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What’s on in Melbourne and regional Victoria this week: 7-13 September 2026

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Tesselaar Tulip Festival
  • There’s free pilates at the Queen Victoria Market every Thursday morning throughout September.
  • Melbourne Connect Innovation Week returns for its sixth year to celebrate the ideas, partnerships and breakthroughs redefining the future from 7-11 September.
  • Running from 10 to 12 September at Melbourne Park, the three-day NFL Kick Off Festival will lead into the NFL’s first-ever regular season game in Australia, when the Los Angeles Rams take on the San Francisco 49ers at the MCG on Friday 11 September.
  • The Los Angeles Rams will take over Crown Riverwalk from Thursday, September 10 to Saturday, September 12, with Rams House: The LA Tailgate Experience transforming the Yarra waterfront into a free fan zone.
  • Flight Centre Warrnambool’s Annual Travel Showcase is back for a third year on 10 September.
  • The Mildura Country Music Festival is on 11-18 September.
  • Independent perfumers and artisan makers from across Australia and New Zealand will be at the Deakin University Waterfront Campus in Geelong from 11-13 September for the Geelong Fragrance Fair – Australia’s largest independent fragrance festival.
  • Eroni’s Circus will be in Robinvale from 11-13 September.
  • Preston Market is staying open after dark with its first Night Festival bringing food, wine, live  music and entertainment to the market for one lively Friday evening on 11 September.
  • Glow Motion is an exciting glow run packed with neon lights, music, movement, and fun at Queens Park in Moonee Ponds on 11 September.
  • Fill your world with colour and fun at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival from 12 September to 11 October.  With over a million spring flowers in bloom and live entertainment daily there is something for everyone.
  •  The Paypal Australian Fashion Festival will present the Bendigo Fashion Series from 12 to 20 September with 31 events across nine days.
  • Back for its eighth year, the Melton Learning Festival celebrates lifelong learning for all ages and abilities, and this year it’s all about ‘Expanding Your Horizons!’ Its running until 12 September.
  • Explore a weekend of hands-on STEM fun with lightning shows, Planetarium meditation, sports challenges, creative activities and inspiring talks from real scientists at the Science is a Superpower Festival at Scienceworks on 12-13 September.
  • The 57th Victoria Hot Rod and Street Machine Festival returns for an action-packed weekend celebrating hot rods, custom cars, and the incredible car community at Caribbean Park in Scoresby on 12-13 September.
  • The 2026 Diamond Creek Rotary Town Fair is on 12 September.
  • The Puffing Billy Running Festival is on 12-13 September.
  • The Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival will bring together families, friends, and visitors of all ages to experience the magic of this special occasion in Sunshine on 12 September.
  • Celebrate the creativity and diversity of Victoria’s Indian community with a day filled with vibrant art, captivating dance, delicious food, dynamic music and free activities for the whole family at the NGV’s Indian Community Day on 12 September.
  • Bloom and Graze returns for its second year on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September at CherryHill Orchards with live acoustic music, many delicious food offerings on-site, as well as CherryHill’s famous cherry ice cream, beverages, and cherry-inspired farmgate store.
  • The Proscuitto Festa 2026 is on in Carlton on 12 September.
  • The Melbourne Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival is celebrating its 34th year in Box Hill on 12 September.
  • The Australian Plants Expo is on in Eltham on 12-13 September.
  •  The annual fire brigades torchlight procession through the streets of Diamond Creek is on 12 September.
  • The 54th Model Train Show is on at Caulfield Racecourse on 12-13 September
  • Get ready for the best wine tasting event in Melbourne,  with 30+ wineries from all over Victoria at the Wine and Vine Festival at Abbotsford Convent on 12-13 September
  • The Zero Waste Festival is on at Fed Square on 12 September.
  • The Melbourne Record Fair is on at Queen Victoria Market on 12 September.
  • The Surf Coast Century on 12 September is a spectacular 50km and 100km Ultra Marathon traversing the Surf Coast and iconic Great Ocean Road.
  • The Mildura spring Clothes Swap Weekend is on 12-13 September.
  • The Warrnambool Psychic and Wellbeing Expo is on 12 September.
  • The American Iron Echuca Truck Display is on 12-13 September.
  • The World Travel Expo is on Warrnambool on 13 September.
  • NightSee Taiwan is a not-for-profit community celebration inspired by Taiwan’s Moon Festival – a place where food, culture, creativity, and community come together in Colac on 13 September.
  • The Colac Catch A Carp Festival is on 13 September.
  • The Geelong Wedding Expo is on 13 September.
  • The Shepparton Swap Meeting is on 13 September.
  • The All Seasons Hotel in Bendigo is hosting a wedding expo on 13 September.
  • The Great Arts and Crafts Destash Market is on in Werribee on 13 September.
  • Whitehorse Historical Society invites you a fun filled day of free activities including picnic races and old-fashioned  games for kids, together with some fun craft activities at the Schwerkolt Cottage Heritage Family Day in Mitcham on 13 September.
  • Celebrate Whitehorse’s changing landscapes during Heritage Week through guided walks, exhibitions, talks and family-friendly events that uncover the rich history behind its streets and neighbourhood from 13-20 September.
  • The Multicultural Moon Festival is on at Box Hill Town Hall on 13 September.
  • Fawkner Festa returns to CB Smith Reserve on Sunday 13 September 2026, bringing together the creativity and community spirit that make Fawkner such a special place. 
  • Celebrate the vibrant sounds of Corhanwarrabul at the Hilltop Music Festival, a community music event dedicated to showcasing the incredible talent of local and emerging musicians on 13 September in Sassafras.
  • The Mini Folks Baby and Children’s Market is on in Altona North on 13 September.
  • The Legend of the Skyline car show is on in Heatherton on 13 September.
  • Dubswap26 – Australia’s largest indoor Volkswagon swapmeet – is on in Moorabbin on 13 September.
  • The Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival is on until 13 September.
  • Until 13 September, Darebin FUSE Festival will light up the municipality with a stacked multi-arts program of live performances, interactive workshops, family activities, cultural experiences and more, with something for all ages
  • The Emerging Writers Festival returns from 10-18 September.
  • Silvers Circus will be in Sunbury until 13 September.
  • The Circus Royale is at Taylors Lakes until 13 September.
  • La Mama Theatre is launching the inaugural HOPE PUNK Climate Festival, a three-week celebration of independent performance, conversation and creativity centred on climate action until 20 September.
  • Melbourne’s winter nights are set to sparkle as National Gallery of Victoria unveils the return of NGV Friday Nights alongside the highly anticipated 2026 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces: CARTIER exhibition. Running every Friday until 2 October at NGV International, the after-hours series will combine late-night exhibition access with live music, film screenings, French-inspired food and immersive performances inspired by the world of Cartier.
  • A dazzling world-exclusive Cartier exhibition will run at the National Gallery of Victoria until 4 October featuring more than 300 jewels, tiaras, necklaces, brooches, timepieces and design drawings, making the exhibition the largest presentation of the legendary jewellery house ever staged in Australia.
  • Melbourne is getting a deep dive into vinyl, sound and music culture, with RISING and ACMI unveiling The Vinyl Factory: Reverb, at ACMI. Running throughout this year’s RISING event and extended until 4 October, the large scale exhibition explores how vinyl and music have shaped art, fashion, film and social movements.
  • In a landmark moment for its 130th year, Geelong Gallery, in partnership with Art Exhibitions Australia and ACPA Advising Curating Producing Art, is proud to present Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel, Art Dealer Among the Artists, the most ambitious international exhibition in the Gallery’s history, running until 11 October.
  • Sketch and Scribe Fest is the fun festival that connects you with children’s publishers. Designed for children’s writers and illustrators of all levels – beginner scribblers to published authors/illustrators – wanting to connect and learn from publishers and award-winning experts. Its on at Jan Juc until 17 October.
  • The RESET Festival at Fed Square until 17 October is a free, family-friendly festival about slowing down, finding joy in the hands-on – and discovering creative ways to live more sustainably
  •  Still moves: Australian and international animation is on at the Bayside Gallery at Brighton Town Hall until 25 October, celebrating hand-made animation by artists considered leaders in the field.
  • Melbourne Museum will open ROME: Empire, Power, People until 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.
  • Shepparton Art Museum is the only Victorian venue to host Australia’s most celebrated portrait prize, the Archibald Prize, in 2026. You can see it until 1 November.
  • A thought-provoking new exhibition EMERGENCE[Y] at Science Gallery Melbournebrings together artists, researchers, and designers to examine how humanity might adapt to a rapidly changing planet until 5 December 2026.
  • 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.
  • Home is Football: Belonging in Australian Soccer at the Immigration Museum until 27 January 2027 explores how the world game has shaped identity, migration and community across Australia. Featuring stories from Ange Postecoglou, Lydia Williams and grassroots players, the exhibition celebrates football’s power to connect people both on and off the pitch.
  • Plant Life: The Nature of Design explores how plant-based materials could offer alternatives to plastics, synthetic products and other non-renewable materials, bringing together more than 60 works from Australian and international designers at NGV until 7 February 2027.
  • 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 March 2027/. 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.
  • World of the Book returns until 17 May 2027 – State Library Victoria’s largest ever tribute to women writers, alongside hundreds of extraordinary Australian and international works from the State Collection. Now in its 21st year, this beloved exhibition brings together more than 400 rare, remarkable and historically significant items from c. 2000 BCE to today, many on public display for the first time.
  • What if the things we remember most aren’t necessarily the things we expect to find in a history book? That is the idea behind You Have a New Memory, a fascinating exhibition at State Library Victoria that digs into the ways we preserve the stories, objects and everyday moments that make up our collective memory open daily until 27 June 2027.
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