The Knox Seniors Festival
The Knox Seniors Festival will run from 2 to 31 October 2024. The festival includes events and activities and is an opportunity to celebrate and value our older residents.
This year’s theme, Explore. Engage. Evolve, invites you to step out, meet new friends, and redefine what ageing means to you.
Knox Seniors Festival events
The Royal Australian Navy Band
Renowned for their exceptional musicality and rich, resonant performances, this esteemed big band ensemble brings a touch of naval tradition and grandeur to the stage.
Date: Wednesday 2 October 2024
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Age awareness workshop – free event
Joanna Maxwell from the Australian Human Rights Commission will facilitate an engaging workshop that will look at the assumptions and stereotypes that are commonly made about ageing and older adults.
Date: Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Time: 10am – 12.30pm
Age awareness presentation – free event
Explore the topic of Ageism, who it affects and the impacts.
Date: Thursday 10 October 2024
Time: 11am - 1pm
Line Dancing – free event
Join this fun event lead by instructor Jeff Lovegrove. All abilities welcome.
Date: Friday 11 October 2024
Time: 10am - 12pm
Fitness & fun session – free event
You will also have the chance to explore various activities on site including pickleball, racquetball, and the interactive court compliments of the Victorian Raquet Club.
Date: Tuesday 15 October 2024
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Movie screening- Quartet – free event
You are invited to a special free screening of the heartwarming film Quartet.
Date: Wednesday 23 October 2024
Time: 11am - 12.45pm
Healthy brains session with Professor Cassandra Szoeke – free event
The secret to healthy ageing is a healthy brain. Join Professor Cassandra Szoeke to learn more about what happens to the brain as we age, and how to improve brain health.
Date: Wednesday 23 October 2024
Time: 1.30pm -3pm
Knox Seniors Festival Dance
Get ready to hit the dance floor and enjoy an afternoon with The High Street Boys band as they play your favourite tunes from the 50's and 60's.
Date: Friday 25 October 2024
Time: 1.30pm - 4pm
Mystery bus trip
Join the adventure as part of the Knox Seniors Festival 2024 for a day out and something different.
Date: Tuesday 29 October 2024
Time: 9am - 4pm
To read about other activities happening throughout September, October and November for over 55’s read the Zest4Life Spring edition
The Victorian Seniors Festival
The Victorian Seniors Festival is a Victorian Government initiative that celebrates ageing positively and recognises the important contribution older people make to our community. For details see the Victorian Seniors Festival website.
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