Dress up for Oaks Day and head into the hills for an afternoon of good food, drinks, live music and race-day fun at The Blackwood Hotel.

Dress up and settle in for an afternoon of fashion, food and race-day fun when Salt & Soda celebrates Oaks Day.

Dahlia lovers can head out to The Paddock Lal Lal for a special open-farm morning, with the chance to browse and choose their own tubers in person.

Enjoy a day of tennis followed by a well-earned High Tea at the Bacchus Marsh Lawn Tennis Club’s Annual Ladies Day Tournament.

Join Emilie Zoey Baker and Marieke Hardy at Bacchus Marsh Town Hall for an evening celebrating words, stories and the things we sometimes wish we’d said. Better Off Said is a spoken-word art salon from members of the team behind Women of Letters, presented in Moorabool as part of the Hide + Seek Arts Festival.

The Moorabool Landcare Festival returns to Ballan with a full day focused on pest plants and animals, and practical ways we can better care for the land around us.

Settle in for a night of laughs when Dave O’Neil and Brad Oakes bring live stand-up comedy to The Border Inn in Bacchus Marsh.

Pack the car, bring the family and settle in under the stars for a community drive-in movie night at Egans Reserve, raising funds for the volunteers of Greendale CFA.

Start the day among the flowers with a special sunrise yoga session at The Paddock Lal Lal, presented in partnership with The Studio Ballan.

Dahlia lovers can mix flowers, gardening and a little friendly competition at Dahlia Bingo, a relaxed afternoon event at The Paddock Lal Lal.