As a foodie town, Melbourne always has a culinary event on the boil. Choose from food festivals, wine tastings, celebrity chef visits and cooking classes.

Melbourne's best blockbuster events

Melbourne's best blockbuster events

The best major events on in Melbourne this year.

The best things to do under $20 in Melbourne

The best things to do under $20 in Melbourne

The best cocktail deals, cheap eats and low-cost activities in Melbourne.

Art, History, Food and Wine Tour
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Art, History, Food and Wine Tour

The perfect introduction to Melbourne – street art, curious tales, wine tasting and tapas.

Vegan-Friendly: Cheese, Chocolate and Wine Matching
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Vegan-Friendly: Cheese, Chocolate and Wine Matching

Learn how to match wine with cheese and chocolate in this interactive vegan-friendly experience.

Bakery Hill Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting
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Bakery Hill Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting

Learn how Bakery Hill produces its malts on a tour and tasting led by a distiller.

Salami and Wine Matching

Salami and Wine Matching

A mouthwatering exploration of six artisan salami, learning how to match them to back-vintage wines.

Good Food and Wine Show

Good Food and Wine Show

Enjoy three delicious days of good food, good wine and good times.

 Best's Great Western Wine Masterclass

Best's Great Western Wine Masterclass

Taste ten wines from one of Australia's most historical wineries with vigneron, Hamish Thomson.

Cheese and Wine Matching

Cheese and Wine Matching

Explore seven artisan cheese and learn how to match them to back-vintage wines.

Easter Chocolate Indulgence High Tea
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Easter Chocolate Indulgence High Tea

Delight your taste buds with sweet and savoury treats.

High Tea at Melbourne Museum
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High Tea at Melbourne Museum

Experience a taste of the Titanic  through a unique high tea menu.

Old and Rare Wine Tastings
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Old and Rare Wine Tastings

An exclusive opportunity to sample old and rare wines with sommelier, Antony Anderson.

Palate Trainer
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Palate Trainer

Learn to evaluate wine like an expert and improve your palate in this informative and fun session.

Cake Bake & Sweets Show

Cake Bake & Sweets Show

A three-day extravaganza featuring Australia’s finest dessert vendors with live demonstrations.

Social Wines Meetup and Dinner
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Social Wines Meetup and Dinner

Join a guided tasting with a sommelier and make new friends over fine wines.

What's on and what's open over the Labour Day long weekend

What's on and what's open over the Labour Day long weekend

Kick off the long weekend with Moomba, awesome free events, street art walks and more.

Hands-on Mother's Day Lemon and Ricotta Gnocchi Masterclass

Hands-on Mother's Day Lemon and Ricotta Gnocchi Masterclass

Learn the art of making traditional Italian Ndunderi at this hands-on cooking class on Mother’s Day.

Murder at the Manor

Murder at the Manor

A quintessentially British combination of intrigue, fun and delicious food.

At Nonna's Table with Paola Bacchia

At Nonna's Table with Paola Bacchia

Enjoy a convivial lunch for the launch of Paola Bacchia's new cookbook, At Nonna's Table.

Chef's Table Degustation Dinner
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Chef's Table Degustation Dinner

Enjoy an eight-course themed dinner with optional matched wines.

Mad Hatter's High Tea: After Dark Edition

Mad Hatter's High Tea: After Dark Edition

Welcome to an adults-only wonderland bursting with whimsy and delight.

Nevra's Big Turkish Brunch

Nevra's Big Turkish Brunch

Sous chef Nevra Aydin shares traditional family recipes from Istanbul.

Share the Dignity: DigniTea

Share the Dignity: DigniTea

Join in an afternoon of fun, high tea, bubbles and guest speakers to help end period poverty.

Home Cooking Show

Home Cooking Show

Indulge in a 3-day flavour fiesta at the Home Cooking Show.

Northern French Wine Masterclass

Northern French Wine Masterclass

Taste wines from Loire, Alsace and Savoie in this wine masterclass.

Wet Sunday Sessions
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Wet Sunday Sessions

End the weekend right and start the weekend fresh with a poolside recovery session at W Melbourne.

Jazz and Shiraz: Wine Tasting Night

Jazz and Shiraz: Wine Tasting Night

Enjoy live jazz, wine tasting and delicious Italian food while connecting with like-minded folk.

Everything you can do right now to rediscover Melbourne

Everything you can do right now to rediscover Melbourne

Reignite your passion for the city with these action-packed guides.

New York High Tea
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New York High Tea

Come uptown for a New York-inspired afternoon high tea.

The Taylor Swift guide to Melbourne

The Taylor Swift guide to Melbourne

Events, pre-show parties and dining deals in Melbourne for the Taylor Swift Eras Tour

Cullen Wine Masterclass

Cullen Wine Masterclass

Join this exclusive Cullen Wines Masterclass, hosted by winemaker Vanya Cullen

Learn to Cook Thai
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Learn to Cook Thai

An incredible hands-on cooking experience featuring two of Thailand’s favoutire dishes.

Lunch with Katie Marx

Lunch with Katie Marx

Join florist Katie Marx, for a very special lunch and floral design class at Cumulus Inc.

Barbie Afternoon Tea at the Langham

Barbie Afternoon Tea at the Langham

Barbie morning and afternoon tea returns to The Langham in time for the April school holidays.

Melbourne Hidden Bars Walking Tour
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Melbourne Hidden Bars Walking Tour

Discover Melbourne's hidden bars – down alleys, in basements and behind closed doors.

Mother's Day High Tea

Mother's Day High Tea

Enjoy a special Mother’s Day High Tea in the Queen's Hall at State Library Victoria.

Chardonnay Dinner: Retrospective with Antony Anderson

Chardonnay Dinner: Retrospective with Antony Anderson

Join an epic evening of old Yarra Valley wines matched to a three-course dinner.

Sommelier's Table Wine Degustation & Dinner

Sommelier's Table Wine Degustation & Dinner

Enjoy a unique wine-degustation matched to a four-course dinner with a sommelier

Blind Tasting Demystified

Blind Tasting Demystified

Learn how to blind taste wine in this wine tasting workshop.

Mad Hatter's Easter High Tea

Mad Hatter's Easter High Tea

Fall into the rabbit's hole to experience Easter with fun-filled activities for kids.

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Big Vegan Market

Big Vegan Market

Browse hundreds of vegan stalls, including food, drinks, clothes, make-up and skin care.

Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market
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Arts Centre Melbourne Sunday Market

Discover unique, handcrafted treasures made by local artisans.

Bourne Local Market

Bourne Local Market

Visit the Collins Square Retail Plaza for curated local market stalls.

The Makers and Shakers Market

The Makers and Shakers Market

Over 150 top-notch makers of homewares, food, fashion plus creative workshops.