Benalla Festival

Benalla Festival is a celebration of the Benalla Rural City lifestyle—its people, country living, and strong community spirit. The festival program features a variety of events across our rural townships during the first weekend, from Friday 1 to Saturday 2 November. The celebrations continue in Benalla during the second weekend, from Saturday 8 to Sunday…

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BBC Country Music Festival

Four days of live music from a range of local country artists, from Thursday – Sunday. Saturday night, come and be entertained by the wonderful Rodney Vincent and the golden-voiced Brian Letton.

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Concert: Acacia Quartet

Acacia Quartet are one of Australia’s most respected string ensembles. Join them and the Benalla Art Gallery for an afternoon of string classics including Joseph Haydn’s wonderful ‘Sunrise Quartet’, Nick Wales’ exhilarating ‘Harbour Light’ and Maurice Ravel’s magical ‘String Quartet.’ Audiences can expect to experience the best of classical and Australian string quartet repertoire. Program:…

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Acacia Quartet concert – Benalla Art Gallery

Acacia Quartet are one of Australia’s most respected string ensembles. Join them at the Benalla Art Gallery for an afternoon of string classics including Joseph Haydn’s wonderful ‘Sunrise Quartet’, Nick Wales’ exhilarating ‘Harbour Light’ and Maurice Ravel’s magical ‘String Quartet.’ Audiences can expect to experience the best of classical and Australian string quartet repertoire. Program:…

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Affinity Quartet – Take Four Chamber Music for Everyone

Affinity Quartet brings their acclaimed chamber music series to Benalla Art Gallery, with special guest Aidan Filshie (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, viola) joining the quartet for Brahms String Quintet no.1 in F Major. Program: Mozart String Quintet no.5 in D Major Mozart Adagio and Fugue for String Quartet Brahms String Quintet no. 1 in F Major…

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Nocturne: Benalla Art Gallery Collection

Drawn from the Benalla Art Gallery Collection, Nocturne presents 40 works by 24 of Australia’s leading artists. Spanning all media, the exhibition explores multiple interpretations of the theme ‘nocturne’, specifically focussing on the scenes, sounds, and movements ‘of the night’.

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