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⊜ Malvern Town Hall - Malvern Town Hall, Crn Glenferrie Rd and High St Malvern
➲ When: 8th of September 2019
The Healthy Body & Soul Festival is a boutique and intimate event, designed to pamper your body and nourish your soul.
Sunday 8th September at Malvern Town Hall is Girls Day Out!
We are dedica .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Royal Exhibition Building - Royal Exhibition Building - 9 Nicholson St Carlton
➲ When: 5th of September 2019 To 8th of September 2019
The new Affordable Art Fair will take place in Melbourne at the historic Royal Exhibition Building from Thursday 5 September to Sunday 8 September 2019.
The world's biggest art fair organiser, Affo .. 
⊜ 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 ..
⊜ Federation Square - Melbourne
➲ When: 25th of July 2019 To 25th of August 2019
THINK OUTSIDE THE SQUARE. LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES AWAIT.
25 JULY - 25 AUGUST
A kaleidoscope of sensory art, food and entertainment experiences showcasing the vibrancy and uniqueness of Melbourne .. 
⊜ High Street, Ashburton
➲ When: 23rd of February 2020
The Ashburton Festival for 2019 will be held on SUNDAY 23RD FEBRUARY 2020.
The Beer Garden will be open until 7pm. Put the date in your diary now and come along and join in this fabulous uniquel .. 
⊜ Kings Domain Melbourne
➲ When: 26th of January 2020
RACV AUSTRALIA DAY FESTIVAL IN KINGS DOMAIN GARDENS
Sunday 26 January 2020, 11.00am-4.00pm
Kings Domain Gardens, Melbourne
The RACV Australia Day Festival at Kings Domain Gardens is part of th .. 
⊜ Wonderland Spiegeltent Melbourne
➲ When: 26th of September 2019 To 28th of September 2019
Presented by Dolores Daiquiri (burlesque icon)
Celebrating 10 years!
26 September - New Follies
New Follies Burlesque is the 'Emerging Burlesque Performers Contest' event of 'The Australian B .. 
⊜ Bacchus Marsh
➲ When: 15th of November 2019 To 17th of November 2019
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 & .. 
⊜ Treasury Gardens - Corner of Spring St and Wellington Parade Melbourne
➲ When: 26th of January 2020
Balit Narrun - Share the Spirit Festival is an annual outdoor concert that centres around music created by indigenous artists with a focus on showcasing the true diversity of indigenous performers acr .. 
⊜ Ballarat
➲ When: 29th of June 2019 To 21st of July 2019
Discover the magic of winter in Ballarat this June 29 to July 21
As the weather cools down, the Ballarat Winter Festival heats up with a unique array of events and activities celebrating this most .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Acklery Ave Benalla
➲ When: 12th of October 2019 To 13th of October 2019
The Benalla Lions Club Antique & Collectable Fair will be held on Saturday 12th October 2019 from 10.00am till 5.00pm and Sunday 13th October 2019 from 10.00am till 4.00pm. in the Benalla Indoor Recre .. 
⊜ Bridge St Bendigo
➲ When: 10th of April 2020 To 13th of April 2020
The 2020 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 .. 
⊜ Lardner Park - Lardner
➲ When: 28th of December 2019 To 1st of January 2020
Beyond The Valley
Saturday 28th December 2019 - Wednesday 1st January 2020
Beyond the Valley is a boutique Australian music festival that began in 2014, and runs annually over the New Year's Eve .. 
⊜ Meat Market - 5 Blackwood Street Melbourne
➲ When: 24th of August 2019
BLOBFISH - a beer festival celebrating all things sour, funky and wild.
Join us for Australia's first beer festival dedicated to these unique beers.
Like the blobfish, they emerge from the depth .. 
⊜ Box Hill Town Hall - 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
➲ When: 25th of August 2019
Records, Comics & Card Fair | 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 .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Bright
➲ When: 26th of October 2019 To 5th of November 2019
From Saturday 26th October 2019 to Tuesday 5th November 2019
The Bright Spring Festival now in its 31th year, Spring is a glorious time to visit Bright - fresh green leaves return to the trees, .. 
⊜ Bruthen
➲ When: 14th of February 2020 To 16th of February 2020
It's Australia's biggest little blues festival held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of February 2020.
The Bruthen Blues & Arts Festival is again going big for a small town. 3 days of music filling the .. 
⊜ Midland Highway Buninyong
➲ When: 27th of October 2019
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 .. 
⊜ Mooroolbark Community Centre - 125 Brice Ave Mooroolbark
➲ When: 21st of March 2020
Celebrate Mooroolbark is an annual community festival held in March at Red Earth Park and Mooroolbark Community Centre for all ages.
The festival includes a street parade, live music, roving perfor .. 
⊜ Daylesford
➲ When: 5th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
COME CELEBRATE CHILLOUT FESTIVAL'S 22ND BIRTHDAY WITH US
5TH-9TH MARCH 2020
Australia's longest-running and biggest rural LGBT pride festival, held every March in beautiful Daylesford, Victori .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of January 2020 To 5th of May 2020
Welcome the Year of the Rat with 15 days of celebration from 22 January - 5 February 2020.
Saturday, 25th January 2020 is Chinese New Year's Day
Melbourne hosts many Chinese new year festivals. .. 
⊜ Yarra Valley
➲ When: 16th of November 2019 To 1st of December 2019
November 16th - December 1 2019
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 .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Coal Creek Community Park and Museum - South Gippland Highway Korumburra
➲ When: 6th of October 2019
12th Annual Coal Creek Literary Festival 2019
Sunday, 6th October 2019
Event Expression of Interest Form 2019
Literary Festival Program
The 2019 Coal Creek Literary Festival will be held at Co .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of August 2019 To 31st of August 2019
CRAFT'S ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE HANDMADE, AND THE BIGGEST COMING TOGETHER OF THE CRAFT AND DESIGN COMMUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA
Now in its tenth year, the Craft Cubed Festival, our month-long, state-w .. 
⊜ 3 Lansell Road, Toorak
➲ When: 7th of December 2019
Country Women's Association of Victoria Inc.
CHRISTMAS COOKING FAIR
3 Lansell Road, Toorak
Saturday 7th December, 2019
Celebrating home baking, using traditional recipes
Christmas pudding .. 
⊜ Dandenong Showgrounds - Dandenong Showground in Greaves Reserve Dandenong
⊜ Little Bourke Street Melbourne
⊜ Young St, Drouin
➲ When: 8th of February 2020 To 9th of February 2020
2020 is the 32nd annual Ficifolia Festival for the township of Drouin.
The festival celebrates the flowering gums that line the streets of our beautiful town as well as the vast array of community .. 
⊜ 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 ..
⊜ Green Street Healesville
➲ When: 16th of November 2019
The Yarra Valley is known for its food and wine but did you know that much of our produce is thanks to our fantastic Italian heritage.
From the potatoes in Gembrook, to the strawberries throughout .. 
⊜ 30-50 Collins St Drysdale
➲ When: 16th of February 2020
GLASS FESTIVAL ADDS A SHIMMER TO SUMMER
The 10th annual Festival of Glass in 2020 adds a shimmer to summer in the north Bellarine, with Festival favourites and fresh features.
.. 
⊜ Melbourne Recital Centre - Melbourne Recital Centre Southbank
➲ When: 8th of September 2019
Melbourne's one-day international contemporary Jewish music and arts festival.
'Walk on the Wild Side' - Sunday 8 September, Melbourne Recital Centre
The Festival of Jewish Arts and Music (FOJA .. 
⊜ Davey Street Frankston
➲ When: 30th of November 2019
Celebrating 21 years!
Gather with friends and family around the stunning 30 metre, 100+ year old Norfolk Pine for the Christmas tree lighting spectacular that has become a Frankston Christmas tradi .. 
⊜ 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 he .. 
⊜ Little Creatures | Geelong Brewery - 221 Swanston St Geelong
➲ When: 3rd of November 2019
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Little Creatures Geelong
Free
If you liked it last year, then you are going to be completely blown away this time around.
The Geelong Record Fair is back for 2019 .. 
⊜ Gertrude Street Fitzroy
➲ When: 26th of July 2019 To 3rd of August 2019
GSPF | 26 JULY - 3 AUGUST 2019 | 6PM - MIDNIGHT
The Gertrude Street Projection Festival is one of our favourite winter festivals and worth braving the cold for this winter.
The Gertrude Street .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Heathcote Showgrounds - Chauncey St Heathcote
➲ When: 5th of October 2019 To 6th of October 2019
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 .. 
⊜ Werribee Park - K Road, Werribee South
➲ When: 28th of July 2019
Heritage Fruit Tree Festival
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Werribee Park Heritage Orchard
K Road, Werribee South, Victoria
Australia’s largest grafting event at Werribee Park!
Come discove .. 
⊜ Hophaus Bier Bar Grill - Hophaus Bar & Grill, Southgate Restaurant & Shopping Precinct Southbank
➲ When: 12th of October 2019
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 .. 
⊜ Yarra Valley Chocolaterie - 35 Old Healesville Road Yarra Glen
➲ When: 1st of August 2019 To 31st of August 2019
We're back for another year of the incredible and very edible Hot Chocolate Festival over August.
Our Hot Chocolate Festival will be back for another year with a host of so hot right now flavours .. 
⊜ Main Road Hurstbridge
➲ When: 25th of August 2019
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 .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 27th of July 2019 To 28th of July 2019
Queen Victoria Market will come alive with the family friendly Indian Festival celebrating the flavours of India.
Warm up this winter with the flavours, spices and colours of India.
Feast on au .. 
⊜ 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 .. ⊜ Shepparton
➲ When: 2nd of November 2019
'LAND OF PLENTY' IS COMING TO SHEPPARTON!
A brand new one-day, all ages major music festival is taking over the Shepparton Showgrounds on Saturday 2 November. Australia's hottest acts, DJ's, Carniv .. 
⊜ Queensbridge Square - Melbourne
⊜ Lorne
➲ When: 26th of July 2019 To 28th of July 2019
Lorne Film returns after a three-year hiatus July 26-28.
Focused solely on Australian independent films, the festivals program includes two feature-length film premieres, as well as short films, p .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of January 2020 To 5th of February 2020
Saturday, 25th January 2020 is 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 RAT
Melbourne Lunar New Year Festiv .. 
⊜ Macedon
➲ When: 7th of March 2020 To 9th of March 2020
Autumn is a wonderful time of the year to visit Mount Macedon and surrounding areas.
Taste, sight, sound, touch and breathe in our dramatic undulating landscapes.
Welcome to the Macedon Ranges, .. 
⊜ Main Street Mornington
➲ When: 20th of October 2019
THE MAIN STREET MORNINGTON FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 24TH YEAR ON SUNDAY THE 20TH OF OCTOBER 2019.
The Main Street Mornington Festival continues to showcase the cultural lifestyle that its proud peni .. 
⊜ Malahang Park - Malahang Reserve Corner of Southern Rd and Oriel Rd Heidelberg West
➲ When: 17th of November 2019
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 music games competitions stalls food an .. 
⊜ Francis St Maldon
➲ When: 15th of February 2020 To 16th of February 2020
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 .. 
⊜ 35-37 High St Maldon
➲ When: 9th of April 2020 To 13th of April 2020
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
➲ When: 1st of November 2019 To 4th of November 2019
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 .. 
⊜ High St Mansfield
➲ When: 1st of November 2019 To 5th of November 2019
The Mansfield High Country Festival kicks off an exciting 5 days on Friday 1st November and continues until Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 5th November 2019.
The events that make up the Festival are in .. 
⊜ Kerrisdale Mountain Railway & Museum - 7523 Goulburn Valley Highway Kerrisdale
➲ When: 3rd of November 2019
This Sunday 3rd November we shall be having our Melbourne Cup Weekend (Sunday Only) STEAMFEST, phone me to make a booking, Jennifer 0407823739
Trains run hourly at 11, 12, 1, 2 & 3 pm followed by .. 
⊜ Enterprize Park - Melbourne
➲ When: 30th of August 2019
Celebrate 184 marvellous years of everything great about Melbourne!
Melbourne Day is on Friday, 30th August, 2019.
This year the festival will be the best yet, welcoming in 184 years of the ci .. 
⊜ cinema nova Carlton
➲ When: 19th of July 2019 To 30th of July 2019
The MDFF show cases, award winning, world class feature & short documentaries, that are thought provoking, passionate, eclectic and diverse both from Australia and around the world.
FINALLY it is t .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 12th of September 2019 To 29th of September 2019
MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL: 12 - 29 September 2019
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is Victoria's most vibrant independent arts showcase, developing, championing and celebrating the independent arts.
.. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 20th of September 2019 To 22nd of September 2019
2019 Melbourne Guitar Festival
When? Sept 20 - Sept 22
Where? Eldon Hogan Performing Arts Centre, Xavier College, Kew
What's happening? 8 concert events, Masterclasses, Guitar Displays, $20,00 .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 2nd of October 2019 To 20th of October 2019
The next Melbourne International Arts Festival will run from 02-20 October 2019.
The Melbourne Festival encompasses dance, circus, theatre, contemporary and classical music, visual arts, film and .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 9th of November 2019
Let's take a trip around the world in dumplings and find out which country has the best dumpling in the world.
From the organisers of hugely popular MOMO FEST comes another culinary-packed festival .. 
⊜ 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. ..
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of November 2019 To 23rd of November 2019
Melbourne Music Week (MMW) now in its 9th year will captivate the city from 14 to 23 November with a full line-up of imaginative music and arts events.
Melbourne Music Week (MMW) is a nine-day cele .. 
⊜ Alkira Centre - Box Hill
➲ When: 3rd of August 2019
CARDS - CARDS - CARDS - CARDS - CARDS - CARDS
THOUSANDS of swap and playing cards from the last century will be on show when Melbourne Playing Card Collectors holds its next fair.
2019 Meeting .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 12th of July 2019 To 28th of July 2019
The 2019 Melbourne Spoken Word & Poetry Festival features 18 days of spoken word performances, poetry readings, open mics, poetry slams, workshops in venues all over Melbourne.
Featuring local and .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 12th of July 2019 To 21st of July 2019
CELEBRATE SCOTTISH CULTURE
The Melbourne Tartan Festival is a joint initiative of the Victorian Scottish Heritage Cultural Foundation and Scots of Victoria Co-ordinating Group.
Friday 12th Ju .. 
⊜ Meat Market - 5 Blackwood Street North Melbourne
➲ When: 21st of July 2019
THE MELBOURNE TEA FESTIVAL IS A ONE DAY CELEBRATION OF SPECIALTY LOOSE LEAF TEA.
Wander through the boutique tea market with your tasting cup in hand and discover some of the finest artisanal teas .. 
⊜ Melbourne
➲ When: 3rd of June 2019 To 1st of September 2019
The 2019 Truffle Dining Program kicks off on 3 June with a Chinois style fusion menu at Yu Restaurant, Chadstone.
Our season opening party follows at Stokehouse on 13 June - it's the best truffle .. 
⊜ 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 ..
⊜ Rosanna
The Melbourne Women's International Jazz Festival is a festival which encourages and supports women as jazz musicians, and composers. Held every December in Melbourne, Australia. The festival i ..
⊜ The Ian Potter Centre for Performing Arts - Clayton
➲ When: 5th of July 2019 To 25th of July 2019
MLIVE AT MONASH CLAYTON
The new home of performing arts.
Created to bring performing arts to Melbourne's diverse communities, the MLIVE program covers ideas, music, theatre and dance.
MLIVE .. 
⊜ The Briars Park & Homestead - 450 Nepean Hwy Mount Martha
➲ When: 20th of October 2019
Sunday, October 20, 2019
The Briars
450 Nepean Highway, Mount Martha
The Colour Carnivale is more then just a Crazy 5km Fun Run.
It's a festival of fun, colour, foam, obstacles, food an .. 
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