YARRA VALLEY ARTS OPEN STUDIOS
2017-10-14 - 2017-10-15 | Art Studios Yarra Valley, Maroondah Highway, Healesville, Victoria
Explore the private studios of over 50 talented artists of the Yarra Valley. See what inspires them and how they create their artworks, ask questions, book a workshop and buy a piece direct from the maker. Three weekends, one in each area, includes a diverse range of artists from painters, print makers, potters, sculptors, photographers, textile and fibre art.
Visit artists around the Maroondah Highway on 9 and 10 September, Melba Highway on 14 and 15 October and Warburton Highway on 11 and 12 November. Plan your trip at one of the three exhibitions – more details on the website, Facebook or grab a map.
Three weekends, three areas, see them all.

Birregurra Festival - 14 and 15 October, 2017
2017-10-14 - 2017-10-15 | Birregurra, Birregurra, Victoria
Welcome to the Birregurra Festival & Art Show, an event synonymous with quality farm produce, agricultural displays, craft and live local music and held on the second weekend of October annually.
The festival begins with the art show launch in the Main Street Hall on the second Friday night in October, from 7.30pm. The Art Show – lauded as one of Victoria’s most successful – consistently attracts artists from across the State.

Billy Cart Challenge - Castlemaine
2017-10-14 | Castlemaine, Riverside Park, Monash Avenue, Riverside Park, Swan Hill, Victoria, 3585, Australia
We are passionate about creating an annual event that brings together the community with the opportunity to have fun in the billy cart they have built. This is a fundraising opportunity for ELM- a local suicide awareness and prevention initiative.

Bendigo Uncorked Week
2017-10-14 | Bendigo, Bendigo, Victoria, 3555
Bendigo Heritage Uncorked is a wine and food event with a difference. It’s a moving, yes moving – like walking, feast of the Bendigo region.
Your ticket is a special opportunity to taste the wines of the Bendigo region, matched with speciality food prepared by local chefs while strolling between seven stunning heritage buildings in Central Bendigo. It is an event with a relaxing pace, allowing you to stroll from one venue to the next when you’re ready to discover more Bendigo wines, local food and the historical buildings that make the city so recognisable.
Date: Saturday 14th October 2017
Time: 11am to 5pm
Ticket Price: $120 pp

Spring Fling Street Festival
2017-10-15 | North Melbourne Town Hall, 521 Queensberry St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051
Come celebrate spring at this 40 year old street festival held in Melbourne’s inner north

North Melbourne streets come alive for this annual festival stacked with live music, shopping, delicious street food, the always awesome Spring Fling Dog Show and a bunch of free activities for the whole family.
Now in its 40th year, the Spring Fling Street Festival features pop-up stalls along North Melbourne’s historic Errol and Victoria Streets. It’s expected around 15,000 people will head along, with locals and visitors encouraged to bring their best Sunday party vibes for this full day of fun.

Light up Geelong
2017-10-17 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Victoria
Mark your diaries… Don’t miss the first night community celebrations. See our stunning tree light up and the opening night show followed by projections on City Hall! There will be fireworks!!
Fri 10 Nov
Show starts 7pm
Floating Christmas tree lights up at 9pm
Projections on City Hall start at 9.30pm
Waterfront Geelong
FREE to attend
#EventsGeelong
For more: http://www.geelongaustralia.com.au/events/item/8d409587544cc98.aspx

National Ride2Work Day 2017
2017-10-18 | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Bicycle Network’s National Ride2Work Day is Australia’s biggest celebration of commuter riding.
Held annually in every state and territoriy, National Ride2Work Day puts a spotlight on Australia’s bike commuters showing just how easy, cheap, convenient and fun it is to ride to work.
Register now: http://bit.ly/2xLWwb1
Find a FREE community or CBD breakfast near you: http://bit.ly/2xLAFAh

Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix - Phillip Island
2017-10-20 - 2017-10-22 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Back Beach Rd, Phillip Island, Victoria, 3922
World Champion Marc Marquez, crowd favourite Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo will each defy the rules of nature with agility, courage and speed, as they battle it out around the picturesque circuit.

Royal Geelong Show
2017-10-20 - 2017-10-22 | Geelong Showground, Breakwater, Victoria, 3219
The Royal Geelong Show is the biggest four day show in country Victoria. People come from all walks of life, growers of produce and animals, creators of craft, artists, musicians, entertainers and many more to meet, show and share ideas.
There is something for everyone to enjoy at the Royal Geelong Show – and most of it is free!
There are over 40 competitions on offer including beef and dairy cattle, dogs, sheep, poultry, fleece, art, craft and needlework, prime lamb and beef carcase, fodder and pasture, woodchop and shearing!
For the tot’s and teens there are plenty of rides and games to keep everyone amused. Harry’s Bendigo Bank Farmyard operates every day of the Show and entry to the pavilion is free!
For Mum and Dad and those looking for something a bit more, local gourmet produce, boutique wineries are on hand for tastings and our local businesses are showcasing the latest in Home Innovation.
Celebrate with fireworks on Friday and Saturday nights at approximately 8.40pm.
Enjoy a taste of the country at the Royal Geelong Show!

Kyneton Music Festival
2017-10-20 - 2017-10-21 | Kyneton, Kyneton, Victoria, 3444
As far as arty regional towns go, Kyneton is quickly establishing a reputation for itself. Exhibit A: the amazing line-up for its annual music festival

Cash Savage, Loose Tooth and Dan Kelly lead the line-up for the annual Kyneton Music Festival, set to hit the picturesque surrounds of this breezy Macedon Ranges town this October.
Situated almost halfway between Bendigo and Melbourne, Kyneton has had quite the turnaround in the past decade, transitioning from sleepy country town into a cultural destination for Melburnians ditching the rat race.
The music festival, which is now in its sixth year, will feature a stacked line-up of live music happening all weekend. You’ll be able to hear from the aforementioned headliners, country-blues purveyor Cash Savage and her band the Last Drinks, Melbourne guitar pop three-piece Loose Tooth and free-wheeling singer-songwriter Dan Kelly. They’ll be performing alongside Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, the Cactus Channel, Flowertruck, Karl S Williams, The Twoks, Freya Josephine Hollick, Sugar Fed Leopards, Fountaineer, Dan Parsons and heaps more.
The festival will run over two days: smaller and more intimate performances will take place on Friday October 20 at the Bluestone Theatre, and the main festival day will be held the following day, on Saturday October 21, at St Pauls Park and the local burger joint and bar Major Tom’s.
Don’t have a car? No worries – the V-Line train is only an hour journey from Southern Cross. Bonus for those bringing little ones – kids under the age of 12 can come along for free when accompanied by an adult ticket holder.

MARYSVILLE JAZZ AND BLUES WEEKEND
2017-10-20 - 2017-10-22 | Marysville Township, 1 Murchison Street, Marysville, Victoria, 3779, Australia
Australian music legend and 2016 ARIA winner Russell Morris will kick off the weekend performing with his band at the Friday night opening concert.
Marysville will come alive to the music of some of Australia’s best jazz and blues artists. Featuring Australian artists that have achieved international and national acclaim. Internationally touring artists and bands such as Lloyd Spiegel, Geoff Achison, Fiona Boyes, Broderick Smith, Spectrum and many, many more played over the 2016 weekend and the committee will be working hard on performers for the 2017 weekend.
The third annual Marysville Jazz and Blues weekend will be held in Marysville over the weekend commencing on the evening of Friday 20 October, 2017.
This is a boutique event so get in early to avoid missing out.
Tickets are now on sale online via TryBooking.

NUMURKAH FOODBOWL FESTIVAL
2017-10-20 - 2017-10-22 | Numurkah, Numurkah, Victoria, 3636
Numurkah’s annual family friendly event, the Numurkah Foodbowl Festival, will hit the streets and fill the venues of the quaint country town from October 20, 21 and 22.
Experience and celebrate our local makers and producers, music, art, dance and community.
With an action-packed, family friendly program over the entire weekend, we invite you to participate in any way you wish. From a glorious stroll along the creek, to a day of shopping until your heart is content, to sitting on a picnic rug relaxing while listening to the best musical talents, Numurkah is your oyster!
The weekend will commence on Friday evening and run until Sunday afternoon. Multiple venues throughout Numurkah will host activities, many free activities will also be on offer throughout the weekend.

Melbourne Dumpling Festival
2017-10-20 17:00 - 22:00 | Bourke St, 206 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
Melbourne loves its dumplings and now the Melbourne Dumpling Festival is back – bigger and better than ever after the sell-out success of last year’s inaugural event!
See Melbourne’s best Chinese Restaurants – Tim Ho Wan Melbourne, China Red, China Chilli and Dragon Boat – go head-to-head in a dumpling dine-in like no other.
There’ll be dumpling and beer pairings, Double Happiness bubble tea cocktails, the Brooklyn Brewery beer garden, free green tea ice-cream, fortune cookies, live entertainment and lots of prizes to be won. Plus, the first 500 people to arrive will receive a limited edition Tim Ho Wan Gold Dust Bun, made exclusively for the night!
The event is totally free to attend but spaces for the dumpling and beer pairing experience are limited, so make sure you book a spot!

Melbourne Festival 4 - 22 October
2017-10-21 - 2017-10-22 | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000
You can’t get much more “Melbourne” than the Melbourne Festival. This annual celebration sees city streets transformed with pop-up art spaces, bustling theatres and bars packed out with festivalgoers over 18 days of film, dance, music, theatre and visual arts. For a city that loves the arts, it’s a calendar highlight.
“A festival is the time of year when you totally immerse yourself in your passion or interest,” says festival artistic director Jonathan Holloway, “and this year’s festival explores just how incredibly brilliant people can be – from artists and musicians to writers and technical teams.”

Junipalooza
2017-10-21 - 2017-10-22 | Meat Market, 5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051
Start your enGINes – this celebration of all things gin is back and bigger than ever

After last year’s roaring success, Junipalooza is back to celebrate all things gin. The festival will see in the warmer weather with award-winning gin producers showing off their best at North Melbourne’s Meat Market this October.
Junipalooza operates as a meet-the-maker style festival, with over 25 gin makers ready to answer any and all of your burning questions, including how it’s made and how it’s best served.
Australian gin producers including the Four Pillars Gin, Melbourne Gin Company Prohibition Gin and many more will be stirring up the classic gin and tonic by mixing innovative cocktails and signature drinks. International producers including Sweden’s Hernö Gin and the UK’s Pinkster will also be making the trip to showcase the most impressively crafted gins worldwide.
Talk and taste sessions can be booked throughout the weekend to provide insight into the science behind gin.
Tickets include all gin tasting and masterclasses. Early bird tickets at $35 a head are on sale until August 1, or until sold out.

House of Mirrors
2017-10-21 - 2017-10-22 | Arts Centre Melbourne, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004
Alter your perception with this disorienting walk-through installation

Melbourne artists Christian Wagstaff and Keith Courtney created this befuddling labyrinth for Dark Mofo 2016 – and since then, it’s popped up in Sydney, Adelaide and event Bendigo. Finally, Melburnians will have the chance to encounter House of Mirrors as it sets up shop outside the Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Melbourne Festival.
The installation is designed in such a way that visitors can often see others in the maze, but not themselves (and vice versa). Several steps in, it becomes impossible to maintain a sense of direction – and that’s when the confusion begins to set in.
Here’s what Time Out Sydney had to say when they visited House of Mirrors at Sydney Festival 2017:
“Navigating this maze of mirrors and optical illusions is especially fun after dark… and the experience is ever more disorienting if you’ve had a few cocktails beforehand. We were told it’s possible to complete the maze in 60 seconds – but where’s the fun in that? Our tips are to spend a bit of time playing with the illusions, then to stumble around until you creep yourself or your companions out, before finding your way back out again. In our experience, you haven’t truly survived the House of Mirrors until you’ve jumped out of your skin – spooked by your own reflection.”

EILDON BIG FISH CHALLENGE
2017-10-21 | Eildon Pondage, Riverside Drive, Eildon, Victoria, 3713
The waters of the Eildon Pondage adjacent to the Eildon township are home to the Eildon Big Fish Challenge competition, as well as a food and wine festival held on the third weekend of October each year.
Join hundreds of families as they ‘throw in a line’ for their chance to win one of the many prizes on offer.
With music and entertainment all weekend, food stalls and local produce, kids amusements, casting competition and a huge fireworks display, this is a family weekend worth enjoying.

Warragul Arts Market
2017-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Warragul, Warragul, Victoria, 3820
Browse and purchase original and fine art and craft from local artists, enjoy performers and buskers and join in a hands-on creative artist activity.

Painters, ceramics, photography, sculptors, jewellery, pottery, printmakers, authors, illustrators and much more.

Deni - Caulfield Cup Day Races 2017
2017-10-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Deniliquin Racing Club, Racecourse Rd, Deniliquin, New South Wales, 2710
Get your friends together for a great day of racing and book your marquee early to reserve your patch of grass on Caulfield Cup race day, Saturday 21st October 2017.
Marquee packages for Caulfield Cup Day (includes GST)
3m x 6m – includes 2 tables & 10 chairs – $260
3.6m x 3.6m – includes 2 tables & 10 chairs – $360
4m x 6m – includes 2 tables & 10 chairs – $420
4.6m x 4.6m – includes 2 tables & 10 chairs – $440
6m x 6m – includes 4 tables & 25 chairs – $660
6m x 9m – includes 5 tables & 35 chairs – $880
* All packages include plastic table cloths, large esky and ice.
Optional extras:
Linen table cloths $16.00 each.
BBQ and gas bottle $55.00 each.
Glasses $ 2.00 each (and a $6 breakage fee if missing or broken).
The Umbrella Package includes 10 chairs and a table for $300 or $30/head for a minimum of 4 people.
All enquiries and bookings to Joan on 0428 308 528

Surf Coast Kite Festival
2017-10-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Fishermens Beach, The Esplanade, Torquay, Victoria, 3228
A day of fun for all ages with giant kite displays by professional flyers, kite making, craft activities and free family entertainment on the beautiful Torquay foreshore. Proudly presented by the Jan Juc Pre School in celebration of our community and the wonderful natural environment we live in.
Partners: Surf Coast Shire Council, Torquay Community Enterprise, TAC, Coles Torquay, McCartney Real Estate, Surf Coast Times, DBM signs, GORCC.

Potato Shed Free Family Fun Day - Drysdale
2017-10-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Potato Shed, 41 Peninsula Drive, Drysdale, Victoria, 3222
e Bellarine’s biggest Free Family Fun Day returns to the Potato Shed this October.
With over 8,000 attendees in 2016 and growing, the event has become one best children’s events held annually in the Geelong region.
The free event has something for families of all ages including an animal farm, jumping castles, a cubby house photobooth, face painting, live performances and interactive music sessions.
It is a hub of fun activity throughout the day with an outdoor and indoor stage filled with an array of performances, a dedicated sports zone for those who have plenty of energy to burn and everybody’s beloved – the animal farm will keep children mesmerised for hours.
The Potato Shed’s favourite entertainers the Mik Maks are back again to bring music to kid’s ears and have them up and dancing along with The Funky Mummies, Jays Dance School Hip Hop and Mini Maestros with Bumblebee.
New items on the program this year include:
The St John CPR Lab – an exciting way to help people learn and restore their CPR skills for FREE which will be held in the Sports Zone.
The Trash Puppets will hold puppet making workshops. Children will be able to learn and make their own puppets to take home. There will also be roving puppets moving through the crowds.
Dazzling Dan – the magician will be opening in the theatre this year before the pantomime which will be Mother Goose.
Netball Victoria – join us for the first time to teach children how to play netball in the Sports Zone.
This year we anticipate even more people attending and enjoying the experience, a wonderful way to kick off Children’s Week on the Bellarine!
Gates open at the Potato Shed Family Fun Day at 11:00am.

Carlton Italian Festa
2017-10-22 11:00 - 21:00 | Carlton Festival, Piazza Italia Lygon Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053
Now in its sixth year, the Carlton Italian Festa is a celebration of all things Italian.
It’s a great event for the whole family, with entertainment all day on the main stage, as well as sporting activities, vehicle displays, cooking demonstrations, and of course plenty of fabulous Italian food on offer!
Supported by the City of Melbourne.

Melbourne Free Blues Festival
2017-10-22 12:00 - 23:30 | Wonderland Spiegeltent, 699 La Trobe Street, Docklands, Victoria, 3008
Get yourself to the Blues Music Festival Docklands at the pop-up Wonderland Spiegeltent Blues Garden for a fun day of non-stop music by an all-Australian lineup.
This free event kicks off at midday with an all-star lineup, including Dream Boogie, Catfish Voodoo, Nick Charles, The Three Kings, Paulie Bignell and The Thornbury Two, Sweet Felicia and the Tradies, Bonny Kay and The Bonafides, John Macnamara, Johnny Reynolds Band, Bill Barber, Jarrod Shaw, Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie and Steph Fischer–Ivancsy.
This indoor/outdoor event includes licensed bars and some of Melbourne’s best food trucks.
Supported by City Of Melbourne.

Bendigo Agricultural Show
2017-10-27 - 2017-10-28 | Bendigo Showgrounds, Cnr Holmes Rd and Havilah Rd,, Bendigo, Victoria, 3550
In 2017, the Bendigo Agricultural Show Society will present the Annual Show on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th October. Mark these dates in your calendar now as plans for the 2017 show are already under way to make it bigger and better than last year’s fantastic show!
This years show is sure to please all age ranges with so many fun activities from art and craft displays, agricultural competitions, puppet shows, monster trucks and circus through to carnival rides, show bags and much much more.

Timeline Festival - Ballarat
2017-10-28 - 2017-10-29 | Kryal Castle, 121 Forbes Road, Leigh Creek, Ballarat,, Victoria, 3352
It’s back!! and bigger than ever. TheTimeline Festival is a multi-period living history weekend covering everything from early Viking through to WW2. Visit the period encampments and living history displays, watch the world-class jousting and skill at arms display, marvel at the age of gunpowder with musket displays by Napoleonic era British and French armies or visit the many period traders and market stalls. There will be so much going on this weekend, you will be gutted if you miss it

EUROA 127th Annual Show October 28th 2017!
2017-10-28 | Euroa Showgrounds, Main Entrance Cnr Frost and Charles Streets, Euroa, Victoria, 3666
Make sure you don’t miss out on our very own Euroa Show! Bring the kids and come enjoy all the show has to offer! Camp here at the Euroa Caravan Park with your very own fire, throw a rod in and catch a fish, head off to the show and finish the day relaxing at your camp site.
http://www.euroashow.org.au/

Ride Daylesford
2017-10-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Daylesford, Daylesford, Victoria, 3460
Starting in Daylesford, cyclists will ride in this inaugural event through the beautiful countryside of Hepburn, Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander Shires. The ride will pass the towns of Kyneton, Malmsbury, Elphinston, Faraday, Taradale, Harcourt, Walmer, Maldon, Newstead, Franklinford, and Hepburn Springs before returning to Daylesford.
Cyclists will complete either a 146km, 63km or 33km recreational ride course with sections through wineries, springs and rolling countryside.

Myrtleford Show
2017-10-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Myrtleford Showgrounds, Myrtleford Rd, Myrtleford, Victoria, 3737
70th Annual spring show will be held on 28th October 2017
The Myrtleford spring show was established in 1947 bringing local farmers, businesses and towns folk together to celebrate the rich and diverse produce and the amazing culture of the surrounding districts. The Show has gone from strength to strength over the last 70 years, this year has the potential to be just as vibrant and exciting for the whole family

Studebaker Concours/Show & Shine Geelong
2017-10-28 09:30 - 16:30 | Eastern Beach Reserve, Waterfront, Geelong, Victoria, 3220
Studebakers and Packards on display on the picturesque Eastern Beach Reserve in Geelong. Food and drinks are avalible on the day and entry is free

Indigenous Heritage Day
2017-10-28 10:00 - 15:00 | Neds Corner, Neds Corner, Victoria, 3496
Join us at Trust for Nature’s iconic conservation reserve, Neds Corner Station, to learn about its rich Aboriginal heritage and how people have lived along the Murray River for at least the last 20,000 years.
> Hear from Traditional Owners about the significance of this place.
> Hear from La Trobe University archaeologists about their research at Neds.
> Learn about the cultural management of the property from Trust for Nature, Mallee Catchment Management Authority and Parks Victoria.
The day will include a Welcome to Country, bush tucker lunch and guided cultural tour. This event is part of our 2017 Spring Into Nature series.
Find out more and register here https://www.trustfornature.org.au/events/sin2017-neds-corner-station
