Pack your bags and head to Ballarat on the Labour Day long weekend for an impressive line-up of festivals, workshops, live music and more.
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The city's showpiece event every March is the Ballarat Begonia Festival at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens.
This free outdoor event has something for everyone, from garden enthusiasts and food lovers to young families with curious outdoor explorers and those seeking a cultural getaway.
Find out more at ballaratbegoniafestival.com
Ballarat Begonia Festival line-up
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Flower power
Pick your own sunflowers in Dunnstown
Tiptoe through the sunflowers for that perfect Kodak moment.