The Orange Region Farmers Market showcases produce strictly from the region, with over 60 stalls featuring flowers and plants, fruit and vegetables, artisan bread, cheeses, meats, olives and olive oil, gourmet preserves, free-range eggs and more. Saturday, July 10. 10am to noon. Naylor Pavilion, Orange Showground.

Lior has a beautiful voice that is used to great effect with Tinalley String Quartet. 'Through Nature to Eternity' is a musical narrative of love, loss and compassion, using modern and classical pieces that are incisive and thoughtful, coming together as a whole performance that will leave you spell-bound. One night only. Saturday, July 17. 6.30pm to 8pm. Orange Regional Conservatorium. Tickets from www.eventbrite.com.au/e/lior-tinalley-string-quartet-tickets-140726658223.

A regional tour of the Sydney Film Festival will hit Orange for the first time in July. The Travelling Film Festival will bring a curated line-up of titles to the city, including acclaimed feature flicks and documentaries from this year's major film festivals; most notably the Oscars, Cannes and Sundance. July 23 to 25. Odeon 5 Cinemas.

The Orange Readers and Writers and Writers Festival returns after a COVID-induced break in 2020. The program will feature inspiring fiction and non-fiction authors, including former minister Robert Tickner, crime author Petronella McGovern; ABC journalist Michael Brissenden; Photography curator Helen Ennis and high-profile tree-changer Todd Alexander. July 30 and 31. Hotel Canobolas. $95 per person. Tickets available through Eventbrite or Orange City Library on 6393 8132.

From the 1950s through to the 1970s, Australia was gripped with excitement as humanity made its first forays beyond Earth's atmosphere. From cutting edge scientific research to architecture, design, television and more, this exhibition explores Australia's role in the space race. Orange Regional Museum. Until July 18.

Orange Regional Museum's new long-term exhibition, Inherit: old and new histories, brings together stories from across the Central West, exploring the region's history. It highlights big events and significant personalities, as well as the lives and experiences of everyday people. More than 100 objects have been collected to tell the stories that have shaped the past and present. Until September 5.

If you're looking for something a little different to do this winter, how about booking a bonfire outing for you and your friends at the Stockman's Ridge Wines. You can enjoy a tipple or two on a winter's afternoon or evening ... and on a Saturday you can linger to watch the stars come out. Bring your own food to cook over the flames or organising a grazing platter with the venue. Until August 29, $50, book at stockmansridge.com.au