Discover our region’s rich heritage during the Tamworth Regional Heritage Festival from Saturday 26 April to Sunday 18 May 2025.
In alignment with the NSW Heritage Festival, this year’s theme is Unearthed. It’s about bringing those lesser-known stories to light and encouraging tradition.
During the Festival there will be plenty of opportunity to learn about the region’s heritage with events including:
- Stories from Bridge Street Heritage Walk
- Guided tours at the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame including a free foyer exhibition talk with Kamilaroi man Len Waters, who will tell the stories of several prominent First Nations Country Music Artists
- Stationary John Fowler steam engines running at the Tamworth Powerstation Museum
- Stories from Tamworth’s cemeteries with local historian Mike Cashmann at the Tamworth Library
- A range of open days with the Tamworth Film and Sound Archive, Manilla and Moonbi Museums, Family History Group, Nundle Courthouse Museum and Odgers and McClelland Exchange Store.
- Unearthed Exhibition on display at the Tamworth Regional Gallery and a guided tour
- Daily tours at the Nundle Woollen Mill
- Official reopening of the Gil Bennet Rocks, Gems and Minerals Collection that recently finished moving to its new home at the Council office in Nundle
There are over stacks of events and exhibitions throughout the three week festival, with things to see in Manilla, Moonbi, Nundle and Tamworth.
View the full program at www.tamworthregion.com.au/heritage
