Events in Australia

Melbourne plays host to one of the biggest comedy festivals in the world, where over two thousand performances will be seen by an audience of thousands. If you are a fan of stand up, or just like laughter in general, you won’t want to miss this event.

If you like Jazz music or just good sounding music, you will want to be in Thredbo Village this May. There are 15 intimate, good sounding locations all within walking distance of each other for this gathering of over a hundred jazz musicians.

This festival unites fans of rock music from the 50's and 60's, as well as vintage car enthusiasts. All week the city of Tweed Heads hosts free events such as parades, dance contests, and hip rockabilly performances. It's fun, fun, fun till Daddy takes the T-Bird away.

Each July Sydney's famous popular outdoor shopping market, The Rocks, is home to an all-day coffee festival. On this day the Australian coffee makers sell cups for only $1 and show people how to make the perfect brew. There is also plenty of local Australian music to dance to while enjoying your caffeine buzz. Last year over 100,000 people attended the event, which ensures that this year should be even bigger.

The Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival will be centrally located in Sydney's CBD. The focus of this even is to promote the city's eclectic fashion market from major department stores through to independent retail outlets. In and around Sydney there will be in-store promotions, collection shows, exhibitions, celebrity events, launches and after parties.

With over 100 market and food stalls, a kids corner, street performers and lots of free entertainment it is guaranteed to be a fun-filled weekend for the whole family. Along with the market stalls, around 100 stores along the Cronulla Street are always open giving you plenty of shopping options.

One of the most vibrant and exciting cultural vents of the year, the Darling Harbour Fiesta is Australia's largest celebration of Latin American music and culture. The event features a wide range of performers who each add their own spice to the blend of Hispanic music and dance from around the world.

This is a public holiday for the Melbourne metropolitan area, and is a major horse racing event for Australia. At 3pm Australians everywhere stop what they are doing for one of the world's most famous horse races - the Melbourne Cup.