school holidays
Spring School Holiday Program
Spring School Holiday Program
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22 Sep - 5 Oct

Stay entertained these school holidays with a range of fun and affordable activities! From arts and pottery, environment, history, and family fun, there's something for all ages.   

All ages
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Vintage photos of fashion over the years
Heritage Week
Heritage Week 2025
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14 - 21 Sep

Step into the past and discover how fashion tells our story from times gone by this Heritage Week. From historic wedding gowns to Melbourne Cup glamour, explore the changing tastes that shaped Whitehorse and beyond through guided tours, exhibitions, and hands-on heritage fun for all ages!

All ages
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creative drawing of green cactus
Term Program
Term 4 Program
Explore the Program

Celebrate creativity this Spring with our Term 4 program at Box Hill Community Arts Centre and Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct.

Discover a wide variety of workshops and courses, from creative crafts and gardening to cooking and sustainable living.

All ages
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Festivals
Spring Festival 2025
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Sun 19 Oct

Get ready for our annual fun-filled Spring Festival! A day filled with live music, FREE rides, face-painting and other kid's activities, as well as local community groups, interactive experiences, and much more.

All ages
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SHOP Devonshire Tea and Scones
Devonshire Tea and Scones at Strathdon House
Join us for a delightful Devonshire tea experience at Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct.
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  • Adult
  • Workshops
Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct
Gold and white striped teapot and sugar bowl
Box Hill Historical Society Presents … home décor fashions of the past
This exhibition, from the private collections of members of Box Hill Historical Society, will feature images and objects showing the latest in 19th and 20th century kitchen and dining ware, from eggcups, crockery, cutlery and a cruet set, to a meat grinder and a crockpot.
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  • Free
  • Heritage Week
Historic photo of three men trying on country boots and hats for sale
Thomas Cook: A Century of Craftsmanship
In 1924, Thomas Cook Senior, an orphan, arrived in Melbourne pursuing a career in boxing but found his passion in bootmaking. A century later, his legacy endures through craftsmanship and style. Explore historical archives and film props from 'The Man from Snowy River II' collaboration in this display.
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  • Free
  • Heritage
  • Heritage Week
Schwerkolt Cottage & Museum Complex
Montage of women modelling 1980s knitted jumpers
Dressing Whitehorse: A Heritage Week exhibition
Drawn from the collection of Box Hill Historical Society, as well as private and public collections, images and objects display a range of fashion items.
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  • Art Exhibition
  • Heritage
  • Heritage Week
Artspace
Black and white photo of wedding couple linking arms
Finding the One: Wedding dresses from Whitehorse
Wedding dresses on display have been adored, worn and then stored through the decades by Whitehorse Historical Society. Despite the trials and hardships on our life journeys, these dresses and their landscape settings hold the power to evoke universal happy moments.
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  • Art Exhibition
  • Free
  • Heritage Week
Artspace
SHOP HAPPY DOG
Dog Wellbeing Workshop
Discover how to use massage as a way to naturally support your dog’s health and wellbeing in this unique two-part workshop.
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  • Adult
  • Workshops
Strathdon House & Orchard Precinct
View of a gallery with two visitors looking at textile art.
Exhibit at Whitehorse Artspace in 2026!
Whitehorse Artspace invites artists who live, work or study in Whitehorse to submit an Expression of Interest to exhibit in our 2026 Exhibition Program during April / May. Artspace welcomes a range of exhibition proposals across various media including ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography or textiles. Individuals and artist groups/collectives are eligible to apply.
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  • Art Exhibition
Artspace
Floor length pink gown, historical
Changing fashions – as reflected in the Kew Historical Society Costume Collection
Join Robert Baker, archivist at Kew Historical Society as he explores changing tastes in fashion and design in this talk.
  • Heritage Week

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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An art gallery with artwork on the walls
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.
The Box Hill Town hall exterior lit with blue lighting
Box Hill Town Hall
A historic building hosting events of all sizes: with a stage, catering facilities, hireable spaces and amenities.
Pioneer cottage with gum tree in the background
Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex
Historic cottage and museum complex surrounded by hectares of bushland, open weekends and available for school tours.
Picture of the back of Strathdon House and the vegetable garden
Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct
A heritage building and vast green space, host to classes, events and sustainability-focussed programs for all ages.
Wide shot of carnival ride at a festival
Whitehorse Festivals Season
Festivals are one of the most loved programs in the City of Whitehorse, with over 45,000 people attending annually.