Melbourne is full of festivals and big events. There's the Australian Open Tennis Championships, numerous music festivals, arts and film festivals, fashion, gay and lesbian festivals, picnics, the spring horse-racing festival, and zoo extravaganzas.


MUSIC FESTIVALS


January:
Big Day Out - www.bigdayout.com/melbourne.php


February:
Good Vibrations Festival - www.gvf.com.au/


March:
Apollo Bay Music Festival - www.apollobaymusicfestival.com/
Brunswick Music Festival - www.brunswickmusicfestival.com.au/
Chillout Festival - the largest gay and lesbian festival in regional Australia - www.chilloutfestival.com/


October:
Maldon Folk Festival - www.maldonfolkfestival.com/
Melbourne Funk Festival - www.aian.com.au/funk/


November:
Queenscliff Music Festival - www.qmf.net.au/


December:
Meredith Music Festival - www.mmf.com.au/



PICNICS

Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock
Sunday February 22, 9am - 5pm
A show case of more than 100 small food and wine producers from around Victoria
www.harvestpicnic.com.au



The Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribee Park
A show case of more than 100 small food and wine producers from around Victoria
www.harvestpicnic.com.au


Mornington Peninsula Harvest to Table Festival 2009
Friday March 13 – Sunday March 22
Eat, make, picnic in a maze,
www.visitmorningtonpeninsula.org/news.asp#58

FESTIVALS and EVENTS - Arts, Sports, Film, Design, Zoo


January:

Australian Open Tennis - www.australianopen.com
The Streets of Melbourne Festival - www.thestreetsofmelbourne.com/
Midsumma Festival - Gay and lesbian arts and cultural festival - www.midsumma.org.au
St Kilda Festival -  www.stkildafestival.com.au
Rhythm of Africa – Werribee Open Range Zoo - www.zoo.org.au
Zoo Twilights - www.zoo.org.au



February:

Midsumma Festival - Victoria’s main gay and lesbian arts and cultural festival - www.midsumma.org.au
St Kilda Festival -  www.stkildafestival.com.au
Rhythm of Africa – Werribee Open Range Zoo - www.zoo.org.au
Zoo Twilights - www.zoo.org.au
Helen Lempriere Nat. Sculpture Award - www.lempriereaward.com.au
Superbike World Championship - www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au


March:

Melbourne Queer Film Festival - www.mqff.com.au
L’oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival - www.lmff.com.au
Moomba Water Festival - website
Rhythm of Africa – Werribee Open Range Zoo - www.zoo.org.au
Zoo Twilights - www.zoo.org.au
Melbourne Queer Film Festival - www.mqff.com.au
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival - www.melbournefoodandwine.com.au/
www.visitvineyards.com/victoria/melbourne-vic/events/events-festivals/info/melbourne-food-and-wine-festival-2009
The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award - www.lempriereaward.com.au
Melbourne International Air Show - www.airshow.com.au
Superbike World Championship - www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au
Formula One Grand Prix - www.grandprix.com.au


April:

Melbourne International Comedy Festival - www.comedyfestival.com.au/
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show - www.melbflowershow.com.au/
Helen Lempriere Nat. Sculpture Award - www.lempriereaward.com.au



May:

The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award - www.lempriereaward.com.au






June:

Good Food and Wine Show - goodfoodshow.com.au





July:

Melbourne International Film Festival - www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/
Melbourne International Design Festival - www.nationaldesigncentre.com
St Kilda Music and Poetry Festival - www.stkmusicpoetry.org.au/




August:

Melbourne International Film Festival - www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au/
Melbourne Writers Festival - www.mwf.com.au/2008/



September:

Melbourne Spring Fashion Week - www.msfw.com.au/subscribe/
AFL Grand Final – MCG www.mcg.org.au
Royal Melbourne Show - www.royalshow.com.au
Melbourne Fringe Festival - www.melbournefringe.com.au/



October:

Melbourne International Arts Festival - www.melbournefestival.com.au/
Spring Racing Carnival - www.springracingcarnival.com.au/
Melbourne Fringe Festival - www.melbournefringe.com.au/
Melbourne Marathon - www.melbournemarathon.com.au



November:

Spring Racing Carnival - www.springracingcarnival.com.au/ 
Melbourne Cup - www.melbournecup.com
Equitana Asia Pacific - www.equitana.com.au




December:

Boxing Day Cricket - www.cricketvictoria.com.au
www.mcg.org.au