Pause Fest is one of the world’s leading festivals for business and creativity.   Over 10 years, the event has created a culture for the brightest of creators and innovators to come together and share their projects, knowledge, passions and insights.    In 2019, the City of Ballarat hosted the inaugural Pause Fest Regional Ambassador Program event and the only event to be held outside Melbourne,  with Head of Creative at Amazon Advertising US Cecilia Ambrose as guest speaker.  On 3 February 2020, Pause Fest Ballarat will feature an award-winning creative genius and superstar in his field.  He will expand minds and challenge ideas, spark creativity and blow assumptions out of the water.  Stay tuned for more information about his identity and ticket details which will be released in January.  City of Ballarat Mayor Cr Ben Taylor said Pause Fest was aimed at helping the community to come together to share projects, knowledge, passions and insights   “We want to encourage the exchange of creative ideas across all ages,” Cr Taylor said.   “We want people in the Ballarat community to be movers, shakers and creative idea makers, particularly the next generation.” 

The City of Ballarat acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on, the Wadawurrung and Dja Dja Wurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and wat…

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The Ballarat community and the City of Ballarat are partnering on the Continuous Voices Arts Project — a multi-dimensional arts participation program that will result in the design of a dedicated publ…

The City of Ballarat has a budget of $3.4 million for events and festivals this financial year which includes a range of key events, such as Summer Sundays and the FedUni Road National Cycling Champio…