| January | Apollo Bay | Beach horse races |
| January | Cobram | Peaches and cream festival (odd numbered years) |
| January | Melbourne | Australian Open tennis championships |
| January | Swan Hill | Summer fruits harvest festival |
| February | Buninyong | Gold king festival |
| February | Lara | Australian international air show (odd numbered years) |
| February | Yarra Valley | Grape grazing festival |
| March | Apollo bay | Apollo Bay music festival |
| March / April | Bendigo | Bendigo Easter festival |
| March / April | Bells Beach | Pro surfing classic (Easter) |
| March | Brunswick (Melbourne) | Brunswick music festival |
| March | Corryong | High country festival |
| March | Melbourne | Moomba festival |
| March | Melbourne | Melbourne International flower and garden show (March-April) |
| March | Melbourne | Melbourne Comedy festival |
| March | Melbourne | Melbourne fashion festival |
| March | Melbourne | Melbourne food and wine festival |
| March | Melbourne | Melbourne Jazz festival (March-April) |
| March | Port Fairy | Port Fairy Folk festival |
| March | Swan Hill | Red gum festival |
| April | Beechworth | Golden Horseshoes Festival |
| April | Corryong | Man from Snowy River bush festival |
| April | Melbourne | Melbourne Art festival |
| April / May | Melbourne | Melbourne International Jazz festival |
| April | Mt Beauty | Mt Beauty Music muster |
| April | Stratford | Shakespeare on the river festival |
| May | Beechworth | Beechworth Harvest Celebration |
| May | Melbourne | Antipodes festival |
| June | Echuca | Steam, horse and vintage rally |
| June | Geelong | National celtic festival |
| June | Melbourne | Melbourne International Animation festival |
| June | Rutherglen | Winery walkabout |
| June | Stawell | Hot air balloon festival |
| July | Melbourne | Melbourne Film festival |
| July | Mildura | Mildura writers festival |
| July | Swan Hill | Italia fest |
| July | Warburton | Winterfest |
| August | Melbourne | Melbourne Underground film festival |
| August | Melbourne | Melbourne Writers festival |
| August | Olinda | Spring floral display |
| September | Anglesea | Angair wildflower festival |
| September | Ararat | Australian cymbidium orchid festival |
| September | Kyneton | Daffodil and arts festival |
| September | Leongatha | Daffodil and flora festival |
| September | Maryborough | Golden wattle festival |
| September | Melbourne | Royal Melbourne show |
| September | Melbourne | Melbourne fringe festival |
| October | Melbourne | Melbourne International arts festival |
| November | Mansfield | Mountain country festival |
| November | Melbourne | Melbourne cup (first Tuesday in November) |
| November | Mildura | Mildura Jazz festival |
| December | Bendigo | Tram spectacular |
| December | Daylesford | Highland gathering |
| December | Meridith | Meridith music festival |
| December | Wandin | Cherry festival |