoin comes to GPAC. Image: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre.
Jimeoin – Ballyhoo
When: 13 September, 7:30 to 9:20 pm
Where: Goulburn Performing Arts Centre, 163 Auburn Street, Goulburn
Cost: Tickets from $64 to $69 | Book online.
Catch Jimeoin for his unique blend of observational humour, physical expressiveness, and spontaneity. Join Jimeoin as he turns the everyday into the absurd, often riffing on mundane moments.
Get a peek inside one of our great comic minds as he bounces from one quirky thought to another.
Tuesday
RSA, RCG or Food Safety Certificate Holders get in free this Tuesday. Photo: Moruya Jockey Club.
Senior and Hospitality Race Day
When: 15 September, first race at 12:50 pm
Where: Moruya Jockey Club, 100 Donnelly Dr, Moruya
Cost: Free entry for senior concession card, RSA, RCG and Food Safety Certificate Holders | $15 for all others.
Head to the Moruya Jockey Club for Senior and Hospitality Race Day, where senior concession card, RSA, RCG and Food Safety Certificate Holders enter free.
There will be a great day of racing on Tuesday, with the first race at 12:50 pm and the final race at 4:35 pm. There will be a great line-up of food trucks too, as well as a bar and bookies.
