Events
Fri, 9 Jan, 7pm - Tue, 13 Jan, 8pm 2026 AEDT
GOLD FESTIVAL PASS - Ballarat Organs and Fine Music Festival
Ballarat, Clunes and Creswick.
Fri, 9 Jan 2026, 7pm - 9pm AEDT
Gloria! - Ballarat Organs and Fine Music Festival Opening Concert
St Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat Central VIC, Australia
Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 11am - 12pm AEDT
The Singing Pipes: Music of Handel, Bach, Haydn and Beyond - Rhys Boak (organ)
St John’s Anglican Church, Creswick VIC, Australia
Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 2pm - 3pm AEDT
Baaz Avaz: On the Silk Road
Creswick Town Hall, Creswick VIC, Australia
Sat, 10 Jan 2026, 6pm - 7pm AEDT
Versailles In Love
Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Bakery Hill VIC, Australia
Sun, 11 Jan 2026, 9am - 11am AEDT
Ballarat Organs & Fine Music Festival Breakfast
To be announced
Sun, 11 Jan 2026, 2pm - 3pm AEDT
Telemann Paris Quartets
Ballarat Performing Arts Centre, Soldiers Hill VIC, Australia
Sun, 11 Jan 2026, 6pm - 7pm AEDT
O Filii et Filiæ - Organ splendour from the (mostly) French baroque
Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Bakery Hill VIC, Australia
Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 11am - 12pm AEDT
Foundation of Fantasy
St Paul's Anglican Church Clunes, Clunes VIC, Australia
Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 2pm - 3pm AEDT
Reeds and Resonance - music from the Golden Age of the bassoon
Clunes Town Hall, Clunes VIC, Australia
Mon, 12 Jan 2026, 6pm - 7pm AEDT
Darkness & Delight
Ballaarat Mechanic's Institute, Ballarat Central VIC, Australia
Tue, 13 Jan 2026, 11am - 12pm AEDT
Mediterranean - Elisabetta Ghebbioni (Solo Harp)
Loreto College Chapel, Ballarat, Ballarat Central VIC, Australia
About
Ballarat Organs and Fine Muisc Festival 2026
Each January, the Ballarat goldfields come alive with beautiful music, warm community spirit, and the glow of summer. Over five inspiring days, audiences are invited to experience world-class performances in the region’s historic churches and grand heritage venues — many home to the magnificent 19th-century organs for which the festival is renowned.
Celebrating its 30th year in 2026, the Festival continues to bring together exceptional Australian and international artists in a program of classical and fine music of the highest calibre. From intimate chamber concerts to radiant organ recitals, each performance resonates with the character of the goldfields and the passion of its performers.