There is plenty happening around the region this Easter long weekend.
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On Good Friday, April 19, Great Western will hold the Great Western Rodeo.
Free camping will be available and gates open at 10am.
Tickets are $30 per person, and $10 for those under 16.
A ticket for two adults and two children is $70.
Action kicks off at midday.
On Easter Sunday J Ward, in Ararat, will open its doors as well as a time capsule to celebrate 25 years of being open to the public.
Tickets can be purchased online at EventBrite by searching the event.
The Australian Heritage Festival will run from April 18 to May 19.
Local attractions include the Narrapumelap Homestead in Wickliffe and Mooramong Spode and Lalique Festival in Carranballac.
Narrapumelap Homestead will hold an open day on April 21 and 22 from 10.30am to 5.30pm, or throughout the Festival by appointment.
The Mooramong Festival will be held on May 5 at the homestead, and will open up 1930s fashion, homewares, and Impressionist paintings that make up the most comprehensive Mackinnon collection yet.
Catch some Shakespeare when OZACT returns to Heatherlie Quarry in the Grampians National Park with an exciting new production of Much Ado About Nothing.
The show will run for two days across April 20 and 21 at 3pm both days, at the Heatherlie Quarry in the Grampians.
Visit www.ozact.com to make a booking.
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