Queanbeyan’s Multicultural Festival brings bright colours to town this week. Photo: Visit NSW.
The regions are packed this week with multicultural festivals, book launches from local writers, winter kayaking sessions, race days, dance and more.
Queanbeyan’s Multicultural Festival brings the sights, sounds and flavours of the world to the town park, with performances, dances and delicious food to enjoy across a full day of entertainment.
The Winter Solstice Starlight Kayak invites you out to Lake Wallagoot to enjoy the longest night of winter out under the stars.
All this and more in our weekly event guide to the best to see, do and experience.
Multiple Days
More than 60 events and five exhibitions make this year’s Fungi Feastival an exciting one. Photo: What’s On Eurobodalla.
Fungi Feastival
When: 19 to 25 June
Where: Various locations around the South Coast and Eurobodalla
Cost: Prices may vary | Book online.
The Fungi Feastival is a yearly celebration across the South Coast and Eurobodalla, bringing a full month of excitement, with more than 60 events and five exhibitions. There will be events focusing on the science of fungi, with workshops and seminars with international and Aussie experts, film showings about fungi, events about the role of fungi in agriculture and forestry, kayaking trips and courses on learning how to grow mushrooms and truffles.
There are also lessons on how to hunt for truffles as well as how to cook them, special truffle meals at participating restaurants, and artistic events, focusing on photography, painting, collaging and claymaking.
During the school holidays there will also be kids’ events. More information is available on the festival’s website.
An exploration of media and the effect of the public eye. Image: Lieder Theatre Company.
Lieder Theatre Company Presents: Letters to Lindy
When: 19 and 20 June
Where: Lieder Theatre, 52 Goldsmith Street, Goulburn
Cost: Tickets from $20 to $35 | Book online.
Goulburn’s own Lieder Theatre Company presents Letters to Lindy, a verbatim play informed by the letters sent to Lindy Chamberlain-Chreighton after the tragic death of her daughter.
When Lindy’s daughter disappeared in the outback, her story unfolded under the full glare of the national media.
This performance focuses on the emotional toll on the grieving mother after her daughter went missing by using real correspondence sent to her that illustrate the opinions of the public and how they easily shifted.
An exploration of media, publicity and the pitfalls of trial-by-media, the story of Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton is a story that still has relevance today.
Also at the Lieder Theatre Company will be a showing of Some Like it Hot on 14 June at 4 pm.
Local students give it their all on stage this week. Photo: Arts Unit, NSW Government.
Far South Coast Dance Festival
When: 23 to 25 June, various times
Where: Bay Pavilions, 12 Vesper Street, Batemans Bay
Cost: Tickets from $15 | Book online.
The Far South Coast Dance Festival invites you to celebrate the joy of dance with a vibrant, exciting showcase bringing together the region’s school kids from Kindergarten to Year 12 to demonstrate their creativity, teamwork and performance talent.
Audiences will get to see a wide range of dance styles, reflecting the talent and dedication of students as individuals and as collectives.
There’s more than enough music across the coast for everyone at Day Well Spent. Image: Extend the Weekend.
A Day Well Spent
When: 18 to 21 June
Where: Various locations across Berry | More information online.
Cost: Prices may vary | Line-up available online.
A Day Well Spent is celebrating funk and soul across Berry and the South Coast with a massive line-up of musicians as well as great food, warm hospitality and great vibes in some of the region’s best venues.
Tune in for Hannah Tregret, Blessie Pica, So-Fi, Isy Cappo, Erin Badman, Jaspar Gubbay, Honeydrip, Velvet Bloom and much much more.
Friday
Tradies get in free to this Friday’s special race day. Image: Moruya Jockey Club.
Tradies Race Day at the Moruya Jockey Club
When: 19 June, 11:30 am
Where: Moruya Jockey Club, 100 Donnelly Dr, Moruya
Cost: Free entry for white card holders | Entry from $10 to $15 at the gate.
Head to the Moruya Jockey Club for Tradies Race Day, where white card holders enter for free!
There will be a full day of racing, as well as TAB, bookies, bar as well as a massive line-up of food and treats on the day including The Rotary Kiosk, Capriz Pizza, Charlie’s Little Kitchen, Driven Coffee Van, Hot Diggity Dogs, Reggie’s Ice Creams and D’lish D’lite Donuts.
And make sure to catch the Tradies Human Wheelbarrow Race and fashions on the field. This race’s best dressed theme is flouro.
Local writers in the spotlight at the SECCA. Image: Humanitix.
South Coast Writers Centre Anthology Launch at SECCA
When: 19 June, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Where: South East Centre for Contemporary Art, Zingel Pl, Bega
Cost: Free | Book online.
The South East Centre for Contemporary Art is launching the South Coast Writers Centre’s latest anthology, Shape Shifters, welcoming writers, readers and literary people to celebrate its publication.
Writers in the anthology include Ronald Arana Atilano, Erica Chester, Eileen Chong, Mark Friend, Pamela Goddard, Julie-Ann Henninger, Siân Lim, Brittany Riley, Paris Rosemont, Nathan mudyi Sentance and Roger Vickery.
There will be readings from poets Pamela Goddard, Kai Jensen and Elizabeth Walton, as well as Sarah Nicholson, director of South Coast Writers Centre.
The new collection will be available for purchase and the night will include a poetry open mic, with registration available at the door.
Saturday
Raise awareness for mental health issues at the Memorial Quick Shear. Image: Mitchell Power Memorial Quick Shear – Bombala, Facebook.
Mitchell Power Memorial Quick Shear
When: 20 June, 9 am
Where: The Imperial Hotel, Bombala
Cost: Raffle prices vary | Check QR code for more detail.
Established in 2022 in honour of Mitch Power, this memorial shear is an opportunity to raise awareness for mental health in the shearing industry as well as the community more broadly, with events giving local shearers a chance to show off their skill.
There are plenty of prizes on offer, from drinks to gift cards, gardening services, vouchers, winter clothes, artworks and more. Come get a ticket, watch the shearers in action and raise money for a good local cause.
Queanbeyan’s Multicultural Festival lets locals experience the cultures of the world in Queanbeyan Park. Image: Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, Facebook.
Queanbeyan Multicultural Festival
When: 20 June, 10 am to 4 pm
Where: Queanbeyan Park, 1 Lowe Street, Queanbeyan
Cost: Free.
The Multicultural Festival is back in Queanbeyan this week, inviting you to experience sights, flavours and sounds from around the world.
There will be a stage hosting plenty of exciting dance acts from around the world, demonstrating the talent of locals and providing a dazzling show of colour and movement.
And of course, there will be delicious food from all corners of the globe, with more than 30 market stalls helping you discover your next favourite dish.
Sunday
Enjoy the shortest day of the year at Wallagoot Lake. Photo: Visit NSW.
Winter Solstice Starlight Kayak
When: 21 June, 4 pm
Where: 259 Wallagoot Lake Road, Wallagoot
Cost: Tickets from $150 to $170 | Book online.
Mark the shortest day of the year in the great outdoors with the Winter Solstice Starlight Kayak.
This kayaking trip will begin in late afternoon on the north shore of the lake, where you and other adventurers will bundle up and head out onto the water, passing birds and fish as you watch the sun set.
Once the far edge of the lake is reached, you and your fellow kayakers will disembark and congregate for some seasonal soup. Then you will create a sand mandala on the beach.
To cap off the night, kayakers will get back in their craft and paddle home in the dark.
