Macedon Ranges Arts & Culture

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+ Acknowledgment of Country +
Macedon Ranges Shire Council acknowledges the Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Peoples as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land and waterways. Counc

il recognises their living cultures and ongoing connection to Country and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. Council also acknowledges local Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander residents of Macedon Ranges for their ongoing contribution to the diverse culture of our community.

01/09/2026

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Jimpa

🎫 Tickets are On Sale! 🎫
🎥 Filmmaker Hannah (Olivia Colman) takes her trans nonbinary teenager, Frances(Aud Mason-Hyde), to Amsterdam to visit their gay grandfather - lovingly known as “Jimpa” (John Lithgow). When Frances expresses a desire to stay with Jimpa for a year abroad, Hannah is forced to reconsider her parenting beliefs and the stories she has long told about her family.

🌈 Jimpa celebrates LGBTQ+ culture, as it is practised across three generations:
Grandfather Jim faces the challenges of aging as a gay man in a generation that never expected to grow old; non-binary teenager Frances grapples with disillusionment as their heroes fall short of their ideals; and mother Hannah navigates the differing perspectives of her father and child. Surrounding these three is a vibrant family – the family they were born into and the family they continue to create.

➡ Inspired by her own experiences as part of a q***r family, acclaimed filmmaker
Sophie Hyde delivers her most personal story yet. Jimpa is an authentic and intimate film, bursting with compassion for each of its characters.

📣 Presented in association with Council’s community health care provider Omnia Community Health.

👉 “It earns every emotion and then some, breaking the heart open with such breathtaking truthfulness that you get bowled over just before you land softly in its final frames.” THE WRAP

👉“Along with its genuine humor and a frank exploration of the different ways q***r people live today, Jimpa is an emotional experience that feels authentic in a way that can be difficult to capture.” SCREEN RANT
Jimpa is rated: MA15+

➡ Event: Jimpa
📆 Date: Friday 11 September 2026
⏰ Time: 7.30pm-9.20pm (1hour and 53 minutes)
📍 Venue: Kyneton Town Hall
💰 Cost: Full $10, Concession $5
🎫 Bookings: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events-and-Awards/Whats-on-around-the-shire/Jimpa

🌻 Autumn Events 🌻 Open Mic at the Shamrock🎤 Open Mic at the Shamrock is back for the Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival 20...
01/09/2026

🌻 Autumn Events 🌻 Open Mic at the Shamrock

🎤 Open Mic at the Shamrock is back for the Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival 2026! Head to the Shamrock Hotel on Thursday 10th September, 7pm to 10pm, and take the mic or just take a seat. Performers register via our website.
➡ We've got something for the young and upcoming artists too. Bloombox Open Mic runs Saturday 5th September, 2pm to 5pm at Kyneton Mechanics Institute, for local artists aged 12-25, presented by KDAF and supported by MITS. Free entry, registration recommended as MITS events tend to sell out.
👉 Stick around that evening for Flower Power, from 6:30pm. Cronies Events - Tylden bring a night of live music and 70s vibes, with The Corduroys opening for Naarm's, plus local DJs. Jinky's food truck and a full licensed bar on site.
🎫 Tickets and registration details at our website
https://www.kynetondaffodilandartsfestival.com.au/event-list
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➡ The Kyneton Daffodil & Arts Festival
📍 4–13 September 2026
👉 Supported by Major Sponsors Kyneton On Riverside
Visit our website to view all events and sponsors.

👉 Bluestone Theatre 👈 Dane Simpson: Always was, always will be… funny🎫 Tickets are now on sale! 🎫✌ New venue - Bluestone...
31/08/2026

👉 Bluestone Theatre 👈 Dane Simpson: Always was, always will be… funny

🎫 Tickets are now on sale! 🎫
✌ New venue - Bluestone Theatre🤟
😂🤣 Get ready for a night of guaranteed laughs with one of Australia’s funniest, most loveable comedians. Dane comes from a longline of funny buggers.
🎤 A wisecracking Dad, a cleverly cutting Mum, hilarious grandparents, and generations of jokers, pranksters and yarnspinners. Now Dane is here putting the 'rad' into 'traditional'. For 60,000 years of belly-laughs, book now.

📺 As seen on the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Guy Mont-Spelling Bee, Wil Anderson's Question Everything, The Hundred with Andy Lee, and The Amazing Race Celebrity Edition. With a string of sold-out live comedy shows across Australia and in the UK, he’s heading your way with a whole lot of gutbusting jokes and hilarious stories.

👉 ★★★★★ ‘Side splitting down to earth humour… how often do you go to a comedy show where you laugh until your sides hurt?’– Glam Adelaide
👉 ★★★★★ ‘Dane had me laughing so hard I had a hard time holding back tears of joy. Whatever you take from this review, please follow him!’ - Theatre Matter

➡ Event: Dane Simpson: Always was, always will be… funny
📆 Date: Thursday 3 September 2026
⏰ Time: 7.30pm-8.40pm
💰 Cost: Full $35, Concession $32, Group 6+ $30
📍 Venue: Bluestone Theatre
🎫 Bookings: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events-and-Awards/Whats-on-around-the-shire/Dane-Simpson-Always-was-always-will-be%E2%80%A6-funny

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Ruby Gill and the Rainbow Voices Choir🎉 Today! Today! 🎉🎤 If anyone can silence a room, it’s Joburg...
30/08/2026

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Ruby Gill and the Rainbow Voices Choir

🎉 Today! Today! 🎉
🎤 If anyone can silence a room, it’s Joburg-born, Naarm-based musician Ruby Gill, whose arresting lyricism, honesty and deadpan wit have already garnered millions of streams, awards and radio play from triple j, to BBC and KCRW.

🥇 Ruby’s “melancholic lyrical wizardry” has earned her the reputation of unmissable, with her Australian Music Prize-nominated debut record ‘I’m gonna die with this frown on my face’ landing at #5 on the AIR Independent Album charts and met with Sunday Times’ coveted “Breaking Act” accolade and worldwide acclaim in September 2022.

🌈 Ruby Gill and acclaimed local musician Mr Adam Przewlocki and the Rainbow Voices choir collaborate for an afternoon of harmony, heart, and spirit of connection.

🎸 Supported by Annie-Rose Maloney

🎤 Annie-Rose Maloney writes country-ish music about the deep kernals of pain we all carry around in our pockets. Annie-Rose will be sharing songs from her recently released debut album “Circle Walking”.

💜 Presented as part of Wear it Purple Day celebrations.

➡️ Event: Ruby Gill and the Rainbow Voices Choir
📅 Date: Sunday 30 August 2026
⏰ Times: 4pm-5.30pm
📍 Venue: Kyneton Town Hall
💰 Cost: Full $45, Concession $40, Student $35
🎫 Bookings: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events-and-Awards/Whats-on-around-the-shire/Ruby-Gill-and-the-Rainbow-Voices-Choir

👉 Kyneton Mechanics Institute Reserve 👈 Creative Kids - Paint What You Hear🎨 Messy fun for everyone!🎤 Led by musician Er...
29/08/2026

👉 Kyneton Mechanics Institute Reserve 👈 Creative Kids - Paint What You Hear

🎨 Messy fun for everyone!

🎤 Led by musician Erica Rasmussen and visual artist Zakiya Kurdi, Paint What You Hear incorporates classical and contemporary music with visual art to engage young people in the arts, inviting them to respond to live music using painting and drawing.

🎼 Participants will listen to live musicians and respond to the music exploring lines, shape, colour and their own imagination, learning about the elements of music and how to represent sound through artistic expression.

🎉 A unique and immersive learning opportunity, Paint What You Hear is engaging, fun and best of all – messy!

👉 Please note: Kids to wear old clothes as it is a messy activity.

🎟️ Limited tickets. Don't miss out! Recommended for 6 to 12 years of age.

➡ Event: Creative Kids - Paint What You Hear
📅 Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026
⏰ Times: 11.30am-12.15pm & 2pm-2.45pm
📍 Venue: Kyneton Mechanics Institute Reserve
💰 Cost: Children $15
🎫 Bookings: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events-and-Awards/Whats-on-around-the-shire/Creative-Kids-Paint-What-You-Hear

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Ruby Gill and the Rainbow Voices Choir🎉 Today is wear it purple day. Ours is Sunday! (see below fo...
28/08/2026

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Ruby Gill and the Rainbow Voices Choir

🎉 Today is wear it purple day. Ours is Sunday! (see below for details) Come along!
🎤 If anyone can silence a room, it’s Joburg-born, Naarm-based musician Ruby Gill, whose arresting lyricism, honesty and deadpan wit have already garnered millions of streams, awards and radio play from triple j, to BBC and KCRW.

🥇 Ruby’s “melancholic lyrical wizardry” has earned her the reputation of unmissable, with her Australian Music Prize-nominated debut record ‘I’m gonna die with this frown on my face’ landing at #5 on the AIR Independent Album charts and met with Sunday Times’ coveted “Breaking Act” accolade and worldwide acclaim in September 2022.

🌈 Ruby Gill and acclaimed local musician Mr Adam Przewlocki and the Rainbow Voices choir collaborate for an afternoon of harmony, heart, and spirit of connection.

🎸 Supported by Annie-Rose Maloney

🎤 Annie-Rose Maloney writes country-ish music about the deep kernals of pain we all carry around in our pockets. Annie-Rose will be sharing songs from her recently released debut album “Circle Walking”.

💜 Presented as part of Wear it Purple Day celebrations.

➡️ Event: Ruby Gill and the Rainbow Voices Choir
📅 Date: Sunday 30 August 2026
⏰ Times: 4pm-5.30pm
📍 Venue: Kyneton Town Hall
💰 Cost: Full $45, Concession $40, Student $35
🎫 Bookings: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events-and-Awards/Whats-on-around-the-shire/Ruby-Gill-and-the-Rainbow-Voices-Choir

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Adnyamathanha Country🎫 Tickets are now...
27/08/2026

👉 Kyneton Town Hall 👈 Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Adnyamathanha Country

🎫 Tickets are now on sale! 🎫
🎟️ School group bookings available 🎟️

➡ Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Our Country offers a unique opportunity to engage with the rich cultural heritage of the Adnyamathanha people of the Flinders Ranges. 🖤💛❤️

🎞️ Created as a collaborative project between SharingStories Foundation and the Adnyamathanha community, this 30-minute projection-installation takes audiences on an unforgettable journey through Adnyamathanha Country, as six senior Adnyamathanha women and two young women travel through Ikura (the Flinders Ranges) in the footsteps of Virlkuthalypila, the Two Women from the Yura Muda (Dreamtime).

📖 Best described as a giant paper pop-up book, this beautifully animated artwork will captivate adults and children alike with its vibrant illustrations, songs, and immersive Dreamtime storytelling. 🖤💛❤️

🎤 All weekday sessions (excluding 10am) will be followed by a Q&A with members of the Adnyamathanha community and staff from SharingStories Foundation.

📣 “Our country is woven together by an endless thread of stories. They are embedded in the land, the sky, the water, and the mountain. Even the animals hold stories from long time ago. We follow the journey of the two women, sharing and learning many more stories along the way. Stories that teach young ones to stay safe and respect sacred sites, and to help us all gain a greater appreciation of Adnyamathanha history and culture” -Adnyamathanha Artists

➡ Event: Same Like Yesterday: Virlkuthalypila and Other Stories from Our Country
📆 Dates: Friday 6th – Wednesday 11th November 2026
⏰ Times: Multiple sessions per day (See website)
📍 Venue: Kyneton Town Hall
💰 Cost: $5 General Admission
🎫 Tickets: https://www.mrsc.vic.gov.au/See-Do/Events-and-Awards/Whats-on-around-the-shire/Same-Like-Yesterday



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🌻 Spring Events 🌻 MORE Totally Not Normal Trivia🎉Take everything you know about trivia nights and dial it up 100%.✨ Tota...
26/08/2026

🌻 Spring Events 🌻 MORE Totally Not Normal Trivia

🎉Take everything you know about trivia nights and dial it up 100%.
✨ Totally Not Normal Trivia is an adults only event, here to flip the classic pub quiz completely on its head, blending outrageous fun, live performance, playful chaos, and community spirit into one unforgettable night.
🎤🎸 Featuring local artists Sharni Page, Scott Cameron and 2 new fresh local and fabulous acts to be announced — performers who’ve dazzled audiences nationally and internationally — this is not your average sit-down-and-write-answers kind of evening. Expect carnivale-inspired performances, hilarious surprises, spontaneous moments of silliness, and plenty of chances to discover hidden talents in your friends, neighbours, and family.
🕺💃 One minute you’ll be battling it out in trivia glory… the next you could be dancing on chairs, belting out songs with your table, or crying with laughter.
This is trivia with sparkle. Trivia with spectacle. Trivia with absolutely no intention of behaving normally.
So gather your crew, throw on your boldest carnivale-inspired outfit, and prepare for a night where enthusiasm counts just as much as the right answers. Because winning isn’t just about being clever — it’s about saying YES to the fun

➡ Event: MORE Totally Not Normal Trivia!
📆 Date: Saturday 212 September 2026
⏰ Time: 8pm
📍 Venue: Newham Mechanics Institute
🎫 Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/DPDZD

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