The Melbourne Christmas edition of the Good Food and Wine Show fills the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for a weekend with 200-plus exhibitors, wine pavilions, live cooking demonstrations and a festive market. The same show runs its main Melbourne edition in May.
Official site: hospitalitymagazine.com.au
Dates and details checked October 4, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Melbourne around 4 to 6 December 2026, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
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Good Food and Wine Show Christmas Edition Melbourne runs 4 to 6 December. These are the food tours and tastings in Melbourne to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Private tour · 3 hours
A private Christmas walk will lead you through Melbourne’s most festive streets. You will begin at the Myer Christmas Windows which show colourful seasonal displays th...
Day trip · 12 - 14 hours
Spend the day island hopping from French Island to Phillip Island. Get up close and personal with some of Australia’s cutest and cuddliest native wildlife. Take in bre...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Experience Melbourne's holiday spirit on a guided Christmas lights tour. Admire the city's illuminated landmarks, explore a neighborhood famous for its extravagant lig...
Moomba Festival on the Labour Day weekend in March brings a food precinct to Alexandra Gardens: multicultural stalls, fairground snacks and a river setting.
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival runs every March across the CBD and inner suburbs: World's Longest Lunch, masterclasses, restaurant pop-ups.
The Queen Victoria Market Summer Night Market runs on Wednesday evenings from mid November to mid March, with free entry, more than 50 street food vendors and live music.
28 Feb to 7 Mar 2027
Brunswick Music Festival
Music festival with no food programme named by the organiser
4-8 Mar 2027
Moomba Festival Food Precinct
Moomba Festival on the Labour Day weekend in March brings a food precinct to Alexandra Gar
5-21 Mar 2027
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival runs every March across the CBD and inner suburbs: World'
Nov
Taste of Melbourne
Taste of Melbourne brought the city's restaurants under pavilions at the Royal Exhibition
Nov
Queen Victoria Market Night Market
The Queen Victoria Market Summer Night Market runs on Wednesday evenings from mid November
