Families will be treated to a great day out when the much anticipated Bluey's Big Play - The Stage Show comes to town. Featuring brilliantly created puppets, Bluey fans will get the chance to see the lovable character and the rest of her gang up close and personal. It will star the Heeler family, Bluey, Bingo, Bandit and Chilli, in their first live theatre show. April 15-16, Civic Theatre, Orange, 45 minutes, no interval. Tickets https://premier.ticketek.com.au/

The next Orange Shop and Go Farmers' Market will be held from 8.30am-12pm on Saturday, April 10, at Northcourt, cnr of Peisley and March streets. Entry by gold coin donation.

Newbridge Art Group is holding a watercolour workshop with Annie Joseph as tutor on April 17-18 at the Newbridge Hall. This is for beginners as well as experienced painters. The cost for the weekend is $110. If interested, please message Jan Dickie or ring on 6368 1185 before April 12. It should be a very enjoyable weekend, with lots of fun.

What happens when you put a harp and a saxophone together? You get a gig that will challenge every conceived notion you have of the capabilities of these two instruments which you don't often see paired. Emily Granger will be wielding the harp, Niels Bijl the sax for the first time together in a concert from Night & Day. Part of the he Orange Chamber Music Festival. Tonic Gala Dinner, two course meal, April 11, book at https://www.orange360.com.au/Events/Orange-Chamber-Music-Festival.

Orange's F.O.O.D (Food of Orange District) week will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year (COVID willing). Australia's longest running regional food festival is a 10-day community event celebrating Orange's food and wine - from farmers to chefs and restaurants. Among this year's signature events are Shining the Light on Local Producers, the Sampson Street Lunch, a 30th anniversary dinner, Taste Local on the Lawn and a Sunday producers market and brunch. Orange F.O.O.D, April 9-18. Various venues. Tickets available at orangefoodweek.com.au.

A Mouthful of Millthorpe will be held over three sessions on the last weekend of the Orange Food Festival as a moving feast through the village, with sojourns at cellar doors for a gourmet food and wine pairing. April 18, Tickets eventbrite.

The inaugural exhibition for the Platform Arts Hub - Textures of One - will opens at the Blayney Railway Station on April 9 and runs for four weeks, closing on April 30. The theme is "steam", paying homage to the recently restored complex. Details of registration and opening night tickets not yet available.

It's time to get the creative juices flowing with entries open for the annual Banjo Paterson Writing Awards. It's the 30th anniversary of the short story or poetry competition that honours the great Aussie writer (and favourite son of Orange). The works must have Australian content. Entries can be emailed or posted in by 5pm on April 23. Entry forms from cwl.nsw.gov.au or on 6393 8120. Email entries to competition@cwl.nsw.go.au accompanied by an entry form.

The renowned garden will throw open its gates for visitors to catch the wonders of autumn. See if you can find your way out of the box hedge maze, stroll through the 75 ha of the Hawkins' Family Garden and the Mayfield Garden. Put the stunning Mayfield Family Chapel on your must-see list as well. Mayfield, 530 Mayfield Road, Oberon. Tickets from $15. More details mayfieldgarden.com.au/whatson/autumn-festival.

Last year the Beekeeper's Inn was preparing run a series of regular busking gigs, until COVID hit. Fast forward a year and from this Saturday the buskers will be there from 11.30am to 1pm each Saturday. The sessions will encompass an 'unplugged' theme, and are open to any creative looking to perform in front of an audience. Bathurst local Anisha Gill will open the first unplugged event. For more information, visit the Beekeeper's Inn Facebook page.

Food, wine and foraging are returning with the Field to Forest Festival that will showcase what makes the Oberon region so great. There will be specialised foraging trips for mushrooms, forest lunches, wine tasting, 4WD tag-along trips and Renzaglia's famous Harvest Long Lunch returns. For details www.visitoberon.com/events/field-to-forest-oberon-2021-2/. The Oberon Winemakers and Brewers Trail Open Days are being held April 10, 17 and 24 (boutique vineyards, breweries and distilleries only; no large-scale cellar doors!) Booking info www.eventbrite.com.au/e/oberon-winemakers-and-brewers-trail-tickets-142453942577.

Big events, big personalities, lives lived and experiences shared are all part of Orange Regional Museum's newest long-term exhibition. Inherit: Old and New Histories takes a look at the region using more than 100 objects with stories that have shaped the area's history. 151 Byng St, Orange. Runs until September 5, 2021.

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