Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
Explore the region
Explore Southern Highlands towns, villages and countryside. These are separate from Sydney and the Shoalhaven; allow time for local roads between each destination.
Listings across Berrima, Bowral, Bundanoon, Burradoo, Exeter, Fitzroy Falls, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Robertson, Sutton Forest, Yerrinbool.
Upcoming events
15 matching events listed in the next 60 days. Admission prices are shown where supplied.
Join their friendly art classes in Bowral and learn to draw or paint in a relaxed, supportive studio environment where creativity is encouraged and confidence grows.
There are 3 session choices per week, depending on which day suits you.
No experience is needed — just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, and a sense of fun. You'll receive clear guidance each week and plenty of individual support as your skills develop.
Classes are held in the well-equipped studios at Bowral Art Gallery — a welcoming space to learn, create, and enjoy the process.
The Country Style Showground Markets feature a variety of offerings, including food stalls, coffee and cakes, handcrafts, plants and produce, collectibles, and treasures. Visitors can also find pet apparel and accessories, preserves and honey, local distillery stalls, opals and jewellery, as well as delicious Rotary scones with jam and cream.
The markets are situated in the Moss Vale Showgrounds precinct, which is conveniently located close to the Moss Vale town centre.
Jennings Kerr is pleased to present our fourth solo exhibition with Harry Martin. Harry Martin is a contemporary painter based in London. Having grown up in the Southern Highlands in Australia and now based in London, Martin is drawn to the viscerally tonal and clean atmospheric landscapes. Martin often uses a dim diffused light to encompass the drama and the spirit of his surroundings. Martin feels simplicity is powerful and that a lot can be said with the subtlety of a mark. Martin's paintings always portray expanse and express a kind of spiritual connection with the natural landscape. The soul of the place is integral to the notion of Romanticism, to look out over the hills and towards the horizon, to imagine all the possibilities held in the lands that he paints. Martin's surfaces are heavily worked and show his ability to create movement and control light. His often rugged surfaces are honest and appropriate interpretations of the hillsides that he paints. Martin aims to convey his scenes in a reduced and stripped back way. He is often depicting very active and large skies melding into horizons and attention is given to cloudscapes and mist. These amorphous depictions blend into rolling hills, a gully or dam, hedgerows and grassy fields.
Discover the many facets of the arts in their new annual lecture series. Each week, hear from dynamic presenters working across a wide range of creative fields — from architects and visual artists to art directors, historians and more.
Whether you're curious about contemporary practice, historical perspectives, or the ideas shaping today's creative world, there's a lecture to inspire and challenge you. Join them to expand your knowledge, spark your creativity, and connect with ideas and people shaping the arts today.
Join the friendly art classes in Bowral and learn to draw and paint in a relaxed, supportive studio environment where creativity is encouraged and confidence will grow as your skills develop.
Classes run on Thursday and Friday afternoons, and Thursday evenings, which is perfect for working people who'd love to unwind after work and enjoy some creative time.
No experience is needed — just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, and a sense of fun. You'll receive clear guidance each week and plenty of individual support as your skills develop.
Classes are held in the well-equipped studios at Bowral Art Gallery — a welcoming space to learn, create, and enjoy the process.
An authentic farmers market with an accent on primary produce (the freshest fruit and vegetables) grown locally using regenerative farming practices, held every Thursday.
Providing a place to do your weekly shopping for healthy, fresh food produced in a sustainable way. The person you buy from either grew, harvested or produced the items offered for sale.
Bringing fresh local goodness straight from the region's growers, the market offers a diverse mix of stallholders—from the Southern Highlands Growers Group and well-known local businesses to passionate hobby farmers. Visitors can expect seasonal fruit and vegetables, farm‑fresh meat and eggs, plants and flowers, honey, preserves, cheese, ready‑made meals, and plenty more.
After a long time in the making, the team is excited to finally share this new market with the community. It's more than just a place to shop—it's a place to catch up, support local producers, and celebrate the strong community that has been built together.
They look forward to welcoming everyone on the day, or interested in becoming a stallholder?
Whether participating weekly or from time to time, prospective stallholders are encouraged to get in touch. The best incentive on offer? A place in the Highlands' freshest new market.
In conjunction with the Southern Highlands Branch of the Australian Garden History Society the museum has reopened with an exciting digital exhibition in the Williams Gallery. Using ten digital screen displays the exhibition will take you through almost 200 years of landscapes and gardens both old and new.
Covering historical and current development of the Southern Highlands commercial and private gardens, this is a rewarding and enjoyable experience.
Each of the screens features a different theme including early photos of Bundanoon Gullies, the botanical drawings of Louisa Atkinson, the Hordern Gardens of Bowral, Tulip Time and a number of local gardens featured in Highlife magazine over the years.
The cool climate of the area has inspired successive generations of garden lovers to create the splendid gardens and landscapes that give the Southern Highlands such a distinctive character.
Stories from a small country town, curated by Djon Mundine OAM, is a multifaceted exhibition showcasing the work of acclaimed artists Archie Moore and Daniel Boyd. Through a dynamic investigation of portraiture, the exhibition interrogates the complexities of identity as expressed through social and physical action, trauma and its reverberations, as well as moments of play and joy.
A guided tour of medicinal plants and their use as the first aid.
Did you know that powerful medicinal plants grow all around us—in the Southern Highlands, along rivers, in meadows, and even in the mountains of NSW and Victoria? These plants have been used for centuries fo all ailments for example to ease pain, calm inflammation, and support healing.Imagine this: you have a sudden toothache on the weekend and can't see a dentist until Monday. Or you're out hiking, get a blister, or injure yourself. Nature has remedies waiting for you—if you know where to look.Join Danuta Hulajko, Naturopath and Herbalist, for an inspiring guided tour of the renowned Red Cow Farm Garden, Sutton Forest, NSW. You'll discover over 30 medicinal plants and learn how to use them as natural first aid. Danuta will also share which herbs are best to grow in your own garden so you're always prepared.Please bring a notebook.Limited spots available – bookings essential!
Don't miss this chance to connect with the healing power of nature. Secure your place today and step into the world of practical herbal wisdom!
Entry ticket to the Red Cow Farm Garden is included in the price of this Guided Tour.
It strikes like a particle, but moves like a wave; emanates in straight lines, yet drapes the world in beauty. Light is the ultimate ephemera; it can't be bottled, only felt, remembered, or experienced blazingly new.
Particles of Light sees light in the sound of six voices, in radiant vocal music that glimmers, refracts and fractures into colour, from the 'light tales' of Elena Kats-Chernin to the dawning of Nardi Simpson's 'Yarrager Mayraa'. Join Luminescence Chamber Singers as they take the stage for a joyful celebration of their founding metaphor: how singing illuminates.
The Australian Haydn Ensemble is well known for its thrilling performances of historical chamber arrangements of large-scale symphonies. Performed up close and on historical instruments, they bring you as close as possible to the sound-world that composers like Beethoven and Haydn knew and loved.
Be amazed at what the seven superb musicians of the Australian Haydn Ensemble create, in this all-Haydn program.
A unique space designed for art lovers of all skill levels. A playful escape from the daily grind, the Art Café offers an environment where visitors can relax, zone out, and immerse themselves in a variety of art experiences.
At this one-of-a-kind venue, the traditional café concept is reimagined. Instead of ordering food, patrons select from a menu of creative activities. Every session is fully equipped with all the tools and materials needed to spark their creativity—and when they're finished, the team takes care of the clean-up.
With options ranging from charcoal and pastels to watercolor, clay, and collage, the café provides an accessible and enjoyable way to experiment with different mediums. All activities are self-guided, allowing each guest to create freely. Those who prefer to bring their own projects can purchase studio time for two hours of dedicated creativity.
Castle Handmade is a welcoming destination for yarn lovers, slow craft enthusiasts and those seeking beautifully made gifts. Located in Bowral's Springett's Arcade, this thoughtfully curated store invites visitors to slow down and explore a world of creativity.
Natural fibre yarns fill the shelves, with a strong focus on Australian-made and ethically sourced materials. Visitors can discover unique gifts, craft kits, handmade buttons and small-batch treasures that celebrate the art of making.
In addition to shopping, Castle Handmade offers a vibrant program of classes and social events designed to spark inspiration and build community. From learning a new skill to sharing stories over a cuppa, there's always something creative happening in-store.
Every visit is a chance to reconnect—with craft, with others and with the joy of making by hand. With expert guidance and a warm, inclusive atmosphere, Castle Handmade offers more than beautiful supplies—it's a space where creativity and connection thrive.
Nestled in the Bowral arts precinct, behind the Bowral Library, discover their cottage gallery, sculpture garden and contemporary workshops.
A premier organisation of the arts in the highlands and home to the Bowral and District Art Society Inc. Their aim is, to encourage the practice and appreciation of the Arts in the Southern Highlands.
Extensive exhibition calendar showcasing experienced and emerging artists in the Southern Highlands.
For more information, go to the website.
Bespoke Letterpress is one of the world's leading letterpress studios, designing and printing fine letterpress and hot foil stationery.
Originally launched in Brisbane in 2007, in early 2013 they relocated to beautiful Bowral in the Southern Highlands south of Sydney, and now run their letterpress studio, flagship store and letterpress cafe, The Press Shop, from their lovely new location on the main street of town.
Their flagship boutique is more than just a store; it is an experience that will inspire and delight, as you can see and feel the luxurious quality of their products. They print the old-fashioned way, using antique cast iron machines, letterpress printing on imported, luxuriously thick cotton paper, mixed with patience, perfection and a whole lot of love.
They cherish the craftsmanship of letterpress. However, they are not just printers - they are also highly awarded graphic designers. This powerful combination sees them combining their love of beautifully crafted typography and subtle illustrations, with exquisite print craftsmanship for the most exceptional stationery possible.
Bespoke Letterpress invite you to explore the stunning Southern Highlands and make a stop at their store to experience the art of beautiful gifting and letterpress craftsmanship.
Walking into A Touch of Tea is like going on the road to discovery. As well as a wide range of black tea, white tea and green tea, the range of blended teas, flavoured teas, and Chinese, African and Indian teas are extensive. There are infusions that can be served hot or cold, and several herbal teas too.
Explore paintings, sculptures, jewellery and slow, thoughtful designers.
View a carefully curated selection of one of a kind artesian French antique Furniture in the little white cottage in Bowral.
Ride the Ferris Wheel and you'll find: furniture and slow designers, a delivery and hanging service, art consultation, homewares, jewellery, sculptures, paintings, pottery, antique French furniture and more.
Happiest place in the Highlands!
Specialist chocolate and sweet shop focusing on Australian gourmet products and huge selection of Sweets and Treats from around the UK, USA and rest of the world.
Whether it is a childhood favourite or the latest candy craze they will have it. They even have some of the craziest chilli sauces you can find.
Acacia Fine Jewellers is your one stop store for beautiful Australian-made jewellery. You'll find an an on-site jeweller that specialises in bespoke designs, perfect for engagement rings and wedding jewellery. Acacia also offer remodelling and repairs for jewellery and also watch services.
They offer an in-house jeweller, bespoke jewellery, custom remodels, resizing, clean and polish, rhodium plating and watch batteries.
Their home in the Southern Highlands, right in the heart of Bowral. This is where Bare Body Beauty co began and continues to grow, surrounded by the beautiful community that has supported from the very beginning.
Bare Body Beauty co is an Australian natural skincare and body care brand, created in the Southern Highlands of NSW. Their products are handmade in small batches using simple, natural ingredients, with a focus on creating products that work and feel beautiful to use every day.
Their stores are all about experiencing the products for yourself. Come in, try the products, discover the range and chat with the amazing team. Their interactive playstations give you the opportunity to try all of their products in store before choosing your favourites.
Bare Body Beauty Co. is a company founded on the principles of natural ingredients and sustainability.
A high percentage of the products that they make are edible (although probably not the tastiest).
Their thought process is keeping things as natural and close to nature as possible.
Bare Body Beauty Co. started out selling three handmade products at the Berrima markets and is now selling in Bowral and Byron Bay locations.
Corbett Gardens in Bowral is the showpiece of the Tulip Time Festival and dates back to 1911 when, at Mrs Ada Corbett's suggestion, the local tourist association purchased Deadmans Paddock for a public park. Corbett Gardens, located in the centre of town, boasts a huge array of tulips and colourful springtime bulbs, shrubs and trees.
Corbett Gardens in Bowral, one of the region's oldest and most beautiful parks, is the centrepiece of the Spring Garden Festival with over 75,000 massed tulips on display and 15,000 annuals. The Festival attracts over 40,000 people each year and is held at the end of September over two. This garden is a public garden and is managed by the local council.
Entry to the garden is free of charge most of the year. However, an entry fee applies during the Tulip Time Festival .
There are also some days when Corbett Gardens is closed for the setup and pull-down of event infrastructure. These dates can be found on webpage.
With cold temperatures comes the warmth of fire and the Southern Highlands is the perfect destination to discover where you can warm your tooshie and enjoy a glass of local cold climate wine and embrace the glow that just happens in front of an open fire.
The Southern Highlands has an abundance of fireplaces for you to discover as a self drive or multi day journey.
You'll find lots of great spots to settle in front of a fire and here are some of the grandest: The Briars Inn, Bistro Sociale at Berida Hotel, The Surveyor General Inn, Centennial Vineyards Restaurant, Aspinall's Whisky Bar, Osborn House, Peppers Manor House, The Robertson Hotel and Bendooley Estate.
Embrace the cold and warm yourself at any of these venues!
Start planning where you would like to warm your toes this Winter and use the website to uncover just how accessible and special a discovery journey like this can be.
