- Sunshine’s much-loved Easter celebration, B is for Bunny, returns to RT Pollard Gardens for its fourth year. Delivered in partnership with SkyBus, this free community event will activate the playground and park areas for an afternoon of Easter fun on Wednesday 1 April 2026
- Experience a spectacular evening celebrating more than 6,700 years of Assyrian history and heritage, with music, dance and family fun. The free Assyrian New Year event at Fed Square on 1 April welcomes all Victorians to discover the beauty of one of the world’s oldest civilizations.
- The Rotary Club of Kyabram’s annual Easter Egg Hunt is back on Wednesday 1 April.
- Melbourne Museum will open ROME: Empire, Power, People from Wednesday 1 April 2026 to Sunday 25 October 2026.The Melbourne-exclusive exhibition will bring more than 150 objects from two of Italy’s leading museums to Australia for the first time, offering an in-depth look at the rise and rule of one of history’s most influential civilisations.
- The 2026 Macedon Ranges Autumn Festival will take place 1 to 30 April.
- Silvers Circus will be in Ballarat rom 2-19 April
- Enlighten Easter on 2 April is an immersive light experience that transforms the Peace Park at the Great Stupa for Universal Compassion near Bendigo into a unique lightscape.
- South Melbourne Market’s annual Easter egg hunt is taking place on Thursday 2 April.
- There’s an Easter Egg Hunt on Lygon Street in Carlton on 2 April.
- East Brunswick Village is holding an Easter Twilight Market on 2 April.
- The Frankston Art Show is on 2-6 April.
- The Conquest Easter Games Convention is on at the Coburg Town Hall on 3-5 April
- Celebrate Easter at the waterfront at Wyndham Harbour in Werribee South from 3-5 April with a full weekend of food, family fun and festive experiences.
- The Kids Day Out at MCEC on 3 April is a day full of entertainment, activities and amusements and helps the Good Friday Appeal in raising money for The Royal Children’s Hospital.
- LaManna at Essendon Fields is hosting a very special Good Friday Easter event on Friday 3 April, bringing together the community for a fun, family-focused day in support of the Good Friday Appeal, where 100% of the proceeds will be donated.
- The Berwick Easter Fair runs from 3-6 April.
- There’s an Easter Carnival at Casey Central Park in Narre Warrn South on 3-6 April.
- Bacchus Marsh Easterfest is on 3 April.
- Enjoy some Easter magic with the Sandsational Easter Egg Hunt at the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships in Frankston from 3-5 April.
- Celebrate Easter with a full day of family fun at Boneo Discovery Park’s Easter in the Wetlands.Your ticket includes park entry plus access to all Easter activities and the Great Bilby and Bunny Easter Egg Hunt – from 3-6 April.
- The Geelong Easter Fest is on 3-6 April.
- The Northern Grampians Easter Festival runs from 3-6 April.
- Bendigo’s beautiful Rosalind Park and surrounding streets will be transformed into a vibrant precinct bursting with family-friendly entertainment when the annual Bendigo Easter Festival returns from 3-6 April.
- The Great Western Rodeo is on 3 April.
- The Mooroopna Market Family Fun Day is on 3 April raising money for the Good Friday Appeal
- Tarra Festival is a four day festival in and around Yarram from 3-6 April.
- The Inverloch Art Show is on 3-6 April.
- The Apollo Bay Art Show is back for its 49th year from 3-12 April.
- The Mansfield Easter Art Show is on 3-12 April.
- Eroni’s Circus will be at Wheelers Hill from 3-26 April.
- Elmo’s Circus Dream will be at Bayswater from 3-26 April.
- Step into a prehistoric world as more than 60 animatronic dinosaurs arrive across three local zoos for a special seasonal event. Dinos at the Zoo will run from Friday 3 April to Sunday 12 July at Melbourne Zoo, Werribee Open Range Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary, spanning both the Easter and winter school holiday periods.
- Bubble Planet: An Immersive Experience set to open in Melbourne on 4 April and runs until 29 June – transforming the Fever Exhibition and Experience Centre in Brunswick into a playful universe filled with light, colour and giant bubbles, inviting visitors to explore more than 10 imaginative rooms designed to spark curiosity and creativity.
- Get ready for a fun-filled Easter celebration the whole family will love at the Amazing Mill Markets Easter Extravaganza in Newcomb on 4 April.
- Meet the Easter Bunny at The Village Warralily in Armstrong Creek on 4 April.
- The Bendigo Easter Market is on in Hargreaves Mall on 4 April.
- The Brown Brothers Easter Festival in Milawa on 4-5 April promises a vibrant festival of food, wine and family fun.
- Campbells Wines in Rutherglen is hosting an Easter picnic on 4-5 April.
- The Rushworth Easter Heritage Festival is on 4 April.
- The Swan Hill Easter Family Fun Day is on 4 April.
- The Bendigo Showgrounds Easter Market is on 4-5 April.
- The Cobram Lions Easter Saturday Market is on 4 April.
- The Australian Billy Cart Championships are on in Corowa on 4 April.
- Cofield Wines in Wahgunyah is holding two Easter family fun days on 4 and 5 April.
- The Cottage by the Sea Easter Festival is on at Bellarine Estate Winery on 4 April.
- The Blackwood Woodchop and Easter Carnival is on 4 April
- The Australian Pottery and Australiana Fair is on in Campbell’s Creek on 4 April.
- The Power FM Easter egg hunt returns to Lucas on 4 April.
- The Falls Creek Easter Fun Run is on 4 April.
- Leongatha’s free community event, Easter in the Park, is on 4 April.
- Hop into some Easter fun at the Ballarat Observatory’s Cosmic Eggstravaganza on 4 April. A program of fun awaits: Easter Egg Hunt, Easter-Themed Astronomy talk for children and more.
- There’s an Easter Family Fun Day at Lake Pertobe in Warrnambool on 4 April.
- The Stawell Gift returns to Central Park in Stawell from 4-6 April with three action-packed days of elite athletic racing.
- The Big Goose at Moorooduc is holding its Easter Egg Scramble from 3-6 April.
- Animal Land Children’s Farm at Diggers Rest is holding its Good Friday Appeal 2026 event – Snow White’s Happily Ever After Egg Hunt on 3 April will transform Animal Land into an enchanting world filled with imagination, themed activities, and a joyful Easter Egg Hunt designed especially for children and families.
- Catch world-class street performers and the best family-friendly stand-up, physical and musical comedy acts from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival at The Big Laugh Out where they perform for free on the Main Stage at Fed Square from 3-6 April.
- During the Easter long weekend of 3-6 April, kids and families can enjoy free outdoor cinema on the Big Screen featuring a selection of beloved award-winning and cult-favourite family-friendly comedies at Fed Square.
- There’s free Easter fun for the whole family at Springvale Homemaker Centre on 4 April
- Join in the Easter Hop on Koornang Road in Carnegie on Saturday 4 April for a high-energy morning of free family fun.
- Join in the ultimate Easter celebration at Easter Show Fun Day on 4 April at Werribee Racing Club – a day out with family and friends, a lot of entertainment, and festivities for all ages!
- The Easter Bunny is hopping in to the Port Melbourne Shopping Precinct on 4 April.
- Bring the kids to Sorrento Village on 4-5 April for a fun family adventure.
- The Easter Model Train Expo is on in Lilydale on 4 April.
- Main Ridge Dairy on the Mornington Peninsula is hosting an Easter Sunday Family Day on 5 April.
- Rare Hare Wine in Merricks North is holding its annual Easter egg hunt on 5 April
- Get ready for an egg-citing Easter adventure as Burwood Brickworks hosts the Great Egg Chase on 5 April.
- The Easter Bunny will be handing out Easter eggs and be available for photographsat Sky High Mt Dandenong on 5 April.
- Gumbuya World is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt, with 50,000 Cadbury chocolate eggs up for grabs on 5 April.
- The Easter Bunny will be hopping through Studley Park Boathouse in Kew on 5 April from 12pm–2pm, bringing special Easter treats for the kids.
- The On The Border Community Easter Market is on in Wodonga on 5 April.
- See Australia’s best sidecar teams fight it out for the 49th Mildura Sidecar Spectacular at Olympic Park Speedway Mildura on 5 April.
- There’s a free Easter Family Fun Day at Horsham RSL on 5 April.
- The 2026 Buchan Rodeo is on 5 April.
- Mt Buller is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on 5 April with more than 10,000 eggs.
- Tokar Estate in Coldstream is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on 5 April.
- There’s an Easter market in Stawell on 5 April
- The Harcourt Valley Easter Festival is on 5 April.
- There’s an Easter egg hunt on Churchill Island on 5 April.
- The Lions Club of Korumburra are staging their famous Easter egg hunt for children at Coal Creek on 5 April.
- 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 2026 Melbourne International Comedy Festival is on until 19 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.
- The Bald Archy is an Australian art prize, which parodies the prestigious portraiture award, the Archibald Prize. This year it’s on in Mansfield until 19 April.
- Visit KaBloom in the gorgeous Dandenong Ranges to enjoy a most extraordinary day out. The Tesselaar tulip fields are filled with millions of colourful blooms until 19 April.
- More than 400 tonnes of sand will shape The Enchanted Realm at the 2026 Australian Sand Sculpting Championships at McComb Reserve in Frankston until Sunday 26 April, and will feature 18 large scale sculptures built and completed before opening day, meaning visitors can experience the full display from the moment gates open.
- 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.
- A new exhibition at WAMA in the Grampians is inviting visitors to look down, slow down and rethink what’s happening beneath their feet. Entanglements with Fungi: Life, Death and Renewal opens at the National Centre for Environmental Art until 1 June, drawing together multidisciplinary artists to explore the strange and vital world of the fungal kingdom.
- 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.
- After drawing almost 140,000 visitors in Brisbane and Perth, BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness is heading to Melbourne for a limited season at The District Docklands until 29 July. Created by Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the inventor of plastination, and curated by physician and designer Dr. Angelina Whalley, the exhibition explores the human body through the lens of emotion, health and wellbeing.
- A landmark international fashion exhibition is heading to Melbourne’s south east, with The Offbeat Sari set to make its Australian debut at Bunjil Place Gallery until early August. Developed by London’s Design Museum and conceived and curated by Priya Khanchandani, the exhibition brings together 54 groundbreaking saris loaned from leading designers and studios across India.
- 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.
- Colour at Scienceworks in Spotswood is a vibrant, hands-on exhibition exploring the surprising science behind how we see the world, running until 26 January 2027.
What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 30 March – 5 April 2026
By Melbourning
Berwick Easter Fair
