Neighbourhood events
Check out a whole range of events happening in your neighbourhood as part of the Moonee Valley Festival!
Airport West
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Storytime in the park
Free event
Enjoy stories and fun activities in some of Moonee Valley’s beautiful parks.
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Thursday, 28 February, 2pm–3pm |
Green Spine Linear Park |
Green Spine mural: community collaborative painting day
Be part of creating a beautiful new mural along the Green Spine linear park this February! Get your paintbrushes and aprons ready and join Melbourne-based public artist Tom Civil to bring the mural to life with a collaborative community painting day.
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Saturday, 9 February, 10am–4pm
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Rear 35 Parer Road, Airport West (in Green Spine linear park)
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Green Spine mural: community celebration
Be part of creating a beautiful new mural along the Green Spine linear park this February! Come and celebrate the new artwork that the community helped create!
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Saturday, 23 February, from 1pm
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Rear 35 Parer Road, Airport West (in Green Spine linear park)
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Aberfeldie
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Date |
Location |
Pop-up cinema – Moana at the Pirate Ship Park
Free event
Enjoy a cinema experience under the stars in your own neighbourhood! Pack your picnic and come down to the park for a fun evening with Disney’s Moana, along the beautiful Maribyrnong River.
Moana tells the story of an adventurous teenager who sails out on a daring mission to save her people and discover the one thing she always sought: her own identity.
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Saturday, 16 March, 7.30pm
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Riverside Park, Aberfeldie
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Fireworks 2019
Free event
Fireworks is Moonee Valley’s annual VCE art and design awards for students who live, work or study in Moonee Valley.
33 shortlisted artists will have their work exhibited at the Incinerator Gallery from
Also exhibiting is 'I feel the earth move under my feet' by Carly Fischer in the Atrium and 'Smashed Tack' by Justin Garnsworthy in Boadle Hall.
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26 February – 24 March
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Incinerator Gallery
180 Holmes Rd, Aberfeldie
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Illuminate the River
Free event
The Moonee Valley Festival comes to an end in spectacular style with a full day of food, art and entertainment in a grand cultural celebration. Be dazzled with live music, roving performances and pop-up activities for all ages!
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Saturday, 30 March, 2pm–9pm |
The Blvd, Moonee ponds |
Ascot Vale
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Date |
Location |
Family Fun Day
Free event
Join in the fun and fitness as you come and try a variety of easy and accessible ways to get active!
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Sunday, 17 March, 12 noon–4pm |
Walter Reserve, Ascot Vale |
Avondale Heights
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Date |
Location |
Food Fair Festival
Free event
The first Food Fair of the festival celebrates the cannoli, with lots of tasty treats, cooking demonstrations, pairing sessions and live entertainment.
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Sunday, 24 February, 12 noon–4pm |
Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre, Avondale Heights
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Flemington
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Date |
Location |
Cultural Diversity Week
Sample local flavours and support up and coming businesses at this family friendly event.
Music, food and entertainment for the whole family!
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Thursday, 21 March, 4pm–7pm
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Flemington Community Centre |
Keilor East
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Date |
Location |
Pop up cinema
Enjoy a cinema experience under the stars in your own neighbourhood! Look out for the pop-up movies around Moonee Valley in February and March.
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Saturday, 16 February, 7.30pm
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East Keilor Leisure Centre |
The Last Splash Festival!
Free event
Help farewell the current East Keilor Leisure Centre with a weekend of free activities and entertainment including live music and DJs, sausage sizzle, moonlight movie Paper Planes, pop-up library and an official closing ceremony. Plus, there’ll be free pool entry all weekend!
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Saturday, 16 February, 4pm–9.30pm and Sunday, 17 February, 10am–2pm |
East Keilor Leisure Centre |
Essendon Fields
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Date |
Location |
Women in Business Luncheon
Network with like-minded businesses, celebrate women in business and hear from iconic singer-songwriter, record producer, performing artist and business woman, Tina Arena AM. Hear Tina's inspirational story, from her days growing up in Moonee Valley to becoming a world renowned artist and performer.
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Friday, 22 March, 11.30am–2.30pm
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The Australian Events Centre |
Keilor Road / Essendon North
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Date |
Location |
Woodlands by Twilight
Free event
Pack your picnic and sit back and relax amongst the beautiful surrounds of Woodlands Park for a twilight concert for the whole family to enjoy.
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Saturday, 2 March, 4pm–9pm
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Woodlands Park, Essendon |
Stories and seedlings in the park
Free event
Share the joy of planting and growing food with your children. With help from The Sage Garden children will plant seedlings and decorate their own pots to take home.
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Tuesday, 26 February, 2pm–3pm |
Woodlands Park, Essendon
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Moonee Ponds
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Date |
Location |
Green Living and Sustainable Living Festival
Environmental designer, futurist and pioneer of the permaculture concept, David Holmgren presents his new book RetroSuburbia, as part of the National Sustainable Living Festival 2019.
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Thursday, 14 February, 6.30pm–8.30pm
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Clocktower Centre |
The Queens Park Swimming Pool Triathlon
The triathlon is the first event of its kind to take place at Queens Park Swimming Pool, open to beginners through to advanced triathletes.
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Sunday, 17 March, 6.30am–10am |
Queens Park Swimming Pool |
The World of Coffee Workshop
Get an insight into growing, farming, roasting and blending your favourite beans, then get those taste buds ready for a tasting to experience the different flavour profiles.
Each participant receives a free goodie bag including a bag of Jasper Coffee beans!
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Sunday, 24 March, 10am
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Clocktower Centre |
Strathmore Heights
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Date |
Location |
Strathmore Movie Night
Come along to a free family-friendly, community celebration of the Strathmore community including the launch of the new Boeing Reserve Pavilion.
There will be a free screening of The Sandlot along with a free sausage sizzle, ice cream, popcorn and activities for the whole family!
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Friday, 8 February, 6.30pm–11pm
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Boeing Reserve, Strathmore Heights |