Home » Events

Good Beer Week

Good Beer Week is taking a breather in 2024 Fancy a cold beer the Australian way? Make plans to attend the renowned Good Beer Week, an event that...

Good Beer Week

Melbourne’s event calendar is jam-packed all year round. The different seasons bring different events, so no matter what time of year you come to Melbourne, something unique and exciting will always happen.

If you’re looking at what’s on, the upcoming events calendar includes many options, including multicultural festivals, parades, sporting tournaments and cultural events.

Melbourne Events 2024/2025, Whats On This Weekend & Calendar




So whether you love sports or indulging in something a little different, Melbourne offers every type of event for its millions of visitors each year.

Australians love watching sports, and every year, the city celebrates many major sports, including the famous Australian Open, international cricket matches, the Spring Racing Carnival and the Formula One Grand Prix. The city has many excellent cricket and football grounds and indoor and outdoor stadiums.

Melbourne also hosts various festivals, including food and wine, music, and cultural and heritage festivals. Visitors, locals and culinary experts worldwide come here to participate in the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. This popular event features award-winning vintages from some of Australia’s major wine regions.

Music lovers will be happy to know that Melbourne offers many theatre shows, concerts and outdoor entertainment. The city celebrates the Jazz and Blues Festival, the Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock, country music festivals and live concerts every year.

If you’re wondering what’s on this weekend, head into the city, and you are sure to find a local community event, blockbuster theatre shows, art exhibit or live music concert. The event calendar changes weekly, so don’t miss out!



Melbourne Fashion Festival

Melbourne Fashion Festival

Various venues around Melbourne, Docklands, VIC
TBA - March 2025

When autumn hits the city, Melbourne celebrates the fashion festival of the season also known as the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Read More
Moomba Festival

Moomba Festival

Alexandra Gardens & Birrarung Marr, Melbourne, VIC
07 March 2024 to 11 March 2024

Melbournians come together yearly to share, cheer and spread the festive spirit for the Moomba Festival. After all, Moomba has been celebrated in Melbourne for over half a century and is held every Labour Day long...

Read More
Labour Day

Labour Day

All The State, Melbourne, VIC
11 March 2024

Labour Day is a public holiday in Victoria that will be observed on the 11th of March, 2024. Labour Day reflects the social and political movement in the 1850s to secure an 8-hour working day for all Australians. Labour...

Read More
Melbourne Ukulele Festival

Melbourne Ukulele Festival

Multiple Venues, Northcote, VIC
15 March 2024 to 17 March 2024

The Melbourne Ukulele Festival is a fun event where music lovers come together to listen, play and sing along to everything involving the ukulele! The festival is held at the Northcote Town Hall, High Street Northcote...

Read More
Herald Sun / Transurban Run For The Kids

Herald Sun / Transurban Run For The Kids

Harbour Esplanade Start Line, Docklands, VIC
17 March 2024

The Herald-Sun / Transurban Run for the Kids is one of the great local events in Melbourne aimed at fundraising for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Participants can walk or run the 14.4km long...

Read More
I2p7692 1

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show

Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Carlton, VIC
20 March 2024 to 24 March 2024

The smell of freshly cut grass and bursting blooms will again scent the Melbourne air for the Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show presented by Scotts Osmocote in 2024, returning to the exquisite heritage...

Read More
Australian Grand Prix

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Albert Park, VIC
21 March 2024 to 24 March 2024

The Australian Grand Prix is among the largest and most popular of all the events held in Melbourne. People from all over the world come here to watch the Grand Prix, with this event increasing visitors to Melbourne and...

Read More
Bells Beach Surfing Classic

Rip Curl Pro

Bells Beach, Torquay, VIC
26 March 2024 to 05 April 2024

The Rip Curl Pro (formerly the Bells Beach Surf Classic) is held annually in Victoria and is a professional surfing competition that attracts visitors to Bells Beach every Easter. Commonly known as the “Rip Curl...

Read More
Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC
27 March 2024 to 21 April 2024

If you love stand-up comedy or like to laugh, come to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival to witness Australia’s largest comedy festival and the world’s third-largest festival. Melbourne has hosted...

Read More
Good Friday

Good Friday

All over Australia, Melbourne, VIC
29 March 2024

Good Friday kicks off the Australian Easter celebrations and will next be observed on Friday, the 29th of March 2024. Good Friday is a public holiday with almost all shops and stores closing and people spending the day...

Read More
Holi Festival Melbourne

Holi Festival Melbourne

Ron Barassi Snr Park, Docklands, VIC
29 March 2024 to 31 March 2024

Holi is a popular Hindu Festival of Colours celebrated across India. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil and the changing of the seasons from winter to spring. Back home, Holi is an eventful affair. People from...

Read More
Easter Saturday

Easter Saturday

All over Australia, Melbourne, VIC
30 March 2024

Easter Saturday is part of the Easter celebrations and will be observed on the 30th of March 2024. Easter Saturday follows Good Friday and is part of a Christian festival that, according to tradition, celebrates the...

Read More
Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday

All over Australia, Melbourne, VIC
31 March 2024

Easter Sunday is part of the Easter celebrations and will be observed on the 31st of March 2024. Easter Sunday is the biggest day of this four-holiday weekend as it is a public holiday when families and friends join to...

Read More
Easter Monday

Easter Monday

All over Australia, Melbourne, VIC
01 April 2024

Easter Monday is a public holiday in Australia and will be observed on the 1st of April 2024. Easter Monday follows Easter Sunday, a Christian festival that, according to tradition, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus...

Read More
Mornington Wedding Expo 4 1

Mornington Wedding Expo

Mornington Racecourse, Mornington , VIC
07 April 2024

Couples can find everything they need at the Mornington Wedding Expo. From photographers and cake designers to DJs and celebrants, the Mornington Peninsula’s best wedding service providers will be there, ready to help...

Read More
One Fine Day Wedding Fair

One Fine Day Wedding Fair

The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne, VIC
13 April 2024 to 14 April 2024

Welcome to One Fine Day, Australia’s most stylish and creative wedding event! It’s the perfect platform for creative couples looking for inspiring, unique vendors for their big day. Most of all, it’s a fun way to spend...

Read More
Warrandyte Festival

Warrandyte Festival

Stiggants Reserve, Warrandyte, VIC
19 April 2024 to 20 April 2024

The Warrandyte Festival has been a staple of this country town since 1977! Come to Warrandyte to celebrate this wonderful festival featuring a Billy Cart Derby, Parade, live music, kids activities and more. Warrandyte...

Read More
Melbourne Pedalthon

Below the Belt Pedalthon Melbourne

Sandown International Motor Raceway, Springvale, VIC
21 April 2024

We’re delighted to welcome the Melbourne Pedalthon back at Sandown Racecourse, ready for you to ride and help those living with below the belt (kidney, bladder, testicular, penile and prostate) cancers. Whether you’re...

Read More
Run The Tan 6 1

Run the Tan

Pillars of Wisdom, Melbourne, VIC
21 April 2024

Run the Tan is an exciting showcase running festival featuring five key events that take on the challenging 3.827km course. A must-do event for elite athletes, recreational runners, schools, families and spectators...

Read More
Anzac Day

Anzac Day

Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne, VIC
25 April 2024

Anzac Day is an important special community event celebrated in Australia on April 25. Millions of Australians commemorate the anniversary of the first significant military pairing of Australian and New Zealand forces...

Read More
Afl Anzac Day

AFL ANZAC Day

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Richmond, VIC
25 April 2024

Essendon vs Collingwood have the biggest rivalry in AFL history, and the time has come again for the massive AFL ANZAC Day clash! In 2024, the game will be held on April 25th at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)...

Read More
South African Film Festival

South African Film Festival

Classic Cinema, Elsternwick, VIC
02 May 2024 to 31 May 2024

The South African Film Festival is proud to showcase a diverse range of films made by some of the most promising filmmakers in South Africa who have achieved recognition both locally and internationally. Last...

Read More
Meguiars Motorex

Meguiars MotorEx

Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, VIC
04 May 2024 to 05 May 2024

Meguiar’s MotorEx is the largest and most prestigious car show of its kind in Australia. Each year Meguiar’s MotorEx attracts Australia’s best custom and modified cars, which travel from all over the country to create...

Read More
Melbourne Queer Film Festival

Melbourne International Animation Festival

Multiple Venues, Melbourne, VIC
05 May 2024 to 12 May 2024

The Melbourne International Animation Festival is a forum that brings together animators from all over the world. These animation works are selected from recent and historical releases’ creme de la creme. The...

Read More
Melbourne Writers Festival

Melbourne Writers Festival

Multiple Venues, Melbourne, VIC
06 May 2024 to 12 May 2024

The Melbourne Writers Festival is another cultural event catering to writers and readers. It includes a diverse schedule of educational programs, workshops, interactive sessions, and entertainment options for all...

Read More
Screen Shot 2022 03 04 At 12 20 43 Pm

Great Ocean Road Running Festival

Start Location Varies On Race, Apollo Bay , VIC
18 May 2024 to 19 May 2024

Every year, thousands of people cross the globe to experience Australia’s most stunning running event and see the iconic beauty of the Great Ocean Road. Athletes of every age and ability come to challenge themselves in...

Read More
Royal Exhibition Building

The Big Design Market

Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, VIC
24 May 2024 to 26 May 2024

The Big Design Market “Almost Winter” will return at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton this May. Celebrate 200 of the country’s most coveted designers and makers, all surrounded by an...

Read More
Rspca Million Paws Walk

RSPCA Million Paws Walk

Virtual Event, Albert Park, VIC
TBA - May 2024

The RSPCA Million Paws Walk is a huge fundraising day for your four-legged friends when thousands of dollars are raised to support the RSPCA. On the day of the event, thousands of people usually come together all over...

Read More
Good Food & Wine Festival

Good Food & Wine Festival

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, VIC
31 May 2024 to 02 June 2024

Experience a journey of good food and wine at Melbourne’s internationally acclaimed Good Food & Wine Festival. Sommeliers, winemakers and chefs from Australia come here to showcase their best harvests and...

Read More
Melbourne International Singers Festival

Melbourne International Singers Festival

Multiple Locations, Melbourne, VIC
TBA - June 2024

The Melbourne International Singers Festival is celebrated amid public festivities. It features world-class singing, performances and an array of outstanding vocal and musical workshops – held every June and...

Read More
Mind, Body And Spirit Festival

Mind, Body And Spirit Festival

Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Southbank, VIC
07 June 2024 to 10 June 2024

The Mind, Body, and Spirit Festival is held biannually in Melbourne, is one of the few festivals celebrated in Australia that solely focuses on health, wellness and natural therapies. The festival welcomes more than 200...

Read More
Oz Comic Con Melbourne 23 1

Oz Comic-Con Melbourne

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), South Wharf, VIC
TBA - June 2024

Oz Comic-Con welcomes fans of all ages, interests and pop obsessions with a truly immersive experience across two fun-filled days. Whether you’re a Muggle, a Marshmallow, an Earper, a Jedi or a Whovian, as long as...

Read More
Queens Birthday

Kings Birthday

All The State, Melbourne, VIC
10 June 2024

Australians celebrate the King’s Birthday (previously known as the Queen’s Birthday holiday) with a public holiday (and long weekend) on Monday, the 10th of June 2024. Even though some shops and businesses...

Read More
Williamstown Literary Festival

Williamstown Literary Festival

Williamstown Town Hall and Library, Williamstown, VIC
TBA - June 2024

The Williamstown Literary Festival (aka the Willy Lit Fest) is an event that brings together readers and writers for one of the biggest literary festivals in Victoria. The festival runs for three days and will take...

Read More
Melbourne Cat Lovers Show

Melbourne Cat Lovers Show

Melbourne Convention & Exhibiton Centre, South Wharf, VIC
15 June 2024 to 16 June 2024

The hotly anticipated Cat Lovers Show returns to Melbourne again at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibiton Centre on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2024. The Show is a veritable feline festival; containing...

Read More
Melbourne Magic Festival

Melbourne Magic Festival

Multiple Venues, Carlton, VIC
TBA - June/July 2024

The Melbourne Magic Festival is one of a kind in Australia and is easily regarded as the ultimate winter festival in Melbourne. Founded in 2008 by the Australian Institute of Magic, the festival seeks to bring together...

Read More
Disney On Ice

Disney on Ice

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
TBA - June/July 2024

Every year, children are dazzled and amazed by the huge production that comes to Melbourne during winter: Disney on Ice. A huge ice skating extravaganza, each show presents some of your favourite Disney characters as...

Read More
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Cinema Nova & Online, Carlton, VIC
TBA - July 2024

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is an indie festival providing support and encouragement and helping propel filmmakers onto Netflix, SBS, and ABC or getting their own limited theatrical run at the cinema through...

Read More
Metro Comic Con 2

Metro Comic Con

Melbourne Showgrounds, Ascot Vale, VIC
TBA - July 2024

Metro Comic Con is taking over Melbourne Showgrounds and is the pinnacle of Australian pop culture experiences, delivering a weekend full of adventure, fun and fandom celebration. Whether you’re a fan of film, TV...

Read More
Melbourne Career Expo

Melbourne Career Expo

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, VIC
TBA - July 2024

The Melbourne Career Expo is Victoria’s most comprehensive and exciting careers event. This expo encompasses all career opportunities for employment and training in the trades, corporate and professional sectors...

Read More
What are the most popular annual events in Melbourne?
Where are the most popular annual events in Melbourne held?
What areas are the most popular annual events in Melbourne located?
The most popular areas for annual events in Melbourne are located in:Check out the whole list of annual events in Melbourne.

Weather Forecast

MELBOURNE WEATHER