What's On

Midsumma Festival

Jan to Feb 2019 (Date to be confirmed)
Annual queer celebration in Melbourne, a federation of arts and cultural events, various locations

Australian Open Tennis

14 - 27 Jan 2019 (dates to be confirmed)
Brace yourself for two weeks of non-stop tennis action.

Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival

Feb 2019, noon - 6pm (Dates to be confirmed)
Expect spectacular cultural demonstrations at the Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival. Indulge in food and beverage delights by the River Terrace.

Chinese New Year Festival

5 Feb 2019 to 20 Feb 2019 (Dates to be confirmed)
Celebrate the Lunar New Year. Various events and cultural activities, performances and good food across Melbourne in celebration of Chinese New Year Festival.

White Night Melbourne

Feb 2019, 7pm - 7am (Dates to be confirmed)
Australia's only all night celebration with light, exhibition, music, food, film, dance, art and more. Roads in sections of Melbourne city will be closed during the event. Enjoy a great night out with friends and family.

Lonsdale Street Festival

Feb 2019 (Dates to be confirmed)
The Lonsdale St Greek Festival is Melbourne biggest Greek street party, bringing a weekend of Greek culture, food and entertainment to the city's historic Greek Precinct.

Moomba Festival

8 to 11 Mar 2019
The iconic Moomba Festival welcomes people into the city annually on the Labour Day long weekend in March, to experience the traditions and fun of Melbourne's longest-running and largest community festival.
Visit http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/moomba for more information about the event.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

28 Mar to 22 Apr 2018
Be prepared for three and a half weeks of wholehearted happiness with hundreds of the world's funniest comedians presenting stellar shows each evening.

ANZAC DAY 2018

25 April 2018
6:00am Dawn Service to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australian service men and women. All are welcome.

High Country Harvest

4 May to 20 May 2018
2018 marks the 6th big year for this annual festival, featuring more than 50 events in village cafes and restaurants, wineries and farms from Beechworth to Rutherglen, Bright to Mansfield and beyond.

Melbourne International Jazz Festival

1 to 10 Jun 2018
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival showcases Melbourne's thriving jazz sector nationally and internationally over 10 days with 130+ events in 25 locations across greater Melbourne.

Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)

2 to 19 Aug 2018
The festival takes place annually in the heart of the city, presenting an acclaimed screening program alongside industry, showcases the best in current cinema from around the world

Melbourne Writers Festival

24 Aug to 2 Sep 2018
Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) is Melbourne's annual, 10-day festival bringing writers from around the world to this celebration.

Melbourne Fringe Festival

13 to 30 Sep 2018
Melbourne Fringe is a celebration of cultural democracy and art for everyone and encourages artistic self-expression and features thousands of artists from every discipline.

Melbourne Festival

3 to 22 Oct 2018
Melbourne Festival is one of Australia's leading international arts festivals

Lexus Melbourne Cup Day

6 Nov 2018
The Lexus Melbourne Cup is where the greatest thoroughbreds from around the world gather at Flemington and battle it out for a stake of the $6.2-million prize money

Melbourne Cup Carnival

3 to 10 Nov 2018
The Melbourne Cup Carnival is an out of this world combination of first-class racing with a display of life fashion, fun, and history.

Spring Racing Carnival

1 Sep to 25 Nov 2018 (dates to be confirmed)
Amongst the fashion, food and social experience, the Spring Racing Carnival is the ultimate racing period for Group one thoroughbred racing in Australia.