2025 Seniors Festival
Yass Valley Council have organised some great activities for Yass Valley Seniors to participate in as part of the 2025 NSW Seniors Festival. Please refer to list below for all available activities offered.
All events are free to the public and are limited to one booking per person to ensure a spot for everyone to join in on the fun.
Bookings can be made via the accompanying Humanatix link below each event.
Seniors Festival kicks off with colourful Clay Bird workshop – 3 March 2025
The Yass Seniors Festival kicks off on 3 March with a colourful clay bird workshop at the Yass Community Centre form 10am to 12.30pm. Participants will craft and engrave stoneware birds using the pinch pot method, with morning tea provided by the lovely ladies from VASY.
Click on the link to book your ticket. https://events.humanitix.com/clay-bird-workshop/tickets
Explore History at the War Memorial – 7 March 2025
On Friday, 7 March, a bus will depart Yass at 9.30am for a guided 90-minute tour of the Australian War Memorial, including lunch. The bus will return to Yass at 2.30pm
Click on the link to book your seat. https://events.humanitix.com/day-trip-to-the-australian-war-memorial/tickets
Seniors Festival Friday flick – 7 March 2025
Join us at the Yass Valley Library for a 10:30 screening of “The Critic” staring Sir Ian McKellen who plays a powerful London theatre critic who becomes entangled in a web of deceit and murder.
No bookings required.
Working Bee at the Railway Museum – 10 March 2025
As part of the Seniors Festival, a working bee will be held at the Railway Museum, where seniors will help plant new garden beds. Lunch will be provided for all participants.
Click on the link to book your ticket. https://events.humanitix.com/working-bee-at-the-railway-museum/tickets
Watercolour Landscapes Workshop 13 March 2025
Discover the joy of watercolour painting in this relaxed, beginner-friendly workshop. Learn simple techniques, create your own landscape artwork, and enjoy a lovely afternoon with afternoon tea provided. No experience needed—just come along and have fun!
Click the link to book your ticket https://events.humanitix.com/watercolour-workshop-ych7x35c
High Tea and strings at Highclere Farm – 13 March 2025
Enjoy a delightful high tea at the newly renovated Highclere Farm while listening to a string quartet from the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. Set in stunning grounds, this is a must-attend event for those who appreciate music, elegance, and beautiful surroundings.
Click on the link to book your ticket. https://events.humanitix.com/string-quartet-at-highclere-farm-and-high-tea/tickets
Dance4Wellbeing to Close Seniors Festival – 14 March 2025
The Yass Seniors Festival wraps up with Dance4Wellbeing at Yass Memorial Hall on 14 March from 10am to 11.15am, followed by morning tea. This gentle, dance-based session offers music and movement for all abilities – where seated, supported, or moving across the floor.
Click on the link to book your ticket https://events.humanitix.com/dance4wellbing/tickets
Author talk with Nicole Alexander – 14 March 2025
Join Nicole Alexander, bestselling Australian author, for an evening discussing her latest novel “Limestone Road” at Yass Valley Library from 5:45 for a 6:00pm start.
Nicole Alexander, a fourth-generation grazier and celebrated novelist, brings an authentic voice to Australian historical fiction. With a Master of Letters in Creative Writing, she has published internationally acclaimed novels that beautifully capture rural life and human resilience.
Bookings at https://events.humanitix.com/author-talk-with-nicole-alexander