Get Involved

The City of Ballarat is pleased to open Expressions of Interest for community participation in the 2027 Ballarat Heritage Festival. Each year, community involvement plays an important role in shaping the festival, contributing depth, diversity, and local insight to the program.  

Full guidelines for Expressions of interest can be found here.  

The City of Ballarat invites community groups, organisations, creatives, and businesses to express their interest in contributing to the 2027 Ballarat Heritage Festivals.  

Expressions of Interest Now Open  

• Community Hub  

• Content Partner - funded  

• Content Partner - non-funded  

We welcome your Expression of Interest and hope you’ll join us in helping bring the 2027 Ballarat Heritage Festival to life!

2027 Festival Theme - Connection

Connection explores the relationships that link us to people, place, stories, cultures, communities and shared experiences. It celebrates the many ways we connect across time and generations, helping us understand who we are, where we have come from and what brings us together. 

The theme invites participants to explore the connections that have shaped Ballarat’s past and continue to influence its future. From stories, traditions and community relationships, to communication, cultural exchange, and the sharing of knowledge, there are many ways to interpret and bring this theme to life. 

Participants are encouraged to think creatively on topic such as:  

• Connection between people, place, and community 

• Shared stories, traditions, and knowledge 

• Belonging, identity, memory, and exchange 

• Culture, communication and shared experiences 

• Relationships, networks and journeys that have shaped Ballarat 

• Connection across generation and cultures.