This is the full list of festivals, markets and events that I've found in Melbourne City for 2026.
| Date | Title | Link | Type | Location | Social |
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| 🔼 January 2026 | |||||
| 23-26 (Fri-Mon) | Summer Art Fest | 🌐 | Art | Docklands |
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January 23-26 (Fri-Mon) | |||||
| 26 (Mon) | Share the Spirit Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Melbourne |
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January 26 (Mon) | |||||
| 🔼 February 2026 | |||||
| 19-22 (Thu-Sun) | Melbourne Art Fair | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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February 19-22 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 21 (Sat) | Afro Caribbean Carnival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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February 21 (Sat) | |||||
| 21-22 (Sat-Sun) | Book Fair Australia | 🌐 | Book Event | Melbourne |
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February 21-22 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 22 (Sun) | Chinatown Lunar New Year Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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February 22 (Sun) | |||||
| 28 (Sat) | Docklands Holi Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Docklands |
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February 28 (Sat) | |||||
| 28-Mar01 (Sat-Sun) | Antipodes Festival 📸 | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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| 28-Mar01 (Sat-Sun) | Fed Square Holi Festival | 🌐 | Festival | Melbourne |
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February 28-Mar01 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 March 2026 | |||||
| 05-08 (Thu-Sun) | Science Fiction Film Festival | 🌐 | Art | Carlton |
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March 5-08 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 05-09 (Thu-Mon) | Moomba | 🌐 | Festival | Melbourne |
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March 5-09 (Thu-Mon) | |||||
| 07-08 (Sat-Sun) | Lantern Riveredge Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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March 7-08 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 08 (Sun) | Heart Body Soul Wellness Market | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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March 8 (Sun) | |||||
| 14-15 (Sat-Sun) | The Game Expo | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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March 14-15 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 15 (Sun) | The Big Melbourne Kilt Run 📸 | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Melbourne |
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March 15 (Sun) | |||||
| 17 (Tue) | Melbourne Celtic Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Docklands |
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March 17 (Tue) | |||||
| 20-29 (Fri-Sun) | Melbourne Food and Wine Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Melbourne |
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March 20-29 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 21 (Sat) | Paddle Across the Bay | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Melbourne |
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March 21 (Sat) | |||||
| 21-22 (Sat-Sun) | AusFitness Expo | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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March 21-22 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 22 (Sun) | Degrowth Festival 📸 | 🌐 | Festival | Carlton North |
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| 22 (Sun) | Greek National Day Parade | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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March 22 (Sun) | |||||
| 22-24 (Sun-Tue) | The Big Design Market | 🌐 | Market | Carlton |
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March 22-24 (Sun-Tue) | |||||
| 27-29 (Fri-Sun) | Inked Expo | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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March 27-29 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 28-29 (Sat-Sun) | CollectFest | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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| 28-29 (Sat-Sun) | Indonesia Street Food Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Melbourne |
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March 28-29 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 April 2026 | |||||
| 01 (Wed) | Assyrian New Year | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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April 1 (Wed) | |||||
| 03 (Fri) | Good Friday Appeal Kids Day Out | 🌐 | Festival | Melbourne |
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April 3 (Fri) | |||||
| 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | Melbourne Motor Show | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Melbourne |
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April 10-12 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | Cachivaches Latin Market | 🌐 | Market | Melbourne |
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April 18-19 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 26 (Sun) | South Asian Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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April 26 (Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 May 2026 | |||||
| 07-10 (Thu-Sun) | Melbourne Writers Festival | 🌐 | Book Event | Melbourne |
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May 7-10 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 14-24 (Thu-Sun) | Melbourne Design Week | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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May 14-24 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 17-24 (Sun-Sun) | Melbourne International Animation Festival | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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May 17-24 (Sun-Sun) | |||||
| 22 (Fri) | The Long Walk Naarm | 🌐 | Festival | Melbourne |
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May 22 (Fri) | |||||
| 22-24 (Fri-Sun) | The Big Design Market Almost Winter | 🌐 | Market | Carlton |
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May 22-24 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 22-26 (Fri-Tue) | Indonesian Modest Fashion Week Melbourne | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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May 22-26 (Fri-Tue) | |||||
| 23 (Sat) | Satay and Reog Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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May 23 (Sat) | |||||
| 24 (Sun) | Schizy Inc Neurovision 📸 | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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May 24 (Sun) | |||||
| 29-31 (Fri-Sun) | Good Food and Wine Show | 🌐 | Food Festival | Melbourne |
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May 29-31 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 30 (Sat) | POP International Film Festival | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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| 30 (Sat) | Spanish Language Fiesta | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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May 30 (Sat) | |||||
| 🔼 June 2026 | |||||
| 06-07 (Sat-Sun) | Oz Comic Con | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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June 6-07 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 13-14 (Sat-Sun) | Melbourne Donut Festival | 🌐 | Food Festival | Melbourne |
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| 13-14 (Sat-Sun) | Waterfront Sessions | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Docklands |
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June 13-14 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 19-20 (Fri-Sat) | Aged and Disability Expo | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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June 19-20 (Fri-Sat) | |||||
| 29 (Mon) | The Melbourne Magic Festival Stage Magic Gala | 🌐 | Festival | Carlton |
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June 29 (Mon) | |||||
| 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) | Docklands Firelight Festival 📸 | ❄ | Winter Festival | Docklands |
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| 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) | |||||
| 10-Aug02 (Fri-Sun) | Hurtigruten Nordic Film Festival | 🌐 | Art | Melbourne |
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July 10-Aug02 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 11-12 (Sat-Sun) | Bastille Day French Festival | 🌐 | Market | Melbourne |
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July 11-12 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 August 2026 | |||||
| 19-30 (Wed-Sun) | Now or Never | 🌐 | Festival | Melbourne |
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August 19-30 (Wed-Sun) | |||||
| 27-30 (Thu-Sun) | Affordable Art Fair | 🌐 | Art | Carlton |
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August 27-30 (Thu-Sun) | |||||
| 29-30 (Sat-Sun) | Animaga Melbourne | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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August 29-30 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 September 2026 | |||||
| 19 (Sat) | Deaf Art Science Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Parkville |
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September 19 (Sat) | |||||
| 🔼 October 2026 | |||||
| 03 (Sat) | Monster Jam | 🌐 | Miscellaneous Event | Melbourne |
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October 3 (Sat) | |||||
| 09-11 (Fri-Sun) | PAX | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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October 9-11 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 16-25 (Fri-Sun) | Melbourne International Jazz Festival | 🌐 | Music Festival | Melbourne |
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October 16-25 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 17-18 (Sat-Sun) | Italian Festa and Expo 📸 | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Carlton |
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October 17-18 (Sat-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 November 2026 | |||||
| 20-22 (Fri-Sun) | African Music and Cultural Festival | 🌐 | Cultural Festival | Melbourne |
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November 20-22 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
| 🔼 December 2026 | |||||
| 04-06 (Fri-Sun) | Australian Tattoo Expo Melbourne | 🌐 | Expo | Melbourne |
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December 4-06 (Fri-Sun) | |||||
Note: This list is much better in widescreen! Turn your phone sideways or load on a bigger device!
| Title | When ▲▼ | Where |
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| Carlton Farmers Market | Every Saturday | Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North |
| Carlton Farmers Market 📱 Every Saturday 📌 Carlton North Primary School, Carlton North |