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A weekend escape to the gorgeous Grampians beckons. The Grampians Grape Escape Food and Wine Festival will see the alrea... [more]
Don't let the name deceive you. The Port Fairy Folk Music Festival, on from Friday March 9th to Monday the 12th across t... [more]
One of Melbourne's premier food and wine events, Taste of Melbourne, has shifted seasons. After several years as a wi... [more]
Few food events excite me as much as the Good Food & Wine Show, held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre f... [more]
Food, music and adventure are some of my favourite things in life. The Age Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock, held on Sunda... [more]
Things are certainly hotting up for the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, with Foodie Trails' extended Masala Tours of the... [more]
It's time to dress up in your frilliest skirts and sexiest shirts for the Karavan International Gypsy Festival at The St... [more]
Okay, Brisbanites, the time has come to dress up in your frilly finest for the Karavan International Gypsy Music Fest... [more]
Our top Aussie music legends and an
idyllic location make Legends on the Lawn, held on Sunday March 18th at Werribee P... [more]
Be uplifted and inspired by lively, groovy soulful beats at the Karavan International Gypsy Music Festival, one of this ... [more]
Fabulous food, wonderful wines, groovy beats, and an exhilarating location combine at the iconic Harvest Picnic at Hang... [more]
Love walking into a quality clothing store where nothing is over $30? Love environmentally-friendly clothing that feels ... [more]
The biggest, best spring picnic is almost here. Stretching across the glorious lawns of Werribee Park on Sunday the 27th... [more]
The 2011 Melbourne Bead Expo is on Friday the 11th to Sunday the 13th of November at the Kingston Town Hall in Moorabbin... [more]
The most happening place to be this pre-Melbourne Cup long weekend is the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Blues. You c... [more]
Almost 13 million people across the Horn of Africa are currently facing desperate food shortages after the worst drought... [more]
The excitement's building as the 15th annual Queenscliff Music Festival edges closer. Thousands will flock to the pictur... [more]
I love Anglesea. I love music. When the two combined in October 2010, the first ... [more]
Bring it on - a great food show with a gluten-free difference. The Irresistible Gluten Free Show, Australia's biggest g... [more]
I love 'the show' Just writing this story's got me all excited. The Royal Melbourne Show is on from Saturday the 24th of... [more]
One of the biggest (and, in my opinion, best) annual music festivals in Victoria has just released its early bird ticket... [more]
The beautiful Bayside suburb of Carrum will erupt with harvest foods, country and blues, and bundles of fun at the Kings... [more]
Fancy yourself an artist behind the camera lens? Enjoy taking the time to savour the beautiful and slower things in life... [more]
Get ready as the legendary Carlos Santana and his incredible musicians prepare to raise the roof at the Acer Arena on Fr... [more]
Okay, Brisbanites, it's time to pull out your dancing shoes and get grooving to the infectious sounds of Carlos Santana,... [more]
Whether young, old or somewhere in between, most people love the sound of the legendary Carlos Santana. Well, you can gr... [more]
Who are the legends? Iconic Australians Vika & Linda Bull, Daryl Braithwaite, Ross Wilson and Mark Seymour, and thei... [more]
Dig out your bangles and dress up in your frilly finest for the Karavan! International Gypsy Music Festival 2011. This... [more]
Dig out your bangles and dress up in your frilly finest for the Karavan! International Gypsy Music Festival 2011. This... [more]
Shake out the picnic rug, bring an appetite and head to The Age Spring Harvest Picnic at Werribee Park on Sunday 28th of... [more]
The Queenscliff Music Festival descends on the Bellarine Peninsula's picturesque shores on Friday 26th to Sunday the 28t... [more]
Federation Square explodes into colour and culture at this year's fifth Polish Festival, on this Sunday from 10am to 5pm... [more]
It's time to get your toe-tapping shoes on, with the Phillip Island Jazz Festival jazzing it up at the lovely Phillip Is... [more]
Those with a palate for some of the state's finest food and wine will be heading to our most picturesque valley for Yarr... [more]
Easter is nigh and maybe too the time to bring a few basics back to a special celebration at risk of being engulfed by c... [more]
Grab a sun hat and some good friends or loved ones and leave your troubles behind! The Queenscliff Music Festival on the... [more]
Not a weekend goes by in Melbourne without a cultural festival to celebrate. Festival Indonesia explodes into vibrant co... [more]
Do you enjoy the arts? Are you inspired by innovation, creativity – or something a little out of the ordinary? Offering ... [more]
If you – or anyone you know – have ever said you can't afford to go out and have fun, sorry, but it's a big lie. We live... [more]
Jive to some upbeat jazz or cruise to some very cool crooning at this year's Melbourne International Jazz Festival.
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Spring has sprung. It's time to bung on some gardening clothes and get out in the sun. Don't have a green thumb? Are you... [more]
Whether you’re a well-published writer, an occasional scribbler with a book busting to get out, or you simply love the w... [more]
Olives are an acquired taste. You’ve either acquired the taste or not – yet!
Either way, there is an inspiring day t... [more]
Love to sip and sup some of the world’s best wines and food? Who doesn’t! The Hunter Valley’s month-long celebration of ... [more]
If you seriously love good food (and who doesn't?), I seriously suggest re-scheduling any prior arrangements to make roo... [more]
Care for a taste of the sweet life? Then La Dolce Vita is for you. Held on November 14th and 15th in the beautiful King ... [more]
Fancy celebrating our state's fabulous wines and associated joys on one of the most glorious coastlines in the country? ... [more]
Get ready for the biggest and best flower and garden display in the Southern Hemisphere. The Mitre 10 Melbourne Internat... [more]
This year Anzac Day falls on a Sunday, with the following Monday the 26th a national public holiday.
Anzac Day comme... [more]
When was the last time you went to ‘the show’, which is what most of us grew up calling it as kids? For many adults, the... [more]
It's time to spring into spring - well almost - with the Herald Sun Home Show & Garden Expo Bursting with ideas and insp... [more]
Like to liven up your latte with a cultural experience amidst some fascinating contemporary art? Fancy a spot of boutiqu... [more]
If there's a prettier town in country Victoria, I want to know about it. Bright – set amidst the picturesque alpine land... [more]
Hands up if you love cheese? Not the stuff you find in the supermarket, but specialty cheese made by small, artisan prod... [more]
Got anything on tomorrow night? Hope not because the Herald Sun Camberwell Rotary Art Show is poised to inspire and upli... [more]
Time to put your thinking caps on for a free public lecture series in the spirit of philosophical questioning – with a c... [more]
I can think of no better way than spending an autumn day in the glorious Dandenong Mountains. Como Gardens, a beautiful ... [more]
It's coming to the end of winter – thank goodness! I can think of no better way to welcome in the upcoming spring season... [more]
Here's a great opportunity for young and old to explore the amazing world of science, and learn a fascinating fact or tw... [more]
While budgets might be tight, there's still loads to see and do for next to nothing - less that a cup of coffee in fact.... [more]
Don't you just love living in a city with a festival to celebrate just about every interest and quirk we fascinating hum... [more]
It's on our doorstep. I can hardly contain my excitement. Why? Because the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival dishes up 25... [more]
The sun is shining and the birds singing as spring bursts forth with beauty and colour. What better way to celebrate tha... [more]
Australia Day is a fabulous day, one to celebrate the fantastic country we're lucky enough to live in. Call me biased if... [more]
Time to get creative! The 2009 Melbourne Bead Expo showcases all that's bright and beautiful in beads and jewellery from... [more]
Shake out the picnic rug and grab your picnic basket! No need to fill it though; The Age Spring Harvest Picnic will be b... [more]
‘Tutto il Mondo é un Paese’ or ‘The Whole World is one Big Town’ – and this reflects the warm community spirit you’ll so... [more]
It's time to whet the appetite! Tastebuds will be in overdrive at this year's four-day Taste of Melbourne at the Royal E... [more]Love to sip and sup some of the world’s best wines and food? Who doesn’t! The Hunter Valley’s month-long celebration of ... [more]
Okie dokes, folks, I'm excited! I hope you are too – by the fact that there's a brand new festival about to hit Melbourn... [more]
Cheese lovers, get ready for a creamy, oozy afternoon to tantalise the tastebuds.
The Melbourne Specialist Cheese Sho... [more]
Pucker up and don't delay. Valentine's Day is on the way. Sunday February 14th is the day lovers all over the world expr... [more]
It’s slow. It’s sumptuous. It’s a sensational way to warm up winter while savouring some seriously good food, wine and f... [more]
Chocoholics, it’s time to lavish yourself in all things sweet and oozy at the Chocolate Rush Festival. The luscious, wee... [more]
The Sunbury Wine Region Festival rolls out across the picturesque Sunbury landscape mainly on Saturday the 29th and Sund... [more]
We are in the midst of a food obsession fed by a gluttony of cooking shows and a surplus of celebrity chefdom. Isn't it ... [more]
Melburnians have the opportunity to fall in love with contemporary art at the 2010 Melbourne Art Fair. Anyone from the s... [more]
Have you been The Tesselaar Tulip Festival? If the answer's yes, you've probably already pencilled it in. If the answer ... [more]
This is indeed a picnic of gastronomic proportions. The Age Harvest Picnic at Hanging Rock brings together over 100 Vict... [more]