The Victorian Seniors Festival is back for its 40th year and is headed to the Bellarine Peninsula to celebrate the valuable contribution older Victorians make to our local community.
The Festival theme this year is Takin’ It Easy which focuses on presenting accessible and comfortable spaces to ensure Senior Victorians feel relaxed to participate and ease back into events.
The Festival will have a number of events on the Bellarine hosted by local community organisations and the City of Greater Geelong.
The 2022 Victorian Seniors Festival has over 2500 free and online events happening across metropolitan and regional Victoria.
Victorian Seniors Card holders can access free travel on public transport services from Sunday 2 October to Sunday 9 October, including on V/Line, to celebrate in the fun and get involved.
To find more information or to see the full list of events visit seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/victorian-seniors-festival
Events on the Bellarine include:
The Cavern Club with Pl@n B
Where: Potato Shed, Drysdale
When: Tuesday 4 October, 10:30am to 12:30pm
What: Geelong’s dynamic 4-piece Pl@n B band is bringing back iconic tunes from the 50s, 60s and 70s for local seniors to get them dancing in the aisles. Tickets are $17 and include a complimentary morning tea.
Legends of Vegas – John Watson and Friends
Where: Potato Shed, Drysdale
When: Saturday 8 October, 8pm to 10pm
What: Crowd favourite, John Watson, Australia’s much loved Piano Man provides a legendary new show! An entertaining mix of much-loved classic songs by Frank Sinatra, Peter Allen, Barry Manilow and many more, seniors will be taken on an unforgettable trip down the streets of Vegas with all the excitement of this spectacular musical collage.
Dahlin! It’s Jeanne Little
Where: Potato Shed, Drysdale
When: Sunday 16 October, 2pm to 4pm
What: Australian entertainer, comedian, TV personality and Gold Logie winner, Jeanne Little is putting on a high energy show for seniors filled with hit songs from across the decades. Tickets cost $32 table seating or $30 theatre seating
Mayor for a Day
Where: Potato Shed, Drysdale
When: Thursday 20 October, 8pm to 10pm
What: Seniors will join funny man Damian Callinan as he becomes Drysdale’s new mayor for a day. After the one-man, public service campaigner has taken in all he can, he’ll rock up to the hall armed only with a projector and a microphone, to report his findings to a local populace keen to find out why that bloke was dressed as a ghost in the Bottom Pub.
