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What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 17-23 March 2025.

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  • The Melbourne Celtic Festival is being held at Mission to Seafarers in Docklands on 17 March
  • Get ready for a vibrant burst of creativity at Frankston’s Street Art Festival from 17 – 23 March.
  • The Mornington Peninsula Shire’s Culture Fest 2025 features a range of wonderful events to mark Harmony Week with local celebrations and activities from 17-23 March. 
  • In partnership with The LUME, Collins Square invites you to step into a world that resembles a scene straight from Van Gogh’s imagination in an immersive sunflower activation from 17-21 March.
  • There’s a Dua Lipa pop-up store at Hawker CBD (362 Little Collins Street) from 17-23 March coinciding with her run of sold-out shows at Rod Laver Arena. The store will feature exclusive merchandise, photo moments, and a lyrics booth where fans can snap pics surrounded by their favorite Dua Lipa song lyrics.
  • Australia’s only dedicated First Nations-led film festival, the Birrarangga Film Festival, is back in Melbourne until 18 March 2025, bigger and bolder than ever.
  • The Brighton Town Hall Gardens will come alive with an explosion of colour, creativity, and community spirit at the Slow Art Pavilion from 19 March to 16 April 2025. This unique outdoor installation invites visitors of all ages to immerse themselves in hands-on art practices, from weaving and macramé to experimenting with solar-powered musical instruments.
  • See Brownlow Medallists Nathan Buckley and Dane Swan at Hallam Hotel, Wednesday 19 March.
  • There’s a Cultural Diversity Week Celebration on Wednesday 19 March from 10am to 1.30pm at the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre, South Morang. Expect energetic performances, vibrant traditional attire, mouth-watering cuisines and the chance to connect with local services.
  • The Victorian Careers & Employment Expo is open from March 20 to 22, 2025 at the Melbourne Showgrounds showcasing more than 130 organisations and employers with career opportunities for all ages.
  • The Melbourne Women in Film Festival is back for its ninth edition from 20-24 March, ready to disrupt, challenge, and inspire with a dazzling lineup of more than 40 features, shorts, and special events.
  • Join St Kilda Library for evening of storytelling under the stars at Campfire Stories a on Thursday 20 March as First Nations speakers and local voices share powerful stories of migration, resilience and belonging. 
  • The Timber Yard  in Port Melbourne will again play host to the Australian Craft Distillers Melbourne Gin Festival 21-23 March 2025.
  • The Lantern Festival is a magical two-night, biannual event held at Malahang Reserve Heidelberg West on 21-22 March.
  • The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival brings a 10-day feast with the best of the best from Australia and the world direct to your lips from 21-30 March.
  • The Blue Lotus Water Garden located in the Yarra Valley holds its annual Autumn floral season from 21 March to 21 April each featuring one of the biggest displays of stunning begonia flowers in Australia and one of the most spectacular displays of floral hanging baskets in the world.
  • The Festival Of Veterans Arts (FOVA) celebrates the creative lives of veterans through Veteran Community-focused gatherings and public events from 21 to 30 March 2025 at the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum in Southbank.
  • Melbourne Zoo is set to transform into the city’s most unique beer garden on 21-22 March with the return of Roar and Pour, a two-night celebration of craft beer, spirits, and live entertainment.
  • Taking place at the iconic Grazeland in Spotswood from 21-23 March, the Victorian Multicultural Festival is the ultimate celebration of Victoria’s multicultural communities, packed with food, entertainment and culture.
  • The Yackandandah Folk Festival is back 21-23 March
  • The Yarra Glen Outdoor Living and Caravan Expo is on 21 March
  • On Friday 21 March the Norlane ARC Auditorium is the place to be for the unmissable Northern Nights Festival
  • Escape to Inverloch for a weekend of wellness at the Inverloch Equinox Festival from 21-23 March. Enjoy holistic healing, live music, workshops, markets, and local eats. As night falls, see a fire show, stargaze, take a town tour, and explore nature.
  • Clunes Booktown is returning in 2025 over the weekend of 22 -23 March.
  • The Gippsland Wellness Expo is on 22-23 March in Kernot Hall Morwell
  • The annual Port Campbell Crayfest festival in Port Campbell on 22 March is a grassroots festival that celebrates the region’s seafood sector, food and beverages produces, artists, local businesses and community groups.
  • The 2024 Colac Truck & Ute Show is on at the Colac Showgrounds on 22 March
  • Ballarat Colour Frenzy is on 22 March.
  • The Colac Truck and Ute Show is on 22 March
  • The Ballarat Rodeo is on 22 March.
  • The Axedale Quick Shear and Family Fun Day is on 22 March.
  • The Koroit Swap Meet and Car Show is taking place on 22 March.
  • There’s a Twilight Food Festival at Mirambeena Play Park in Mount Duneed on 22 March.
  • Longford’s Autumn Equinox Twilight Market is happening on 22 March.
  • The Wellington Sustainability Expo is taking place in the Sale Botanic Gardens on 22 March.
  • The Castlemaine Fringe Festival is back in 2025 from 22 March to 6 April with more than 150+ events in and around Castlemaine.
  • The National Trust’s Vintage Clothing Sale is back in 2025 for another massive weekend, at the Abbotsford Convent on 22 – 23 March.
  • Savour mindfully made flavours at The Finders Keepers Food Market, a two-day pop-up that’s part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival on 22-23 March.
  • Take your pooch to the Dogs Day Out at Parkwood Oval in Ringwood North on 22 March.
  • The Game Expo 2025 is on at MCEC 22-23 March.
  • Celebrate the many cultures of Monash through dance at Rhythms of Monash in Mulgrave on 22 March.
  • The Melbourne Chilli Eating Championships are being held at Welcome to Brunswick on 22 March.
  • There’s an Indonesian Festival at the Queen Victoria Market on 22-23 March
  • City of Melton’s Cultural Diversity Week Festival on 22 March will feature exciting cultural performances, interactive activities, kids activities, multicultural food and a chill out/quiet space.
  • The Cat Empire are playing a free pop-up show at Federation Square on 22 March.
  • The Melbourne Highland Games and Celtic Festival is on in Croydon on 23 March
  • The Berwick Rodeo is on Sunday 23 March.
  • The City of Stonnington’s much-loved Pets in the Park event returns to Central Park in Malvern East on Sunday 23 March 2025
  • Get practical advice on energy, electrification, home efficiency, and resilience at the Repower Festival in Monbulk on 23 March.
  • The Preston-Reservoir Bowls Club is holding its first record fair on Sunday 23 March.
  • The Mornington Bridal Expo is on 23 March 
  • The Mediterranean Fiesta will bring the Centreway, Keilor East to life once again on 23 March
  • The 42nd Yarraville Festival on 23 March is a cherished celebration of community, creativity, and culture, set in the heart of Melbourne’s vibrant inner west.
  • There’s a Pasifika Festival at the Point Cook pop-up park on 23 March 
  • Back for another year of feasting and fun, Autumn Fest kicks off across Bayside from 23 March to 6 April with an exciting array of events.
  • The Australian Craft and Food Market is on at Caribbean Park in Scoresby on 23 March.
  • Attendees can exchange their good quality pre-loved clothing items at the Great Clothing Exchange in Glen Waverley on 23 March.
  • The Concours D’Elegance on 23 March at Rippon Lea Estate is a world-class prestigious and iconic motoring event full of headline attractions from the road and track, spanning over 100 years.
  • The Murga Madre Latin Carnival in Reservoir on 23 March promises a celebration of Latin street culture to delight the senses. 
  • The Williamstown Italian Festival is on 23 March.
  • The 2025 Bunyip Agriculture Show is on 23 March.
  • The Altru Outreach Festival is set to transform Atherton Reserve in Fitzroy into a hub of hope and joy on Sunday 23 March. This free, dynamic event combines festival fun with essential services, offering immediate support to at-risk youth and families facing housing insecurity and financial hardship.
  • On Sunday 23 March, enjoy a free day of vibrant live music and a variety of delicious food and beverage trucks at Live and Local at Green Point, Brighton.
  • Bring a dish to share, enjoy live music, cultural performances, and indulge in complimentary Eritrean coffee and multicultural sweets at a multicultural picnic in Maidstone on 23 March.
  • Celebrate Greek National Day with a festival of family fun at the Hellenic Museum on 23 March.
  • The Geelong Ironman event is on 23 March.
  • The Out Of The Shed car show is taking place in Wodonga on 23 March.
  • The Pyrenees Historic and Classic Vehicle Muster is on in Avoca on 23 March.
  • The Winchelsea Re-Loved Market is on 23 March.
  • Enjoy a curated program of free outdoor cinema on the Big Screen at Federation Square until 25 March including major blockbusters, Kung Fu classics, silent cinema with live scores, and film festival screenings.
  • Explore the timeless elegance of Women’s Ao Dai, a traditional Vietnamese dress commonly worn by Vietnamese women at an exhibition in Sunshine until 27 March
  • On display for the first time outside of Europe, Underground: The Hidden Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto at the Melbourne Holocaust Museum (MHM) until 30 March with rare artefacts from the hidden archive of the Warsaw Ghetto.
  • Moonlight Cinema is back at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens with a stellar line-up of some of 2024’s best releases, plus two weeks of classic ‘Christmas Favourites’ until March 2025.
  • The Lorne Sculpture Biennale runs until 30 March.
  • The Alliance French Film Festival runs until 9 April.
  • The Gippsland Sculpture Exhibition in Yinnar runs until 20 April and features more than 100 interior and exterior sculptures, demonstrations and workshops for the generations, artists walks and talks, street food, talented local musicians, and even an incredible chainsaw carving demonstration.
  • The NGV’s blockbuster Yayoi Kusama exhibition runs until 21 April and includes many works never-before-seen by local audiences and is the largest ever exhibition of the artist’s work in Australia.
  • The Blue Lotus Water Garden at Yarra Junction is one of Australia’s most spectacular seasonal gardens open to the public until 21 April 2025. The tropically themed water garden covers 14 acres featuring millions of beautiful lotus, waterlily and other flowers, stunning lakes, amazing vistas and wonderful facilities
  • After leaving an indelible mark on Melbourne’s memory, Vincent van Gogh’s vibrant works will return to THE LUME Melbourne until 30 April 2025. Back by popular demand, Van Gogh is an enchanting experience that immerses you in a powerful multisensory symphony of light, colour, sound and aroma.
  • Immerse yourself in the future worlds of screen culture. The Future & Other Fictions showcases the people and artworks imagining bright and bold futures through film, videogames, contemporary art and more at ACMI until 27 April.
  • Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition is a new immersive exhibition that relives the spectacular history of the Notre-Dame de Paris in an augmented takeover of the Long Room at the Immigration Museum until 27 April.
  • The ever-popular Skyline Ferris Wheel makes its return in St Kilda until 27 April. Take in the breath-taking views of the St Kilda foreshore and pier with unparalleled views!
  • Hanging Rock Winery’s Art in the Vines Sculpture Exhibition is an opportunity wander a trail of discovery, glass-in-hand, through an extraordinary exhibition of contemporary outdoor sculpture, until 30 April 2025.
  • The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition on loan from the Natural History Museum London is now on display at the National Wool Museum in Geelong until 18 May.
  • Fashion becomes a powerful storyteller in Stitchin’ Stories: Blak & Threadly, the fourth iteration of the Blak Design program hosted by the Koorie Heritage Trust at Fed Square, showcasing the extraordinary work of nine First Peoples designer until 18 May
  • Uncover the untold stories of a global icon, Dame Nellie Melba. A Toast to Melbashares rarely seen objects, photographs, and personal treasures from Coombe Yarra Valley, Arts Centre Melbourne and Yarra Ranges Regional Museum—brought together for the first time in this dynamic new exhibition until 29 June.
  • Get ready to be mesmerised by the breathtaking beauty of our blue planet at the Ocean Photographer of the Year Exhibition, hosted at Seaworks Williamstown until 6 July.
  • An international-exclusive exhibition Frida Kahlo: In her own image is at the Bendigo Art Gallery featuring objects and artworks that have never been seen before in Australia direct from Mexico’s Museo Frida Kahlo until 13 July.
  • From cattle dogs to lap dogs, divine felines to the black cats of superstition a new exhibition coming to the National Gallery of Victoria called Cats & Dogs, will explore humanity’s deep connection to the beloved companion animals through more than 250 works of art and design. Its on display from  until 20 July 2025 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square. 
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