Festivals | Fairs

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Spooktober 2018 | Halloween Festival
⊜ St Kilda town Hall, 99A Carlisle Street St Kilda
MELBOURNE'S BIGGEST AND SPOOKIEST HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL If you're a Halloween loving family or you want to feel like you're in a real-life horror movie, you've got to get down Melbourne's biggest and ..

AIII - Diwali Mela 2018 | Keysborough
⊜ Springers Leisure Centre Cheltenham Road Keysborough
AIII - Diwali Mela 2018 - Free Entry DEAR PATRONS... BE A PART OF MELBOURNE LARGEST MULTICULTURAL DIWALI FESTIVAL for the 17th Year at Springers Leisure Centre & Tatterson Park Keysborough ..

All Events Victoria
⊜ Chadstone
All Events Victoria organise and stage hobby, collectable and memorabilia events at Malvern Town Hall, Box Hill Town Hall, Springvale Town Hall and Peninsula Community Theatre Mornington Since 1993 ..

Ashburton Community Festival 2019
⊜ High Street, Ashburton
Ashburton's Free Community Festival returns Sunday, February 24 2019. Ashburton Village is proud to present our 2019 Community Festival! This is a fabulous FREE event which takes place in our V ..

Australian Burlesque Festival 2018
⊜ Melbourne
'The Australian Burlesque Festival celebrating 9 years in 2018' Australia are you ready for ‘The Australian Burlesque Festival' 2018. We have shows in Alice Springs, Adelaide, Toowoomba, Br ..

Bacchus Marsh Harvest Festival 2019
⊜ Bacchus Marsh Road Bacchus Marsh
A celebration of the fruit a vegetable harvest in Bacchus Marsh. A fun family day with fruit picking, market, food vendors and lots more The Bacchus Marsh Harvest Festival is an annual celebration ..

Bacchus Marsh Strawberries & Cherries Weekend 2018
⊜ Bacchus Marsh
A FREE fabulous fun foodie event for the whole family. The event encompasses the farm stalls in the Avenue of Honour, The Village Green and the main shopping precinct. The annual Strawberries & ..

Ballarat Record Fair 2019
⊜ 12 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat
Sunday, June 2, 2019 Housey Housey 12 Armstrong Street North, Ballarat, Victoria 3350 We were inundated with requests to hold another record fair and we listened to you so ............... the ann ..

Ballarat Winter Festival 2018
⊜ Ballarat
Ballarat is set to transform into a winter wonderland this July, with a myriad of experiences to warm your heart, soul and belly as part of the Ballarat Winter Festival! Cascading snowflakes soul-w ..

Beechworth Golden Horseshoes Festival 2019
⊜ Beechworth
The iconic Beechworth Golden Horseshoes Festival is a celebration of the traditions and history that formed the town. Enjoy the Easter weekends activities including fun runs, the Grand Parade, mark ..

Bendigo Easter Festival 2019
⊜ Bridge St Bendigo
The 2019 Bendigo Easter Festival promises to be four stimulating days of fun and entertainment from Good Friday to Easter Monday. Bendigo will come alive with activities that will entice and attra ..

Beyond the Valley 2018 | Music Festval
⊜ Lardner
Beyond The Valley is a boutique Australian music festival that began in 2014, and runs annually over the New Year’s Eve period. Each year, a carefully crafted selection of world class local and inte ..

Boho Luxe Market - Spring Wellness Festival
⊜ Corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets Melbourne
Welcome to the Soul Star Festival our urban wellness experience! Sunday, October 28, 2018 at 10 AM – 5 PM Deakin Edge, Federation Square ON THE DAY, YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM: Two sessions th ..

Boodle Fight 2018 | Philippines Festival
⊜ Melbourne
Sunday 11 November, 9am-4pm Queen Victoria Market The first of its kind in Australia, gather around a long table full of food and rice spread over banana leaves and eat it with your bare hands ..

Briar Hill Primary School Spring Fair
⊜ Briar Hill Primary School, 25 Gladstone Rd, Briar Hill
Join us for the 2018 Briar Hill Primary School Spring Fair. Famed for its quality food, music and atmosphere, our Steiner-inspired Fair will feature: Camel Rides (yes, that's right the camels are ..

Bright Autumn Festival 2019
⊜ Bright
The Bright Autumn Festival is a ten-day celebration of the wonderful autumn colours and autumn produce of the valleys of Victoria's Alpine High Country. This year it takes place from Friday April 2 ..

Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival 2019
⊜ Bruthen
It's Australia's biggest little blues festival held on the 15th, 16th and 17th of February 2019! The Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival is an event of the Bruthen Arts and Events Council Inc. Held on t ..

Buninyong Festival 2019
⊜ Midland Highway Buninyong
The Buninyong Festival is a free family-friendly day out celebrating our local community. It's a safe, fun and exciting day for the whole family with music, amusement rides, animal farm, stalls, f ..

Cardina Diwali Festival 2018
⊜ Henry St, Pakenham
IACC presents Cardina Diwali Festival 2018 A fun evening with culturals, hena, food stalls, rides and to wrap it up a massive display of fireworks. Entry is free. PB Ronald Park Henry St, ..

ChillOut Festival 2019
⊜ Daylesford
COME CELEBRATE CHILLOUT FESTIVAL'S 21ST BIRTHDAY WITH US 7TH-11TH MARCH 2019 Australia's longest-running and biggest rural LGBT pride festival, held every March in beautiful Daylesford, Victor ..

Chinese New Year 2019 | Melbourne
⊜ Melbourne
2019 is the year of the PIG Tuesday, 5th February 2019 is Chinese New Year's Day The Chinese New Year Festival features traditional and contemporary Chinese cultural activities, festivities, da ..

Ciao Yarra Valley Ciao
⊜ Yarra Valley
3 November to 2 December 2018 Viva Italia! Ciao Yarra Valley Ciao will be celebrating all things Italian with a festival that will have you eating, drinking and moving – Italian style. Th ..

Clunes Book Town Festival 2019
⊜ Fraser St, Clunes
The 13th annual Clunes Booktown Festival is back on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th May 2019, with 20,000 people expected to join the most amazing whole town bookshop experience in Australia. Wth auth ..

Dandenong Festival of Light
⊜ Dandenong Showground in Greaves Reserve Dandenong
Confirmed with event organiser there will not be a Dandenong Festival of Light in 2017. ..

Darebin Music Feast 2018
⊜ Northcote
2018 has been a year of bar-raising in the music industry, and in classic Darebin Music Feast style, expectations will be met and surpassed with the diversity, engagement and celebration contained in ..

Deakin Diwali Festival of Lights 2018
⊜ 1 Gheringhap Street Geelong
Join us in celebrating Deakin's 10th Diwali Festival of Lights. This free community event includes cultural performances, a DJ, Indian market stalls, traditional food, henna tattoos, face-painting ..

Diwali & Bandi Chhor Divas Celebrations
⊜ 10A Forum way Epping
Diwali & Bandi Chhor Divas Celebrations Saturday, November 3 at Galada Community Centre Come & join us for dual celebration of Diwali & Bandi Chhorh Divas in the City of Whittlesea & experience ..

Diwali Festival 2018 - Dandenong
⊜ Dandenong Market Clow St Dandenong VIC 3175 Dandenong
Dandenong Market is celebrating the Festival of Lights with a fun day of free entertainment for the whole family. There will also be a delicious array of food trucks and stalls to help you indulge ..

Diwali Festival | Narre Warren
⊜ 2 Patrick Northeast Drive Narre Warren
Diwali Festival Melbourne at Bunjil Place Celebrate with the family and the newest Multicultural Centre for South East Melbourne - Bunjil Place Diwali Fest Mel at Bunjil Place 11th NOV 12pm to ..

Diwali Indian Festival of Light 2018
⊜ Federation Square Melbourne
The most awaited festival is here. Victorian Festival of Lights - Celebrate India presents DIWALI 2018 at Federation Square. Celebrate India invites you to join the most awaited annual event of Di ..

Diwali Mela with Radio Haanji 1674AM
⊜ Polish Club Albion 19 Carrington Dr, Albion
Har & Sehaj are inviting you all to enjoy Radio Haanji's Diwali Mela on 27th October 2018 at Albion Polish Club from 2PM to 9PM. As our best listeners, you're invited to the event and come with yo ..

Djerriwarrh Festival 2018
⊜ Reserve Road Melton
Saturday November 10, 2018 Melton Recreation Reserve Reserve Rd Melton Victoria 3337 Welcome to Djerriwarrh Festival 2018....Melton's BIGGEST event of the year! (Did we mention it's FREE?) ..

Download Festival 2019
⊜ 428-550 Epsom Road Flemington
Flemington Racecourse - March 11, 2019. The world's premiere rock and metal event is set to hit Melbourne with a lineup of the greatest international and local acts. Sixteen mammoth years in D ..

Dragon's Awakening Ceremony 2019
⊜ Little Bourke Street Melbourne
Parade & Festival Chinese New Year Sunday 10 February 2019 | 10am - 10pm (TBC) China Town | Little Bourke Street A Chinese dragon lions street performers and cultural activity will fill the st ..

Drouin Ficifolia Festival 2018
⊜ Drouin
Each year the Ficifolia Festival brings Drouin alive with colour, excitement and fun for everyone. It is a week-long festival with events and attractions showcasing many of our community groups and ..

East Malvern Food & Wine Festival 2018
⊜ Central Park, 148 Burke Rd Malvern East
The 3rd annual East Malvern Food & Wine Festival will return to East Malvern's picturesque Central Park, boasting a vast range of exquisite wineries from all across Victoria on Sunday 18 November 2018 ..

Ethnic Festivals in Melbourne
⊜ Melbourne
Melbourne is proudly the ethnic capital of Australia (probably the world) and ex-pats celebrate their national cultures with festivals every year. Just about every nationality is represented showin ..

Festival Melbourne 2019
⊜ Melbourne
The Melbourne Festival encompasses dance, circus, theatre, contemporary and classical music, visual arts, film and more. Melbourne Festival is one of Australia's flagship international arts festiva ..

Festival of Folk Rhythm and Life 2018
⊜ Woolshed Road Eldorado
17th Festival of Folk Rhythm and Life Fri 30th Nov Sat 1st & Sun 2nd of December 2018 Bilyana Natural Amphitheatre Woolshed Road, Eldorado, Victoria A few mates, a few tunes, a bit of scene ..

Festival of Glass 2019
⊜ 30-50 Collins St Drysdale
The 9th annual Festival of Glass is on the 17 February 2019 in Drysdale Victoria. Festival of Glass Expo Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 10 AM - 4 PM Christian College Bellarine 30-50 Collins S ..

Footscray Diwali
⊜ 40 Maribyrnong Boulevard , Footscray
SPECIAL INVITATION FOOTSCRAY PARK Feel at ease to make your presence in the biggest free multicultural event on the 11 November 2018 and let’s together burst crackers and lit lights in one of ..

Geelong Highland Gathering 2019
⊜ Corio
The 2019 Geelong Highland Gathering will be held on Sunday 17th March 2019. The 2019 Gathering will mark 162 years since the first Geelong Highland Gathering was held on New Years day 1858 and wil ..

Gippsland Antiques & Collectables Fair 2018
⊜ Kernot Hall Princes Drive Morwell
This weekend event is now in its 23rd year and has grown into a major event in Gippsland with a huge range of antiques and collectables on display and for sale. There will be something for everyon ..

Golden Plains Festival 2019
⊜ Meredith
Yes. The Amphitheatre Supernaturale in glorious Autumn. Afternoon goes on all day, the sun like honey on the trees. A premium, panoramic pleasure trip in the great outdoors. Night falls, and gigantic ..

Good Things | Rock & Metal Music Festival
⊜ Flemington
If you’re a fan of rock and metal music, check out the impressive line-up for the Good Things festival. Something has entered the atmosphere. Something positive; Something…Good. Something� ..

Grampians Grape Escape | Wine & Food Festival 2019
⊜ Grampians Road Halls Gap
Victoria's longest running food and wine festival has something for everyone. 4 - 5 MAY 2019 HALLS GAP WINE, FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE GRAMPIANS, VICTORIA Rediscover the majesty of the G ..

Great Australian Beer Festival 2018 | Albury
⊜ QE11 Square, Dean Street, Albury
A craft beer feast is happening out along the Murray River as the Great Australian Beer Festival (GABF) returns to Albury's picturesque QE11 Square on December 1st to officially welcome in summer. ..

Halloween Festival @ Coal Creek Community Park and Museum
⊜ 12 Silkstone rd Korumburra
Halloween @ Coal Creek is back again! Saturday, 27th October 2018 5:30pm - 10.00pm Bring the kids along to do some trick or treating. We will have free activities which include Snake Busters ..

Hauntville | Halloween Festival
⊜ Burnley
HAUNTED HOUSE HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL OCTOBER 19TH-21ST & 26TH-28TH 2018 Burnley Circus Park | Richmond For the first time a truly-scary, heart-pounding Halloween festival, will take over Burnley C ..

Hawkstowe Music Festival 2018
⊜ 40 Gordons Road South Morang
Sunday 18 November 2018 Come along and enjoy an afternoon of great music in the picturesque surrounds of the historic Le Page homestead. There will be free activities to entertain the children ..

Heathcote Wine & Food Festival 2019
⊜ Chauncey St Heathcote
Heathcote's Annual Taste Sensation A genuine country festival at the showgrounds in the quaint village of Heathcote. The Heathcote Wine & Food Festival is a showcase of wines produced in the H ..

Holey Cheese Festival 2018
⊜ Melbourne
Tue 23 October - Sun 28 October 2018 Queen Victoria Market Cheese devotees, get excited, a week of cheese, wine and music is coming to Queen Vic Market. From goat to gouda, camembert to chedda ..

Hop Fest 2018 | Beer & Cider Festival
⊜ Healesville Sanctuary Badger Creek Rd Healesville
Yarra Valley’s new beer & cider festival is coming to Healesville Sanctuary This Melbourne Cup long weekend, Healesville Sanctuary is celebrating the Yarra Valley’s rich brewing history with c ..

Hophaus Dachshund Race - Teckelrennen 2019
⊜ Hophaus Bar & Grill, Southgate Restaurant & Shopping Precinct Southbank
Hophaus Annual Dachshund Races #HOPHAUSDACHYRACE SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER 2019, 11AM KICK OFF Hophaus Dachshund Racing is part of our annual OktoberFest Celebrations. The races and costume par ..

Hume Diwali Mela 2018
⊜ Aitken Boulevard Craigieburn
Bringing together people of all backgrounds in a celebration of “the universal light that exists in everyone” with first ever in city of Hume. Event Highlights: Carnival Rides Market stal ..

Hurstbridge Wattle Festival 2019
⊜ Main Road Hurstbridge
The Hurstbridge Wattle Festival, is a significant cultural event for Melburnians that has its roots firmly planted in our early rail history. It's a joyous celebration of our heritage, environme ..

ILLUMIN8: Festival of Light and Peace 2019
⊜ Myers Flat
ILLUMIN8 - 2019 Festival of Light and Peace ILLUMIN8 is an annual event that has evolved out of the very successful Festival of Light and due to demand, now become a multi-day event. ILLUMIN8 ..

Indian Summer Festival 2018
⊜ Yarra Park Melbourne
Indian Summer Festival at the IND v AUS Boxing Day Test This summer, the Victorian Government in conjunction with Cricket Australia will be curating the ‘Indian Summer Festival’ being held in ..

Kalorama Chestnut Festival 2019
⊜ Corner Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd and Grange Road, Kalorama
Celebrating autumn at the Kalorama Chestnut Festival When: Sunday, May 5th Time: 10am - 4pm Where: Kalorama Reserve, cnr Mt Dandenong Tourist and Grange Roads, Kalorama (Melways ..

Kidz Expo 2018
⊜ Epsom Road Flemington
Saturday 8 December 2018 - Sunday 9 December 2018 Melbourne Showgrounds Australia's newest parenting and children's event has finally arrived! Experience all things kids from babies to teens ..

Kilcunda Lobster Festival 2019
⊜ Bass Hwy Kilcunda
The Kilcunda Lobster Festival is being held on Sunday 27th January, 2019 - Australia Day weekend - in the foreshore car park on the Bass Highway at Kilcunda. The lobster festival is our small commu ..

Korea Week Festival 2018
⊜ 3 Queensbridge Street Southbank
From Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th November, the critically acclaimed Korea Week Festival 2018 is once again returning to Queensbridge Square at South Bank. The event will feature performances and a ..

Let Them Eat Cake Festival 2019
⊜ Werribee
New Years Day – 1st January, 2019 Werribee Park Let Them Eat Cake returns to the Werribee Park Mansion Grounds New Years Day 2019 “Synchronicity is an ever-present reality for those who ..

Live. Love. Life. | Daylesford Festival
⊜ Daylesford
Come to Daylesford from November 14-18 to immerse yourself in five days of wellness activities, regional food and wine, music and art. From November 14-18 a revolutionary festival called Live.Love. ..

Luna Dark 2018 | Luna Park Halloween Weekend
⊜ 18 Lower Esplanade, 18 St Kilda
As Luna Park transforms into the ghoulishly delightful Luna Dark you'll be a sad spook to miss out on Melbourne's biggest costume party this Halloween! So what's in store for the brave guests willi ..

Lunar New Year Festivals 2019 | Melbourne
⊜ Melbourne
Tuesday, 5th February 2019 is Chinese New Year's Day Melbourne plays host to a number of Chinese and Lunar New Year festivals in the CBD and suburbs. Year of the PIG Melbourne Lunar New Year ..

Malahang Community Festival 2018
⊜ Malahang Reserve, Corner of Southern Rd and Oriel Rd, Heidelberg West
Sunday 18 November 2018, 10am - 4pm Malahang Community Festival is a free and family-friendly event celebrating your local community. It's a safe, fun and exciting day for the whole family with m ..

Maldon Antique & Collectables Fair 2019
⊜ Francis St Maldon
The Maldon Antique Fair has become a must attend event for both buyers and sellers with the football ground full of rare and valuable treasures. With one and a half kilometres of stalls it is a hu ..

Maldon Easter Fair 2019
⊜ 35-37 High St Maldon
The Maldon Easter Fair is one of the oldest in Australia, it was started in 1878. The Easter Parade is on Easter Monday and is a wide ranging collection of things Maldonian, from fire trucks to the ..

Maldon Folk Festival 2018
⊜ Maldon
Maldon Folk Festival, located in Central Victoria, has been held annually for more than four decades. Each year we provide a long weekend of quality entertainment at affordable prices, to suit all age ..

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