This is free list of festivals, markets and events in Victoria, Australia. My hobby is collecting and attending them. In the past, I did this using a secret personal list of my own, but this year I have decided to share it with you (along with events I won't attend but I thought you might like).
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| Date | Title | Link | Type | Location | Social |
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| 🔼 March 2026 | |||||
| 21-Apr04 (Sat-Sat) | ChangeMakers Sustainability Festival | 🌐 | Expo | Macedon |
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March 21-Apr04 (Sat-Sat) | |||||
| 21-Apr19 (Sat-Sun) | Bald Archy Prize | 🌐 | Art | Mansfield |
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March 21-Apr19 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 28-Apr26 (Sat-Sun) | Sand Sculpting Championships | 🌐 | Art | Frankston |
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March 28-Apr26 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 April 2026 | |||||
| 01 (Wed) | Assyrian New Year | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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| 01 (Wed) | B is for Bunny | 🌐 | Easter Event | Sunshine |
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April 1 (Wed) | |||||
| 01-30 (Wed-Thu) | Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Woodend |
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April 1-30 (Wed-Thu) | |||||
| 02 (Thu) | Waterways Annual Easter Festival | 🌐 | Easter Event | Waterways |
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April 2 (Thu) | |||||
| 02-06 (Thu-Mon) | Frankston Art Show | 🌐 | Art | Seaford |
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| 02-06 (Thu-Mon) | Tarra Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Yarram |
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April 2-06 (Thu-Mon) | |||||
| 03 (Fri) | Bacchus Marsh EasterFest | 🌐 | Easter Event | Maddingley |
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| 03 (Fri) | Casey Central Easter Carnival | 🌐 | Easter Event | Narre Warren South |
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| 03 (Fri) | Chinmaya Hanuman Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Scoresby |
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| 03 (Fri) | Good Friday Appeal Kids Day Out | 🌐 | Festival | Melbourne |
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| 03 (Fri) | Tibetan Healing Art and Culture Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Flinders |
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April 3 (Fri) | |||||
| 03-04 (Fri-Sat) | Beyond Boundaries Art Exhibition | 🌐 | Art | Inverleigh |
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April 3-04 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 03-05 (Fri-Sun) | Conquest Games Convention | 🌐 | Expo | Coburg |
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| 03-05 (Fri-Sun) | Easter Extravaganza on Churchill Island | 🌐 | Easter Event | Churchill Island |
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April 3-05 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 03-06 (Fri-Mon) | Bendigo Easter Festival 📸 | 🌐 | Easter Event | Bendigo |
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| 03-06 (Fri-Mon) | Berwick Easter Fair | 🌐 | Easter Event | Berwick |
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| 03-06 (Fri-Mon) | Geelong Easter Fest | 🌐 | Easter Event | Geelong |
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| 03-06 (Fri-Mon) | Golden Horseshoes Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Beechworth |
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| 03-06 (Fri-Mon) | Maldon Easter Fair | 🌐 | Easter Event | Maldon |
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April 3-06 (Fri-Mon) | |||||
| 03-12 (Fri-Sun) | Apollo Bay Art Show | 🌐 | Art | Apollo Bay |
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April 3-12 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 04 (Sat) | Balmoral Easter Market | 🌐 | Easter Event | Balmoral |
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| 04 (Sat) | Cottage by the Sea Easter Festival | 🌐 | Easter Event | Bellarine |
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| 04 (Sat) | Easter Hop on Koornang Road | 🌐 | Easter Event | Carnegie |
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| 04 (Sat) | Easter Model Train Show | 🌐 | Expo | Lilydale |
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| 04 (Sat) | Falls Creek Easter Festival | 🌐 | Easter Event | Falls Creek |
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| 04 (Sat) | Moyston Easter Market 📸 | 🌐 | Easter Event | Moyston |
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| 04 (Sat) | Rushworth Easter Heritage Festival | 🌐 | Easter Event | Rushworth |
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| 04 (Sat) | Stawell Easter Extravaganza | 🌐 | Easter Event | Stawell |
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| 04 (Sat) | Swan Hill Easter Family Fun Day | 🌐 | Easter Event | Swan Hill |
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April 4 (Sat) | |||||
| 04-06 (Sat-Mon) | Stawell Gift | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Stawell |
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April 4-06 (Sat-Mon) | |||||
| 05 (Sun) | Family Day at Main Ridge Dairy | 🌐 | Easter Event | Main Ridge |
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| 05 (Sun) | Harcourt Valley Easter Festival | 🌐 | Easter Event | Harcourt |
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April 5 (Sun) | |||||
| 06 (Mon) | Rheola Charity Carnival | 🌐 | Carnival | Rheola |
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April 6 (Mon) | |||||
| 10-11 (Fri-Sat) | East Gippsland Field Days | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Bairnsdale |
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April 10-11 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | CresFest | 🌐 | Music Festival | Creswick |
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| 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | Geelong VIRAL Food Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Breakwater |
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| 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | Melbourne Motor Show | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Melbourne |
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April 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 11 (Sat) | Buller Billycart Bash | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Mt Buller |
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| 11 (Sat) | Dandy Con | 🌐 | Expo | Dandenong |
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| 11 (Sat) | Pyrenees Unearthed Wine and Food Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Avoca |
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| 11 (Sat) | Tastes of the Goulburn | 🌐 | Food Festival | Seymour |
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April 11 (Sat) | |||||
| 11-12 (Sat-Sun) | Kannamaroo Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Horsham |
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| 11-12 (Sat-Sun) | MOMO Fest | 🌐 | Food Festival | Footscray |
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April 11-12 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 11-18 (Sat-Sat) | PAVED Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Emerald |
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April 11-18 (Sat-Sat) | |||||
| 12 (Sun) | Cruden Party in the Park | 🌐 | Festival | Langwarrin |
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| 12 (Sun) | Emerald FunFest | 🌐 | Festival | Emerald |
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| 12 (Sun) | Tinamba Food and Wine Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Yaram |
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April 12 (Sun) | |||||
| 12-13 (Sun-Mon) | Moorabool Mushroom Festival | 🌐 | Expo | Bacchus Marsh |
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April 12-13 (Sun-Mon) | |||||
| 17-18 (Fri-Sat) | Meatstock Gippsland | 🌐 | Food Festival | Lardner |
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| 17-18 (Fri-Sat) | Wandiligong Nut Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Wandiligong |
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April 17-18 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 17-19 (Fri-Sun) | Benalla Street Art Festival 📸 | 🌐 | Art | Benalla |
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| 17-19 (Fri-Sun) | Jamieson Autumn Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Jamieson |
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| 17-19 (Fri-Sun) | Seymour Alternative Farming Expo | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Seymour |
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April 17-19 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 18 (Sat) | Geelong Japanese Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Geelong |
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| 18 (Sat) | UMSLV Eid Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Moe |
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April 18 (Sat) | |||||
| 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | Cardinia Inter-Cultural Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Pakenham |
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| 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | Cavendish Red Gum Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Cavendish |
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| 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | Supanova | 🌐 | Expo | Ascot Vale |
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April 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 19 (Sun) | Mini Beasts Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Belgrave Heights |
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April 19 (Sun) | |||||
| 23-26 (Thu-Sun) | Sorrento Writers Festival | 🌐 | Book Event | Sorrento |
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April 23-26 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 24-May03 (Fri-Sun) | Bright Autumn Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Bright |
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| 24-May03 (Fri-Sun) | Wyndham LIT | 🌐 | Art | Werribee |
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April 24-May03 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 25 (Sat) | Glen Huntly Food Truck Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Glen Huntly |
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April 25 (Sat) | |||||
| 25-26 (Sat-Sun) | Ballarat Marathon | 🌐 | Festival | Ballarat |
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April 25-26 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 26 (Sun) | Malmsbury Village Fayre | 🌐 | Market | Malmsbury |
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| 26 (Sun) | South Asian Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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April 26 (Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 May 2026 | |||||
| 01 (Fri) | Halfway Haunt Night | 🌐 | Halloween Event | Cranbourne East |
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May 1 (Fri) | |||||
| 01-03 (Fri-Sun) | Grampians Grape Escape | 🌐 | Food Festival | Halls Gap |
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| 01-03 (Fri-Sun) | Koroit Irish Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Koroit |
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| 01-03 (Fri-Sun) | Sacrededge Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Queenscliff |
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May 1-03 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 02 (Sat) | ILLUMIN8 Festival of Light and Peace | 🌐 | Festival | Myers Flat |
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| 02 (Sat) | Strategem Grape Day Out | 🌐 | Food Festival | Bendigo |
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| 02 (Sat) | Urban Psychic and Wellness Festival | 🌐 | Expo | Williamstown |
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May 2 (Sat) | |||||
| 02-03 (Sat-Sun) | Great Trentham Spudfest | 🌐 | Food Festival | Trentham |
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| 02-03 (Sat-Sun) | Lake Goldsmith Steam Rally | 🌐 | Expo | Lake Goldsmith |
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May 2-03 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 03 (Sun) | Glenroy Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Glenroy |
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| 03 (Sun) | Kalorama Chestnut Festival 📸 | 🌐 | Food Festival | Kalorama |
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| 03 (Sun) | Sakura Picnic | 🌐 | Expo | Bundoora |
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May 3 (Sun) | |||||
| 05 (Tue) | POP International Film Festival | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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May 5 (Tue) | |||||
| 07-10 (Thu-Sun) | Melbourne Writers Festival | 🌐 | Book Event | Melbourne |
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May 7-10 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 08-17 (Fri-Sun) | South Side Festival | 🌐 | Art | Frankston |
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May 8-17 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 14-16 (Thu-Sat) | Auto Aftermarket Expo | 🌐 | Expo | MCEC |
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May 14-16 (Thu-Sat) | |||||
| 15 (Fri) | Knox Volunteering Expo | 🌐 | Expo | Wantirna South |
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May 15 (Fri) | |||||
| 15-16 (Fri-Sat) | Mildura Field Days | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Mildura |
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May 15-16 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 15-17 (Fri-Sun) | La Fiera Italian Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Myrtleford |
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| 15-17 (Fri-Sun) | Sleepless Footscray Festival | 🌐 | Art | Footscray |
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May 15-17 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 16 (Sat) | Collect-It Con | 🌐 | Expo | Box Hill |
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May 16 (Sat) | |||||
| 16-24 (Sat-Sun) | Fish Creek Tea Cosy Festival | 🌐 | Art | Fish Creek |
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May 16-24 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 21-24 (Thu-Sun) | Ballarat Heritage Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Ballarat |
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May 21-24 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 23 (Sat) | Kensington Witches Fair | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Kensington |
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| 23 (Sat) | Latrobe Volunteer Expo | 🌐 | Expo | Traralgon |
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| 23 (Sat) | South West Volunteer Expo | 🌐 | Expo | St Albans |
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May 23 (Sat) | |||||
| 29 (Fri) | A Celtic Music Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Frankston |
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May 29 (Fri) | |||||
| 🔼 June 2026 | |||||
| 05-08 (Fri-Mon) | Merimbula Jazz Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Merimbula |
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| 05-08 (Fri-Mon) | National Celtic Folk Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Portarlington |
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| 05-08 (Fri-Mon) | Woodend Winter Arts Festival | 🌐 | Art | Woodend |
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June 5-08 (Fri-Mon) | |||||
| 06 (Sat) | Talofa | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Werribee |
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June 6 (Sat) | |||||
| 06-07 (Sat-Sun) | Australian Kelpie Muster | 🌐 | Festival | Casterton |
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| 06-07 (Sat-Sun) | Oz Comic Con | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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June 6-07 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 14 (Sun) | Traralgon Marathon and Running Festival | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Glengarry |
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June 14 (Sun) | |||||
| 19-21 (Fri-Sun) | Nightide - Queenscliff Winter Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Queenscliffe |
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June 19-21 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 19-Jul19 (Fri-Sun) | East Gippsland Winter Festival | 🌐 | Festival | East Gippsland |
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June 19-Jul19 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 20 (Sat) | CPP 70th Anniversary Concert | 🌐 | Music Festival | Rowville |
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| 20 (Sat) | Mansfield Lantern Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Mansfield |
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| 20 (Sat) | Winter Food Truck Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Glen Huntly |
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June 20 (Sat) | |||||
| 25-26 (Thu-Fri) | Bendigo Indoor Antiques & Collectables Fair | 🌐 | Market | Bendigo |
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June 25-26 (Thu-Fri) | |||||
| 26-28 (Fri-Sun) | Robert Burns Celtic Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Camperdown |
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June 26-28 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 29-Jul11 (Mon-Sat) | The Melbourne Magic Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Carlton |
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June 29-Jul11 (Mon-Sat) | |||||
| 🔼 July 2026 | |||||
| 03-05 (Fri-Sun) | Mould Cheese Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Melbourne |
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July 3-05 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 04-05 (Sat-Sun) | Sake Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Carlton |
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July 4-05 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 05 (Sun) | Melbourne Tartan Festival Parade | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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July 5 (Sun) | |||||
| 11-Aug02 (Sat-Sun) | Noojee Truffle Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Noojee |
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July 11-Aug02 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 17-19 (Fri-Sun) | Australian Sheep and Wool Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | North Bendigo |
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July 17-19 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | Melbourne Comic & Toy Fair | 🌐 | Expo | Scoresby |
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July 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 31-Aug02 (Fri-Sun) | Goldfields Gothic 📸 | 🌐 | Festival | Maldon |
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July 31-Aug02 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 August 2026 | |||||
| 05-06 (Wed-Thu) | Mallee Machinery Field Days | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Speed |
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August 5-06 (Wed-Thu) | |||||
| 08 (Sat) | Swiss Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Williamstown |
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August 8 (Sat) | |||||
| 08-09 (Sat-Sun) | Amra Model Train Show | 🌐 | Expo | Caulfield |
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August 8-09 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 15 (Sat) | Great Australian Vanilla Slice Triumph | 🌐 | Food Festival | Merbein |
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August 15 (Sat) | |||||
| 21-23 (Fri-Sun) | National 4x4 Outdoors Show | 🌐 | Expo | Ascot Vale |
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August 21-23 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 23 (Sun) | The Northcote Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Northcote |
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August 23 (Sun) | |||||
| 27-30 (Thu-Sun) | Affordable Art Fair | 🌐 | Art | Carlton |
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August 27-30 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 28-29 (Fri-Sat) | Heathcote Film Festival | 🌐 | Art | Heathcote |
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August 28-29 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 29-30 (Sat-Sun) | Wyrd Realms Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Box Hill |
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August 29-30 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 September 2026 | |||||
| 06 (Sun) | Dean Kite Festival | 🌐 | Kite Festival | Dean |
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September 6 (Sun) | |||||
| 20 (Sun) | Geelong Running Festival | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Geelong |
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September 20 (Sun) | |||||
| 24-Oct04 (Thu-Sun) | Royal Melbourne Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Ascot Vale |
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September 24-Oct04 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 25-Oct04 (Fri-Sun) | Melbourne Country Show | 🌐 | Festival | Scoresby |
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September 25-Oct04 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 26-Oct04 (Sat-Sun) | Mildura Country Music Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Mildura |
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September 26-Oct04 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 27 (Sun) | Horsham Agricultural Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Horsham |
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September 27 (Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 October 2026 | |||||
| 09-10 (Fri-Sat) | Shepparton Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Shepparton |
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October 9-10 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 09-11 (Fri-Sun) | PAX | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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October 9-11 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 10 (Sat) | Kaniva Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Kaniva |
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| 10 (Sat) | Sunbury Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Sunbury |
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October 10 (Sat) | |||||
| 10-11 (Sat-Sun) | Heathcote Wine & Food Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Heathcote |
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October 10-11 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 15-18 (Thu-Sun) | Geelong Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Geelong |
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October 15-18 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 18 (Sun) | Main Street Mornington Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Mornington |
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October 18 (Sun) | |||||
| 23-24 (Fri-Sat) | Bendigo Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Bendigo |
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October 23-24 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 24 (Sat) | Geelong Highland Games | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Bannockburn |
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October 24 (Sat) | |||||
| 24-25 (Sat-Sun) | Cobram Agricultural Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Cobram |
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| 24-25 (Sat-Sun) | Dog Lovers Festival | 🌐 | Expo | Ascot Vale |
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| 24-25 (Sat-Sun) | Le Festival Francais | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Newtown |
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October 24-25 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 25 (Sun) | Ararat Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Ararat |
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October 25 (Sun) | |||||
| 30-Nov01 (Fri-Sun) | AsylumFest | 🌐 | Expo | Beechworth |
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October 30-Nov01 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 31-Nov03 (Sat-Tue) | Strathbogie Cup Weekend Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Strathbogie |
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October 31-Nov03 (Sat-Tue) | |||||
| 🔼 November 2026 | |||||
| 06-07 (Fri-Sat) | International Rose Garden Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Morwell |
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| 06-07 (Fri-Sat) | Werribee Craft Festival | 🌐 | Market | Hoppers Crossing |
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November 6-07 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 07-08 (Sat-Sun) | Geelong Medieval Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Geelong |
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November 7-08 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 13-14 (Fri-Sat) | Omeo and District Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Omeo |
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November 13-14 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 13-15 (Fri-Sun) | Ballarat Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Ballarat |
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November 13-15 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 13-16 (Fri-Mon) | Wild Horses Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Carapooee West |
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November 13-16 (Fri-Mon) | |||||
| 14-15 (Sat-Sun) | Dandenong Show 📸 | 🌐 | Festival | Dandenong |
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November 14-15 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 20-21 (Fri-Sat) | Kyneton Agricultural Show | 🌐 | Agricultural Show | Kyneton |
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November 20-21 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 27-29 (Fri-Sun) | Queenscliff Music Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Queenscliff |
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November 27-29 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 December 2026 | |||||
| 06 (Sun) | Pasifika Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Lynbrook |
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December 6 (Sun) | |||||
| 18 (Fri) | Warragul Carols by Candlelight | 🌐 | Christmas Event | Warragul |
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December 18 (Fri) | |||||