Good Beer Week is taking a breather in 2024 Fancy a cold beer the Australian way? Make plans to attend the renowned Good Beer Week, an event that...
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 2024/2025, 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!
Peninsula VineHop Festival celebrates and showcases the incredible cool-climate wines, craft beer, cider and spirits produced on the stunning Mornington Peninsula. The first VineHop in 2017 was designed to include beer...
The 6th annual East Malvern Food & Wine Festival returns in November 2024. This is a free-entry public event. East Malvern Food & Wine Festival, 2024 Dates, Live Music, Times In 2023, there was an incredible...
Each year, the City of Melbourne hosts a free month-long festival in the Melbourne CBD known as the Christmas Festival, which brings a little bit of magic to Melbourne for the Christmas season. Many events and...
The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) is an independent festival that shows films from new and upcoming filmmakers in venues around Melbourne. The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (M.U.F.F.) is a worldwide...
If you are in Melbourne around Christmas time, don’t miss the most popular Christmas event, Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight. This huge event is a massive Christmas celebration where families come...
Christmas Day is celebrated on the 25th of December and is celebrated worldwide. Therefore, Christmas in Melbourne is a public holiday and is a wonderful time to stop, reflect and spend time with family and friends...
Australia’s annual sports calendar is not confined to the AFL Grand Final and Australian Open. It also includes motor racing events, marathons and international cricket matches. Certainly at the forefront of the...
Boxing Day is a massive public holiday in Australia, and the best thing about being in Melbourne is that there are so many options for how to spend your day. From sporting events, cinema releases, shopping sprees or...
Only a few events are celebrated worldwide, with New Year’s celebrated in every corner of the earth. Whether it’s the fireworks on the Sydney Harbour Bridge or the Ball Drop at Times Square, New Year’s...
New Year’s Day falls on the 1st of January each year, at the height of the Australian summer. It has been designated as a public holiday, allowing many people to have a relaxing day off work. Even though there may...
Every year, the citizens of Melbourne celebrate the Latin Summer Festival. This free event welcomes the Latin communities and Australians to get together and enjoy the Latin culture, including music, dance and art...
Melbourne’s extensive list of sporting events also includes one of the four major tennis world Grand Slams, the Australian Open. Usually held In January every year, Melbourne hosts this tennis tournament at Rod...
The Melbourne Wedding & Bride Summer Expo is Australia’s premier bridal event designed to help relieve the stress of planning your wedding. Come and meet Victoria’s wedding industry leaders and find...
Melbourne’s annual celebration of gay and lesbian culture and art is also known as the Midsumma Festival. It is the largest cultural festival of its type, celebrated in the city since 1988. During this...
The Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race returns better than ever in 2025 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...
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...
2025 is the year of the Dragon, starting from January 29th, 2025 (Chinese Lunar New Year Day) and lasting until February 16th, 2026. If you were born in 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013…, your Chinese zodiac sign is...
Inflatable Regatta is back, and it’s time to go floatin’. Experience an awesome day out on one of Melbourne’s iconic rivers. Inflatable Regatta Melbourne, 2025 Dates, Location & Ticket Prices Melbournians can spend...
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...
The iconic Sustainable Living Festival runs for four weeks in February and promotes solutions to global warming by promoting sustainable living practices. The largest and longest-running festival of its kind aims to...
The 5K Foam Fest is a one-of-a-kind Obstacle Course-based Fun Run. Join in for over 22 obstacles, including the world’s largest inflatable waterslide, mud pits and 2.5 MILLION cubic feet of foam! 5k Foam Fest...
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...
Care & Ageing Well Expo
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf , VICTBA - February 2025
Are you ready to begin preparing for your future, or are you caring for an ageing loved one? Then the Melbourne Care & Ageing Well Expo is the perfect place to begin! The Expo is your chance to view and learn about...
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...
For the Greek Community living in Australia, the Lonsdale Street Festival (formerly Antipodes Festival) is a must-attend event celebrating Greece’s rich culture and food. The festival brings together Greek...
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...
The Australian International Airshow, also known as the Avalon Airshow, is the biggest in the southern hemisphere, attracting visitors worldwide. Held every two years, the Airshow brings together aircraft from different...
Good Beer Week is taking a breather in 2024 Fancy a cold beer the Australian way? Make plans to attend the renowned Good Beer Week, an event that aims to promote and encourage the appreciation of Good Beer to a broader...
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