The Australian International Airshow, also known as the Avalon Airshow, is the biggest in the southern hemisphere and attracts visitors worldwide...
Melbourne Events
Melbourne’s event calendar is jam-packed all year round. The different seasons bring different events, so no matter what time of year you come to Melbourne, something unique and exciting will always happen.
If you’re looking at what’s on, the upcoming events calendar includes many options, including multicultural festivals, parades, sporting tournaments and cultural events.
Melbourne Events 2025/2026, Whats On This Weekend & Calendar
So whether you love sports or indulging in something a little different, Melbourne offers every type of event for its millions of visitors each year.
Australians love watching sports, and every year, the city celebrates many major sports, including the famous Australian Open, international cricket matches, the Spring Racing Carnival and the Formula One Grand Prix. The city has many excellent cricket and football grounds and indoor and outdoor stadiums.
Melbourne also hosts various festivals, including food and wine, music, and cultural and heritage festivals. Visitors, locals and culinary experts worldwide come here to participate in the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. This popular event features award-winning vintages from some of Australia’s major wine regions.
Music lovers will be happy to know that Melbourne offers many theatre shows, concerts and outdoor entertainment. The city celebrates the Jazz and Blues Festival, the Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock, country music festivals and live concerts every year.
If you’re wondering what’s on this weekend, head into the city, and you are sure to find a local community event, blockbuster theatre shows, art exhibit or live music concert. The event calendar changes weekly, so don’t miss out!
One of the largest celebrations held throughout the country year after year is Australia Day. Celebrated on January 26th, Australia Day is a public holiday honouring the arrival of the first British Fleet on Australian...
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race returns better than ever in 2026 as the world’s cycling elite journey to Geelong and the Surf Coast for Australia’s greatest weekend of cycling. Inspired by Europe’s prestigious one...
The iconic Sustainable Living Festival runs for four weeks in February and promotes solutions to global warming by promoting sustainable living practices. The National Sustainability Festival is bigger, bolder, and more...
The historic Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic is a cycling race that traverses Victoria’s southwest region through picturesque landscapes and challenging terrain. The Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic was founded...
St. Kilda Festival is an event held in Melbourne and whose culmination is a summer-style celebration of arts and music along the gorgeous St Kilda foreshore. Part and parcel of Melbourne’s timeless tradition, the...
What started as a tiny indie music event in the laneways of Melbourne, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, has become one of Australia’s most loved music festivals. The Laneway Festival started in Melbourne in...
2026 is the year of the Horse, starting from February 17th, 2026 (Chinese Lunar New Year Day) and lasting until February 5th, 2027. If you were born in 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014…, your Chinese zodiac sign is...
Australia’s largest celebration of speculative cinema, The Melbourne Science Fiction Film Festival, presents a line-up of local and international science-fiction and fantasy visions, reaffirming its status as a...
Melbourne Fashion Festival
Various venues around Melbourne, Docklands, VICTBA - February/March 2026
When autumn hits the city, Melbourne celebrates the fashion festival of the season also known as the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
For the Greek Community living in Australia, the Antipodes Festival (also known as the Lonsdale Street Festival) is a must-attend event celebrating Greece’s rich culture and food. The festival brings together...
The Sydney Road Street Party is a cultural festival and one of the largest street-based festivals in Melbourne. Held as part of the Brunswick Music Festival, which runs for nine days, the Sydney Road Street Party is a...
Melbournians come together yearly to share, cheer and spread the festive spirit for the Moomba Festival. After all, Moomba has been celebrated in Melbourne for over half a century and is held every Labour Day long...
Labour Day is a public holiday in Victoria that will be observed on the 9th of March, 2026. Labour Day reflects the social and political movement in the 1850s to secure an 8-hour working day for all Australians. Labour...
The Australian Grand Prix is among the largest and most popular of all the events held in Melbourne. People from all over the world come here to watch the Grand Prix, with this event increasing visitors to Melbourne and...
The Melbourne Ukulele Festival is a fun event where music lovers come together to listen, play, and sing about everything related to the ukulele! The festival is held at the Northcote Town Hall, High Street Northcote...
Melbourne International Coffee Expo
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, VICTBA - March 2026
Coffee paradise beckons visitors to sample, savour and appreciate coffee at Australia’s most spirited event, the Melbourne International Coffee Expo. Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the...
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Carlton, VICTBA - March 2026
The smell of freshly cut grass and bursting blooms will again scent the Melbourne air for the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show in 2026, returning to the exquisite heritage-listed Royal Exhibition...
The Warrandyte Festival has been a staple of this country town since 1977! Come to Warrandyte to celebrate this wonderful festival, which features a Billy Cart Derby, a Parade, live music, kids’ activities, and...
Holi is a popular Hindu Festival of Colours celebrated across India. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the changing of the seasons from winter to spring. Back home, Holi is an eventful affair. People from...
Equitana Melbourne is a huge event that showcases the best equine competitions and exhibitions. It will next be held in Melbourne in November 2026. Originating in 1999, Equitana Melbourne is a fantastic, family-friendly...
The Australian International Airshow, also known as the Avalon Airshow, is the biggest in the southern hemisphere and attracts visitors worldwide. Held every two years, the air show brings together aircraft from...
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