MELBOURNE EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES CALENDAR JANUARY–DECEMBER 2020

January February March–May August

 Vida Latin  Opera for the People Festival  Melbourne International Film Summer Festival 1 Feb 6–9 Mar Festival 68 ½ 10–19 Jan 6–23 Aug (online event)  Sustainable Living Festival Turkish Pazar Festival  NGV Kids Summer Festival 1–29 Feb 7–8 Mar Melbourne Writers Festival 13–19 Jan 7–16 Aug (online event) Melbourne Storm IMPACT7 Midsumma Family Day 24 Mar Christmas Festival 19 Jan–9 Feb 1 Feb Applications open for Small  Chinese New Year  Applications open for Event Business Grants and Social November–December 20 Jan–2 Feb Festival Melbourne Partnership Program Enterprise Grants Feb  Chinese New Year Festival 1 May–1 Jun  Victorian Festival of Diwali Melbourne  Chinatown Chinese New 2–7 Nov 24 Jan–2 Feb Year Festival Melbourne Feb  Minus18 Presents IDAHOBIT Night Noodle Markets  Share The Spirit September–October 17 May 5–22 Nov Festival Songlines Pause Fest 26 Jan 5–7 Feb Law Week Chinatown Melbourne Melbourne Fringe Festival 18–24 May (online event) Mid-Autumn Festival 12–29 Nov Day Ride Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival 19 Sep 26 Jan 9 Feb Melbourne Conversations  Melbourne Awards Gala Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Ceremony  Movies Under The Stars 29 May–7 Jun (online event) June–July 13–23 Sep 14 Nov at Yarra’s Edge Melbourne International Moomba Festival 14–15 Feb Jazz Festival  The Little Food Festival Polish Festival  Lord Mayor’s Commendations 15 Nov  Northside Summer Festival 29 May–7 Jun (online event) announcement 23–24 Sep (online event) 15–22 Feb 24 Jun  Festival  Melbourne Italian Festa 29 Nov Melbourne Japanese 4 Oct Summer Festival 25–26 Jul (online event) Melbourne Fashion Week Melbourne Music Week 18–22 Nov 23 Feb Please check with the 12 Oct –16 Oct  SalamFest Sufi Festival venue before planning  Carnival Nepal Festival Melbourne Melbourne Music Week 28 Feb–1 Mar to attend. and Parade 21 Nov Lonsdale Street 31 Oct–7 Nov  SalamFest Muslim Arts Festival Greek Festival COVID-19 has had a significant 27–30 Nov 29 Feb–1 Mar impact on events scheduled for Christmas Festival 2020 in Melbourne. Whether 27 Nov–25 Dec events go ahead is dependent on the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.  Victorian Disability Sport &  Applications open for Some events are being held online, Recreation Festival Small Business Grants others may decide to go online as 3 Dec and Business Event the year progresses. Information Sponsorship Program  New Year’s Eve is correct at time of printing. Feb–Mar 31 Dec

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