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Want to see what is happening where you are going? Maybe you want to include a
destination in your plans, some stopover to coincide with events happening in
that town? Following are some events happening in Victoria. For more information, check
the destination pages of the town or area you are visiting.
Some events happen at the same throughout Australia, such as Christmas and
New Years Eve celebrations, ANZAC Day, Australia Day, local markets, agricultural shows etc. Some scheduled events only have approximate dates, with some dates changing
or being cancelled.
When planning your travel around events, contact
the holder of the event or the local visitor centre where the event is happening to confirm the event timetable. |
To apply for an events listing,
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July Events - Victoria
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Falls Creek |
Ski Races FALLS CREEK
July
Alpine and cross
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Melbourne |
Melbourne Film Festival
July-August
Welcome to the Melbourne
International Film Festival, an iconic event that hosts a feast of cinematic
delicacies from over 50 countries over 19 days each winter. Your senses will be
stimulated as we traverse the myriad of cinema cultures and their
filmmakers. |
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August Events - Victoria
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Ararat |
One Act Play Festival
August
Ararat Victorian State Championship of One Act Play Festival is held on
the first weekend of August. |
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Dinner Plain |
Crystal Creek Sled Dog Race
August
Dinner Plain
Ph: 0412 327 997 |
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Falls Creek |
Kangaroo Hoppet International Nordic Race
Last
Saturday of August |
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Melbourne |
Melbourne
Writers Festival
August
The Melbourne Writers Festival is,
quite simply, Australias largest and highest profile literary
event. Taking place in August each year, the festivals aim is to
showcase the art talent of the writer and to expand and enhance the
experience of the reader.
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Melbourne |
Royal Melbourne
Wine Show
August
Taste, savour and critique Award winning entries from
the Royal Melbourne Wine Show. Enjoy live jazz and Australian cheese platters or
simply relax and enjoy a selection of the 4,600 + reds, whites, sparkling and
ports. |
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Mildura |
The Mallee Machinery Field
Days
Held on the first Wednesday and Thursday of August
The first Field Days was held in 1979
in a local paddock. 39 dealers exhibited their products with an emphasis on
broad acre agricultural machinery and equipment. Today, it has become an major
annual event on the agricultural calendar, where visitors seek out and evaluate
the equipment on offer, along with the technical information to aid modern
broadacre farming. There is also a section on crafts and interests. A great day
and major fund raiser for the Speed Lions Club and other local organisations.
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Mildura |
Mildura Masters Games
Event held every two years in August
A 9 day sporting event for male and
female participants aged 30 years and over. There are some exceptions with ages
being 25 years and over, and 35 years and over. Check their website for details. |
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Mount Hotham
Dinner Plain |
Mount Hotham to Dinner Plain Cross Country
Pub to Pub Race
First Sunday of August |
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Ararat |
Cymbidium Orchid Festival
September
Largest display of cymbidium orchids in
Australia. This festival incorporates the Australian National Cymbidium Show. |
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Melbourne |
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Ph: 03 8412 8788 Fax: 03 8412 8787
September-October
Uncover the Melbourne Fringe Festival
with the quirky mix of art and culture including theatre, dance and visual arts.
The Melbourne Fringe Festival exposes the most contemporary, innovative and
trend-setting work by independent artists and brings them to the theatres,
galleries, dark alleys and nooks and crannies of the city.
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Melbourne |
Royal
Melbourne Show
September
A signature event in Melbourne
since 1848, when it started as a ploughing competition in Moonee
Ponds, the Royal Melbourne Show is organised by the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria
(RAS). The Show is Victorias largest and longest running annual
public entertainment event. It is iconic in its own right,
attracting around half a million visitors each year, and has been a
highlight of Victorias event calendar for over 150 years - the last
120 at the Ascot Vale site. |
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Mildura |
Mildura Country Music Festival
Takes place during the September school holidays
Be entertained
by Australias biggest showcase of independent country music
artists. Come and enjoy ten days of virtually non-stop country
music. The Mildura Country Music Festival has built a culture of its
own for those who have a deep love of the music. The wonderful part
about Mildura in September is that not only is it country music
heaven, it's also a great holiday destination. |
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October Events - Victoria
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Ararat |
Golden Gateway Festival
October
A major social event held over ten days. A jam packed festival of
jugglers to magicians, a popular street procession, and the Festival Quest Ball
and Coronation Ceremony. |
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Ararat |
Golden
Gateway Festival
October
A major social event held over ten
days. A jam packed festival of jugglers to magicians, a popular street
procession, and the Festival Quest Ball and Coronation Ceremony. |
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Benalla |
Benalla Agricultural Show
October (usually 3rd weekend) |
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Kilmore |
Kilmore Racing
East St, KILMORE VIC 3764 Ph: 03 5783 0766
A great day out, check the website
for full calendar of events.
- M & C Seafoods Regional Cups Family Day Out
Sunday 12 October 2008
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Phillip Island |
Australian
Motorcycle Grand Prix
October
With its combination of fast
straights ญ over 300 km/h on Gardner, going into Doohan Corner at
Turn One and sweeping corners, plus such technicalities as two
first-gear right-handers, the Island circuit's four-and-a-half
kilometres have a touch of everything. What the world's other tracks
don't have, though, is the spectacular Bass Strait backdrop against
which the world's best riders make an awesome sight as they soar
over Southern Loop as they make their way up to Lukey Heights. |
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November Events - Victoria
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Bacchus Marsh |
Cup Day in the
Park
Held November
This annual event has grown in size,
attractions, events and reputation since 1997. There are craft market,
athletics, animal rides, petting zoo, bookies, fairground rides, food stalls
and much more. |
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Benalla |
Benalla Rose Festival
November (usually 2nd week) |
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Kilmore |
Kilmore Racing
East St, KILMORE VIC 3764 Ph: 03 5783 0766
A great day out, check the website
for full calendar of events.
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Melbourne |
Melbourne Cup Carnival
3-10 November
People from all around
Australia celebrate the spring carnival, with the race that stops a nation, the
Melbourne Cup. Held at the Flemington race track in
Melbourne and organised by the VRC the Melbourne Cup is definitely a horse
racing bookies dream and part of the Melbourne Cup Carnival, four separate
unique days of racing, that include Victoria Derby Day, Melbourne Cup Day, Oaks
Day and Stakes Day. |
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Werribee |
Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribee Park
November
Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribee
Park, food and wine producers from all over Victoria will gather in the
magnificent grounds of Werribee Park to sample, showcase and sell their tasty
products. Taste family made jams and preserves, artisan breads, decadent
cupcakes, handcrafted local ales and much more.
This is a wonderful day for families and friends and features cooking
demonstrations by well known chefs, live music all day and free childrens
activities.
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Werribee |
Victoria State Rose
Garden
Werribee Park, K Rd, WERRIBEE VIC 3030
November to April - open daily from 9 am to 5 pm
This internationally acclaimed garden is located in the magnificent
Werribee Park.
Displaying over 5,000 roses within four uniquely shaped designs, it won the
World Federation of Rose Societies Award for Garden Excellence.
The garden is in bloom from October to May, with the roses being at their most
magnificent from November to April. |
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December Events - Victoria
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Lorne |
The Falls Music and
Arts Festival
The Falls Festival
30 Dec - 1 Jan - held over three days
The Falls Festival is one of
Australia's greatest music festivals with live music and entertainment, camping,
markets, arts and film. It is held on a beautiful farm nestled in the Otway
rainforest above Lorne and Victoria's Great Ocean Road. The main arena is formed
from a spectacular natural amphitheatre that is big enough to hold the whole
crowd. It has a perfect gentle slope so you can relax up the back and still hear
and see everything. A dense rainforest surrounds the venue and helps to create
this incredible aural arena.
The festival is held simultaneously in two stunning coastal locations, Lorne in
Victoria and Marion Bay in Tasmania. |
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Mount Beauty |
Worlds Longest Gum Leaf Exhibition
Boxing Day to
end of January
The 'search' is designed to provide fun and free
entertainment for kids and adults during their visit to Mt Beauty over the summer
holidays. It doesn't require any special skill other than the will to have a
walk in the bush and a pair of eyes.
There are daily prizes fore the longest leaf of the day, as well as the overall
prize. There is no limit tot he number of times you can enter (but you are
limited to one entry per day). The daily winning leaf does not have to break any
records - it just has to beat the others in the entry box. Contact the Alpine
Discovery Centre for details of the next event. |
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Werribee |
Victoria State Rose
Garden
Werribee Park, K Rd, WERRIBEE VIC 3030
November to April - open daily from 9 am to 5 pm
This internationally acclaimed garden is located in the magnificent
Werribee Park.
Displaying over 5,000 roses within four uniquely shaped designs, it won the
World Federation of Rose Societies Award for Garden Excellence.
The garden is in bloom from October to May, with the roses being at their most
magnificent from November to April. |
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