Top events in Australia 2026
The events worth planning around in Australia in 2026 — the biggest and best-known first, with people to go with.
3468 events
27 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2027
63 free
Highlights: Melbourne Cup, NSW Open, Queenscliff Music Festival
Any time
Today34This weekend275This month1880Next month1839Free155Highlights3485Festivals429Christmas markets11Halloween79Date night2499With kids858On your own1915With friends272After-work & aperitivo193With a view35Birthday20Hen and stag parties41Volunteering2Christmas lights3Fireworks8Flower fields1Foraging1Autumn foliage4Stargazing4Rainy day1511Pride3Street food14Oktoberfest6Pantomime2Day of the Dead2
Melbourne Cup
30 Oct 2026 · Melbourne
Sports event
NSW Open
12 Nov 2026
Queenscliff Music Festival
27 Nov 2026 · Geelong
Festival
Adelaide Fringe
19 Feb 2027 · Adelaide
Noosa Festival of Surfing
26 Feb 2027 · Sunshine Coast
Sports event
Gold Coast Running Festival
18 Apr 2027 · Gold Coast
St Albans Folk Festival
23 Apr 2027 · Central Coast
Festival
Gold Coast Film Festival
30 Apr 2027 · Gold Coast
Noosa Food & Wine Festival
17 Jun 2027 · Sunshine Coast
Sports event
Gold Coast Marathon
4 Jul 2027 · Gold Coast
Sports event
Ironman 70.3 Sunshine Coast
10 Sep 2027 · Sunshine Coast
Festival
Tamworth Country Music Festival
January · Tamworth
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Runs every yearTicketsMetzo Noosa Resort
2
Runs every yearTicketsWestfield Innaloo
3
Runs every yearTicketsWestfield Chermside
Shopping malls · Brisbane
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Essential Beauty & Piercing: Four metal options
4
Runs every yearTicketsWestfield Bondi Junction
5
Runs every yearTicketsNewcastle Civic Theatre
6
Runs every yearTicketsIllawarra Leagues Club Ltd
7
Runs every yearTicketsPerth Cultural Centre
8
Runs every yearTicketsChapel Off Chapel
9
Runs every yearTicketsSydney Theatre Company
10
Runs every yearTicketsRoslyn Packer Theatre
Questions
Top events in Australia 2026: what's on?
3,468 events between 23 Oct – 16 Dec 2027. Among them: Melbourne Cup · NSW Open · Queenscliff Music Festival.
What is the next event in Australia?
Courtesy Bus on 23 Oct in Maitland.
Which events in Australia are free?
63 events are free, for example The Mitchell Pearce Trio · DJ TUATI · AFLW Gold Coast SUNS v Richmond.
What are the biggest events in Australia?
The named events of the place: Melbourne Cup (30 Oct) · NSW Open (11 Nov) · Queenscliff Music Festival (27 Nov) · Adelaide Fringe (19 Feb 2027).
Where in Australia is most going on?
Most events are in Sydney (264) · Melbourne (234) · Brisbane (223).