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Children's Picnic Week
DATE AND TIME
Sun, 22 Oct 2023
10:00am - 4:00pm
ONLINE
No
LOCATION
Werribee Park, K Road, Werribee
ORGANISER
Wyndham City
CONTACT
COST
Free entry with ticket
Pack the picnic blanket and join in all the fun at the greatest family outdoor event in the west – the Children’s Week Picnic!
This much-loved free Wyndham City event will be held on Sunday 22 October at Werribee Park, 10am – 4pm, with music, games, sport, market stalls, food trucks and more!
This year’s event will feature a fantastic line up of performances and activities including family favourites The Teeny Tiny Stevies, side-splitting comedy from The Listies and The Scientwits, Polyglot Theatre’s playful, buzzing Bees, Bollywood dance and loads of fun in the See Make Play marquee and Active Kids Zone
New this year is the H2O Arena, featuring the theatre-based Super Amazing Dolphin Show along with opportunities to learn about local waterways and keeping safe around water.
Bookings are essential for this event and ticketholders who can no longer attend are asked to cancel their booking so that other families can enjoy the experience.
Tickets for this free event are essential and will be available from 9am, Monday 2 October.
Wyndham City is committed to providing a COVID safe event and will abide by all current restrictions and guidelines as set by the State Government of Victoria.
State Rose Garden
Date & Time
Sat, 11 Nov 2023 -Sun, 12 Nov 2023
10:00am - 4:00pm
Location:
Victoria State Rose Garden, K Road, Werribee Park, Werribee
Organiser:
Wyndham City
Contact:
Cost:
Free
Witness the Victoria State Rose Garden at its blooming best this spring as the annual State Rose & Garden Show returns to Werribee Park.
Celebrating its 9th year in 2023, this free event will take place over one colour-filled weekend, from Saturday 11 to Sunday 12 November. Whether you are a certified green thumb or a gardening novice, there’ll be something for everyone.
Across the weekend the gardens will transform into a kaleidoscope of colour as the spring sunshine lights up over 5,000 rose bushes and the manicured lawns play host to numerous garden exhibits, plant stalls, food trucks, and live music – making it a must-see event for visitors of all ages.
Highlights of the two-day event include the following:
- NEW this year, The Gardeners’ Dome will host an impressive line-up of gardening experts covering a broad range of gardening topics, including everything from sustainable gardening to fermenting practices. Speakers include horticulturist and garden coach, Chloe Thomson, the charismatic Vasili Kanidiadis of ‘Vasili’s Garden’, horticulturist Craig Castree, best-selling author and radio host AB Bishop and fermentation specialist The Fermented Mumma.
- Also NEW to the event is the Green Hub – an interactive space which will shine a spotlight on sustainable living and gardening practices, with stalls from Craig Castree, Nature West, Wormlovers, Holly’s Backyard Bees and Eat My Garden.
- Free, hands-on and interactive workshops will be on offer at the All Green Workshops and Café. Highlights include flower crown and posy making workshops with Petal Pop; beekeeping workshops with Holly’s Backyard Bees; how to collect and store native seeds with Nature West; terrarium and kokedama workshops with Lady Jane Greenhouse; terracotta pot painting workshops with ceramicist Melissa Murphy-Vella; and a Little Sprouts Growing and Nature Play program for kids.
- Vertical arts company, SWAY will entertain attendees from above with a series of gravity defying performances in the heart of the Garden. Expertly fusing circus and physical theatre, these colourful and energetic performances promise to be a hit with all ages.
- Furals Workshop & Poppy Remembrance Garden - A sea of wooden poppies which attendees can paint will be displayed on the lawn to commemorate Remembrance Day on the opening day of the event. On the Sunday, the poppies will be replaced by wooden roses which attendees can paint and take home with them.
- A range of delicious sweet and savoury foods will be available including rose flavoured scones from the CWA. Timboon Fine Ice Cream will be serving up tasty rose flavoured ice, while The Prosecco Van will add a touch of sparkle. Add to the mix the chilled sounds of an acoustic set and attendees have all the essential ingredients for a leisurely picnic on the lush green lawns.
- Plus much more! Including guided tours of the Victoria State Rose Garden, led by the enthusiastic and knowledgeable volunteers who tend and nurture the garden year-round.
