Summer
Melbourne's Summer allows outdoor evening performances of plays, Carols by Candlelight at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl, cricket at the MCG, the Australian Open tennis championship, St Kilda Festival, Victoria Street Lunar Festival, Chinese New Year celebrations and the three-week-long gay and lesbian Midsumma Festival.

Autumn
Autumn brings the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival, the Moomba Family Festival, the Australian Formula One Grand Prix, the Greek Antipodes Festival, the start of the football season, the International Flower and Garden Show and the International Comedy Festival.

Winter
Winter features football, the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Melbourne Writers' Festival.

Spring
Spring sees the football finals (phew), Melbourne Fringe Festival, Melbourne International Arts Festival, Royal Melbourne Show, Oktoberfest, Spring Racing Carnival (including the Melbourne Cup), Italian Lygon St Festa and Hispanic Community Festival.

The City of Melbourne also produces a free monthly publication, Melbourne Events, available from the Visitor Centre at Federation Square or Melbourne Town Hall.

 

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