- Stadium Square at Marvel Stadium is a free Super Bowl Live Site on Monday 10 February.
- Sunbury Aquatic and Leisure Centre is hosting a Pride pool party – an inclusive swim event for LGBTIQA+ community members, family and friends on 10 February.
- Fed Square will be lit up on Tuesday 11 February to celebrate Victoria’s Pride.
- Welcome to Thornbury is hosting the Northside Vegan Vegout on 12 February
- ‘Landscape and Remembering: In Conversation with Danie Mellor’, presented by the Metro Tunnel Creative Program and State Library Victoria on 12 February will explore the artwork that’s been created at the new State Library Station, set to open in 2025.
- Hear award-winning Australian author Helen Garner in conversation with Bruno Lettieri in Brighton on 12 February to celebrate her latest book The Season.
- Chill out at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery and celebrate the end of summer with their annual Ice Cream Festival from 12-23 February
- The Bourne Local Market is popping up at Collins Square with a Valentines Day Market on 13 February.
- The St Kilda Festival is on 14-15 February.
- Salsita – the World Salsa Festival is being held in Box Hill from 14-17 February
- Readings Emporium evening of romance, whimsy, and optimism this Valentine’s day and chat with representatives from the Readings Teen Advisory Board as they introduce you to the diverse range of romance subgenres – from romantic comedies to dystopian romance and everything in between.
- Hosted for one night only, That’s Amore: Art By Twilight is a special Valentine’s Day treat on 14 February where lovers of art can enjoy a relaxed evening at Heide.
- Richmond Football Club’s Family Day returns with Family Fest on Friday 14 February in Yarra Park.
- Members and fans of the Melbourne Demons are invited to Casey Fields to see all things red and blue as they kick off 2025 in style with more than three hours of football fun on 14 February.
- The Echuca-Moama Riverboats Music Festival is on 14-16 February
- The 2025 Hot Summer Nights Rod Run is on at the Horsham Soundshell on 14 February
- The Oscars100 Hut 2 Hut is AUstralia’s most spectacular trek/run challenge through the high country.It’s back on Mt Buller on 14-16 February.
- Circus Latino will be in Ballarat from 14 February to 2 March
- Prepare to be dazzled as Mornington Green unveils the world’s largest sunflower. Beginning on 14 February 2025, visitors can immerse themselves in a sunflower wonderland, featuring an extraordinary arrangement of 3,000 sunflowers meticulously cultivated to form a colossal sunflower shape.
- The Bunyip Rodeo is on Saturday 15 February
- The 2025 Tooradin Tractor Pull and Truck Show is on 15 February
- The Heyfield Timber Festival is on 15-16 February
- The Bendigo Gem Festival is on 15 February
- The Outdoor Ball at Merriwa Park in Wangaratta on 15 February promises an unforgettable evening under the stars.
- Experience operatic music performed in the spectacular location on the banks of the Eildon Pondage on 15 February.
- The Kerang Rodeo is on 15 February.
- Melbourne will come alive with the energy of the Afro-Caribbean Carnival at Fed Square on 15 February featuring two international superstars, heavyweight DIY sound systems and hundreds of carnival lovers decked out in vibrant costumes
- The Future & Beyond on 15-16 February is a weekend of insightful talks, performances, and screenings inspired by ACMI’s world premiere exhibition The Future & Other Fictions.
- Ring in the Lunar New Year with a day of free music, dance, and joy, hosted by local guzheng artist QiQi in Williamstown on 15 February.
- The Collingwood Urban Wine Walk is on 15 February.
- Live at Warrawee in Oakleigh on 15 February is an event for the whole family, with chilled picnic vibes and a range of musical genres, local playground and roving performers.
- Twilight Sounds is a fantastic free concert being held on 15 February 2025 at Heidelberg Park Oval. It showcases live music by popular Australian musicians playing jazz and blues-themed tunes.
- Discover a fresh take on wine appreciation at PULP The People’s Wine Show—where wine lovers become wine judges! —where wine lovers become wine judges at the Collingwood Yards on 15 February.
- Explore Melbourne’s best street food at Dandenong Market’s Street Feast, back bigger and better on 15 February.
- Explore and wander through Melbourne’s Ultimate Indoor LEGO Playground kid-free at the LegoLand Discovery Centre’s Adult Night in Chadstone on 15 February.
- 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 from 15 February to 29 June.
- The Croydon Psychic and Wellbeing Expo is on 16 February
- The I Wore It Once market is a curated, high quality pre-loved fashion market at the Peninsula Community Theatre in Mornington on 16 February.
- The Sunbury Radio Record Fair is on 16 February
- The Pakenham Wedding Expo is on 16 February.
- The Carrum Coast Guard Fun Run is on 16 February
- Fairfield in Feb is a series of afternoon performances on 9 and 16 February at the Fairfield Amphitheatre produced by Yarra City Arts and guest presenters.
- Join Costa the Garden Gnome and friends at the Royal Botanic Gardens on 16 February for a day of music, creativity, and sustainability
- Carman’s Fun Run is returning on 16 February with a half marathon, 10K, 5K or the Pink Lady 5K Walk along Melbourne’s scenic bayside in Brighton.
- The Makers Market at Pentridge in Coburg is on 16 February.
- Geelong’s Annual Wedding Expo featuring more than 100 exhibitors is on at GMHBA Stadium on 16 February.
- The Ballarat Bridal Expo is on at the Ballarat and District Trotting Club on 16 February
- The Victorian 4WD Show is on at Lardner Park in Warragul on 16 February
- The Trafalgar Wholistic Wellness Festival is on 16 February
- The Chants Summer Carnival featuring Australia’s newest and largest travelling Ferris wheel is on at Fountain Gate in Narre Warren over three big weekends until Sunday 23 February.
- The Koorie Art Show at Koorie Heritage Trust runs til 23 February andi s dedicated to showcasing the work of Koorie and Victorian-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists through a statewide call for entries.
- The Museum Of Desire is Melbourne’s new must-visit experience! Discover 20+ attractions celebrating all things desire, love and pleasure. Daring, fun, and a little bit cheeky — it’s totally your type. Until 28 February in Collingwood.
- Hilton Melbourne Little Queen Street (HMLQS)’s rooftop pickleball court returns to the heart of Melbourne this summer, popping-up for an extended season until Friday 28 February.
- Until 3 March 2025, Rooftop at QT is hosting the Red Bull Rally Rooftop Pickleball Court, set against the breathtaking Melbourne skyline.
- CLAW MONEY WORLD – a world-exclusive exhibition charting the career of trailblazing artist Claudia Gold is on at the Warrnambool Art Gallery until 6 March.
- Enter Antopia at Melbourne Museum where you shrink down to the size of ants to experience a day in the life of an ant colony. Discover a complex and fascinating superorganism in this immersive, interactive experience that digitally reinterprets a world of secrets we cannot see. It runs until 10 March 2025.
- Get ready for unforgettable summer evenings when the Summer Night Market returns to Queen Victoria Market until 12 March 2025 (excluding 25 December and 1 January).
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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: 10-16 February 2025
By Melbourning
St Kilda Festival
