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
1 - 10 June 2012
Seek something new in Melbourne's jazz bars and clubs over the Queens Birthday weekend, and catch exclusive international acts and local newcomers.
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2 Jun - 7 Oct 2012
Gasp in awe at the luxury and opulence of the extravagant private world of Napoleon and Joséphine at this year's NGV Winter Masterpieces exhibition.
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28 Jun - 28 Oct 2012
Discover the gods of gaming with Game Masters. Featuring over 125 playable games, ACMI's latest blockbuster exhibition celebrates the work of the...
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1 - 5 August 2012
Think of the Melbourne Art Fair as a local gallery opening on a massive scale, with art to blow your mind, fashionable people, and a drink to be had.
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2 - 19 August 2012
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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23 Aug - 2 Sep 2012
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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7 - 29 September 2012 (dates to be confirmed)
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 - 18 Nov 2012 (dates to be confirmed)
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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10 - 27 October 2012
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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3 - 10 November 2012
Get your gladrags on for the style, fashion and glamour of Flemington in November, and don't forget to have a flutter on the Race That Stops A Nation.
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26 - 30 December 2012
Get out the zinc and the novelty hat and join up to 100,000 seasonal cricket fans for a sporting event that's become a fixture in the festive season.
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14 - 27 January 2013
Serve and volley your way to the first tennis Grand Slam of the year, with the biggest names in tennis keen to start the season off with a bang.
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1 - 21 March 2013
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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14 - 17 March 2013 (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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15 - 23 March 2013
Step out with the seriously stylish at Australia's biggest fashion event featuring fabulous entertainment, runway shows and workshops.
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20 - 24 March 2013 (dates to be confirmed)
Sprout green thumbs in response to the sensory explosions of colour and design to be dug up at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
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27 Mar - 21 Apr 2013
Get your laughs on in Melbourne as it becomes the funniest place on earth every April when the best comedians descend on clubs and notable venues.
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Regional Victoria
8 - 11 June 2012
The National Celtic Festival is held annually over the June long weekend in Portarlington. It is now the southern hemisphere's largest and most...
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26 - 28 October 2012
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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