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Here, try this - Australia’s biggest and best festival of food and drink is back from 20 to 29 March.

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Special Events

In 2026, Special Events returns with a program of over 170 delicious experiences, making it your biggest Special Events program in years. 

A Festival highlight since way back when, Special Events are proudly led by the community and play out in and around the city’s favourite venues. Whether it’s eating or drinking, cooking or dancing, tying off sausages or making hats (it’s back!), classical tradition or the latest trends, the chefs and restaurateurs, drinks makers, producers, milliners, charcutiers, community groups and party people of Melbourne have a Special Event for you this Melbourne Food & Wine Festival. 

Are you looking for something delicious outside Melbourne? You’ll find all our events outside the city on the Regional Roadtrip page. 

 

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Adrian Richardson’s Suckling Pig Feast

20–22 March

Bouvier Bar & Grill
Running All Festival

Atlântico: Martini And Bikini

20–29 March

Mr Mills

Fold and Flow

20–28 March

OTAO Kitchen
Running All Festival

Lona Misa x Daen Lia: A South American Feast

20–28 March

Lona Misa
Running All Festival

Order Up: A City Fed by Many Cultures

20–29 March

Immigration Museum
New Session

Rare Whisky and the World’s Best Cheese

20–27 March

Casa de Vinos

Serai x La Sirène: Filipino Over Fire With Wild Ales

20 March

La Siréne Brewing

The Feast Of San Giuseppe

20 March

Mister Bianco
Running All Festival

Yiayia’s Table

20–29 March

Kafeneion / Supper Club

A Very Victorian Soirée

21 March

Como House and Garden

Beef, Beer and Fire

21 March

Pirate Life South Melbourne

Bez at Florian

21–22 March

Florian
Selling Fast

Can You Spot a 30-Year-Old Scotch?

21 March

Whisky and Alement

Cibi Sunrise: Making Japanese breakfast

21–28 March

CIBI

Family Yum Cha and Dumpling Class

21–28 March

Spice Temple Melbourne

Ferment Fest: A Masterclass in Living Flavour

21 March

Tallboy and Moose

Flavours of Autumn

21 March

Queen Victoria Market

France vs England Lunch

21–22 March

Bistro Gitan

Gnocchi Masterclass and Long Lunch

21–25 March

Ciao Cielo

Hats And Wine: Create Your Own Custom Hat

21 March

Stelios Kimonides Wines

Make Your Own Focaccia

21–22 March

Windsor Wine Room

Manzé x Meredith Dairy x Worktones

21 March

Boire

Miss Trixie x Society Dessert Trolley Takeover

21–22 March

Society Restaurant

Pizza Masterclass and Degustation

21 March

Roccella

Plants – Set on Fire

21–28 March

Green Mans Arms

Slav-a-cue: the Slavic Barbecue

21–22 March

Eat Pierogi Make Love

The Alps x Oltra: Slice Summit

21 March

The Alps

The Finders Keepers presents The Art of Dining

21–22 March

Seaworks Maritime Precinct

The Frederic Rock Lobster Tour x Denver & Liely Glassware

21–22 March

Frederic

Thessaloniki and Beyond: A Hands-On Cooking Class

21 March

Smeg

A Taste of Torino With Giorgio De Maria

22 March

Figlia

Beak to Feet: An Interactive Dinner

22–24 March

Residence at the Potter

Caregiver’s Place Launch Party

22 March

Wesley Place

Club Tropicana

22 March

Bodriggy Brew Pub

Eltham’s Longest Lunch — A Feast to Remember!

22 March

Eltham town

Ionian Sundays with Meni Valle

22–29 March

Salona

Kenzo Crawl History Edition

22–29 March

Nubilum Distilling

Masses Bagels x Amy’s Pizza

22 March

Masses Bagels

Messina x Hugo’s Sunday Session

22 March

Gelato Messina

Rations & Remembrance High Tea

22 March

Shrine of Remembrance

Ruzia’s & Ruben’s NYC Deli Party

22 March

Ruzia's Wine

Serai x Nunu x Stanley: Flavours of Queensland

22 March

Serai Kitchen

Sips and Snacks Returns: an Interactive Experience

22 March

Taxi Kitchen

Street Food Sprezzatura

22 March

Cantina Moro

Taste for Change Picnic: Rescued to Remarkable

22 March

SecondBite | FareShare

The Great EBV BBQ

22 March

East Brunswick Village

The Rec x Que Club x Tim and Terry Seafood BBQ

22 March

The Recreation

The World’s Longest BBQ

22 March

Left Bank Melbourne

A Spritz Summer at Gracie’s

23 March

Gracie's Wine Room

Bistro Livi at MoVida

23 March

MoVida Original

Chi-Noy: Askal x Lee Ho Fook

23–24 March

Askal

Clichy: Original Food in the French Manner

23–25 March

Bistra

Daphne x Bar Planet: Martini-thon

23 March

Daphne

Eat Like the Animals

23–27 March

Melbourne Zoo

Malin x Maison Balzac

23–24 March

Malin

O.My: A One Night Stand in Clover

23 March

Clover

Stephanie Alexander: 30 Years of The Cook’s Companion

23 March

No35 Restaurant

The Funny Feast: A Comedy Dining Experience

23–24 March

Morris House

To Milan and Back via Rovello 18

23–25 March

Enoteca Boccaccio

A Taste of Sicily

24–26 March

T. Cavallaro & Sons

MCG Progressive Dining Experience

24–25 March

Melbourne Cricket Ground

Sicilian Supper Club at Lagotto

24–25 March

Lagotto
Selling Fast

Steaks with Mates

24 March

Cinder Restaurant

Suggestive Digestive

24 March

Cicciolina

Super Super Crab Fest

24 March

Albert Park Hotel

The Butcher, the Chef and the Vintner Deft

24 March

Botanical Hotel

The Lost Cuts: A Beef Dégustation Experience

24 March

Railway Club Hotel

The Lucas Loop

24–25 March

Society Restaurant

A Night in Lisbon

25 March

Bar Lourinha

Brendan Pang’s Chinatown Edition

25–26 March

Suzie Q

Connecting Our Roots with ZENTEA

25 March

ima Asa Yoru

Disuko After Dark: Bluefin at the Bar

25–29 March

Disuko
Selling Fast

Duck, Duck, Sip

25 March

JUNI, Cookie & Magic Mountain Saloon

Feast for Freedom – A Longer Table

25 March

Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

From Pest to Plate

25 March

The Roe

Greek Home Cooking: Cooking By Eye

25 March

Taverna

Greek Spirit, Victorian Soul

25 March

Aegli

Halliday Wines at Melbourne Park

25 March

AAMI Park

Laneway Night Bites Presented by Moonee Ponds

25 March

Penny Young

Manila to Melbourne

25–26 March

Inuman

Rumi for Gaza

25 March

Rumi Brunswick

The Lost Recipes of the Belle Époque

25 March

Smith St Bistrot

The Up Hour at Upstairs

25 March

Upstairs
Selling Fast

Tonka’s Indian Compass

25 March

Tonka

Tour de France

25 March

Reine & La Rue

A Fondue Affair

26 March

Maker & Monger

Atlântico: An Ode to Angelachu Anchovies

26 March

Marmelo

Bear’s Chicken Shop Date Night

26–27 March

Bear's Wine Bar

Callejeros: a Latin American Street Food Journey

26–27 March

Barra

Canton Malaysian

26 March

Ho Jiak

Circl x P48

26–27 March

Circl Wine House

Farm, Field And Table: The Chicken Dinner

26 March

From Here by Mike

Fowl Play: No Boring Birds

26–27 March

Miss Mi

France v Australia Wine Dinner

26 March

Maison Batard

Grana After Dark

26–28 March

Grana

Love On the Cards: Singles Night

26 March

Lilac Wine

Melbourne Wholesale Market Sunrise Tour

26 March

Melbourne Wholesale Market

Night of the Oysters

26 March

Rossi

One Night in Talat Noi: Bar Spontana x Shu

26 March

Bar Spontana

Palermo and the Volcano

26 March

Dr Morse Bar & Eatery

Sausage Making Workshop

26 March

Hagen's Organics

Tachiyūgen

26 March

Yugen Dining

The Great Australian Steak Passport

26 March

Blackbird Melbourne

Two Long Tables

26 March

Arc One Gallery

Wickens at The Royal Mail Hotel x Baix Restaurant

26–28 March

81 Bay Wine Bar & Baix Restaurant

Ciao, Mate! x Stefanino Panino

27–28 March

Stefanino Panino

Field to Feast

27–28 March

Common Ground Project

Jang: The Korean Fermentation Story

27–28 March

Sogumm

Karaoke Night Market

27 March

Luxsmith

Nina’s x Nina Huynh Plant-Based Dinner

27 March

Nina's Bar and Dining

Victorian Multicultural Festival

27–29 March

Grazeland

A New Wave of Women in Wine

28 March

Natural Science Wine & Liquor

An After Dark Culinary Adventure at Melbourne Zoo

28 March

Melbourne Zoo

Beirut After Dark

28 March

Whitehart Bar

Boodle Brunch

28 March

Nine Yards

Breakfast at Beverly

28–29 March

Beverly Rooftop

Cell Block Speakeasy at Old Melbourne Gaol

28 March

Old Melbourne Gaol

Champagne Supper

28–29 March

The Melbourne Supper Club

Culinary Tea Journey

28 March

Collins Coffee House

Duck, Duck, Pinot

28 March

Bouvier Bar & Grill

Indonesia Street Food Festival 2026: Eat, Play, Celebrate Indonesia

28–29 March

Queen Victoria Market

Orlo x Mortadeli

28–29 March

Orlo Food & Wine

Pintxos Party ¡Número dos!

28 March

MoVida Original

Salami Making, Curing and Cooking with Bar Idda

28 March

Bar Idda

Shuck Don’t Chuck Brunch

28 March

Brick Lane Brewing
Selling Fast

The Whole Hog

28 March

French Saloon

Tram del Vino!

28 March

The Alps

Westside Wanders: St Albans Street Eats

28 March

Bowery Theatre & St Albans Community Centre

Yum Cha à la Française at L’Hôtel Gitan

28–29 March

L'Hotel Gitan

Bouchon de Clover

29 March

Clover

Gluttonous Duck

29 March

Residence at the Potter
Sold Out

Westside Wanders: Sunshine Flavours Tour

28 March

Meet at M.B Lynch Memorial Gardens
Sold Out

ALT Pasta Bar x Sushi On: Pasta Omakase

27 March

ALT Pasta Bar
Sold Out

Little Bourke, Big Bites

25–26 March

Daughter In Law - Ho Chi Mama - Longrain
Sold Out

Caterina’s After Dark

24 March

Caterina's Cucina e Bar
Sold Out

Table of Hope: Combat MSA

24 March

Zinc
Sold Out

Navi x Rothwell x Sun Movie Degustation

23 March

The Sun Theatre
Sold Out

Tacos and Toum: Tres Amigos

22 March

Zareh
Sold Out

Tomato Day at Carnation Canteen

22 March

Carnation Canteen