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What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 15-21 September 2025

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  • International cricketers from four nations will descend on Mildura for the 2025 Spirit of Cricket Festivale tournament from 17-30 September.
  • From Wednesday 17 September to Sunday 5 October, Marvel Stadium will transform into a dynamic hub of sport, competition, food, drink and entertainment, open to attendees of all ages – including three full-sized pickleball courts.
  • This spring, Queen Victoria Market will once again come alive with the sights, sounds and tastes of the Fringe Flavours Night Market. Teaming up with Melbourne Fringe Festival, the market will host five Wednesday nights of entertainment and eats, running from 17 September to 15 October between 5pm and 10pm.
  • The Emerging Writers Festival until 18 September.
  • Melbourne’s love affair with gaming is set to reach new heights as ACMI prepares to launch Game Worlds – a massive interactive exhibition that plunges visitors into 30 iconic videogame universes, with 20 fully playable experiences. Opening 18 September 2025 and running until 3 July 2026, this deep dive into gaming culture promises to be a must-see for casual players and hardcore fans alike.
  • The New Caledonia Film Festival is on 18 September.
  • Gon-Bae! (meaning ‘cheers!’) at the Immigration Museum on 18 September marks 75 years of friendship between the Republic of Korea and Australia, and features traditional Korean music and dance, contemporary performances, guest speakers, and an exploration of Korean-Australian immigration stories.
  • The Italian Film Festival is on 19 September to 16 October.
  • Discover Bendigo’s Tulip Display after dark! Running nightly from Friday 19 September – Sunday 5 October, this free, family friendly activation is sure to impress the entire family.
  • CherryHill’s evening event, Blossom by Light,  runs from 19-22 September where illuminated cherry blossom trees turn its Wandin East orchard into a mesmerising display of light and colour, a truly unique way to experience the beauty of the cherry blossoms.
  • The Tidal Seafood Festival returns to San Remo on 19-12 September. The festival highlights the local culinary scene and celebrates the community’s traditions and fishing industry.
  • Join in a night of food trucks, dessert stalls, boutique retail stalls & music at Street Feast Kilmore  on 19 September
  • The Weird and Wonderful Botanical Art Exhibition is on in Ballarat on 19-22 September.
  • The Guildford Banjo Jamboree is on 19 September.
  • The Greater Dandenong’s Children’s Festival will be back again to celebrate children aged 0-12 years old from Saturday 20 September to Saturday 11 October.
  • These September school holidays, Melbourne Zoo will be transformed into the mythical world of How to Train Your Dragon, offering families an imaginative mix of movie magic and wildlife adventure. Running from 20 September to 5 October 2025, the Viking-inspired program promises to be one of the most exciting school holiday events in Melbourne.
  • The OzNational trading card show is taking place at Marvel Stadium on 20-21 September
  • Firefly Night Market will return to Tarneit’s Penrose Place on 20 September with market stalls, live music, cultural performances and more.
  • Groove and Graze returns to Ormond on 20 September promising an afternoon of live performances, delicious eats, and plenty of dancing. 
  • Held over two days on 20-21 September at Labassa Mansion in Caulfield North, the Ikebana International Melbourne Annual Exhibition is an opportunity to learn more about Japanese traditional floral art. 
  • The Chinese Traditional Cultural Festival is making its grand return to Melbourne on the 20-21 September at Fed Square!
  • The Torang Pe Spring Festival celebrating Indonesian culture is on at the Mulgrave Community Centre on 20 September.
  • Step into spring at Apteds Orchards at Arthurs Creek on 20, 21, 22 and 25 September experience the magic of otheir orchard in full bloom! For the first time ever, they’re opening their gates during blossom season to share the beauty of our cherry, apple and pear trees with you.
  • The St Kilda Record Fair is on at the Prince Bandroom on 20 September.
  • The Apex Riverbeach Country Music Festival is being held in Mildura on 20 September 
  • St Anne’s Winery in Myrniong is hosting an Oktoberfest on 20 September.
  • The Warrnambool Running Festival is on 20-21 September.
  • The Yea Garden Expo returns 20-21 September.
  • Australia’s biggest inflatable obstacle course is coming to Ballarat on 20-24 September.
  • The 2025 BendiGLOW Youth Fest is a free neon, glowing, music, art and skate celebration of young people set to take place at Bendigo Exhibition Centre from 3pm – 9pm on Saturday September 20, 2025.
  • The Bairnsdale Holistic and Psychic Expo is on 21 September.
  • Join in a night of food trucks, dessert stalls, boutique retail stalls & music at Street Feast Altona  on 21 September
  • The Doveton Show is on 21 September.
  • The Eltham Psychic and Wellbeing Expo is on 21 September
  • Banyule YouthFest is back with a free festival for young people in Macleod on 21 September.
  • Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds is shutting down for Silent Sight Foundation’s Street Classica 2025 on 21 September  with massive display of prestige European classic and modern vehicles, kids rides and entertainment, 
  • Amaroo Op Shop in Chadstone will present its first Sunday pop-up shop event on 21 September featuring high-end brand clothing, shoes and other hidden gems.
  • Medieval Fantasy Fest ’25 is on on Sunday 21 September at the Canterbury Street Stables, Flemington. Step into a world of music, magic and quests with roving performers, Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, art market, themed workshops, food and more. 
  • Croydon Central’s Spring Family Fun Day is on 21 September.
  • Geelong Wonder Children’s Festival is back until 25 September with a program that’s bursting with enchantment, imagination and unforgettable fun.
  • The Birrarung Riverfest is back until 28 September 2025 with more than 60 free events will stretch from the Yarra’s headwaters to its mouth, all aimed at restoring habitats, tackling stormwater impacts, and getting hands-on with caring for the river we call Birrarung.
  • Spacetember, IMAX Melbourne’s intergalactic film festival returns until 30 September. Gear up for a cinematic voyage through the galaxy with a range of exclusive IMAX expanded aspect ratio content and epic 3D features on the biggest screen in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • Melbourne’s most elegant after-dark experience returns this winter as NGV Friday Nights transforms the gallery into a vibrant hub of art, music, and indulgence. Until 3 October 2025, visitors can explore the blockbuster French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston exhibition after hours, surrounded by an eclectic soundtrack and luxurious pop-up bars.
  • Wyndham Cultural Centre’s brand-new children’s festival, Fam Bam Live, runs until 4 October with music, comedy, theatre, magic, and hands-on workshops – all designed just for kids (and their grown-ups too) right in the heart of Werribee.
  • Step into a world of exquisite craftsmanship and timeless elegance with Kimono, a brand-new, NGV-curated exhibition celebrating the enduring allure of Japan’s most iconic garment. Running until 5 October at NGV International, this breathtaking showcase explores the kimono’s profound influence on global art, fashion, and design—from the Edo period to today.
  • Works from Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and more are headed to Melbourne for the NGV’s international-exclusive presentation of the major Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition, French Impressionism, until 5 October 2025.
  • This spring, Fed Square invites you to pause, take a deep breath and press RESET. Until 6 October 2025, the free, family-friendly RESET Festival is back, blending sustainability, creativity and community in a month-long celebration of living lightly on the planet.
  • The annual display of blooms is back at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival in Silvan until 12 October.
  •  A groundbreaking international exhibition that explores the connection between society, art, and design through the lens of play is coming to the Incinerator Gallery in Melbourne’s west. The Playground Project is making its much-anticipated southern hemisphere debut until 12 October 2025, bringing a bold new vision of playground design to Australian audiences.
  • The Ballarat International Foto Biennale returns with a blend of curated exhibitions, city-wide pop-ups, workshops, talks, and more — all under the festival’s central theme, Lifeforce until 19 October 2025.
  • The 2025 AFLW season is here, spanning 12 rounds over 12 weeks for the first time, followed by four weeks of finals and culminating with the NAB AFLW Grand Final on Saturday, 29 November.
  • From the runways of Paris to the NGV … Australian fashion legend Martin Grant returns home to Melbourne with the biggest exhibition of his career. Studded with his signature silhouettes and timeless tailoring, this glittering retrospective is not to be missed. Catch it until 26 January 2025 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square.
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Exhibition is making its galaxy-first debut at Melbourne Museum until 26 January 2026. This world-first exhibition brings two of the world’s most beloved brands together with renowned LEGO Certified Professional Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught at the controls.
  • A thousand years of mystery, craftsmanship, and cultural connection come to life as Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard until 26 January 2026. Described as “one of the most significant European archaeological discoveries of the century,” the Galloway Hoard offers Australians a once-in-a-lifetime chance to view a dazzling collection of rare Viking Age artefacts – many never seen before outside the United Kingdom.
  • Get ready to tinker, build, and innovate! Scienceworks is launching its newest hands-on exhibition, Tinkertown, until 7 February 2026, promising to inspire the next generation of engineers, designers, and creators.
  • Camouflage is an exhibition running at The Shrine until March 2026. See how nature has inspired military disguise—from animal patterns to clever tricks of deception. Explore real camouflage uniforms, historical objects, and rotating artworks by well-known artists. Follow the evolution of camouflage from the First World War to today and learn how it reflects changing military strategies, culture, and creativity.
  • Where does creativity come from? It’s a question as elusive as it is compelling – and one that State Library Victoria explores with profound insight in its captivating new exhibition, Creative Acts: Artists and their inspirations,  running until 31 May 2026.
  • Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Eucalypts of Hodogaya at the Shrine explores the remarkable collaboration that created the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Yokohama where more than 1,500 Commonwealth soldiers, including Australians, are buried in a garden blending Western and Japanese traditions. It runs until August 2026.

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