Major events
From colourful racing carnivals to Grand Slam tennis, there's always something exciting happening in Victoria. With food and wine events, jazz, and comedy shows, surfing tournaments, and flower and garden displays – Victoria celebrates with major festivals and special events throughout the year.
Melbourne
24 Apr - 18 Aug 2013
Direct from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Hollywood Costume explores the central role costume design plays in cinema storytelling....
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10 May - 8 Sep 2013
On May 10 the National Gallery of Victoria will open this year's highly anticipated Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, Monet's Garden: The...
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25 Jul - 11 Aug 2013
Ensure your winter's complete by cramming your minipass with every award-winning, big-budget, no-budget, international, local film and events at MIFF.
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22 Aug - 1 Sep 2013
Prepare for larger-than-life characters and stories that leap off your page as talented writers descend on Melbourne to celebrate the written word.
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6 - 28 September 2013
Choose a team, scoff a meat pie and barrack hard with passionate Melburnians at this spectacular crescendo of 22 weeks of the Aussie Rules season.
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15 Sep - 25 Nov 2013
Soak up the buzz on and off the track as glamourous punters and champion thoroughbreds descend on Melbourne for six weeks of Spring Carnival action.
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11 - 27 October 2013
Cram a year's worth of high art into two weeks and see the cream of Australian and international theatre, dance, visual arts, opera and music.
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18 - 25 November 2013, 27 Nov - 4 Dec 2013, 6 - 13 December 2013
Experience Opera Australia’s complete staging of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung, an extraordinary 16 hours of opera spread over four performances.
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26 Dec 2013
Get out the zinc and the novelty hat and join up to 100,000 cricket fans at the MCG for a sporting event that's become an Australian institution.
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14 Jan - 1 Feb 2014 (dates to be confirmed)
Light up your January with the first tennis Grand Slam of the year. Be there as the biggest names in the game try to start the season off with a bang.
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23 - 27 January 2014
Join over 100,000 spectators on Geelong's waterfront this Australia Day weekend for five days of yacht racing, live music, fireworks and lots more.
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1 Mar 2014 (dates to be confirmed)
Raise a toast to regional producers and savour a meal and a glass of wine at delicious food festival events, including the World's Longest Lunch.
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13 - 16 March 2014 (dates to be confirmed)
Get the motor running and enjoy a long weekend of F1 action on and off the track including motor shows, air displays and of course, the big race.
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Regional Victoria
18 - 20 October 2013
Make the pilgrimage to Australia's home of motorcycle racing with friends and family, meet up with old mates and celebrate on an island full of fans.
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22 - 24 November 2013
Duck out from behind your mp3-playing device and combine seaside air with contemporary local and international beats for an unforgettable festival.
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23 - 27 January 2014
Join over 100,000 spectators on Geelong's waterfront this Australia Day weekend for five days of yacht racing, live music, fireworks and lots more.
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16 - 23 April 2014 (dates to be confirmed)
Surf's up at Bells Beach every Easter, when the world's top ranked surfers carve up the waves and compete for the most sought after trophy in surfing.
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