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Opening Night Gala: Wilder - 7pm, Friday 13 November ticket
What can we learn from the more than human world, and what might a wilder world look like? Hear original reflections and performances from a lineup of exceptional festival guests, and enjoy a glass of local wine with our popup bar. Featuring environmental and social justice campaigner Bob Brown, award-winning author and educator Debra Dank, author, poet, rapper, and visual artist, and winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Award and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction Omar Musa, poet, essayist and creative writing teacher Andy Jackson and acclaimed author of author of over fifteen books for adults and children Maxine Beneba Clarke. Plus, a special musical performance by American cellist widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader), Mariel Roberts Musa. Hosted by beloved broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons.
What can we learn from the more than human world, and what might a wilder world look like? Hear original reflections and performances from a lineup of exceptional festival guests, and enjoy a glass of local wine with our popup bar. Featuring environmental and social justice campaigner Bob Brown, award-winning author and educator Debra Dank, author, poet, rapper, and visual artist, and winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Award and Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Fiction Omar Musa, poet, essayist and creative writing teacher Andy Jackson and acclaimed author of author of over fifteen books for adults and children Maxine Beneba Clarke. Plus, a special musical performance by American cellist widely recognized not just for her virtuosic performances, but as a “fearless explorer” in her field (Chicago Reader), Mariel Roberts Musa. Hosted by beloved broadcaster and writer Jacinta Parsons.
$35.00+ $1.38 feeUse arrow keys to change quantityOpening Night Gala: Wilder (Pay What You Can) ticket
Flexible priceWeekend Pass + Opening Night (Jubilee Hall Program) ticket
$260.00+ $7.00 feeUse arrow keys to change quantityWeekend Pass (Sat/Sun - Jubilee Hall Program) ticket
$240.00+ $6.50 feeUse arrow keys to change quantityDay Pass - Saturday (Jubilee Hall Program) ticket
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$130.00+ $3.75 feeUse arrow keys to change quantitySalon: Dress Your Age (Duneira Estate) - 10:30am, Saturday 14 November ticket
Who says getting older means pastels and a muted palette? Step into an inspiring salon event where fashion meets philosophy. Featuring co-authors of How to Dress for Old Age Peta Murray and David Carlin with host and author of A Wisdom of Age and A Question of Age Jacinta Parsons talking about ageing fabulously. Dress in your Saturday best and get a photo to take home, and enjoy a cuppa from local legend The Cottage Herbalist. Featuring fabulous costumier Rose Chong, Peta Murray and David Carlin with Jacinta Parsons as host. “In their new book, How to Dress for Old Age, Murray and Carlin navigate the emotional labour of caring for elderly parents while asking big questions of themselves: Can we ever escape the long shadows of our parents? Do we have to do ageing the same way they did? How do we avoid a “desiccation of spirit”?” ~ Jenny Valentish, in The Guardian
Who says getting older means pastels and a muted palette? Step into an inspiring salon event where fashion meets philosophy. Featuring co-authors of How to Dress for Old Age Peta Murray and David Carlin with host and author of A Wisdom of Age and A Question of Age Jacinta Parsons talking about ageing fabulously. Dress in your Saturday best and get a photo to take home, and enjoy a cuppa from local legend The Cottage Herbalist. Featuring fabulous costumier Rose Chong, Peta Murray and David Carlin with Jacinta Parsons as host. “In their new book, How to Dress for Old Age, Murray and Carlin navigate the emotional labour of caring for elderly parents while asking big questions of themselves: Can we ever escape the long shadows of our parents? Do we have to do ageing the same way they did? How do we avoid a “desiccation of spirit”?” ~ Jenny Valentish, in The Guardian
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Squishy Minnie - In Conversation: Hate You to Love You (Free, Squishy Minnie) - 10:30am, Saturday 14 November ticket
Sat, 14 Nov, 10:30am - 11:30am AEDTHate You to Love You is a moving love story about nostalgia and yearning for what once was, and what it means to lose yourself in order to find yourself.
Hate You to Love You is a moving love story about nostalgia and yearning for what once was, and what it means to lose yourself in order to find yourself.
FreeUse arrow keys to change quantityThe Village Square (Duneira Estate) - 7pm, Saturday 14 November ticket
The Village Square is a show that combines live music performance and storytelling. Set in an imagined town some years ago (as all good fairy tales are), The Village Square presents narratives of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque. Featuring renowned cellist Zoe Knighton, award winning guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, and the charismatic and much-loved Richard Piper as The Narrator, the fables sparkle with the magic of traditional mythology. With Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton, Richard Piper
The Village Square is a show that combines live music performance and storytelling. Set in an imagined town some years ago (as all good fairy tales are), The Village Square presents narratives of love and loss, misfortune and mirth, the graceful and grotesque. Featuring renowned cellist Zoe Knighton, award winning guitarist/composer Robbie Melville, and the charismatic and much-loved Richard Piper as The Narrator, the fables sparkle with the magic of traditional mythology. With Robbie Melville, Zoe Knighton, Richard Piper
$55.00+ $1.88 feeUse arrow keys to change quantityThe Next Big Thing: Regional (Gogos Cafe) - 6pm, Saturday 14 November ticket
Want to meet tomorrow’s literary stars today? Let us introduce you. For the first time, The Wheeler Centre’s celebrated event series The Next Big Thing goes regional! This is the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work. Enjoy a delicious drink while sampling writing from tomorrow's best and brightest literary stars, and stick around after the performances to connect with other regional writers. With Lulu Houdini, Joshua Hortinela, Dani Netherclift, Ryan Davies, Amaara Raheem and Wayne Marshall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre’s own Pranati Narayan Visweswaran Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre
Want to meet tomorrow’s literary stars today? Let us introduce you. For the first time, The Wheeler Centre’s celebrated event series The Next Big Thing goes regional! This is the place to be if you want to hear great emerging writers read from new and adventurous work. Enjoy a delicious drink while sampling writing from tomorrow's best and brightest literary stars, and stick around after the performances to connect with other regional writers. With Lulu Houdini, Joshua Hortinela, Dani Netherclift, Ryan Davies, Amaara Raheem and Wayne Marshall, hosted by The Wheeler Centre’s own Pranati Narayan Visweswaran Presented in partnership with The Wheeler Centre
FreeUse arrow keys to change quantityRegional Writers Open Mic (Free, Gogos Cafe) - 7:30pm, Saturday 14 November ticket
FreeUse arrow keys to change quantityWorkshop: Yesterday Island (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 1`0am, Sunday 15 November ticket
Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas
Stuck in a narrative loop? Join award-winning filmmaker Sam Voutas to explore how unconventional story structures can energize your writing. In his Australian indie comedy Yesterday Island, Amos — a failed novelist with a failed marriage — is stuck on a subantarctic island infinitely reliving the same day, complete with the same dead birds, weird board games, tinned spaghetti and unexplained murders. Whether you’re writing for screen or looking to break open an unconventional narrative, join us for a practical workshop on story structure and non-linear storytelling. Perfect for screenwriters, authors, and storytellers of all levels. With Sam Voutas
$40.00+ $1.50 feeUse arrow keys to change quantityBook Club: Books, Bakes and Brews (Macedon & Mount Macedon Community House) - 2:15pm, Sunday 15 November ticket
A cosy afternoons celebrating nature themed books, botanical bakes & herbal brews with author of The Medicinal Garden and award-winning tea maker as The Cottage Herbalist, Caroline Parker. In a world that's increasingly digital, it feels like a timely pursuit to come together and celebrate the real, page turning, dog eared books on our shelves. Wander through plant-based recommendations across horticulture and herbal medicine: secret gardens, faraway trees, mycelial superhighways, clever crop rotations, backyard makeovers, physic gardens, compost tales, and love notes whispered through leaves. Come along to share your favourite nature filled feature film, documentary or TV show, anything that's ever made you want to press pause and get your hands into the soil - and enjoy a botanical bake and brew, grown and gathered from Caroline’s garden. You'll head home with a collated booklist of our reads, recipes, a tea blend, and a few new plant loving friends. With Caroline Parker
A cosy afternoons celebrating nature themed books, botanical bakes & herbal brews with author of The Medicinal Garden and award-winning tea maker as The Cottage Herbalist, Caroline Parker. In a world that's increasingly digital, it feels like a timely pursuit to come together and celebrate the real, page turning, dog eared books on our shelves. Wander through plant-based recommendations across horticulture and herbal medicine: secret gardens, faraway trees, mycelial superhighways, clever crop rotations, backyard makeovers, physic gardens, compost tales, and love notes whispered through leaves. Come along to share your favourite nature filled feature film, documentary or TV show, anything that's ever made you want to press pause and get your hands into the soil - and enjoy a botanical bake and brew, grown and gathered from Caroline’s garden. You'll head home with a collated booklist of our reads, recipes, a tea blend, and a few new plant loving friends. With Caroline Parker
$30.00+ $1.25 feeUse arrow keys to change quantityClosing Night: Ecotone (free with Festival and Day Passes) ticket
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