Blooming March 8 - 10 2025
Festival Highlights
The Last Numbat at Ballarat Begonia Festival
For the first time on the Australian East Coast, experience the magic and joy of The Last Numbat.…
8–10 Mar
10:00am - 5:00pm
Begonia Display at Ballarat Begonia Festival
The 2025 Begonia Display has been designed and installed by the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Nursery team. The display…
8–10 Mar
10:00am - 5:00pm
PowerFM Ballarat Begonia Festival Parade
The PowerFM Parade is back once again at the Ballarat Begonia Festival. Commencing at the Ballarat Tramway Museum,…
10 Mar
11:00am - 12:00pm
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Are you planning a getaway to Ballarat? This is your starting point for everything you need to know before you hit the road.
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Grow begonias
The City of Ballarat horticultural team tend to our Begonias for 10 months of the year. Here is a little bit about what they do to keep our famous begonias at their finest for the Ballarat Begonia Festival.
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Discover the origins
As early as the 1890’s the Ballarat Botanical Gardens has featured a collection of tuberous begonias. Tubers were imported from the famous English nursery Blackmore and Langdon, now a fourth-generation family nursery, in 1901 entering our collection via the onsite nursery quarantine facility.
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25 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat Central VIC 3350
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