Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major horse race. It also is known as "the race that stops a nation". It is an annual public holiday in the state of Victoria.
When: every first Tuesday in November at 3pm
Where: Melbourne Flemington Racecourse
Comedy Festival
It is one of the biggest comedy festivals in Australia .Offering a selection of Australian, International and special guest comedians, the 'Road Show' is literally all the best bits of the Comedy Festival condensed into the one ‘all killer, no filler’ travelling event.
When: March/April
Where: Melbourne
Australian Open Tennis
When: January
Where: Melbourne
Australian Grand Prix
When: March
Where: Melbourne
The Indy 300
When: October
Where: Gold Coast
Tropfest Film Festival
Where: Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Perth
When: February
Sculpture by the Sea
Where: Cottesloe
When: March
Margaret River Wine Region Festival
When: April
Where: Margaret River WA
Adelaide Fringe Festival
For 24 days and nights during February and March, the festival features more than 4,000 artists from around Australia and the world, featuring world premieres, hit shows and new artists.
When: February/March
Where: Adelaide
Byron Bay Bluesfest
When: Eastern weekend
Where: Byron Bay
Ekka
When: August
Where: Brisbane
