Melbourne
Public holidays
Melbourne Cup Carnival
Public holidays
Victoria
January
New Year's Day
Tuesday, 1 January 2019
Australia Day
Monday, 28 January 2019
March
Labour Day
Monday, 11 March 2019
April
Good Friday
Friday, 19 April 2019
Easter Sunday
Sunday, 21 April 2019
Easter Monday
Monday, 22 April 2019
ANZAC Day
Thursday, 25 April 2019
June
Queen's Birthday
Monday, 10 June 2019
September
Friday before AFL Grand Final
Friday, 27 September 2019
November
Melbourne Cup Day
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
December
Christmas Day
Tuesday, 25 December 2018
Boxing Day
Wednesday, 26 December 2018
Useful information
Victorian school holidays
22 December 2018 – 28 January 2019
6 April – 22 April 2019
29 June – 14 July 2019
21 September – 6 October 2019
21 December 2019 – 27 January 2020
28 March 2020 – 13 April 2020
27 June 2020 – 12 July 2020
19 September 2020 – 4 October 2020
19 December – 26 January 2021
Daylight saving
Starts Sunday, 7 October 2018
Ends Sunday, 7 April 2019
Starts Sunday 6 October 2019
Ends Sunday 5 April 2020
Don't miss
Events
Exhibitions
Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition
Mandela My Life: The Official Exhibition is a new world-class, collections-rich exhibition on the inspirational life of Nelson Mandela. Produced in close...
Exhibitions
Escher X nendo | Between Two Worlds
Escher X nendo - Between Two Worlds is a groundbreaking exhibition that features the work of Dutch artist M. C. Escher in dialogue with the work of acclaimed...
Plays & musicals
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming exclusively to Melbourne from January 2019.
Sports
World Cup Gymnastics Melbourne
Experience the spectacular this summer as world class gymnastics returns to Melbourne again in February for the 2019 edition of the World Cup Gymnastics...
Sports
Australian International Airshow
A high voltage array of combat aircraft takes centre stage at Airshow 2019. See the most potent assets in the air defence arsenal strut their awesome stuff...
Design
Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival
The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival is an annual celebration of fashion, beauty, business and creative endeavour for everyone to enjoy. Established...
Festivals
Port Fairy Folk Music Festival
Australia's world famous Port Fairy Folk Festival is a major event presenting international and national artists in a four day festival of music, arts...
Festivals
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Raise a toast to regional producers and savour a meal and a glass of wine at delicious food festival events, including the World's Longest Lunch.
Motor sport
Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix 2019
Get the motor running and enjoy a long weekend of F1 action on and off the track including motor shows, air displays and of course, the big race.
Plan your trip
Things to do
Road trips and itineraries
Travel from mountains to coast to city in no time at all thanks to Victoria's compact size. Follow tourist routes or make it up as you go along.
Victoria
Accommodation
Find accommodation to suit your budget from luxury city hotels, boutique hotels, apartments and motels to B&Bs, caravan parks and backpacker hostels.
Things to do
Top attractions
There's so much to see and do across Victoria and our handy list of the top attractions helps you work out where to begin, in city or country.
Victoria
Events
Life's worth celebrating in Victoria. A packed calendar of events ensures there's a party in every corner of the state, whenever you visit.