Forbes celebrated 150 years of history during Forbes Heritage Week Festival on 1st May 2021.
‘Sharing our stories. Revealing the layers of our history.’ is the theme for Heritage Week 2023 and Forbes Shire Council’s amazing events team has put together an itinerary that ensures more of our local stories are uncovered and remembered.
The celebrations will kick-off on Tuesday 2nd May, with the The Forbes Heritage Awards evening and presentation of the Forbes Medal, recognising the conservation and promotion of the stories within our community. Two community groups have been nominated for their dedicated compassion in preserving these stories and artifacts of days gone by.
The following evening, Forbes Town Hall will again come to historical life, as the Convict Footprint Knees Up takes to the stage. This will be a night of historical music-hall entertainment, a light-hearted look at the history of this town. Be ready from 6.30pm
For those feeling brave, sign up to join the Forbes Heritage Cemetery Ghost Tour.
The tour will start at the Book Dispensary before embarking on a Cenwest bus for the Ghost Tour with the famous ‘Blind Freddy’s bushranger’. The bus tour starts at 5.30pm on Friday 5th May.
Heritage Week will conclude on Saturday 6th May with the Forbes Rotary Ipomoea Vintage and Collectables Fair.
Step back in time with displays and sales of items of yesteryear – dolls, bears, crockery, giftware. Will you pick the use, and/or origins of mystery items? Enjoy all-day tea and scones at the Town Hall from 9am to 5pm. Entry is via gold coin donation.
St John’s Anglican Church will be open for tours of the historical church in addition to a cake and garage sale on Saturday 6th May from 9am to 5pm.
Bookings are essential for the awards evening, theatre show and cemetery ghost tour. Please email events@forbes.nsw.gov.au or phone Council on 6850 2300.