Introducing the Ballarat Pop-Up Park, the city’s newest attraction this summer.

From Friday 14 January until Sunday 30 January, the free family-friendly space is open 11am-10pm daily.

Presented by the City of Ballarat and Spark Theatre, the park is located in Camp Street’s Alfred Deakin Place (behind the Art Gallery of Ballarat).

Be entertained by a variety of live performances, including music, comedy, roving performers and more.

Pull up a deck chair and watch summer sports and movies on the big screen, or why not dance along to a Zumba class?

And cap off your summer session with a sit-down or takeaway meal or snack from one of the CBD’s nearby cafes and restaurants.

You can also pimp up your Ballarat Pop-Up Park experience with a free trip to the Art Gallery of Ballarat, which has extended its trading hours to 10am-10pm daily until Saturday 29 January.

Meanwhile, Ballarat’s line-up of summer activations also includes:

• free concert series Summer Sundays at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens (9-30 January)
• Ballarat Laneways installations (17 January-27 February)
• Picnic in the Park at Victoria Park (26 January)
• the pop-up Ballarat Boom Box (January-April)

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