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⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 6th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
Moomba will burst to life this Labour Day Weekend (6 - 9 March) with free events for all ages along the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River.
2020 is Moomba's 66th year, Australia's largest free commu .. 
⊜ Cinema Nova - Cinema Nova Carlton
➲ When: 20th of February 2020 To 6th of March 2020
TRANSITIONS FILM FESTIVAL
CINEMA NOVA
20 February - 6 March 2020
Visions for a Better World
The Transitions Film Festival returns to Melbourne this February with another enthralling l .. 
⊜ Birrarung Marr - Birrarung Marr Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of March 2020
The 2 Worlds Festival is a celebration of our culture's through music, art and performance in a fun, entertaining and interactive festival atmosphere.
2 Worlds Festival showcases a variety of Indi .. 
⊜ Royal Exhibition Building - Royal Exhibition Building - 9 Nicholson St Carlton
➲ When: 4th of September 2020 To 6th of September 2020
4-6 September 2020
Royal Exhibition Building
The new Affordable Art Fair will take place in Melbourne at the historic Royal Exhibition Building from Thursday 4 September to Sunday 6 September 20 .. 
⊜ 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 ..
⊜ 177-253 Lonsdale Street Melbourne
➲ When: 29th of February 2020 To 1st of March 2020
On Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March, the Greek Community of Melbourne's Antipodes Festival will take over the historic Lonsdale St Greek Precinct.
Formerly known as Lonsdale St Greek Festiv .. 
⊜ Kings Domain Melbourne
➲ When: 26th of January 2021
RACV AUSTRALIA DAY FESTIVAL IN KINGS DOMAIN GARDENS
Tuesday 26 January 2021, 11.00am-4.00pm
Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne
RACV's Australia Day Festival celebrates our diversity.
The RACV .. 
⊜ Bacchus Marsh Road Bacchus Marsh
➲ When: 8th of March 2020
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 de .. 
⊜ Bacchus Marsh
➲ When: 21st of November 2020 To 22nd of November 2020
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 & .. 
⊜ Wendouree Parade Ballarat
➲ When: 7th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
A free festival - 7-9 March 2020 - 10am to 5pm - Ballarat Botanical Gardens
A free event held over the Labour Day long weekend in March.
Join us in March 2020 for another exciting line up .. 
⊜ Beechworth
➲ When: 6th of November 2020 To 8th of November 2020
6th 7th 8th November 2020
Once again the Beechworth Celtic Festival is set to attract the crowds of Celtic lovers to Beechworth with the Beechworth Old Gaol Tattoo again featuring on the Saturday .. 
⊜ Beechworth
➲ When: 10th of April 2020 To 13th of April 2020
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 .. 
⊜ Catani Gardens - Catani Gardens St Kilda
➲ When: 29th of February 2020
BEERFEST RETURNS TO CATANI GARDENS, ST KILDA
Catani Gardens, St Kilda
Sat 29th February 2020
1 - 8 PM
LIVE MUSIC - HEADLINING
Art vs Science
LIVE COMEDY
Your festival ticket incl .. 
⊜ Tom Flood Sports Centre - Tom Flood Sport Centre, Park Road Bendigo
➲ When: 14th of March 2020
Spend a day in the sun with your best crew sampling over 100 beers and ciders and eating until your heart is content.
Kick back on a haystack and enjoy the smooth sounds of hand-picked live perfor .. 
⊜ Bridge St Bendigo
➲ When: 10th of April 2020 To 13th of April 2020
Commencing in 1871 the Bendigo Easter Fair is Australia's oldest ongoing cultural event which will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2020.
To recognise the significance of the 150th anniversary it .. 
⊜ Box Hill Town Hall - 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
➲ When: 22nd of March 2020
Box Hill Record and Comic Fair is Australia's longest running fair of its kind offering 1000's of collectible records, rare cards, hard to find comics and lots, lots more.
You'll find Rare Records .. 
⊜ Bright
➲ When: 24th of April 2020 To 3rd of May 2020
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.
Bright and the surrounding districts are bl .. 
⊜ Brunswick
➲ When: 9th of March 2020 To 22nd of March 2020
Often mistakenly recognised as merely the home of the Sydney Road Street Party Brunswick Music Festival has decided to reevaluate priorities reorganise the sock drawer reassess what sparks joy and rev .. 
⊜ Bruthen
➲ When: 19th of February 2021 To 21st of February 2021
It's Australia's biggest little blues festival held on the 19th, 20th and 21st of February 2021.
The Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival is again going big for a small town. 3 days of music filling the .. 
⊜ The Facility - The Facility, 12 Elizabeth St, Kensington VIC 3031 Kensington
➲ When: 20th of February 2020 To 29th of February 2020
Running for 10 days from 20-29 February, Australia's new (and largest) festival of urban and street art Can't Do Tomorrow will see over 100 street artists and musicians take over Melbourne's iconic wa .. 
⊜ CERES | Community Environment Park - Cnr Roberts and Stewart Streets Brunswick East
➲ When: 28th of March 2020
Celebrating and giving thanks to the good earth, our farmers and the cycle of the seasons.
Come and celebrate at the CERES Harvest Festival on Saturday 28th March 2020.
CERES Harvest Festival of .. 
⊜ Daylesford
➲ When: 5th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
Australia's longest running and largest regional pride festival
Welcome to Queer Country Pride
5TH-9TH MARCH 2020
Australia's longest-running and biggest rural LGBT pride festival, held ev .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 9th of February 2021 To 24th of February 2021
Welcome the Year of the Ox with 15 days of celebration
9 - 24 February 2021.
Friday, 12 February 2021 is Chinese New Year's Day
Melbourne hosts many Chinese new year festivals. See below fo .. 
⊜ Whittlesea Public Gardens, 158 Barry Road, Lalor
➲ When: 15th of March 2020
City of Whittlesea Community Festival
Sunday, 15 March 2020
11:00AM - 5:00PM
City of Whittlesea Public Gardens Barry Road Lalor
Free
Join us for carnival rides, amusement games, dance perf .. 
⊜ Fraser St, Clunes
➲ When: 2nd of May 2020 To 3rd of May 2020
The 14th annual Clunes Booktown Festival is back on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd May 2020, with 20,000 people expected to join the most amazing whole town bookshop experience in Australia.
Wth auth .. 
⊜ Cooktown
➲ When: 17th of June 2020 To 4th of August 2020
A Shared History
17 June - 4 August, 2020 | 7 weeks of history
Cooktown 2020 is a visionary 48-day festival celebrating the arrival of James Cook 250 years ago, the scientific discoveries that .. 
⊜ St Kilda Beach St Kilda
➲ When: 1st of March 2020
Sunday, March 1, 2020
St Kilda Beach
First ever Curry Fest to be held at St Kilda Beach on Sunday, 1st of March 2020!
Come with your whole family and enjoy some scrumptious and possibly the .. 
⊜ Alexandra Gardens - Star Lawn, Alexandra Gardens Melbourne
➲ When: 6th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
Date: Friday 6 March 6pm - 10:00pm;
Saturday 7 March - Monday 9 March, 11:15am ' 10:00pm
Location: Star Lawn, Alexandra Gardens
Price: Free
The Dance Zone on Star Lawn is back for another year .. 
⊜ Dandenong Showgrounds - Dandenong Showground in Greaves Reserve Dandenong
⊜ Northcote
➲ When: 1st of October 2020 To 31st of October 2020
Beginning in March 2020, two festival seasons will be presented in Autumn and Spring each year, providing more opportunities than ever before for artists, communities and audiences to immerse themselv .. 
⊜ Federation Square - Federation Square Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of November 2020
Saturday 14 November 2020 | 11am - 10pm
Federation Square
Celebrate India invites you to join the most awaited annual event of Diwali at Fed Square.
Enjoy and experience the traditional an .. 
⊜ Melbourne Showgrounds - 428-550 Epsom Road Flemington
➲ When: 20th of March 2020
SAVE THE DATE
Download Melbourne is back 2020!
Gather your heavy music mates and get ready.....
Download will return to Melbourne (new home at Melbourne Showgrounds)
Melbourne Friday M .. 
⊜ Brown Brothers | Milawa Vineyard - 39 Milawa-Bobinawarrah Road Milawa
➲ When: 11th of April 2020 To 12th of April 2020
Brown Brothers welcome you to our annual Easter Family Festival on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th April 2020.
Boasting an array of food stalls and pop up outdoor bars, live music, kids activities and .. 
⊜ Seaworks - Williamstown
➲ When: 21st of March 2020
Finding Figaro presents Echo Beach
Echo Beach is a fleeting feeling - hard to catch, hard to forget. It's the place you remember vividly and grasp for, it's the place you'd rather be. On March 21s .. 
⊜ Donald
➲ When: 6th of March 2020 To 10th of March 2020
6 - 10 March 2020
Labour Day Weekend
Donald - Victoria
SOLD OUT
3-night psychedelic music, arts and lifestyle gathering.
There's an old legend, a tale, a folklore, about mystic legends o .. 
⊜ 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 ..
⊜ Northcote
➲ When: 13th of March 2020 To 29th of March 2020
The City of Darebin proudly introduces FUSE.
Every Autumn and Spring, FUSE transforms Darebin into a dynamic hub of creativity. FUSE ignites our vibrant city, bringing artists, communities and aud .. 
⊜ Osborne Park, Swinburne Street, North Geelong
➲ When: 15th of March 2020
The 2020 Geelong Highland Gathering will be held at Osborne Park, North Geelong on Sunday 15th March 2020.
The 2020 Gathering will mark 163 years since the first Geelong Highland Gathering was hel .. 
⊜ Glenferrie Road Hawthorn
➲ When: 1st of March 2020
Sunday 1st March 2020
Glenferrie Road Between Burwood & Barkers Road, Hawthorn
The Glenferrie Festival is now one of Melbourne's Largest Community Festivals, attracting over 100,000 people ann .. 
⊜ Prahran Square - Prahran Square, Cato Street Prahran
➲ When: 14th of March 2020
Join us for the newest addition to the Stonnington events calendar, Global Rhythms.
This one-day music event is coming to Prahran Square in March, featuring a line-up of diverse contemporary music .. 
⊜ Meredith
➲ When: 7th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
Two days and two nights in the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, in glorious Autumn. The sun like honey on the trees, afternoon goes on all day. Giant spikes of excitement at any time; an overnight .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 15th of May 2020 To 24th of May 2020
MAY 15 -24, 2020 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
GOOD BEER WEEK IS "THE BEST BEER WEEK IN THE WORLD", ACCORDING TO MANY OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CRAFT BREWERS.
Good Beer Week has grown from the spark of an .. 
⊜ Grampians Road Halls Gap
➲ When: 2nd of May 2020 To 3rd of May 2020
2 - 3 MAY 2020
HALLS GAP
WINE, FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE GRAMPIANS, VICTORIA
Rediscover the majesty of the Grampians and make the journey to the heart of Halls Gap for a festival of regio .. 
⊜ Brown Brothers | Milawa Vineyard - 39 Milawa-Bobinawarrah Road Milawa
➲ When: 12th of December 2020
Grapes of Mirth - Comedy in the King Valley 2020
Sat 12 Dec @ 12am - 12am
Grapes of Mirth, Comedy in the King Valley returns again to Brown Brothers for a day of comedy, music, food and wine - e .. 
⊜ High Street Harcourt
➲ When: 7th of March 2020
It's all happening in Harcourt
This year's Harcourt Applefest takes place on Saturday March 7th with activities occurring throughout Harcourt.
COME FOR FUN IN THE FRUIT FIELDS
Saturday March .. 
⊜ Heronswood - 105 Latrobe Parade Dromana
➲ When: 29th of February 2020 To 1st of March 2020
Join the heirloom revolution! Celebrate homegrown harvests at Heronswood, the home of The Diggers Club and heirloom seeds.
Activities include:
Heronswood Garden guided tours
Kitchen Garden .. 
⊜ Herring Island - Alexandra Ave South Yarra
➲ Every Saturday, Sunday
Weekends: 18 January 2020 - 13 April 2020
Gallery Open 11:30am to 4:30pm
Weekends, Australia Day, Labour Day, Good Friday and the Monday after Easter
Proudly supported by Parks Victoria
In 202 .. 
⊜ 50 Ford Street Beechworth
➲ When: 28th of March 2020 To 29th of March 2020
Annual beer festival celebrating the Victorian hop harvest
Join Bridge Road Brewers in picturesque Beechworth, for the 6th incarnation of High Country Hops, as we celebrate our obsession with every .. 
⊜ Akoonah Park - Akoonah Park - 3 Cardinia St Berwick
➲ When: 7th of March 2020
The Holland Festival - at Akoonah Park in Berwick
Saturday 7th March 2020 | 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
On March 7th 2020 the Rotary Club of Casey will run The Holland Festival at Akoonah Park Berwick fro .. 
⊜ Main Road Hurstbridge
➲ When: 30th of August 2020
Hurstbridge Wattle Festival - Sunday 30th August, 2020
The Hurstbridge Wattle Festival, is a significant cultural event for Melburnians that has its roots firmly planted in our early rail history. .. 
⊜ Jamieson
➲ When: 4th of April 2020
Jamieson Autumn Festival
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Jamieson prides itself on the quality of its events. Whether it's the Australia Day celebrations by the river, the moving Anzac Day march, the fu .. 
⊜ Corner Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd and Grange Road, Kalorama
➲ When: 3rd of May 2020
Celebrating autumn at the Kalorama Chestnut Festival
When: Sunday, May 3
Time: 10am - 4pm
Where: Kalorama Reserve, cnr Mt Dandenong Tourist and Grange Roads, Kalorama (Melways R .. 
⊜ JJ Holland Park | Kensington - JJ Holland Park, 67-121 Kensington Road Kensington
➲ When: 29th of March 2020
Get ready for a huge day of fun for the whole family as Kensington celebrates its diverse community at the annual Kensington CommUNITY Festival.
Enjoy music from China to the Caribbean, food from .. 
⊜ Wally Tew Reserve Ferntree Gully
➲ When: 29th of February 2020 To 1st of March 2020
Knox Festival is back with a jam-packed schedule on Saturday February 29th (10am - 9pm) & Sunday March 1st (10am - 5pm) at Wally Tew Reserve, Ferntree Gully!
We are Celebrating Community Life at it .. 
⊜ King Valley
➲ When: 21st of November 2020 To 22nd of November 2020
Celebrate the good life during November at the King Valley when the wineries open their doors to celebrate the arrival of spring.
Life is sweet in the King Valley.
Discover the Italian spirit o .. 
⊜ Harbour Esplanade Docklands
➲ When: 21st of March 2020 To 22nd of March 2020
Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Lankan Fest is a joyful celebration of the rich culture and heritage of Sri Lanka.
The festival will host over 40 different stalls selling a variety of Sri Lankan fo .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 9th of February 2021 To 24th of February 2021
9 - 24 February 2021 | New Year's Day - Friday 12 February 2021
Melbourne hosts Chinese and Lunar New Year festivals in the Central Business District and suburbs, each festival offers its own uniqu .. 
⊜ Main Street Mornington
➲ When: 18th of October 2020
THE MAIN STREET MORNINGTON FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 25TH YEAR ON SUNDAY THE 18TH OF OCTOBER 2020.
The Main Street Mornington Festival continues to showcase the cultural lifestyle that its proud peni .. 
⊜ The Third Day - The Third Day, 290 Macaulay road, North Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of March 2020
Make It Rain: A Community Festival for Bushfire Aid is a collaborative effort to raise much-needed funds to repair the damage from these fires to our beautiful country.
In times of need, community .. 
⊜ Corner Main and High Street Maldon
➲ When: 9th of April 2020 To 13th of April 2020
All the fun of the fair . Maldon at Easter 143rd anniversary The tradition continues
The Maldon Easter Fair is one of the oldest in Australia, it was started in 1878.
The Easter Parade is on Ea .. 
⊜ Maldon
➲ When: 30th of October 2020 To 2nd of November 2020
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 .. 
⊜ Mission to Seafarers - Mission To Seafarers, 717 Flinders Street Melbourne
➲ When: 17th of March 2020
Gather your clan and join us to celebrate all things Celtic on St Patrick's Day, Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at a brand new festival for Melbourne..
4 Unique Spaces and a few secret nooks in the histor .. 
⊜ Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum - 7523 Goulburn Valley Highway Kerrisdale
➲ When: 1st of November 2020
On Sunday 1st November we shall be having our Melbourne Cup Weekend (Sunday Only) STEAMFEST.
Trains run hourly at 11, 12, 1, 2 & 3 pm followed by a demonstration of all the steam engines and the .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 19th of March 2020 To 29th of March 2020
19 March to 29 March 2020
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival presented by Bank of Melbourne celebrates its 28th anniversary in 2020.
The festival is a showcase of Australian food and wine that .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 19th of March 2020 To 29th of March 2020
MFWF at Queen Vic Market
Thursday 19 March - Sunday 29 March.
Shed X at Queen Vic Market
In March 2020, the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival is making Queen Vic Market its home. Over 10 days, t .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of October 2020 To 18th of October 2020
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is Victoria's most vibrant independent arts showcase, developing, championing and celebrating the independent arts.
Melbourne Fringe has grown and evolved over 34 year .. 
⊜ Melbourne
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 25th of March 2020 To 19th of April 2020
25 March - 19 April 2020
Melbourne becomes comedy capital of the UNIVERSE each April, as we take over the city with an enormous program of stand-up comedy, cabaret, theatre, street performance, f .. 
⊜ Deakin Edge Theatre - Deakin Edge, Federation Square Melbourne
➲ When: 3rd of June 2020 To 8th of June 2020
Founding Artistic Director Dr Jonathon Welch AM invites you to
BE CHALLENGED, INSPIRED & ENTERTAINED!
Wednesday 3rd June 2020 - Monday 8th June 2020
Deakin Edge, Federation Square
Australi .. 
⊜ Melbourne
Now established as a leading event in the Melbourne cultural calendar, the Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival will again make the ears prick up, the heart soar, and let the mind be gloriously surprised. ..
⊜ Circus Oz - Collingwood
➲ When: 24th of September 2020 To 27th of September 2020
Melbourne Juggling Convention
24th - 27th September, 2020.
More information will be shared over the coming months. .. 
⊜ Footscray Park - Footscray
➲ When: 7th of March 2020
Join us for our annual Melbourne Pasifika Festival and Charity Walk.
Enjoy Pasifika culture through traditional food stalls, arts and crafts, children's activities, traditional dancers, live music .. 
⊜ Royal Exhibition Building - Royal Exhibition Building Carlton Gardens 9 Nicholson St Carlton
➲ When: 23rd of September 2020 To 24th of September 2020
Melbourne Retail Festival (Trade Only)
23-24 September 2020
Royal Exhibition Building
250+ EXHIBITING BRANDS · DESIGNER RUNWAY · SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Melbourne Retail Festival is a premiu .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 11th of June 2021 To 14th of June 2021
Queen's Birthday long weekend
Friday June 11th - Monday June 14th 2021.
It's time again for those 4 days and nights of sheer joy and dancing bliss to take over Melbourne!
We'll swing the inne .. 
⊜ Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre - Northcote
➲ When: 13th of March 2020 To 14th of March 2020
See you on 13th & 14th March 2020! ...
Inspiring Artists, Fantastic Fun, Great Workshops & More!
The Melbourne Ukulele Festival (MUF) - Australia's first, international ukulele festival establi .. 
⊜ Melbourne
We always get excited when we think we have found a new festival in Melbourne and delighted when we found Melbourne Walking Festival. Before you read on, this Melbourne Walking Festival was held in ..
⊜ Mernda Recreation Reserve, Schotters Rd Mernda
➲ When: 1st of March 2020
The 8th annual Mernda Community Fair, a day of low-cost, family friendly entertainment!
This yearly event is supported by sponsors and run by an enthusiastic team of local volunteers.
Location .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 19th of January 2020 To 22nd of March 2020
Midsumma Festival kicks off with Midsumma Carnival on Sunday 19 January in Alexandra Gardens and Pride March returning to St Kilda on Sunday 2 February 2020.
Midsumma Festival has been held annuall .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 6th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
Enjoy the thrill and excitement of Moomba Festival's famous Carnival, running daily throughout the four-day festival.
Adrenaline-junkies won't be disappointed with the rides on offer at Moomba's Ca .. 
⊜ Meat Market - 5 Blackwood Street Melbourne
➲ When: 3rd of July 2020 To 4th of July 2020
Australia's favourite cheese festival MOULD is back for its 4th year in 2020
MOULD: A Cheese Festival Melbourne 2020
JULY 3-4, 2020
It doesn't get cheddar than this...
After a sell out .. 
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