What are the opening hours?

Monday 9:30am - 4:30pm Tuesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Wednesday 9:30am - 4:30pm Thursday 9:30am - 4:30pm Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm Saturday 9:30am - 4:30pm Sunday 9:30am - 4:30pm

Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Warrnambool

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At Flagstaff Hill you don’t just learn about history – you experience it!
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At Flagstaff Hill you don’t just learn about history – you experience it in Flagstaff Hill’s Living Museum and Spectacular Sound and Light Show. Flagstaff Hill celebrates the Shipwreck Coast’s maritime history with the Maritime Museum, Maritime Village and Nightly Sound & Light Show. Flagstaff Hill is Warrnambool’s premier attraction, and the most significant tourism and cultural asset linked to t

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01/06/2026

🏡 IT'S YOUR FLAGGY! ⚓

Are you a Warrnambool local? Join the Flagstaff Hill Local Ambassador Program and enjoy:

✅ FREE daytime entry to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village excluding specific events
✅ FREE access to the Tales of the Shipwreck Coast Sound & Light Show on selected evenings

🎉 Winter School Holidays | 29 June – 12 July

Enjoy a range of family-friendly activities including:

🖨️ Printmaking
🫖 Traditional Scone Making
🎖️ Garrison Dress Ups & Drills
🌱 Little Garden Creations
🐧 Maremma Penguin Protectors
📚 Storytelling Sessions
🎨 Creative Activities

Plus our special Wool Weekend on 11 & 12 July.

Please note: While Local Ambassadors receive FREE village entry, some school holiday activities require bookings and a small participation fee.

👉 Sign up today: flagstaffhill.com/local-ambassador-program

📍 Available to eligible residents of Warrnambool, Dennington, Bushfield, Woodford, Allansford, Illowa and Yangery.

21/05/2026

Our first Crafternoon was lots of fun last week and it’s happening again TOMORROW! 11am til 2pm. Whether you’re just starting out or have been crafting for years, pop in, bring your craft, bring your lunch, bring your crafty friends and enjoy some time creating and chatting with other crafty folk. Everyone is welcome 🧶 🧵

12/05/2026

Bring your latest craft project to Flagstaff Hill and join us for a relaxed and welcoming Crafternoon.
Nurture your creativity, support your wellbeing, and enjoy the pleasure of making alongside others.
It’s a friendly, inclusive space for people of all abilities - come along to create, connect, or simply take a little time for yourself.
Every Friday 11am to 2pm

08/05/2026

Step back in time this Heritage Month!

Join us for a special Warrnambool Heritage Walk & Optional Afternoon Tea on Saturday 16 May 2026.

Led by a team of passionate costumed Friends of Flagstaff Hill, this FREE guided walk will uncover stories of Warrnambool’s early settlers, maritime trade, military history, iconic landmarks and colourful local characters that helped shape our city.

🕧 12.30pm – Departing Civic Green
💥 1.30pm – Special Heritage Month Cannon Firing at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village
☕ 2.00pm – Optional Heritage Afternoon Tea in the historic Stella Maris Tearooms

✔ FREE Heritage Walk
✔ FREE Entry to Flagstaff Hill for Warrnambool locals
✔ Afternoon Tea $40pp (limited to 20 guests)

Bookings essential for Afternoon Tea. Heritage menu available to review online.
📞 (03) 5559 4600 by 14th May.

13/04/2026

What’s On @ Flagstaff Hill

Tuesday 14 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Garrison Dress Ups @ 10:30am
Mini Journals @ 11am
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

Wednesday 15 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Tales in Tails @ 10:45am
Sick at Sea @ 1:30pm
Cooking Up a Storm @ 2:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

Thursday 16 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Maremma Penguin Protectors @ 10am.
Pom Pom Creatures @ 11am
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

Friday 17 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Tales in Tails @ 10:45am
Ready-Made Rabbits @ 1:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

https://www.flagstaffhill.com/events/school-holidays

09/04/2026

What’s On @ Flagstaff Hill

Friday 10 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Reading, ‘Riting, ‘Rithmetic @ 10:30am
Listen, Imagine, Write @ 1:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Saturday 11 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Maremma Penguin Protectors @ 10am
Marvellous Medicines @ 1:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Sunday 12 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Monday 13 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Maremma Penguin Protectors @ 10am
Quilling @ 11am
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

https://www.flagstaffhill.com/events/school-holidays

07/04/2026

What’s On @ Flagstaff Hill

Wednesday 8 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Tales in Tails @ 10:45am
Ready-Made Rabbits @ 1:30pm
Cooking Up a Storm @ 2:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

Thursday 9 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Maremma Penguin Protectors @ 10am
Village Stories @ 11:30am
Calligraphy @ 1:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

Friday 10 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am
Reading, Riting & Rithmetic @ 10:30am
Village Stories @ 1:30pm
Sound & Light Show @ 7pm

https://www.flagstaffhill.com/events/school-holidays

05/04/2026

What’s On @ Flagstaff Hill

Monday 6 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am-3pm.
Reading, ‘Riting & ‘Rithmetic @ 10:30am.
Village Stories: @ 1:30pm – 2:15pm.
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Tuesday 7 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am-3pm.
Garrison Dress Ups & Drills @ 10:30am.
Calligraphy @ 11:30am – 12:15pm.
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Wednesday 8 April
Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am-3pm
Tales in Tails @ 10:45am
Ready-Made Rabbits @ 1:30pm.
Cooking Up a Storm @ 2:30pm.
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

https://www.flagstaffhill.com/events/school-holidays

03/04/2026

Easter @ Flagstaff Hill

Saturday 4 April
Easter Bunny Trail - All day
Calligraphy @ 11:30am – 12:15pm. Common School
Cannon Firing @ 2:30pm. Garrison Fortifications
Sound & Light Show @ 8.15pm

Sunday 5 April
Easter Bunny Trail - All day
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Monday 6 April
Warrnambool Men’s Shed Woodworkers @ 10am-3pm. Sailmakers Loft*
Reading, ‘Riting & ‘Rithmetic @ 10:30am – 11:15am. Common School
Village Stories: Listen, Imagine, Write @ 1:30pm – 2:15pm. Common School
Sound & Light Show @ 7.00pm

Open daily: 9.30am - 4.30pm
Open nightly: at dusk

https://www.flagstaffhill.com/events/school-holidays

02/04/2026

🌙✨ When the sun goes down, the stories rise…

Set against the open wharf at Flagstaff Hill, the Tales of the Shipwreck Coast sound & light show transforms the village into a living historical landscape. Light, sound and water are not used as decoration, but as language. The stories emerge slowly, deliberately, and with authority.

Projected onto a monumental nine-metre wall of water, the narrative unfolds with striking clarity. It acknowledges the deep and enduring connection of Aboriginal people to sea and land, before turning to the arrival of European settlement and the unforgiving labour of coastal life. The whaling era is presented without bravado, measured, weighty, and deeply human.

The final movement belongs to the coast itself. The sea grows restless. The tone darkens. Shipwrecks take centre stage, culminating in the tragic story of the Loch Ard. It is a conclusion handled with restraint and gravity, allowing silence and space to carry as much meaning as sound and light.

What distinguishes this production is its complete immersion. The village is not a backdrop; it is the theatre. Sound travels across timber and stone. Light reshapes familiar buildings. The water wall breathes with motion. The audience stands not apart from the past, but within it.

Tales of the Shipwreck Coast is not a novelty, nor a tourist diversion. It is a serious, accomplished work of outdoor theatre, one that honours place, history and story with uncommon confidence.

🕯️ Nightly at dusk
🌧️ Runs rain, hail or shine
🐰 Open every night through Easter & over the school holiday’s
🎟️ Bookings essential: https://tickets.flagstaffhill.com/Events/By-Night-Tales-of-the-Shipwreck-Coast/

A production of international calibre, staged at the very edge of the Southern Ocean.

Address

89 Merri Street
Warrnambool, VIC
3280

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4:30pm
Sunday	9:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+61355594600

Website

http://www.flagstaffhill.com/

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