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The Children’s International Film Festival (CHIFF) returns for another joyful celebration of global storytelling, adventure, and imagination.
Melbourne’s epic free winter festival lights up Docklands for three fiery nights.
In this family friendly event you will “voyage” to the heart of France. The market will be packed with local French-Australian businesses, mouth-watering French cuisine, dazzling artists and performers, a cultural program filled with Les Lumières talks, Walking Tours and masterclasses, right in the heart of the city!
Now or Never invites audiences to explore the profound interconnections between past, present, and future under the theme, I Have Seen The Future.
An iconic two-day rail and running adventure returns to the Dandenong Ranges this September
Taste of Portugal is a day of fun, food and entertainment for all, catering for kids and adults and with live performances from across the Portuguese-speaking communities – Portugal, Brazil and East Timor.
Kryal Castle is transforming into a magical, unicorn-filled wonderland this June long weekend (Saturday 7th until Monday 9th June), as the Unicorn Festival returns by popular demand.
Korea Festival is coming to Federation Square for a two-day celebration of Korean culture, traditions, and delicious food. This free, family-friendly event offers a chance to explore Korea’s vibrant heritage, enjoy live performances, and indulge in authentic Korean cuisine.
Experience a feast of local flavours and creativity, celebrating the best of our region’s food producers, makers, and artisans.
Join our annual celebration of the natural environment, gardening, and sustainability at one of our most beautiful Heritage Gardens, Rippon Lea Estate.
Design is in Melbourne's DNA. In 2025, Melbourne Design Week returns for the ninth year as Australia's premier design festival, with more than 350 talks, exhibitions, tours and workshops over 11 days.
When the sun goes down it is time to gather family and friends and venture into Neon Fields. Beauty Park will once again be transformed into a colourful fantasy world where you’re invited to interact and play among the lights.
This year, you'll encounter Booker Prize winners, inspiring memoirists, acute political analysts, vibrant podcasters, transcendent musicians, shimmering poets, and emerging writers who will shape Australian literature in years to come.
The South African Film Festival (SAFF) returns from May 4 to May 31, with an action-packed program of compelling films, engaging discussions, and – through its support of Education without Borders – the ability to change lives.
The three-day-long Buddha’s Day and Multicultural Festival returns to Golden Square Car Park, bringing together arts, culture, and mindfulness in Melbourne's city centre.
Kick off the Easter long weekend with a huge day of comedy at Fed Square.
Circus Oz returns to the iconic Melbourne Town Hall for a strictly limited season. See them now before the show goes on the road from Shepparton to 42nd St. New York City!
Come along to Carlton Harmony Day for some free family fun with activities, food and music.
The Turkish Pazar Festival brings all the delights of a traditional Turkish Ramazan Festival to the Queen Victoria Market.
Melbourne Holi Festival’s main objective is to celebrate unity in diversity and bring communities together on the occasion of Holi, the Festival of Colours.
Wyndham City’s FREE light festival, LIT will make its spectacular return to Werribee this Autumn, over 14 magical nights from Thursday – Sunday, 27 March to 13 April.
Come and celebrate at one of the most loved Holi festivals in Melbourne's city.
This vibrant, family-friendly celebration invites you to immerse yourself in Nepal’s rich cultural tapestry, featuring traditional music and dance, contemporary performances, and authentic Nepali cuisines sure to tantalise your taste buds.
Get ready for a spectacular two-day celebration of love, unity, and vibrant colours at the Holi Festival of Colours.
Discover a magical cardboard forest where creatures, costumes, and characters spring to life and then add to this strange and delicate planet using paper, tape and your imaginations.
Moomba Festival returns for its 71st year, taking over the banks of the Yarra River, Birrarung Marr and Alexandra Gardens for another huge, long weekend of family friendly fun. Best of all, entry is free!
Get ready for an unforgettable experience and a celebration of Greek culture, food, music, dance and more.
This free celebration of Afro-Caribbean music, food, costume and sound-system culture, features performances from three international superstars: Vincentian soca singer Kevin Lyttle, Bajan soca Queen Alison Hinds and the UK's Solo Banton, who will bring the dub, soundsystem and reggae vibes to carnival.
Celebrate the traditional Filipino art of communal dining at Melbourne’s first-ever Kamayan Festival.
NGV Kids Summer Festival returns with a week of free hands-on activities, interactive exhibitions and stories just for children and families these summer holidays.
Over the week, meet artists and share stories about pets and animals while learning tips on how to draw a dog or cat in these drop-by drawing activities.
Join Christmas themed workshops and make your own special and unique Christmas gifts including Sumi-e Japanese ink art, Japanese ceramic design, mizuhiki (traditional cords) and Tsumami-zaiku accessory, origami art and calligraphy card craft and more - prefect for the season!
Celebrate Christmas, Filipino-style, at Pasko sa Melbourne at Queen Victoria Market.
Experience Malaysia’s vibrant culture at Queen Victoria Market, as Colours of Malaysia 2024 offers a lively blend of traditional food, music, dance, art and interactive workshops.
