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 UTC | 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

Spring Vegan Festival - Melbourne
2017-10-28 10:00 - 17:00 | Meat Market, 5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051
Indulge in vegan Indian desserts, shop for animal friendly products and chat with a not-for-profit about beagles. Go back in for raw treats, herbivorous burgers and smoothie bombs in this cruelty-free zone at Meat Market.

Halloween at Coal Creek - Korumburra
2017-10-28 17:30 - 22:30 | Coal Creek Community Park & Museum, 12 Silkstone Rd, Korumburra, Victoria, 3950, Australia
Halloween at Coal Creek is a great festival for all the family.

Trick or treat available for kids 16 years and under, bring your own bag to collect your goodies. The collection is from 5.30pm to 8pm.
There will also be ghost train rides, as well as many other activities including roving performers, snake busters, apple bobbing, monster bash disco and blazing bonfire from 8pm.
There is also a best dressed competition (under eight, under 16 and open).
Come down to Coal Creek for a fun filled Halloween.

Say Cheese Festival - Prahran
2017-10-29 | Prahran Market, 163 Commercial Rd, South Yarra, Victoria, 3141
The brie-lience of this cheese festival should not be understated

The Prahran Market’s annual cheese festival is beautiful in its simplicity. An entire day dedicated to the dreamiest dairy product humanity has created, where restaurants, chefs and local makers are invited to showcase their wares to hoardes of cheese fans. What more do you need in life?
Back for its fifth year, the Say Cheese Festival will bring more dairy delights to the Prahran Market than ever, closing off the street behind the market to squeeze in even more exhibitors.
So what exactly will you be tasting? In the cheesy pop-up precinct, bite into award-winning margherita pizzas by 400 Gradi, handmade gnocci by 48h Gnocchi and wash it all down with a refreshing Aperol Spritz by Prosecco Queen. Many of regular market traders will be dishing up one-off cheese dishes, including Paul Wilson of Wilson & Market, who’ll be rustling up cauliflower macaroni with braised short rib and cheddar.
And here’s some more gouda news: many of Melbourne’s best cheesemakers will be handing out free samples, including Shaw River Buffalo, That’s Amore Cheese and Yarra Valley Dairy.

2017 Vic Fish Kids - Maryborough
2017-10-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Lake Victoria Maryborough, Lake Victoria, Maryborough, Victoria, 3465
Do your kids love fishing or are you keen to get them into fishing? Then we’ve got the perfect family event for you – Vic Fish Kids at Lake Victoria, Maryborough!
Come along and join Vic Fish Kids ambassador Rex Hunt who will provide expert fishing tuition and inspire young and old with entertaining fishing tales.
It’s fun and free, with everything provided so youngsters can cast a line and try fishing in a safe and supportive environment.
BEST OF ALL, the first 200 kids to arrive will receive a FREE rod and reel! But you’ve got to get in there fast, or they’ll run out.
There are two fishing clinics on the day, the first starting at 10am and the second starting at midday. Note that for a chance to get the free rods you’ll need to attend the 10am session.
It’s all part of the State Government’s Target
One Million plan to grow participation and
get one millions anglers by 2020.
• Learn to cast, how to tie knots and what to
do with a fish when you catch one. Get the
opportunity to release fish into the waters too.
• Free fishing tuition will also be provided by
volunteers from angling clubs and Fishcare.
• Clinics will commence at 10am and midday, and
there’ll be lots to do for the whole family including a
free photo booth to immortalise that fish of lifetime.
• Parental supervision is essential and
participants should bring sturdy footwear,
clothing to suit the weather, a hat and
sunscreen, and a sense of fun and adventure
because they’re going to wonderful days!
We hope to see you there!
For more on other Vic Fish Kids locations and Fisheries events, visit:https://vfa.vic.gov.au/about/whats-on.

Buninyong Festival
2017-10-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Buninyong, Buninyong, Victoria, 3357
The Buninyong Festival is a fantastic opportunity for local artists, community groups, traders and other organisations to be seen and heard as well as meet and interact with the local community.
Enjoy a large array of yummy taste sensations from all around the world from the food trucks and stalls, grab and a glass of local wine and sit back and enjoy the main stage entertainment – or get involved in some of the awesome activities. Make sure you catch the roving performers and buskers spotted around the park. This vibrant festival offers you the experience of a market, foodie event, and music festival all rolled into one!

Wangaratta Jazz and Blues Festival
2017-11-03 - 2017-11-05 | Apex Park Wangaratta, Parfitt Road, Wangaratta, Victoria, 3677
Conceived by a group of locals in 1989 as a way to attract visitors and raise the profile of the town, the first Wangaratta Festival of Jazz (as it was then known) was staged in 1990, with attendances at around 2500.
Since then – with blues added to the program in 1994 – it has grown to become an internationally renowned event, attracting around 25,000 visitors, and more than 200 jazz and blues artists from the USA, the UK, Europe and Australia.
With a diverse, eclectic mix of jazz greats and rising stars, each year the program showcases jazz and blues of all styles, including original, contemporary, traditional, mainstream, experimental and improvised. A central feature remains the National Jazz Awards; a competition designed to encourage and promote young musicians.
The Festival has won numerous tourism and sponsorship awards, and is recognised internationally as the foremost jazz and blues event in Australia.

Traralgon Food Truck Carnival
2017-11-03 - 2017-11-05
Traralgon Food Truck Carnival is coming to Traralgon Race Course this Novemeber. Combining foods from around the world and world class racing.
– Up to 30 of Melbourne’s best food trucks
– Racing live on Saturday
– Carnival Rides
– Fully Licensed Bar
– Music
& much much more.
For more information go to www.ftcco.com.au

The Big Cohuna Festival
2017-11-03 - 2017-11-07 | Cohuna, Cohuna, Victoria, 3568
The 2017 Big Cohuna Festival will be launched on the Friday night with a wine and cheese event to open the gallery exhibition followed by a twilight paddock to plate feasting table. The festival will continue through until Tuesday where you can spend your days exploring our regional farms and home art studios, wandering the vintage car display and local Made Market, cruising the Gunbower Creek, relaxing at Factory and Field’s Grill & Chill, entering CMA’s fishing comp, embracing your creative passion with a photography workshop and dressing up for Melbourne Cup Carnival celebrations. The Creekside Fair offers a vibrant family atmosphere where you can enjoy live music, great food and kids entertainment. There is also a wellness morning, park run and the opportunity to try stand up paddle boarding too! www.cohuna.org.au

Espresso Martini Festival
2017-11-03 - 2017-11-05 | Meat Market, 5 Blackwood St, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051
Following the sold-out success of last year’s Mr Black Festival of the Espresso Martini, it’s coming back to Melbourne’s Meat Market even bigger and better.
This year will see the venue transformed into a six-bar cocktail village. Start with the Mr Black Coffee Shop where you can try a White Russian slushie or perhaps Mr Black’s OG Espresso Martini topped with a donut is more your jam. There will be a main bar with some less-than-usual Espresso Martini variations including the Coffee Nut Espresso Martini if you’re feeling a little fruity. Windsor’s favourite Jungle Boy are taking over the Tiki Bar in the garden and if you search hard enough, you might find the Speakeasy Bar created by Melbourne institution the Everleigh Bottling Co. And if coffee isn’t quite your thing, there is a Gin & Tonic Bar presented by Tanqueray and icy cold beers from Holgate Brewing.
If you’ve worked up an appetite then there will be delicious food available from Fancy Hanks, That Arancini Guy, Toasta & Co, Zeus Street Greek and Butter Mafia.
For those wanting to learn, Espresso Martini cocktail classes and Cold Brew workshops will run all weekend presented by Mr Black with Uber Bar Tools and Monin.
And there will be a curated selection of young Australian musicians to perform live every session, from beginning to end.

Bright Spring Festival 21 October - 7 November 2017
2017-11-03 - 2017-11-07 | Bright, Bright, Victoria, 3741
Spring is a glorious time to visit Bright – fresh green leaves return to the trees, bulbs burst into life in spectacular colour, and buds and blooms enchant the eyes in every direction.
Bright and surrounds are ready for you to experience the best the region has to offer – a natural beauty not found elsewhere in Victoria complemented by great cafés and restaurants, marvellous local wineries, accommodation to suit all budgets, adventure sports, walking tracks and bike trails,
vibrant shopping, street and river markets, theatre events, art exhibitions, fireworks and much more!
