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.
2675 events
27 Dec 2025 – 16 Dec 2027
48 free
Highlights: Melbourne Cup, NSW Open, Queenscliff Music Festival
Any time
Today125This weekend200This month690Next month1839Free114Highlights2876Festivals334Christmas markets11Halloween38Date night1995With kids699On your own1500With friends207After-work & aperitivo145With a view34Birthday16Hen and stag parties34Volunteering2Christmas lights3Fireworks8Flower fields1Autumn foliage3Stargazing4Rainy day1216Pride1Street food11Oktoberfest3Pantomime2Day of the Dead2
Melbourne Cup
3 Nov 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 yearTicketsBelvoir Street Theatre
6
Runs every yearTicketsIllawarra Leagues Club Ltd
7
Runs every yearTicketsPerth Cultural Centre
8
Runs every yearTicketsChapel Off Chapel
9
Runs every yearTicketsRegent Theatre
10
Runs every yearTicketsSydney Theatre Company
Questions
Top events in Australia 2026: what's on?
2,675 events between 31 Oct – 16 Dec 2027. Among them: Melbourne Cup · NSW Open · Queenscliff Music Festival.
What is the next event in Australia?
BASS INVADERS – HALLOWEEN on 31 Oct in Bunbury.
Which events in Australia are free?
48 events are free, for example Halloween Party at the Rose · GRAVE RAVE [Halloween Weekend] · HOLLOWEMO ’26.
What are the biggest events in Australia?
The named events of the place: Melbourne Cup (3 Nov) · 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 (198) · Melbourne (184) · Brisbane (166).