EXPERIENCES

Discover the time-honoured skills and trades that built the goldfields, celebrated and showcased at Sovereign Hill through live demonstrations and skilled craftspeople who continue these rich traditions.

  • Damper cooking over an open fire grill with a rusty metal structure.

    Damper Making

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026

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  • A woodworking workshop with four young people and an older man, possibly a teacher, examining a wooden wheel. The workshop has shelves filled with tools, wood, and other supplies, with a window allowing natural light inside.

    Wheel-making demonstration

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 1.50pm and 2.30pm
    WHERE: Proctor’s Wheelwrights and Coachbuilder

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  • A man and a young girl are in a woodworking or craft workshop, working together on a project with colorful materials, surrounded by shelves of wood and craft supplies.

    Candle-making demonstrations and candle-dipping

    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIMES: Demonstration - 3.30pm
    Dipping sessions throughout the day
    WHERE: Hewitt’s Yarrowee Soap and Candle Works
    COST: Demonstrations are included in your ticket. A charge applies for candle-dipping sessions

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  • Blacksmith forging metal on an anvil inside a workshop, with tools hanging on the wall behind him.

    Blacksmithing demonstration

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 11.45am & 2pm
    WHERE: Dilge’s Blacksmiths

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  • A confectioner rolling out raspberry drops.

    Confectionery demonstration

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 11.30am, 2pm & 3pm
    WHERE: Brown's Confectionery Factory

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  • Interior view of a cozy room with a wooden sideboard displaying blue and white antique china plates and cups. A table in the foreground is decorated with a floral centerpiece and lace cloth. To the right, a fireplace with a burning fire is decorated with a quilt and vintage items. The room has a warm, rustic ambiance with wooden furniture and simple decor.

    Cooking in the Cottages

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 10am–4pm
    WHERE: Speedwell Street

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  • The butcher inside a his wooden structure with a cowhide and a sign in the background.

    Meet the Butcher

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 10am–11.45am
    WHERE: Butcher’s Shambles (near the Diggings)

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  • A woman dressed in historical clothing and a man in a historical military uniform stand near a tent labeled "Soups, Coffee & Other Drinks" in an outdoor setting with trees and wooden structures.

    Meet Pol the Sly Grog Seller

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 10am–11.45am
    WHERE: Butcher’s Shambles (near the Diggings)

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  • An elderly man with glasses and a hat leaning over a wooden table, working on a craft project using a small wheel and rope, with wooden walls and a white curtain in the background.

    Make Your Own Rope

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 4–5pm
    WHERE: Bank/Gold Office

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  • Two old wooden houses with chimneys, surrounded by a white picket fence and dirt road, with trees and buildings in the background.

    Speedwell Street cottages

    Included in your day pass
    WHEN: 23–24 May 2026
    TIME: 10am–5pm
    WHERE: Speedwell Street

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