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Ballarat Begonia Festival

The long weekend in March

The Ballarat Begonia Festival is an innovative garden-based horticultural festival that showcases our city’s natural assets including our unique and rare collection of Begonias.


Established in 1953, the Ballarat Begonia Festival is an innovative garden-based horticultural event that showcases Ballarat’s natural assets including its unique and rare collections of begonias. For 10 months of the year, the City of Ballarat’s horticultural team has grown and nurtured thousands of begonias in over 500 varieties. The impressive collection is the rarest in the Southern hemisphere. The annual event is held in March and represents an authentic part of Ballarat’s story. It is one of Ballarat’s largest events drawing thousands of visitors to the city.


As part of the festivities, the Ballarat Begonia Festival also has an annual parade.  


https://ballaratbegoniafestival.com/

2024

Ballarat Begonia Festival parade

 In 2024, the Art Gallery of Ballarat and the Ballarat Frolic Festival had a joint entry, "The Queen Of Begonias" by artist Scotty So. 


Photo by Tara C Pool 

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