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What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 9-15 March 2026

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  • Join Steamrail Victoria and experience 140 Years of Melbourne’s history at theNewport Workshops Open Days on 7-9 March.
  • 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 runs weekly until 11 March 2026.
  • Celebrate stories and creativity at the Brimbank Writers and Readers Festival from 12-17 March.
  • Discover CraftAlive, the Ballarat craft show event featuring hands-on workshops, expert exhibitors and creative inspiration for all skill levels on 12-14 March.
  • The annual Phillip Island Classic – Festival of Motorsport is on 13-15 March.
  • The Mornington Outdoor Living and Caravan Expo is on 13-15 March.
  • Silver’s Circus is in Warrnambool from 13-29 March.
  • Skybox is a powerful, new and immersive video installation created by artist Rel Pham especially for ArtSpace at Realm in Ringwood until 15 March examining what it means to observe and exist in a deluge of data.
  • The Game Expo is on at MCEC on 14-16 March.
  • Get ready to be covered in vibrant colours and dance to lively music at the Melbourne CBD Holi Festival  on 14-15 March.
  • The Urban Cocktail Trail is rolling into Melbourne’s Fish Lane for an afternoon of crafted cocktails and vibrant bar-hopping adventures on Saturday 14 March.
  • The 2nd Annual Pacific Ocean Short Film Festival returns to Melbourne for a night of incredible short films from across the Pacific Region. It’s on at the Pacific Market in Ardeer on 14 March.
  • Womin Djeka Ngarnggee Balnarring Festival returns on Saturday 14 March. This vibrant First Nations celebration brings together music, dance, food and cultural experiences for the whole family to enjoy.
  • The 2026 Herb and Chilli Festival is on in Wandin on 14-15 March.
  • Sunfest celebrates its 50th year in Sunbury on 14-15 March.
  • The 2026 Train and Hobby Show is on at Sandown Racecourse on 14-15 March.
  • The Wine and Cheese Festival returns to the Timber Yard at Port Melbourne on 14 March
  • The Multicultural Eid Bazaar 2026, is a two-day community celebration to be held from 14–15 March 2026 in Werribee, showcasing the joy, heritage, and community spirit of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the most significant celebrations observed by Muslim communities worldwide.
  • The Chad Raat Festival – the biggest Eid Bazar in Northern Melbourne – is happening in Wollert on 14 March.
  • Melbourne’s most delightfully strange arts gathering is back, with the Festival of Surrealisms celebrating its 10th year with a weekend of wonderfully weird performances at Temperance Hall in South Melbourne. Running across two packed days on 14-15 March 2026, the festival brings together independent poets, theatre makers, comics, puppeteers, filmmakers and experimental artists for a rolling program that embraces the absurdities of life
  • The Melbourne CBD Holi Festival of Colours is on in the Treasury Gardens in East Melbourne on 14-15 March.
  • The Cardinia Real Estate Exhibition is on in Pakenham on 14 March.
  • The Warragul Psychic Lifestyle Market is on 14 March.
  • The Wodonga Show is on 14 March.
  • The Maffra Rotary Mardi Gras is on 14 March.
  • The Mount Macedon Autumn Flower and Produce Show is on 14-15 March.
  • Enjoy two fun‑filled days of kids’ activities, live entertainment, animal celebrations, and special experiences across the zoo on 14-15 March as the Kyabram Fauna Park turns 50.
  • Head to Montmorency’s Petrie Park on 15 March  for Eco Festival – a  festival of environmental stewardship with workshops, panel discussions, creative spaces, wildlife displays and more.
  • The Moonee Valley Festival returns to Queens Park in Moonee Ponds on Sunday 15 March 2026 with fun and entertainment for everyone to enjoy.
  • The annual Active Merri-bek Fun Run and Walk is back on Sunday 15 March 2026.
  • The Moorabbin Record Fair is on 15 March.
  • The Epping Psychic and Wellbeing Expo is on 15 March.
  • The City of Whittlesea’s Community Festival is on in South Morang on 15 March.
  • The annual St Patricks Day Festival is on in St Kilda’s O’Donnell Gardens on 15 March
  • The Mt Eliza Fun Run is on 15 March.
  • The 2026 Celebrate Mooroolbark Festival is on 15 March.
  • Ballan Autumn Festival on 15 March is an annual celebration of local culture, creativity and community, and is one of the oldest regional country fairs in the Moorabool Shire
  • The Central Ringwood Community Centre is hosting a Sustainability Fair on 15 March.
  • The Yarra Junction Music Festival is on 15 March.
  • The Department – a one-day car festival – is on at Seaworks in Williamstown on 15 March.
  • The Europa! Europa! Film Festival runs until 19 March.
  • Eroni’s Circus is at Cranbourne West  until 29 March.
  • Melbourne’s much-loved Moonlight Cinema will mark its 30th birthday this summer with a program shaped entirely by audiences at the Royal Botanic Gardens until Sunday 5 April 2026.
  • The Alliance French Film Festival runs until 8 April.
  • The National Gallery of Victoria’ its’s summer blockbuster event – Westwood | Kawakubo – is a world-exclusive exhibition celebrating two of fashion’s most revolutionary designers. Running until 19 April 2026, the exhibition spotlights the boundary-pushing work of Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo across five decades of radical design.
  • The Blue Lotus Water Garden at Yarra Junction is one of Australia’s most spectacular seasonal gardens open to the public until 19 April 2026. The tropically themed water garden covers 14 acres featuring millions of beautiful lotus, waterlily and other flowers, stunning lakes, amazing vistas and wonderful facilities
  • Melbourne will host the first Asia-Pacific edition of the award-winning Formula 1 Exhibition, offering fans an immersive journey through the sport’s past, present and future. Running until 19 April 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, the exhibition arrives just ahead of the F1 season opener at Albert Park.
  • London’s Victoria and Albert Museum’s acclaimed exhibition DIVA makes its Australian debut at the new Australian Museum of Performing Arts until 26 April 2026. It is spectacular showcase of more than 250 objects, including 60 show stopping costumes, jewellery, photography, art and music and explores explores the evolution of the term “diva” — from 19th-century opera stars to today’s global pop icons.
  • The ever-popular Skyline Ferris Wheel makes its return in St Kilda until 26 April. Take in the breath-taking views of the St Kilda foreshore and pier with unparalleled views!
  • 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. 
  • The National Gallery of Victoria will be transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour, creativity and movement with Let’s Party! Fashion for Kids: Designed by Danielle Brustman, a free interactive exhibition opening at NGV International from until 3 May 2026.
  • The world-renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, now in its sixty-first year and on loan from the Natural History Museum in London, is at the National Wool Museum in Geelong until 17 May, featuring some of the most exceptional nature photography taken today from across the globe.
  • 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.
  • Premiering at ACMI until 12 July 2026, Play School: Come and Play!invites pre-schoolers and their grown-ups behind the scenes of the iconic show, revealing how an episode of Play School is made today.
  • 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.
  • Shane Warne’s legacy will take centre stage at a major exhibition presented by the Melbourne Cricket Club of the late cricket icon’s most prized personal items at the Australian Sports Museum until 9 August 2026. WARNE: Treasures of a Legend will feature 48 pieces from his career, offering rare access to objects that shaped one of Australia’s most celebrated sporting stories.
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