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Special Events in Melbourne
January
Andersen Match Play Golf Championships
World Golf Championships are a series of events launched in 1999 that feature the game's top players competing against each other in a variety of competition formats.
Metropolitan Golf Club, Golf Road, South Oakleigh
(03) 9579 3122
February
Ericsson Masters Golf Championships
One of Australia's leading golf tournaments, featuring the best Australian players and international stars.
Huntingdale Golf Club, Windsor Avenue, South Oakleigh
(03) 9639 2333
Throughout February
Woolmark Melbourne Fashion Festival
An annual celebration of fashion and style, offering a wide range of parades, performances, business events, exhibitions, international guests and gala events.
Melbourne
(03) 9826 9688
Early March
Mercedes Benz Blue Diamond Stakes
Experience the best in thoroughbred racing at the home of some of the most exciting horse racing in the State and witness Victoria's richest race for two year olds.
Caulfield Racecourse, Station Street, Caulfield
(03) 9257 7200
Early April
The Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
The success of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show is now a matter of record and continues to grow in horticultural and floricultural excellence with displays continuing to enthrall visitors. Held within the historic Royal Exhibition Building and the surrounding Carlton Gardens the event features over 300 exhibitors ranging from floral designers, flower growers, landscape architects and designers, leading nurseries and florists.
(03) 9639 2333
Mid-June
A R Dobson Australian Steeple and the Australian Hurdle
The A R Dobson Australian Steeple and the Australian Hurdle are the feature races at this meeting and have long been regarded as two of the most prestigious jumps races on the Australian racing calendar.
Sandown Racecourse, Racecourse Drive, Springvale
(03) 9257 7200
Mid-July - early August
Melbourne International Film Festival
Established in 1952, the Melbourne International Film Festival is a showcase for the latest developments in Australian and international filmmaking, offering audiences a wide range of features and shorts, encompassing fiction, documentaries, animation and experimental films with a program of more than 290 films from 40 countries.
Venues within the Central Business District
Melbourne International Film Festival Office
(03) 9417 2011
Early September
Melbourne Symphony Season opens
(03) 9626 1111
Melbourne Concert Hall, Victorian Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Throughout 3 weeks of October
Melbourne Fringe Festival
The Melbourne Fringe Festival is Melbourne's annual open access three week program of innovative and experimental art across all art forms. A showcase of new work and new ways of presenting, in hundreds of individual events, across the city.
Venues across Melbourne
(03) 9481 5111
1st Sunday in October
Queen Elizabeth Trophy
One of the major events on the Victorian golfing program.
Royal Melbourne Golf Club, Cheltenham Road, Black Rock
(03) 9598 6755
Mid-November
Victorian Arabian Jockey Club Futurity Show
Presenting the inaugural Arabian Horse Futurity Show. See Australia's best 2 year old Arabians competing for the Futurity Championship. All horses will be eligible to race in the Futurity Race for 3 year olds.
Werribee Park National Equestrian Centre, K Road, Werribee
(03) 5429 6985
Late November
Rose Festival of the Yarra Ranges
Indulge in the beauty and fragrance of roses. See them blooming on a rose farm, in beautiful gardens, in hot houses and in trial beds. Lectures will be running daily at Tesselaars and Roses Galore.
(03) 5964 8475
Throughout December
Rural Christmas Market
Over 50 rural producers from all over Victoria selling their handmade crafts and produce in the three weeks leading up to Christmas. Handcrafted gifts include ceramics and pottery, sheepskin and emu products, gourmet foods, Aboriginal artwork, children's toys and clothing, glassware and timber gifts.
Information Victoria, 356 Collins Street, Melbourne
(03) 9603 9949
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