What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 4-10 November 2024

Here’s what’s on this week

• The Mount Martha South Beach Market is on Melbourne Cup Day, Tuesday 5 November.
• The Kyabram RV and Country Music Festival is on 6-10 November. 
• OUTintheOPEN Festival – Greater Shepparton’s festival celebrating LGBTIQA+ pride and community diversity takes place 6-10 November.
• The Geelong International Elvis Festival is returning for 2024 with 6 completely different concerts over four nights at the Sphinx from 7-11 November.
• Celebrate the flawed, complex and morally grey characters who smash the boundaries of traditional heroism at ACMI’s Anti-Hero Takeover on 7-13 November.
• The annual Werribee Craft Festival  is on 8-9 November.
• Step back in time and experience the magic of a traditional 1880s Christmas at Como House in South Yarra. Wander through the beautifully decorated rooms, each brimming with festive charm, and immerse yourself in the Christmas preparations of a grand 1880s household from 8 November to 8 January.
• Smart Amusements is excited to announce the Craigieburn Spring Carnival at Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre on November 8-10.
• The Cavendish Fleece and Flower Show on 8 November is a wonderful display of flowers, floral art and craft, needlework, photography, fleeces and children’s school work. 
• Returning for its second year, Comedy in the Vines will transform Mitchelton Wines in Nagambie into a vibrant epicentre of laughter and entertainment from 8-10 November.
• Get ready for an evening of vibrant flair and community spirit as the Piccadilly Market returns to Geelong Arts Centre on Friday 8 November
• The Tyers Art Festival is on 8-10 November.
• The  International Rose Garden Festival returns to Morwell on 8-9 November,
• The Makers and Shakers Market is back at Seaworks in Williamstown 9-10 November with its special and much-loved Christmas market.
• The Eltham and District Woodworkers annual exhibition is on 9 November 
• The Rotary Eltham Festiaval is on 9 November 
• Experience the ultimate whisky extravaganza at Whisky Abbey 2024 on 9-10 November at the Abbotsford Convent for full-day sessions filled with delightful interactions with over 50 exhibitors and an impressive selection of 700+ whiskies to taste. 
• Witness the Victoria State Rose Garden at its blooming best this spring as the annualState Rose & Garden Show returns to Werribee Park, celebrating its 10th year, from9-10 November.
• Brimbank’s Be Bold Festival is on in St Albans on 9 November  celebrating the arts, culture, creativity and people of Melbourne’s West.
• Enjoy fabulous aerial acrobatics, roving circus performers and a magnificent vintage carousel at Springfest  at  the Point Cook Pop Up Park on 9 November.
• The annual PBS 106.7FM Open Day is on 9 November in Collingwood: PBS Open Day 2024 | PBS FM
• Celebrate Filipino culture at the Manila Market 2.0 at Ezistreat in North Melbourne on 9 November.
• On Saturday 9 November at Brighton Town Hall Gardens, plant-based instrumentswill be available for the community to interact with, explore, and create collaborative compositions.
• The Dandenong Show is on 9-10 November.
• On Saturday 9 November the RMIT A’Beckett Urban Square in Melbourne’s CBD will transform into a vibrant hub of basketball, music, and community spirit as more than 1,500 fans are expected to flock to witness thrilling 3×3 and 1×1 competitions at Champion’s King of the Court.
• Melbourne’s Annual Wedding Expo is on Sunday 9 November at the Melbourne Showgrounds.
• The Yarra Valley Spring Plant Fair and Garden Expo is on 9-10 November. 
• The Creswick Garden Lovers Weekend is on 9-10 November with nine unique and diverse private gardens to visit and enjoy, including large and small town gardens, quirky and eclectic gardens, sustainable gardens, and real country gardens. 
• The spring Urban Wine Walk is on in Geelong on 9 November 
• The Regional Vic Fishing Expo is on at the Shepparton Showgrounds on 9-10 November
• The Road to Food Discovery Festival on 9 November in the Yarra Valley will offer a family-friendly, culinary adventure for all, where guests can engage with local growers and producers, sampling a wide variety of the region’s finest products
• Discover the captivating story of Melbourne’s iconic Arts Centre, at a limited-edition tour of the architectural, art and interior design highlights of Melbourne’s Theatres Building as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations. The tours will take place until 9 November 2024.
• The annual Polish Festival is taking place at Federation Square on 10 November. 
• The City of Monash’s Family Fun Day is taking place at Batesford Rerserve, Chadstone on 10 November feature live performances and entertainment with loads of family-friendly activities.
• The Maroondah Festival is on 10 November at Town Park in Croydon.
• The Diwali festival of lights returns  on 10 November to Dandenong Market, showcasing the best of Indian street food.  
• Il Mercato Centrale in Collins Street is hosting a Vintage Streetwear Market on 10 November.
• Run4Geelong is taking place on 10 November
• Silvers Circus is in Epping until 10 November. 
• Until 11 November the Shrine is running its 11 Days of Remembrance program as part of its 90th anniversary, reflecting on the memorial’s enduring legacy.
• There is an exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of Victoria’s Sogetsu School of Ikebana (the Japanese art of arranging flowers and plant materials) featuring  works by teachers and students from the School at the Whitehorse Artspace in Box Hill until 23 November.
• The enchanting and timeless tale of Belle and her Beast has been brought to life in a reimagined production of Beauty and the Beast boasting all the spectacle and grandeur audiences know and love. The incredible new production is playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre until 24 November.
• The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) presents the recent acquisition Let’s Shake by the late internationally recognised artist and Palawa woman Karen Casey (1956–2021) until 24 November, generously donated by her son Daniel Young in memory of his mother.
• The Lorne Sculpture Biennal is on until 30 November.
• The British Film Festival is on until 8 December in Melbourne and Ballarat. 
• To mark the bicentenary of the death of Lord Byron, Melbourne’s Hellenic Museum has premiered The Spirit of Byron: Philhellenism and the Greek War of Independence, an original exhibition exploring Greece’s fight for freedom and Lord Byron’s legacy through a curated selection of works on paper from The Robertson Collection. Showing daily until January 2025.
• A new installation at Scienceworks called “Message in A Bottle” runs until 27 January 2025 featuring messages from Victorian primary students inside 320 recycled bottles that highlight the importance of recycling. and learn more about the process of recycling containers returned through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.
• Medieval to Metal: The Art and Evolution of the Guitar makes its way to the Art Gallery of Ballarat until 2 February 2025. In this Australian exclusive, experience 40 guitars on loan from the National Guitar Museum (USA), alongside more than 100 spectacular works of art,
• 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.
• 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 until 20 July 2025 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square.