Head to Perisher Valley for exciting displays of skiing and snowboarding skill. Photo: Snowy Mountains.
It’s busy in the regions this week, with plenty of attractions for the whole family. Check out what’s on offer, including theatre performances, live music, snow events, art exhibitions and truffle hunts.
The Goulburn Art Award exhibition is in its final days, but there’s still time to enjoy some of the best art from the region, with dozens of artists’ works on display across a wide variety of mediums.
There’s plenty of live music this week, with country music nights at local breweries and nationwide tours of new and exciting albums.
All this and more awaits across the regions in this week’s guide to the best to see, do and experience.
Multiple Days
A fascinating new contemporary production is coming to FLING Theatre. Image: Humanitix.
FAILURE — From Fling Physical Theatre
When: 17 July to 19 July and 23 July
Where: FLING Physical Theatre, 45/47 Eden St, Bega
Cost: Tickets from $40 | Book online.
FAILURE is a new contemporary production combining aerial dance and contemporary physical theatre to explore the idea of risk and failure as an asset rather than a deficiency. Through immersive staging and emotionally resonant performance, this piece of physical theatre invites audiences to reconsider how they see risk and the possibility of getting things wrong, suggesting they see failure as a powerful force of creativity.
This unique piece will be performed by a professional cast of local artists, both established and emerging.
There are still two days left to check out the Goulburn Art Award display. Image: Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.
Goulburn Art Award 2026
When: 17 July and 18 July, during normal gallery hours
Where: Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 184 Bourke Street, Goulburn
Cost: Free.
The Goulburn Art Award is a biennial art competition welcoming artists of all skills, within 120 km of Goulburn and working in any medium, to present a piece for judging and public enjoyment.
This exhibition doesn’t just recognise the talent in the local area; it also gives the curious public a chance to see firsthand what artists of all ages and abilities can create in their region.
The prize is in its final days, so there’s a limited time to see the best local artists, including 2026 Goulburn Art Award winner John R Walker, a talented landscape painter, as well as highly commended working duo Deidre Martin and Rebecca Mayo, recognised for their large-scale textile work.
Friday
There’s a lot of excitement on the track this week. Photo: Visit NSW.
Goulburn Thoroughbred Racing
When: 17 July, noon to 5 pm
Where: Racecourse Drive, Goulburn
Cost: Free.
Head to the Goulburn Race Club for a full day of great horsemanship on the track. Seven to eight races will be complemented by full TAB, bar and canteen facilities and the exciting atmosphere that comes with country racing.
Whether you want to watch some world-class horse racing or just get dressed up and have a fun day out, this is the place to be.
Saturday
Take part or just admire the action in the Perisher Parks Showdown. Photo: What’s On Snowy Mountains.
Perisher Park Showdown — Rail Jam
When: 18 July, 9 am to 3 pm
Where: Front Valley Terrain Park, Kosciuszko Road, Perisher Valley, Kosciuszko National Park
Cost: Tickets $59 | Book online.
The Perisher Parks Showdown is back, inviting skiers and boarders to shred the snow, testing their skills jamming on rails and boxes. Competitors will try their best to impress the judges, with the categories of style, creativity, execution, flow, difficulty and amplitude all being rewarded.
Whether you’re a spectator or a rider, there’s something exciting here for you.
Vika and Linda are touring nationwide to show off their new album. Image: Vika & Linda, Facebook.
Vika & Linda — Where Do You Come From? at the Bay Pavilions
When: 18 July, 7:30 pm
Where: Canberra Theatre Centre, Civic Square, London Circuit, Canberra
Cost: Tickets $89 to $99 | Book online.
The forthcoming album from Vika & Linda, Where Do You Come From?, is their most personal and compelling collection yet. To celebrate the new release, Vika & Linda, with their band The Bullettes, will embark on a nationwide tour in 2026. Audiences will be treated to songs from the new album together with the tunes and stories of their inimitable career.
Where Do You Come From? represents the sisters’ emergence as powerful songwriters in their own right. It’s the most personal and revealing body of work in their four-decade career. After a lifetime of lending their voices to the stories of others, this record marks a moment of stepping forward, with the sisters telling their own story: a widescreen work that spans identity, ancestry, motherhood, ageing, grief, joy, and the grounding presence of water.
Country music star Catherine Britt is celebrating the release of her ninth album. Photo: Tumut River Brewing Company.
Catherine Britt — The Hardest Thing — Live
When: 18 July, 7:30 pm to 11 pm
Where: Tumut River Brewing Co, 1/5 Capper St, Tumut
Cost: Tickets $35 | Book online.
Celebrated country music artist Catherine Britt is coming to Tumut to lay bare her life in her ninth album, The Hardest Thing.
Covering a huge portion of her life’s story, this album deals with the exploitation she endured as a young woman in the music industry, as well as her marriage breakdown, her sobriety journey and finding the strength to love again.
The Hardest Thing is about redemption and forging a new path after adversity. Britt is presenting her story this Saturday at the Tumut River Brewing Company, with plenty of heart and authenticity.
Celebrate truffle season at Bungendore this week. Image: Chef Christophe and Josephine.
Truffle Hunt & French Brunch with Chef Christophe
When: 19 July, 10:30 am
Where: Bungendore, address provided upon booking
Cost: Tickets $160 | Book online.
Chef Christophe’s truffle farm comes alive each winter, and the chef himself is inviting visitors to come and enjoy the best of French black truffle season. Visitors and truffle-farmers-for-a-day will enjoy the cool country air as they meet the farm’s resident truffle-hunting expert, a border collie named Largo, go on a truffle hunt, watch a live cooking demonstration and then dine at a long-table rustic French feast.
Enjoy the beautiful walks at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden. Photo: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden.
Free Guided Walk at the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden
When: 19 July, 11 am to noon
Where: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden, Deep Creek Dam Road, Batemans Bay
Cost: Free.
Head to the Regional Botanic Garden with one of the venue’s friendly, trained guides, inviting bushwalkers to stroll along some of the Eurobodalla’s most beautiful natural spaces. Walkers will learn about local plants and wildlife, gaining insights into how the coastal environment works.
It’s an excellent opportunity to enjoy a relaxing walk, have a chat with flora experts and learn about the gardens. Afterwards, walkers are welcome to have a cuppa at the garden cafe.
