Melbourne: Annual Events |
Melbourne is regarded worldwide as the premier event city in Australia, along with being the sporting capital of Australia.
Melburnians love their events, specially the events that come around every year, some dating back over 100 years.
Upcoming Annual Events
Please note: annual events that have taken place are not shown. Events that occur on a regularity (Melbourne Cup - 1st Tuesday in November) are shown.
When: Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Venue: Flemington Racecourse
Tuesday 3rd November 2026
Flemington Racecourse
Gates open: 9:00am
First race: 10:45am (AEST)
Melbourne Cup Race 7: 3pm (AEST)
Last race: 5:15pm (AEST)
On Tuesday 3rd No..
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When: Tuesday 26th January 2027
Address: Melbourne 3000
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Observed annually on 26 January, it marks the anniversary of the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet at Port Jackson in New Sou..
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When: Friday 26th March 2027 to Monday 29th March 2027
Address: Melbourne
Easter is four-day weekend, choccy egg full of fabulous things to do.
Beginning on Easter Friday, Saturday, Sunday and ending on Easter Monday gives Aussies a four day long wee..
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Address: Melbourne 3001
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 i..
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When: Friday 24th July 2026 to Sunday 26th July 2026
Address: Melbourne 3001
The Open House Melbourne Weekend celebrates the importance of good design in shaping communities and is the largest built environment festival in Australia.
24 + 26 July 2026
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When: Sunday 30th August 2026
Address: Melbourne 3000
Sunday 30th August 2026 marks 191 years since the city of Melbourne was founded - the day the first European settlers landed on the north bank of the Yarra River from the schooner ..
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When: Saturday 26th September 2026
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground
There is no bigger day on Australia's sporting calendar than the Australian Football League Grand Final.
The Grand Final game is the culmination of 23 home and away matches 25 r..
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When: Thursday 24th September 2026 to Sunday 4th October 2026
Venue: Melbourne Showgrounds
Thursday 24th September 2026 - Sunday 4th October 2026 @ Melbourne Showgrounds
The Melbourne Royal Show is conducted annually by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria over..
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When: Saturday 17th October 2026
Venue: Caulfield Racecourse
Sportsbet Caulfield Cup Day
Saturday, 18 October 2026
Caulfield Racecourse
It's the 149th edition of the Caulfield Cup.
Caulfield Cup the world's richest turf handicap..
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When: Friday 23rd October 2026 to Sunday 25th October 2026
Start your engines
The Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix 2025 returns to the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit on October 23-25, 2026.
A jam-packed racing schedule that inclu..
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When: Thursday 31st December 2026
Address: Melbourne 3000
2026 New Year's Eve takes place on Thursday 31st December with a HUGE number of festivities taking place throughout Melbourne and Victoria!
New Year's Eve events including parti..
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When: Saturday 6th March 2027 to Monday 8th March 2027
Address: Melbourne 3001
Victoria celebrates Labour Day with a public holiday on Monday 8th March 2027 giving us a long weekend.
Labour Day has its origins in the eight hour day movement which advocated..
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When: Thursday 4th March 2027 to Monday 8th March 2027
Address: Melbourne 3000
Moomba will burst to life this Labour Day Weekend (4-8 March 2027) with FREE events for all ages along the banks of Melbourne's Yarra River.
Moomba is Australia's largest free ..
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When: Wednesday 17th March 2027
Address: Melbourne 3001
Wednesday 17th March 2027 - A guide for St Patrick's Day revellers to Irish Pubs to enjoy festivities with their mates.
In Australia, thousands of people of Irish descent or who..
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When: Monday 1st March 2027 to Wednesday 31st March 2027
Address: Melbourne 3001
If there were any doubt about Australia's leading events city, a glance at Melbourne in March would settle it - world-class events fill the calendar.
Melbourne proudly holds the..
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When: Thursday 1st April 2027 to Sunday 4th April 2027
The 2027 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix is the third race of the 2027 season unlike previous years when Melbourne was the season opener.
While the date is TBD, it is expected i..
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When: Wednesday 24th March 2027 to Sunday 18th April 2027
Address: Melbourne 3000
Wednesday 24th March 2027 - Sunday 18th April 2027 - TBC
Melbourne International Comedy Festival is back and in 2027 they're celebrating 41 years of hysterically funny.
Get ..
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When: Sunday 25th April 2027
Venue: Shrine of Remembrance
ANZAC Day Dawn Service takes place on Sunday 25th April 2027 - 6am.
It was 112 years ago (1915) that our brave ANZAC sons landed at Gallipoli in an event that has gone onto shap..
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