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Melbourne Events and Festivals
(Melbourne, Victoria - VIC, Australia AU)



Melbourne offers a number of lively festivals and events, which take place throughout the year, in and around central Melbourne. The residents of Melbourne love to party and Melbourne's extensive calendar of festivals includes the lively St. Patrick's Day festivities, Melbourne carnivals, parades, and numerous sporting events in Melbourne. Local Melbourne newspapers and leading magazines in Melbourne regularly publish the latest cultural events and Melbourne festivals, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Melbourne.

Melbourne's helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Melbourne. Many of the events and festivals in Melbourne draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Melbourne.




National Public Holidays

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• 26th January - Australia Day
• 1st Monday in March - Labour Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday March / April - Easter
• 25th April - Anzac Day
• 2nd Monday in June - Queen's birthday
• 1st Monday in August - Bank Holiday
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

Melbourne Calendar of Festivals and Events - Melbourne, Australia AU

Melbourne Events and Festivals in January - Melbourne, Australia

• Australian Open - a grand slam tennis tournament
• Hanging Rock Horse Races - an annual event dating back to the 19th century and held at Hanging Rock
• Montsalvat Jazz Festival - a three-day jazz festival, held at Eltham and other venues
• Summer Music Festival - an eclectic music festival, held at the Victorian Arts Centre
• Midsummer Festival - January / February, a gay and lesbian festival with numerous events including theatre, music, art and sports

Melbourne Events and Festivals in February - Melbourne, Australia

• Asian Food Festival - a popular food festival held in Chinatown
• Australian Matchplay and Australian Masters - famous golf tournaments
• Chinese New Year - a spectacular New Year celebration in Chinatown, including street party
• Great Melbourne Bike Rides - two cycle events 20 km / 12.5 miles and 45 km / 28 miles
• Harvest Picnic - a popular picnic at Hanging Rock
• Melbourne Music Festival - a local music festival
• St. Kilda Festival - a local arts festival including art, music, food and writing events and including a fair and special children's activities

Melbourne Events and Festivals in March - Melbourne, Australia

• Antipodes Festival - a celebration of Greek culture and music
• Formula One Grand Prix - world-famous motor racing grand prix at Albert Park
• Irish Festival - a popular celebration of 17th March St. Patrick's Day, featuring events all over the city, including an open-air concert
• The Melbourne Moomba Festival - a ten-day light-hearted festival featuring a hot air balloon fiesta, carnival, waterskiing, music and concerts
• The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival - mid-March / early April, Australia's greatest food and wine festival

Melbourne Events and Festivals in April - Melbourne, Australia

• Bells Beach Surfing Classic - one of the world's best surfing events
• Melbourne International Comedy Festival - held over a three-week period and featuring an array of international acts performing at various venues
• Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show - an annual flower show held in the Carlton Gardens featuring breathtaking landscapes and beautiful flower beds

Melbourne Events and Festivals in May - Melbourne, Australia

• Next Wave Festival - a two-week event of visual and performing arts, encouraging the young Australians to take an interest in the arts and culture
• St. Kilda Film Festival - a contemporary Australian short film and video festival

Melbourne Events and Festivals in June - Melbourne, Australia

• Brown Brothers Winter Weekend, Milawa, Victoria - second Monday in June, is the official start of the ski season and the famous winery Brown Brothers holds a food and wine festival to celebrate the changing of the season

Melbourne Events and Festivals in July - Melbourne, Australia

• Maverick Arts Festival - a variety of performances from artists, writers, singers and comedians
• Melbourne International Film Festival - a two-week festival showcasing the latest and best in local and international films

Melbourne Events and Festivals in August - Melbourne, Australia

• Exhibition of Victorian Winemakers - a local food and wine event
• Sip 'n Sup Wine and Food Festival - a popular wine festival held just outside Melbourne in Sunbury

Melbourne Events and Festivals in September - Melbourne, Australia

• Royal Melbourne Show - large ten-day agricultural show at Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, featuring art and craft and animal exhibits
• Grand Final - last Saturday in September until mid-October, Australian Football League (AFL), played by the two most successful teams at the end of the season
• Melbourne Fringe Arts Festival - late September / mid-October, a three-week popular festival with street party and parade, dedicated to supporting local independent artists

Melbourne Events and Festivals in October - Melbourne, Australia

• Lygon Street Fiesta - culture is celebrated with stage entertainment, craft market, carnival rides and cultural events
• Herald-Sun Tour - a 20-day cycling event
• Melbourne International Festival of the Arts - a festival with Australia's top-performing artists, and featuring theatre, dance, opera and music
• Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic - a professional bicycle race
• Oktoberfest - a three-day festival based on a Bavarian festival
• The Spring Racing Carnival - October / November, this five-week betting bonanza, features the Caulfield Cup, Victoria Derby Day, The Tooheys New Melbourne Cup, Crown Oaks Day and the Melbourne Cup. There are numerous social events to enjoy as well as races

Melbourne Events and Festivals in November - Melbourne, Australia

• Hispanic Community Festival - a lively Latin cultural celebration

Melbourne Events and Festivals in December - Melbourne, Australia

• MasterCard Masters - mid-December, Australia's premier professional golf event with many of the world's best-known golfers competing at this Australian Masters
• Carols by Candlelight - Christmas carol service held in the Sidney Myer Music Bowl
• International Test Match Cricket - beginning 26th December Boxing Day, international cricket competition
• Outdoor Theatre - Evening performances held in the Royal Botanic Gardens

 
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