BLARNEY BOOKS & ART

18/08/2026

Individual tickets for the opening Friday night program are SOLD OUT! Thank you for your support! Other events are selling quickly - so please make sure you've got tickets to what you want. (Please note, weekend pass purchasers will still be able to get into the Friday night program.) www.pflw.com.au

16/08/2026

This was a whole lot of fun last year!

BooKwiz is back! And look who we've got coming along 🤩

For those who haven't joined us before, BooKwiz began as the Love Your Bookshop Weekend in 2024 and celebrates all things local - local food and wine, live music from a homegrown artist, and three book talks from regionally-connected authors.

And we have trivia! Book-related trivia!

Our event is held at the beautiful Keayang Maar Vineyard with drinks on arrival, grazing boards, pizzas and sweets all included - we even run a bus so you can really make a day of it!

SUNDAY 18 OCT
Tickets via Eventbrite now.

15/08/2026

Port Fairy Literary Weekend starts on Friday 11 September, runs all day Saturday, and finishes on Sunday with another full day program! See the website for more information and tickets!

12/08/2026

Workshops coming to Port Fairy as part of the Port Fairy Literary Weekend!

10/08/2026

We are very excited to let you know that legendary cartoonist Judy Horacek is not only a guest of the upcoming Port Fairy Literary Weekend, but she's also bringing another separate show - Everyone on the Bus Fell Down (Not Just Me) - to Blarney Books on 3rd October. Bookings via the link on our website events page!

After sell-out performances at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, I’m taking my show on tour in October and November - to Port Fairy, Hobart, Castlemaine and Canberra! It’s called 'Everyone on the Bus Fell Down (Not Just Me)', a cartoon slide show about public transport, climate catastrophe, a certain green sheep and getting older (for real). It’s a lot of fun, and also very serious at the same time.
Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/host/judy-horacek

10/08/2026

Congratulations to our friends at Warrnambool Collins! Michaelie and her team work super hard making their bookshop brilliant! Stars, all. ❤️🥂🌟🌟🌟🌟

For the second year in a row, we've been recognised as Collins Booksellers Franchisee of the Year!

Thank you, thank you, to everyone who supports us and what we stand for.

As part of the Collins Booksellers conference, we heard from Susannah Bowen, CEO of the Australian Booksellers Association, who described bookshops as a critical part of Australia's cultural infrastructure. The work the ABA is doing in the area of advocacy with all levels of government is inspiring and heartening, because bookshops are certainly not just shops that sell books.

Receiving this award, which celebrates everything we strive to do to contribute to our community, our society, and our culture, is incredibly meaningful.

Congratulations to our magnificent team ❤️

09/08/2026

Fabulous night - and a full house - with The Audreys tonight! Thank you to Taash and Tom, and to Stef for bringing these talented people to our bookshop stage! Lots of fun!

The Audreys Tom Kneebone Delsinki & Duzel Productions

08/08/2026

The Hopkins Falls are impressive enough at the moment, given that it’s a waterfall smack-bang in the middle of cleared farmland. I hope the cows appreciate it.

07/08/2026

Years ago, I did an article on Liz at Once Upon a Chair and her wonderful chairs for Junkies magazine. Now, she's back in the limelight again, with more amazing chairs under her belt, this time with Jimmy Hornet magazine!

05/08/2026

Congratulations, Omar! This is an amazing book! 👏👏👏