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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 .. 
⊜ Mt Ophir Estate, 168 Stillards Ln, Rutherglen
➲ When: 1st of November 2019 To 4th of November 2019
A Weekend With returns to Rutherglen's Mt Ophir this November for a bespoke party in a 19th-century former winemaking facility with guest music curators, a free communal feast, local and natural wine. .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of September 2019
African Festival Melbourne is coming to Queen Victoria Markets this Spring!
September, Sunday 22nd, 2019
When you listen to the beat of the drum your body starts to sway. The fragrance in the a .. 
⊜ 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 ..
⊜ 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 - 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 .. 
⊜ 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
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 .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Kensington Town Hall - 30-34 Bellair St, Kensington
➲ When: 22nd of September 2019
Free admission: Kensington Town Hall
Sunday 22nd September 2019
The Big Bi+ Bonanza is a Bi+ Visibility festival celebrating community and wellbeing through visual and performance art, with mu .. 
⊜ Immigration Museum - 400 Flinders St Melbourne
➲ When: 30th of November 2019
Blue Black Beatz
Hosted by Afro Hub and Immigration Museum
Saturday, November 30, 2019 - $22.98
Immigration Museum
400 Flinders Street, Melbourne
Come and party with us in a museum.
.. 
⊜ Box Hill Town Hall - 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
➲ When: 27th of October 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, .. 
⊜ Kings Park Reserve, 96A Gillespie Road, Kings Park
➲ When: 24th of November 2019
The 9th Brimbank Kite Festival, a free public event, is a great family day out where you can learn to make the 'Simplest kite in the world', watch local performances and have a soaring high time.
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⊜ 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 biennial event featuring in the Springtime in Buninyong weekend.
It is is a free community focused event held biennially in late October - located in the gorgeous villa .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ 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
⊜ Northcote
➲ When: 20th of October 2019 To 27th of October 2019
Darebin Music Feast 2019 will take place from 20 - 27 October. Clear your diary!
Darebin Music Feast 2019 Program is live! Featuring eight days of non-stop music, Music Feast celebrates Darebin's a .. 
⊜ Northcote
➲ When: 20th of October 2019
15 acts, three stages, free entry, all ages, all day.
ALICE SKYE, COOL SOUNDS, CULTE, EMMA DONOVAN & THE PUTBACKS, HUNTLY, JESS RIBEIRO, KEE'AHN, LO-RES, RAW HUMPS, REBEL YELL, THE CLOTHESLINES, TH .. 
⊜ Dandenong Market - Dandenong Market Clow St Dandenong VIC 3175 Dandenong
➲ When: 19th of October 2019
Dandenong Market is celebrating the Festival of Lights with a fun day of free entertainment for the whole family.
Diwali, the festival of lights is celebrated by millions of Hindus, Sikhs and Jain .. 
⊜ Federation Square - Federation Square Melbourne
➲ When: 19th of October 2019
Saturday 19 October 2019 | 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 and .. 
⊜ Little Bourke Street Melbourne
⊜ Mont De Lancey Homestead & Museum - 71 Wellington Rd Wandin North
➲ When: 23rd of November 2019 To 24th of November 2019
Draught Horse & YesterYear Festival
23 NOV & 24 NOV 2019
Bring family and friends and experience the ways of YesterYear & Lost Trades.
A fun day with working displays including: Draught Ho .. 
⊜ Young St, Drouin
➲ When: 15th of February 2020 To 16th 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 .. 
⊜ Tesselaar Tulip Farm - 357 Monbulk Road Silvan
➲ When: 20th of September 2019 To 22nd of September 2019
Fri 20th - Sun 22nd September 2019
Good old fashioned Dutch hospitality
Grab your clogs and head on out to the Tesselaar Tulip Festival this weekend as it transforms into a mini-Holland! Our fo .. 
⊜ 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 Showgrounds - Melbourne Showgrounds - Langs Road, Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia 3003 Ascot Vale
➲ When: 1st of December 2019
Hardware, ONELOVE & Live Nation Proudly Present: Festival X
Australia are you ready?! FESTIVAL X launches this November, welcoming Summer and will feature some of the world's biggest superstars!
.. 
⊜ Tesselaar Tulip Farm - 357 Monbulk Road Silvan
➲ When: 27th of September 2019 To 29th of September 2019
Fri 27th - Sun 29th September 2019
Combining life's finer pleasures in the Tulips
A fusion of Groove, Gastronomy and Grapes in the Garden!
YES WE ARE OPEN ON THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY
Tap your .. 
⊜ Yarra Park - Yarra Park, Marathon Way, East Melbourne
➲ When: 25th of September 2019 To 28th of September 2019
Yarra Park (MCG)
SEPTEMBER 25 - 28 | A.F.L. | Australian Rules Football Home
The Footy Festival is a free celebration of the Toyota AFL Finals Series and the excitement of September in Melbourn .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Kernot Hall, Princes Drive Morwell
➲ When: 23rd of November 2019 To 24th of November 2019
This weekend event is now in its 24thyear 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 everyone .. 
⊜ 595 Waverley Road Glen Waverley
➲ When: 19th of October 2019
Enjoy a Saturday afternoon of free entertainment and fun activities.
Live music, market stalls, food trucks and kids games to explore.
- Immerse in a zombie apocalypse film shoot
- Taste treats .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Gumbuya World - Tynong North
➲ When: 30th of November 2019
Victoria's only water, wildlife and theme park, Gumbuya World, launches its first ever music event with an exciting, killer line up featuring Australia's favourite singers and songwriters for Gumbuya .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ Karwarra Nursery, 1190-1192 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road Kalorama
➲ When: 9th of November 2019 To 10th of November 2019
Escape to the hidden live arts festival in the Dandenong Ranges at Hillscene Live Festival.
Explore live art in a forest edge festival and find yourself engaging with experimental artists and thei .. 
⊜ Queen Victoria Market - Melbourne
➲ When: 22nd of October 2019 To 27th of October 2019
Cheese devotees get excited, the Holey Cheese Festival is returning to Queen Vic Market for a week of cheese, wine and music.
Sample some of Victoria's best hard, soft, blue, white, fresh and aged .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ The General Assembly - South Wharf
➲ When: 26th of August 2019 To 29th of September 2019
Celebrate 5 weeks of Hoppy Hours
Join us at HopsFest to celebrate beer in all its canned, bottled and tapped glory at Melbourne's newest beer festival on Monday 26 August to Sunday 29 September 20 .. 
⊜ Hophaus Bier Bar Grill - Hophaus| Mid Level Southgate Restaurant & Shopping Precinct Southbank
➲ When: 11th of October 2019 To 13th of October 2019
Make Your Way Down to Hophaus for our Hoptoberfest
This year at Hophaus we're celebrating Oktoberfest over one BIG WEEKEND from the 11 to 13 October 2019.
There will be a heap of different acti .. 
⊜ 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. .. 
⊜ Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - South Wharf
➲ When: 26th of October 2019
International Festival of Language and Culture ('IFLC') is an annual celebration that showcases the diversity of linguistic talents from across the globe, with the sole vision of uniting nations of th .. 
⊜ Tesselaar Tulip Farm - 357 Monbulk Road Silvan
➲ When: 11th of October 2019 To 13th of October 2019
Fri 11th - Sun 13th October 2019
A pot of gold at the end of the Rainbow
‘There is no day so dull or dismal that it is not an occasion for rejoicing. Eat, drink, laugh and be Irish' (Old Irish .. 
⊜ Seaworks - Seaworks 82 Nelson Place Williamstown
➲ When: 10th of November 2019
November 10th, 2019, the Jamaican Music & Food Festival family will gather like-minded Jamaican music and food fans together to experience one glorious day of food, Reggae, Dub, Rocksteady and Danceha .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ 39 Wetherby Road, Doncaster
➲ When: 19th of October 2019
Kevin Heinze GROW's 40th Anniversary Spring Festival @ Doncaster
Saturday 19th October 2019, 9-3pm
To celebrate our 40th Anniversary we're holding a bumper spring festival in 2019!
All our .. 
⊜ 69 Wadhurst Drive Boronia
➲ When: 26th of October 2019
Shree Swaminarayan Temple Melbourne | Boronia
Double the Fun, Double the Entertainment and Double the Crowd.
Join us in celebrating the BIGGEST MULTICULTURAL EVENT (Knox Diwali Festival) of the .. 
⊜ 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
⊜ 77 Bayview Rd Yarraville
➲ When: 12th of October 2019
Come along and celebrate spring!
Little Lorikeet Steiner Preschool in Yarraville is having their annual Spring Fair.
Think old school, wholesome fun and activities for kids!
Crafting and acti .. 
⊜ 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 .. ⊜ 109 High Street, Maldon
➲ When: 2nd of November 2019
With up to 100 Art and Craft stalls and a variety of fabulous food and drinks.
A great range of activities for the kids, and adults alike. Jumping castles and face painting, crazy hair, inflatable .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ 8 Norton Road Croydon
➲ When: 10th of November 2019
Maroondah Festival takes place on the second Sunday of November in Town Park, Croydon.
Maroondah Festival is an exciting opportunity to bring the community together to celebrate with a diverse prog .. 
⊜ 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 .. 
⊜ 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.
.. 
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