PCS PRESENTS MARY POPPINS
Thursday to Sunday 26-29 June
Parkes Christian School's newest production is Mary Poppins and it is shaping up to be a production not to miss. Evening shows will be held from 26 and 28 June with the matinee being held on June 29. Tickets are available at 123Tix.
FARMERS MARKETS
Saturday 28 June
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Forbes Farmers Markets are on this Saturday. Get your fresh regional produce at Victoria Park between 8am and midday.
VOLUNTEER MORNING TEA
Monday 30 June
Local volunteers are invited to a morning tea hosted by Forbes Shire Council to celebrate your contributions to the community of Forbes, as well as your commitment and passion. It's at Alex Caravan Park from 10.30am. Please RSVP by Wednesday 25 June to Council on 6850 2300 or community@forbes.nsw.gov.au
BUSINESS MARKETING WORKSHOPS
Monday 30 June
Join Tenai Seymour of Ads Haus, in partnership with the Forbes Business Chamber, for an exclusive in-person workshop series designed to equip small business owners and marketers with powerful advertising and marketing strategies - tailored for rural and regional businesses working with smaller budgets. This is on from 10am to 3.30pm at Club Forbes, tickets online through humanitix.com
FORBES COMMUNITY NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS
Friday, 4 July
From 12pm to 4pm at the Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre gather together as a community to celebrate NAIDOC Day. A march will leave South Circle Oval at 12pm and will end at the Wiradjuri Dreaming Centre.
ROTARY IPOMOEA AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Saturday 5 July
Get out those smart phones and cameras, Forbes, Rotary Ipomoea is hosting its first photography competition to raise funds for Forbes Preschool's speech and language programs. Entry in the competition is free, you can print your photos out, mount them on a piece of cardboard and bring them down to Club Forbes between 9am and 11am on Saturday 5 July. The exhibition opens 2pm for community viewing, it's just $5 for adults to view the exhibits, with presentation of awards at 5pm. Sections are landscape, portrait, animals / birds, travel, focus on active Forbes, and farm life / machinery.
GOOD OLD DAYS OF ROCK 'N' ROLL TOUR
4-6 July
The pioneers of the Australian rock 'n' roll era have joined together in concert for the first time in 60 years and additional tour dates have been announced to bring it out to the Central West. The Good Old Days of Rock 'n' Roll is an exciting and memory-riddled show and it's hitting stages in Orange, Dubbo and Bathurst. From television shows including Johnny O’Keefe’s 'Six O'Clock Rock' and Brian Henderson’s 'Bandstand', so many talented performers and recording stars were born. This is not a tribute concert, this is the real deal. Audiences will re-live all the fabulous original hits from the hitmakers themselves - Little Pattie, Digger Revell, Jade Hurley, Dinah Lee and Lucky Starr. Shows are at Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre on Friday, 4 July, 2pm, Orange Civic Theatre on Saturday, 5 July, 2pm, and Dubbo Regional Theatre on Sunday, 6 July, 2pm.
CIRCUS WORKSHOP
Monday 7 July
Join a fun-filled two-hour circus workshop at the Youth and Community Centre on Monday 7 July from 10am. The session includes a Mini Circus Skills Show, a 90-minute hands-on skills workshop, and a chance to show off and tell what you’ve learned. From juggling to balancing tricks, it’s perfect for beginners and budding performers. Only 30 spots available, register online through Forbes Shire Council forbes.nsw.gov.au
TAYLOR SWIFT AND KATY PERRY KIDS TRIBUTE SHOW
Tuesday 8 July
This exciting show is coming to Club Forbes in the school holidays! The Taylor Swift and Katy Perry KIDS Tribute Show has been carefully programmed by a primary school teacher to provide a fun and memorable first concert experience for kids with a live band and DJ experience. It brings tribute singers in costume to the stage to sing Taylor Swift and Katy Perry's greatest hits. It's on from 2.30pm to 5.30pm on Tuesday 8 July. Tickets online now through123tix.com.au
SPEED NETWORKING
Thursday 10 July
Central West Inspired Women are hosting a free event at Club Forbes from 6 to 8 pm, with support from Inland Rail and Forbes Shire Council. Registration is essential, it's open online now through events.humanitix.com and includes a welcome drink, light refreshments, and guided conversations to help you make real connections. It's happening 6-8pm at Club Forbes.
ROTARY INDOOR MARKET
Saturday 12 July
Rotary's July market will be at the Youth and Community Centre from 8am to midday. This is a market to celebrate winter indoors with a coffee van, Rotary breakfast caravan parked out side and stalls inside for our community to enjoy produce, plants, handicrafts, collectables, soap, jewellery, cakes and slices, jams and relish ,books, crafts ,collectables from a wide range of local stall holders. Phone to book a stall on 0427 201 445.
FORBES RUGBY LADIES DAY
Saturday 12 July
It's ladies day at Forbes Rugby Union Club, from midday to 5pm at Grinsted Oval. Enjoy grazing boards, lunch by Eat Your Greens, bar and live music, followed by a jersey auction. Tickets online through 123tix.com.au
TRIVIA NIGHT
Saturday 2 August
Eugowra Community Children's Centre presents a trivia night fundraiser to support the rebuild of its service. There'll be raffles, an auction and lots of laughs. Doors open 6pm for a 6.30pm start at the Showground Pavilion. It's $160 a table for up to eight people, you can pre-order grazing boxes and slider boxes. Tickets on sale and food orders available through 123tix.com.au
CENTRAL WEST BIRD EXPO
Saturday, 2 August
The annual Central West Bird Show will be at the Forbes Showground. Public entry is $2 per person with kids under 12 free. The bird sale is open to the public from 10am to 2pm unless sold out prior. Bird entry is $1 per bird with a minimum $10 entry fee and $3 per bird sellers fee. There will be trade stalls, food vans, raffles, education stands and more on the day.
FORBES MOTOR SHOW
Sunday 5 October
Save the date, the Forbes Motor Show is returning to South Circle Oval in on Sunday 5 October 2025. Plan your entries now in bikes, cars, boats, vintage machinery, trucks and tractors. Gates open 8am for registration. There will be food, drink and merchandise stalls. Entry will be just $2 an adult, $1 a child with monies donated to local and regional charity groups.
Want to add to this list? Email renee.powell@forbesadvocate.com.au
