- 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.
- The 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on 26 March – 20 April
- The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show returns to the historic Royal Exhibition Building & beautiful Carlton Gardens from Wednesday 26 – Sunday 30 March 2025.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
- Chadstone Shopping Centre unveils The Market Pavilion on Thursday 27 March 2025, spanning a massive 26,500 square meters—surpassing the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- Wyndham City’s free light festival, LIT, is set to transform Werribee into a glowing wonderland this autumn, running for 14 magical nights from 27 March to 13 April.
- The Melbourne Short Film Festival 2025 will take place on 27 March at the Thornbury Picture House featuring 11 short films of various genres, styles and themes.
- Farm World at Lardner Park in Warragul is Victoria’s premier agricultural field day and lifestyle event running from 27 to 29 March.
- In 1925, the township of South Sassafras was renamed to “Kallista” meaning “most beautiful”. Join in a community event to celebrate 100 years of Kallista on 28 March.
- The Footscray West Writers Fest is brand new festival set to transform Barkly Street into a vibrant hub of writers and readers from 28-30 March 2025.
- The Mornington Peninsula Tiny Homes Expo is on 28-30 March
- The Avalon Australian International Airshow is back at the Avalon Airport near Geelong from 28-30 March.
- The Gippsland Star Party is an exclusive gathering welcoming amateur astronomers of all skill levels to unite under the starlit skies at Echo Bend Camping Park on 28 March.
- The Anakie Rodeo is on Saturday 29 March.
- The Maryborough Psychic Lifestyle Market is on 29 March
- The Natimuk Agricultural Show is on 29 March
- Geelong’s Love Me More preloved market is back in Newtown on 29 March.
- The Beaufort Car and Truck Show is on 29 March.
- The Miners Rest Town Garage Sale is on 29 March.
- The Koori Carnival at the Warrnambool Showgrounds on 29 March will include amusements, live music, blak markets, food, cultural activities and more, bringing Mob together for a fun day out, while promoting healthy smoke and vape free lifestyles.
- Watch two legendary sporting nations collide on horseback at The Smashes – a two-day jousting tournament at Kryal Castle in Ballarat on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 March
- Supanova comic con and gaming is back at the Melbourne Showgrounds from 29-30 March
- Visit KaBloom in the gorgeous Dandenong Ranges to enjoy a most extraordinary day out. The Tesselaar tulip fields are filled with millions of colourful blooms from 29 March-27 April,
- The Elwood Bathers is hosting an oyster festival on 29 March
- The Belgrave Record Fair is on 29 March
- The Darebin Volunteer Expo is on in Preston on 29 March.
- Enjoy live music, farm tours, workshops, local goodies, and loads of stuff for the kiddos at the CERES Harvest Festival at CERES Environmental Park in East Brunswick on 29 March.
- Animal enthusiasts, pet owners and their four-legged friends are invited to join us for a day of pet competitions, kids’ activities, demonstrations, and interactive talks at Kingston’s Pet Expo in Cheltenham on 29 March.
- Music history comes alive under the stars as the Candlelight Concert returns to Prahran Square on Saturday 29 March 2025. This free, open-air event will celebrate two iconic milestones: 50 years since Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and 60 years since The Beatles’ Help! album, featuring the timeless ballad Yesterday.
- The Yarra Valley Wool and Handicraft Show is back on 30 March in Mooroolbark.
- The I Wore It Once market is a curated, high quality pre-loved fashion market at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington on 30 March.
- Get ready to groove, feast, and fiesta! On Sunday 30 March, Back Alley Sallys in Footscray transforms into a Latin American block party you won’t forget.
- Get ready for an explosion of cultures at Whitehorse Culture Fest in Forest Hill on30 March celebrating the diverse multicultural community.
- The Chelsea Park Dog-a-thon Family Fun Day is back on Sunday 30 March
- There’s an Aussie Classic Car Show at the Manhattan Hotel, Ringwood on 30 March
- The Brighton Classic Car Show returns on 30 March with 120 Classic cars on display at Firbank Grammar School.
- The Ecotopia Festival in Wesburn is on 30 March
- Prepare your taste buds for an explosion of flavours as the Dandenong Market celebrates the art of grilling from around the globe at its BBQs of the World event on 30 March.
- Kids Day Out at Thomas Street Reserve, Hampton is taking place on 30 March – head e along and enjoy kids’ entertainment including interactive activities, lawn games and delicious food.
- The Frankston Record Fair is being held at Cube 37 next door to the Frankston Arts Centre on 30 March.
- East Brunswick Village’s Great Aussie BBQ on 30 March will see its venues throughout the village firing up the barbeques and bringing the sizzle.
- Thomastown’s much-loved Ricotta Festival is back for 2025 at That’s Amore Cheese on 30 March.
- The Southside Thrift Market is happening in Windsor on 30 March.
- The Deans Marsh Festival on 30 March is a celebration of the Otway hinterland and the community surrounding Deans Marsh and district.
- The Maffra Swap Meet is on 30 March
- The Wodonga Colour Frenzy is happening on 30 March.
- Bendigo Sandhurst Holden Club Inc is again holding the Bendigo All Holden & GM Day on Sunday 30 March at the Bendigo Showgrounds
- The Festival Of Veterans Arts (FOVA) celebrates the creative lives of veterans through Veteran Community-focused gatherings and public events until 30 March 2025 at the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum in Southbank.
- 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.
- Back for another year of feasting and fun, Autumn Fest runs across Bayside until 6 April with an exciting array of events.
- 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.
What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 24-30 March 2025
By Melbourning
