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Whitehorse Festival Season
Spring Festival
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15 October

Keep the kids entertained all day with free rides, face painting, activities and a selection of delicious food and treats.

All ages
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School holidays
Multiple venues
Spring School Holiday Program
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18 September – 29 September

There are heaps of fun and affordable activities to do throughout Whitehorse during the Term 3 break that the whole family can enjoy. 

Children
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Wayne Viney, Radiance II (detail), 2010

Wayne Viney, Radiance II (detail), 2010
Art exhibition
WAYNE VINEY: Monotypes
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30 September – 4 November

View masterful monotypes from decades of printmaking, on display by much-respected printmaker Wayne Viney.

All ages
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Wayne Viney, Radiance II (detail), 2010
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Family
Wheeling through Whitehorse
Visit Schwerkolt Cottage to see a display of photos and items telling the story of transport in Whitehorse.
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Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex
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Free
Whitehorse on the move!
Come and explore a variety of model vehicles that once graced the streets of Whitehorse after World War 2.
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Free
All Aboard in Whitehorse
Browse through images of local transport from the Whitehorse Art Collection alongside a display of transport in miniature, from the Australian Cartophilic Society.
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Artspace
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Children
Fun With Clay
Learn to hand-build and paint a clay project for firing and glazing. 12 different session times available.
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Children
Kindy Clay & Craft
Adults and children work together to create imaginative projects. 4 different session times available.
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Youth students making a pot on the pottery wheel
Children
Wheely Wild Wheel Work
Learn to make pottery pieces on the wheel. 16 different session times available.
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Deakin
Art Exhibition
Prologue - Graduation Exhibition
The 2023 graduates of Deakin University’s emerging artist collective are proud to announce their upcoming exhibition ‘Prologue’.
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Box Hill Community Arts Centre
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Children
Kids Collage with Kerrie Jacobs
Using recycled and found materials, children will be stepped through a creative process to create their own amazing collage artworks. Collage is a great way to build amazing unique artworks.
Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct

Venues & Festivals across Creative Whitehorse

The City of Whitehorse is one of the most dynamic art and cultural hubs in metropolitan Melbourne. There’s something for everyone – exhibitions, music, theatre, heritage, and art and craft.

Creative Whitehorse: connecting you to a creative community. 

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Artspace
A gallery hosting curated exhibitions on contemporary subjects, with invited artists and works from its fine collection.
Art Class in studio
Box Hill Community Arts Centre
Our well-loved community arts centre, with excellent, accessible term/holiday programs and topical exhibitions.
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Box Hill Town Hall
A historic building hosting events of all sizes: with a stage, catering facilities, hireable spaces and amenities.
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Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex
Historic cottage and museum complex surrounded by hectares of bushland, open weekends and available for school tours.
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Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct
A heritage building and vast green space, host to classes, events and sustainability-focussed programs for all ages.
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Whitehorse Festivals Season
Festivals are one of the most loved programs in the City of Whitehorse, with over 45,000 people attending annually.