Go deeper in the Blue Mountains
The Three Sisters rock formations in Katoomba are famous in Australia and the world over. But we’re so much more than that. With 26 villages surrounded by UNESCO World Heritage-listed national park the Blue Mountains has a diversity of experiences to offer.
Just look a little deeper...
From mocktails atop a cable car suspended 400m above a stunning World Heritage listed valley, with the Three Sisters right beside you, to a chilled wine amongst the native wildlife, with the escarpment glowing orange at sunset. Visit the Blue Mountains for a soul enriching experience.
The Blue Mountains is an eco-certified World Heritage listed destination where rock climbing, canyoning and bush walking are accompanied by award-winning restaurants, beer voted the best in Australia, wineries and a quirky side; think art deco grand hotels, one-off shops you find nowhere else and world class art galleries.
Our vision is to be celebrated not only as a destination, but as an exemplar for sustainability.
World Heritage-listed Greater Blue Mountains Area is located within the Country of six first nations being the Darkinjung, Dharawal, Dharug, Gundungurra, Wonnarua and Wiradjuri Traditional Owners.
Be inspired
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30 Nov 2024 - 30 Nov 2025
Oberon Outdoor Festival
This is a month-long festival with something for everyone from a teddy bears picnic for the small members of the community, to a fun run, sip and splash for the over 21's, redfin roundup fishing comp and a fossicking day out at burraga dam.
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19 Dec 2024 - 15 Dec 2025
Ngurra Bayala (Country speaks)
Co-curated with Dharug artist and curator Leanne Tobin, Ngurra Bayala (Country speaks) celebrates the video work of seven female First Nations artists. Ngurra Bayala will be on permanent display, as per the Cultural Centre’s opening hours for two years.National Gallery of Australia Artists: Megan Cope, Fiona Foley, Julie Gough and r e a.Blue Mountains Aboriginal practitioners: Aunty Sharyn Halls (...
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26 Jul 2025 - 17 Nov 2025
House of Ghosts exhibition by Wendy Sharpe
Wendy Sharpe's House of Ghosts exhibition at Norman Lindsay Gallery features ephemeral wall paintings, oil paintings, works on paper, light installations and more.The concept of ghosts and the afterlife appears in almost every culture. House of Ghosts explores the intersection of the real and the imagined – the seen and unseen, Imagined figures, spirits, ghosts, memories of people, or some kind of...
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12 Sep 2025
BazFest
Get ready to sparkle, dazzle and dance!BAZfest is no ordinary film weekend – it's a spectacular, town-wide transformation celebrating the dazzling, theatrical, and utterly fabulous world of Baz Luhrmann. Over three unforgettable days, Mount Victoria becomes the stage for Baz's legendary Red Curtain Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, and Moulin Rouge!.This isn't just a festival, it's a mov...
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12 Sep 2025
Plinth Show: Brett Groves
Brett Groves is a Wiradjuri artist living and working on Wiradjuri country at Lithgow. He runs a gallery in Main Street Lithgow.His exhibition is called 'Ngayirr' (a Wiradjuri word meaning sacred, mystery, secret). Under the quiet reverence of Wiradjuri Country, Brett Groves invites you into a deeply personal and cultural journey through his solo exhibition of ceramics and paintings called 'Ngayi...
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13 Sep 2025
Hounslow Classic
The Hounslow Classic is one epic Blue Mountains sky run. It is a weekend of gnarly and spectacular trail racing which encompasses the best that Blackheath and the Grose Valley Wilderness has to offer. Synonymous with brutal climbs, steep technical terrain and jaw-dropping valleys, runners traverse along the tops of sheer sandstone cliffs, dive deep into canyon trails passing through ancient landsc...
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13 Sep 2025
BazFest
Get ready to sparkle, dazzle and dance!BAZfest is no ordinary film weekend – it's a spectacular, town-wide transformation celebrating the dazzling, theatrical, and utterly fabulous world of Baz Luhrmann. Over three unforgettable days, Mount Victoria becomes the stage for Baz's legendary Red Curtain Trilogy: Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, and Moulin Rouge!.This isn't just a festival, it's a mov...
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13 Sep 2025
Spring Plein Air workshop with Corinne Loxton
Join landscape artist and experienced retreat facilitator, Corinne Loxton, for a two-day Plein Air painting workshop in the iconic Norman Lindsay Gallery gardens. Capture the beauty of the grounds, fountains and sculptures, whilst developing confidence and technique with plein air landscape painting.In this immersive two-day Plein Air painting workshop, artist Corinne Loxton will lead you in captu...