Welcome to our list of arts and cultural events happening in the NSW Central West gathered from artists, event producers, great local venues and groups across the region. Use the contact or ticketing details listed with each event.
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Handpicked – Fire Songs
Thu 10 August at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Heating up the Orange Winter Fire Festival and getting your blood pumping is one of the regions hottest bands serving up a selection of fiery songs from a wide range of artists including Bruce Springsteen, Adele, Billy Joel, Jimmy Hendrix, Alicia Keys, James Taylor, Garth Brooks and many more!
The Handpicked House Band features Orange’s most prominent rock musicians Kyle Manning, Luke Ferguson, Dave Egan and Travis New. These boys are a show all on their own, so lovers of live music can expect a roof-raising night of tunes, great food and singing along with everyone in the Canobolas Hall.
Set amongst cherry orchards on the foothills of Mount Canobolas, enjoy delicious woodfired pizzas with beverages from See Saw Wines and Gordon Hills Estate beside the roaring fire in one of the region’s beautifully restored small halls that has been transformed into a vibrant music venue for the Handpicked events. Stay warm with our house brewed mulled wine and cap off your evening with dessert and coffee.
Related Events
The What’s On calendar covers arts and heritage events happening across the NSW Central West in the local government areas of Bathurst Region, Blayney, Cabonne, Cowra, Forbes, Lachlan, Lithgow, Mid-Western Region, Oberon, Orange, Parkes and Weddin.
Event listings are sourced or supplied from local venues and arts organisations. Many events listed here have been originally shared by the organisers on social media. Whilst all care is taken – and accuracy is our priority – we can take no responsibility for date changes or the content of contributed information. Contact the event organisers listed for more details or to book tickets.
The best way to include your event is to use our SUBMIT HERE form (under the What’s On menu at the top of each page). These listings will be manually approved by the Arts OutWest team before publication. Please allow a couple of days for listings to be published. If you have submitted an event and want to make changes just email us at artsoutwest@csu.edu.au
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