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Geelong is home to over 1,000 events every year offering a fantastic and diverse events calendar from cultural festivals, sporting events, markets to wine festivals and car displays, what ever your interest.

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Bellarine Arts Centre - Season 2026

Bellarine Arts Centre

Season 2026 now selling!
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Friday 6 and Saturday 7 November 2026
2026 Run4Geelong Geelong Cats Ambassadors

City of Greater Geelong Run4Geelong

Sunday 8 November from 7:00am
"Australian entertainer Denis Walter speaks into a microphone on an outdoor stage decorated with Christmas trees and festive baubles."

Christmas Opening Night

Celebrate the launch of the iconic Floating Christmas Tree and Denis Walter's Carols by the Bay

Saturday 21 November from 6:30pm
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Environment and nature
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31 Oct
Geelong City Market

Various dates from 7 February 2026 to 19 December 2026

Little Malop Street Central
09 Oct
Live Music: Garden Session

1st & 3rd Friday monthly from October 16

WYM Geelong Botanic Gardens
31 Oct
The Dinomaniacs

Saturday 31 October 10:30am

Bellarine Arts Centre
19 Dec
Spilt Milk Geelong

Saturday 19 December from 12:00pm

Kardinia Park Precinct
29 Oct
Community Night for Artists and Creatives
Various dates from 29 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
The House Co-Creation Hub
25 Oct
Fyansford Paper Mill Heritage Tours

Every Sunday from 10:30am to 11:30am

Fyansford Paper Mill
31 May
Piccadilly Market at Deakin Waterfront

Market running May, July and December 

Deakin University Waterfront Campus
25 Oct
Geelong Open Mic Comedy

Fortnightly on Sundays until 27 December 2026

Here&Now Lounge
04 Jun
Geelong Untold - History talks with Colin Mockett

First Thursday of the month from 4 June - 5 November 2026 from 2pm

Vines Road Community Centre
07 Jun
Geelong Showgrounds Museum

First Sunday of every month from 10am to 2pm 

Geelong Showgrounds Museum
20 Jun
G: Zines Swap/Sell
Various dates until 19 December 2026
Geelong Library & Heritage Centre
29 Oct
Creative Community Night

Thursdays from 10 September 5:00pm

The House Co-creation Hub

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Children's Week

Families invited to celebrate Children’s Week across Greater Geelong

20 October 2026

A packed program of fun and engaging activities and events will help families across Greater Geelong learn, play and connect as part of this year’s Children’s Week celebrations.
Geelong City Market customers

Geelong City Market celebrates big first birthday

20 October 2026

This weekend, Geelong City Market turns one.
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Carols and floating tree together again to launch Christmas in Geelong

6 October 2026

Carols by the Bay reunites with the lighting of the iconic Floating Christmas Tree at the waterfront on Saturday 21 November 2026.
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Geelong Seniors Festival serves up connection, creativity and celebration

5 October 2026

Spaces are filling fast for dozens of free or low-cost community-hosted workshops, dances, exercise classes and concerts happening at Geelong Seniors Festival this October.

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