- Wednesday 19 November is National Play Monopoly Day and the immersive board game experience Monopoly Dreams at Melbourne Central is giving away free tickets on a first-in-best-dressed basis.
- Melbourne’s original and longest-running night market is back, as the Queen Victoria Market prepares to celebrate 25 years of summer evenings filled with sizzling street food, live music and twilight shopping. The Summer Night Market returns Wednesday 19 November, running weekly until 11 March 2026 (excluding 24 and 31 December).
- Join an evening of family fun in the heart of Swan Hill on 20 November for the lighting of the community Christmas Tree and official start of the festive season
- Find the perfect Christmas gift for family and friends, buy traditional Scandinavian Christmas decorations, handicrafts, food, lollies and much more at the Swedish Church’s indoor Christmas market in Toorak from 20 November to 18 December.
- The Bendigo Caravan and Camping Liesurefest is on at the Bendigo Racecourse 21-23 November
- The lighting of Bendigo’s iconic Christmas Tree located on the corner of View Street and Pall Mall in the Rosalind Park piazza will take place from 6.30pm to 9pm on Friday November 21, 2025
- The Melbourne Disability Expo at MCEC on 21-22 November brings together disability specific products and services – all under one roof in an inclusive environment.
- The free African Music and Cultural Festival (AMCF) is back at Fed Square from 21-23 November.
- The Melbourne Oddities and Curiosities Expo returns to the Melbourne Showgrounds on 22 November.
- The Mornington Peninsula Bird Festival is on at Coolart Wetlands and Homestead on 22-23 November.
- Experience the atmosphere of a French market in Melbourne at the Alliance Française de Melbourne Christmas Market at Abbotsford Convent on 22-23 November.
- Join the Melbourne Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Mueller Hall in South Yarra on 22-23 November for their Botanical & Natural History Christmas Art Market.
- The Little Africa Night Market is on in Footscray on 22 November.
- The 5th annual Bird Lover’s Expo is on in Dandenong on 22-23 November.
- Set across seven stunning Mornington Peninsula venues VineHop on 22 November will showcase over 30 local craft beverage producers (wineries, breweries, cideries and distillers), all offering tastings of their favourite products.
- The Hidden Gem Festival and Market on 22-23 November is a vibrant, new community-driven event set to transform Hemmings Street in Dandenong into a lively cultural hub. This dynamic festival will feature an eclectic mix of live music performances, a handpicked record fair, a locally curated beer garden and a diverse crafts market.
- The 2025 Yarram Agricultural Show is on 22 November.
- Geelong’s Floating Christmas Tree sound and light show runs from 22 November to 7 January with a six-minute show every 15 minutes nightly between 8.30pm-midnight.
- Showcasing the region’s finest artisan producers and fantastic music, Graze the Day returns to Timboon on 22 November 2025.
- The Victorian 4×4 Show N Shine is on in Rosedale on 22 November
- The Yea Show is on 22 November.
- Denis Walter’s Carols by the Bay and the lighting of the Floating Christmas Tree are happening at Steampacket Gardens in Geelong on Saturday 22 November.
- See history come to life at the Victorian Medieval Festival at Kryal Castle in Ballarat on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November.
- The Myrtleford Lions North East Emergency Expo is on 22 November.
- The Sunbury Streetlife Festival is on 23 November
- The Frankston Holistic and Psychic Expo is on 23 November.
- The 10th annual East Malvern Food and Wine Festival will be held on 23 November.
- The Kilsyth Festival returns on 23 November.
- The Frankston Record Fair is on 23 November.
- The Gembrook CFA is holding an Open Day on 23 November.
- Prahran Square is set to burst into colour, light and sound this spring as it transforms into a giant interactive playground for The Ephemeral Collection and The Bubble Emporium until 23 November 2025.
- The 2025 Melbourne Queer Film Festival screens in cinemas until 23 November.
- The Queensbridge Square Night Market is a vibrant celebration of Malaysian food and community, transforming Queensbridge Square into a lively hub filled with colours, flavours, and festivities where visitors can indulge in authentic Malaysian street food for three weeks until 23 November.
- Ballarat is set to welcome a vibrant new art experience with Sunnyside, a large-scale installation series created by award-winning studio The Social Crew. Each year, an internationally renowned artist will take the reins, bringing bold and unexpected visions to life through community collaboration. For its inaugural year, celebrated UK artist Morag Myerscough will transform the historic Ballarat Mining Exchange with Chasing Sunbeams until 23 November 2025.
- The Jewish International Film Festival runs until 26 November
- 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.
- The Other Film Festival until 3 December is a ground-breaking disability-led program that places Deaf and Disabled people at the centre of the Australian screen industry.
- The 29th edition of the Japanese Film Festival is on until 4 December at ACMI in Federation Square and the Kino on Collins Street.
- The British Film Festival 2025 returns until 7 December.
- Step inside Melbourne’s iconic 1847 house, and experience the warmth and wonder of a Victorian-era Christmas at Como House South Yarra until 11 January.
- Melbourne’s most beloved festive tradition returns this year bigger, brighter and more playful than ever, as Myer marks the 70th anniversary of its iconic Christmas Windows with a spectacular collaboration with the LEGO Group – on display daily until 11 January.
- 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 this winter as Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard at Melbourne Museum until 26 January.
- 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.
- Visit Hanging Rock Winery to experience the Art in the Vines Sculpture Exhibition until 30 April 2026 and wander a trail of discovery, glass-in-hand, through this extraordinary exhibition of contemporary outdoor sculpture.
- Running until May 2026 at the Shrine of Remembrance, the Her Story exhibition shines a light on the experiences of female Victorian veterans. Created by photographer Carla Edwards, the exhibition combines portraits and interviews that explore the lives of women who served across generations.
- 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.
- Melbourne’s love affair with gaming is set to reach new heights at ACMI with Game Worlds – a massive interactive exhibition that plunges visitors into 30 iconic videogame universes, with 20 fully playable experiences. Running until 3 July 2026, this deep dive into gaming culture promises to be a must-see for casual players and hardcore fans alike.
- 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.
What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 17-23 November 2025
By Melbourning
