What's on in Boroondara

From free sustainability events to seniors’ ‘come and try’ sessions and Art After Dark, there’s plenty going on in Boroondara.

For a searchable listing of hundreds of events in the City of Boroondara, visit our Events page.

Electrify Boroondara Expo

Community-led alliance Electrify Boroondara will host the ‘Electrify Boroondara – the future is electric!’ expo on Sunday 8 October from 10 am to 4 pm at the Hawthorn Arts Centre. This free event will provide know-how and practical solutions to help you reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save money, improve your home’s comfort and contribute to a safer climate.

Speakers include renewable-energy advocate Saul Griffith and journalist Alan Kohler, and you can learn about improving your home’s energy efficiency, rooftop solar and batteries, electric vehicles and e-bikes, induction cooktops and electric hot water, financing options, subsidies and rebates, and more.

For more information, or to register for the expo, visit the Electrify Boroondara website.

Victorian Seniors Festival

The Victorian Seniors Festival takes place across the state throughout October, and there’s lots on locally for older adults to enjoy. Open-day events and ‘come and try’ sessions are taking place at seniors clubs, sports clubs and community centres across Boroondara. Activities include gardening workshops, information sessions on health and wellbeing, morning tea get-togethers, music recitals, and art classes and exhibitions. Find out more on our Seniors Festival page.

Free sustainability events

Find out more about these events and register on our Sustainable living workshops and events page.

7 Ways in 7 Days

Join our free events on Wednesday 18 and Sunday 22 October to learn 7 simple steps you can take to reduce your emissions, with climate educator and researcher Dr Rachel Forgasz. 

Creating Habitat for Pollinators

Join Helen from Friends With Honey on 31 October at our Camberwell offices to learn about pollinators and how to help them survive by creating habitat.

Join us to talk anxiety and the brain 

To recognise Mental Health Month, our next Wellbeing Conversation series event is Anxiety and the brain with Dr. Janine Cooper. Join us at Hawthorn Library on 31 October to learn some tips to support positive mental health and wellbeing for you and your loved ones.

What’s happening at Boroondara Arts

Art After Hours pairs local live music with exquisite exhibitions on Friday 20 October. New community exhibition Love the One You’re With brings vibrant large-scale works to the Town Hall Gallery, and October is your last chance to see major exhibition The Memory Palace, by Cyrus Tang, and community exhibitions When a Moment Becomes a Memory and Healing.

Experience the great songs of Nina Simone as Ruth Rogers-Wright takes to the Hawthorn Arts Centre stage. Quercus Trio fill Kew Court House with classical and contemporary sounds. And take part in craft-inspired events and activities in our Make, Mend, Do: Crafting a circular economy series.

Neighbourhood house classes and workshops

This month you can try your hand at blissful breathing, kids’ creative play, yoga or a digital skills class. Read about these classes and many more below, or find your local centre at our Community and Neighbourhood Houses page.