01/10/2026
What's on in October? 🌼🌺🌻
Whether you're into live music, hands-on creativity, festivals, exhibitions or getting out into nature, there's something happening across the Yarra Ranges for you this month.
🎟️ Event links in bio
🐾The Rover Project:
Join this free two-part workshop series where children build their own trash puppet dog. This workshop lets children experience creating a professional puppet from idea to completion.
🗓️ Friday 2 October | 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm (Session 1)
🗓️ Saturday 24 October | 10:00 am to 12:00 pm (Session 2)
📍 At Yarra Valley ECOSS
🎟️ Book your tickets via the “Kids and Family” link in bio
🎻The River Folk Festival
Now in its 6th year, The River Folk Festival will present a stellar program of performing artists over the weekend, across multiple venues and stages throughout the Warburton Township.
🗓️From Friday 2 October at 5:00 pm to Sunday 4 October
📍 Arts Centre Warburton and across multiple venues.
🎟️ Book your tickets via the “Festivals & Special Events” link in our bio.
🖌Open Studios Exhibition Opening Event
Wander through the private spaces where art comes to life and experience it like never before! Yarra Valley Arts Open Studio returns this Spring for this highly anticipated annual event.
In 2026, Yarra Valley Arts Open Studio will be held on 10 – 11 October and 24 – 25 October.
Celebrate with us at the opening event:
🗓️ Saturday 3 October | 2:00 pm
📍 The Memo Healesville
🎟️ Free event: booking is essential.
Book your tickets via the “Exhibition” link in our bio.
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💚Trash Puppet Making Workshop
Get crafty, think creatively, and give old materials a new lease on life. These popular puppet-making workshops invite kids to create quirky characters using recycled and reused materials.
Along the way, Trash Puppets sparks conversations about reducing waste, recycling right and reimagining what’s possible from the things we usually throw away.
Age suitability: 6– 12 years old
🗓️Sunday 4 October | 10:30 pm – 12:00 pm
📍 The Lyre Room- Burrinja Cultural Centre Theatre
🎟️ Book via the “Burrinja Climate Change Biennale” link in our bio
🍃Wild Wanderings: Rain White & Kerry Press
Held in the beautiful Karwarra Australian Native Botanic Garden, this walk will be led by educator and artist Rain White, and environmentalist Kerry Press, using art and knowledge as a catalyst to slow down and deeply engage with nature.
Age Suitability: adults only 18+ yrs
🗓️ Sunday 4 October | 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
📍 Karwarra Australian Native Botanic Garden
🎟️ Book via the “Burrinja Climate Change Biennale” link in our bio
🎶Ross Wilson & The Peaceniks
Join the ARIA Hall of Famer and The Peaceniks for a hit-packed journey through 50 years of music, from Daddy Cool classics to Mondo Rock favourites.
Songs you know. Stories you'll love. Music that still hits the mark. 🎶
🗓️ Friday 9 Oct | 7:30 pm
📍The Memo Healesville
🎟️ Book via the “music” link in our bio.
🥕Formidable Vegetables
Fresh from Glastonbury and a 48-show international tour, Formidable Vegetable are back and bringing the beets.
Part electro-funk, part climate action and all-round good fun, this genre-defying crew serves up brass, bass and plenty of hope for a wild and overgrown world.
"So infectious that the most ardent climate sceptic would have trouble staying still." - Sydney Morning Herald
🗓️ Saturday 10 October | 6:00 pm
📍Burrinja Lyre Room
🎟️ Book via the “Burrinja Climate Change Biennale” link in our bio
🎸Telegraph Road – The Dire Straits Legacy
A night of iconic songs and unforgettable moments.
Experience classic hits like Sultans of Swing, Money for Nothing, and Romeo & Juliet, all brought to life with passion, precision, and musical storytelling at its finest by Matt Arthur and the Lazybones.
🗓️ Saturday 10 October | 8:00 pm
📍The Memo Healesville
🎟️ Book via the “music” link in our bio
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