Thursday 22nd May, 2025. 6:30PM start.

This is FREE event. Food will be available for purchase, BYO drinks.

A limited amount of chairs are provided, SO PLEASE bring your own camping chair if possible.

Are you Lonesome Tonight – Concert *FREE Event

Are You Lonesome Tonight, a celebration of opera and country music, will have its much-anticipated return to Blackall in 2025.

With a cast of young Australian singers including Gabrielle Diaz, Marcus Corowa and Jonathan Hickey, Are You Lonesome Tonight features arias and songs by composers such as Puccini, Verdi, Slim Dusty and Dolly Parton, to name just a few.

The Blackall Historical Woolscour is an excellent backdrop for a music concert due to its unique historical significance and rustic charm. The venue’s rich heritage as a former wool processing facility provides a captivating atmosphere that enhances the experience for both performers and attendees.

Blackall and Tambo Shire Regional Council kindly supports this free performance of Are You Lonesome Tonight. The National Tour of Are You Lonesome Tonight is supported by Creative Australia through the Playing Australia Fund and Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Opera Queensland’s Festival of Outback Opera is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, the Outback Queensland Tourism Association, The University of Queensland and Haymans Electrical.

Ghost Tours & Campfire Dinner.

NEW! in 2025. Enjoy an evening of chilling ghost stories and frights at the Blackall Woolscour. The event includes an evening ghost tour of the Woolscour and a campfire story. If you are not too afraid of the dark after that, an evening meal will be provided. BYO drinks. $40 / per adult.

Please be aware that this event is only suitable for people age 16+ and contains mild horror themes.

Available Dates:

Start time is 6:30 PM – Bookings essential for catering purposes.

Stockwell Photography Exhabition *FREE Entry

The Blackall Woolscour presents Robert Stockwell’s photo exhibition. Through images of agricultural landscapes, livestock, and rural industry, Robert Stockwell captures the heart of Australia’s outback and heritage. Set within the Blackall Woolscour’s lower Croft, this exhibition weaves together the past and present, celebrating the resilience and beauty of life on the land.

Immerse yourself in a visual tribute to the people, animals, and landscapes that define Australia’s rural heritage.

Free entry

Open 7 days a week 9am to 3pm