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...
Melbourne Events
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!
When autumn hits the city, Melbourne celebrates the fashion festival of the season also known as the Melbourne Fashion Festival.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show
Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens, Carlton, VIC20 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...
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Albert Park, VIC21 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...
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...
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, VIC27 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Below the Belt Pedalthon Melbourne
Sandown International Motor Raceway, Springvale, VIC21 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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
Melbourne International Animation Festival
Multiple Venues, Melbourne, VIC05 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...
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...
Great Ocean Road Running Festival
Start Location Varies On Race, Apollo Bay , VIC18 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...
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...
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...
Good Food & Wine Festival
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, VIC31 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...
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...
Mind, Body And Spirit Festival
Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Southbank, VIC07 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...
Oz Comic-Con Melbourne
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC), South Wharf, VICTBA - 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...
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...
Williamstown Literary Festival
Williamstown Town Hall and Library, Williamstown, VICTBA - 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...
Melbourne Cat Lovers Show
Melbourne Convention & Exhibiton Centre, South Wharf, VIC15 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...