Victoria
| Festival | Location | Began / When | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altona Bayside Festival | Altona | 1997 | Community Festival with Street Parade and Fireworks, held annually over a weekend in March. |
| Apollo Bay Music Festival | Apollo Bay | ||
| Art is... festival | Horsham | 1995 | Annual Arts Festival http://www.artis.wimmera.com.au/ |
| Bendigo Easter Festival | Bendigo | 1871 | |
| Begonia Festival | Ballarat | 1952 | Tuberous flower festival - Labour Day long weekend |
| Big West Festival | Footscray | 1997 | Biennial Contemporary Arts and Cultural Festival http://www.bigwest.com.au/ |
| Broadford Country Music Festival | Broadford | Country music festival | |
| Buddha's Day and Multicultural Festival | Federation Square, Melbourne | 1995 | Annual Buddhist Festival celebrating the Buddha's Birthday |
| Castlemaine State Festival of the Arts | Castlemaine | 1976 | Multi-arts, 10-day, Biennial Festival in odd years, March/April. |
| Environmental Film Festival Melbourne | Melbourne | 2010 | Environmental films from Australia and around the world |
| Falls Festival | Lorne | 1993 | Music festival - 29 December to 1 January |
| Folk Rhythm & Life | Eldorado | 1996 | |
| Grampians Grape Escape | Halls Gap | 1991 | Food, wine, music festival in the Grampians National Park. Held annually, first weekend of May. |
| Maldon Folk Festival | Maldon | Folk festival | |
| Melbourne Flower and Garden Show | Melbourne | ||
| Melbourne Fringe Festival | Melbourne | 1983 | |
| Melbourne Food and Wine Festival | Melbourne | 1993 | |
| Melbourne Jazz Festival | Melbourne | 1998 | Music festival - May |
| Melbourne Jazz Fringe Festival | Melbourne | 2005 | Music festival - May |
| Melbourne International Arts Festival | Melbourne | 1986 | |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival | Melbourne | 1987 | |
| Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) | Melbourne | 1951 | Film festival - October |
| Melbourne Queer Film Festival | Melbourne | 1991 | Film festival - March |
| Melbourne School Bands Festival | Melbourne | 1989 | Music festival |
| Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF) | Melbourne | 1996 | Film festival - August |
| Melbourne Writers Festival | Melbourne | 1986 | |
| Meredith Music Festival | Meredith | 1991 | Music festival |
| Midsumma Festival | Melbourne | 1989 | Summer lesbian and gay festival |
| Moneyana Festival | Port Fairy | Summer festival | |
| Moomba | Melbourne | 1955 | |
| Nati Frinj | Natimuk | 2000 | Arts festival |
| National Celtic Festival | Portarlington | Celtic festival | |
| Next Wave Festival | Melbourne | 1985 | Arts festival |
| Pako Festa | Geelong West | 1983 | Cultural festival |
| Poppykettle Festival | Geelong | 1981 | Arts festival |
| Port Fairy Folk Festival | Port Fairy | Folk music festival | |
| Pyramid Rock Festival | Pyramid Rock, Phillip Island | 2004 | Music festival 30 December - 1 January (held annually) http://www.thepyramidrockfestival.com/ |
| Queenscliff Music Festival | Queenscliff | 1997 | Music festival |
| Rainbow Serpent Festival | Beaufort | 1997 | Electronic music festival |
| St Jerome's Laneway Festival | Melbourne | 2004 | Music festival |
| St Kilda Festival | St Kilda | 1981 | Music festival - 2nd Sunday in February |
| Sustainable Living Festival | Melbourne | 1998 | Sustainable Living Festival |
| Stringybark Festival | Melbourne | 1985 | Sustainability / Environmental festival - 3rd weekend in October |
| Sydney Road Street Party | Brunswick | 1989 | Cultural festival |
| Thai Culture and Food Festival | Melbourne | 2004 | Multicultural festival |
| Wandong Country Music Festival | Wandong | 1972 | Country music festival |
| Weerama | Werribee | 1978 | |
| Williamstown Literary Festival | Williamstown | 2002 | Literary festival April/May annually |
| Winchelsea Festival | Winchelsea, Victoria | 2000 | Country festival November annually http://winchelseafestival.org.au/ |
| Woodend Winter Arts Festival | Woodend | 2004 | Classical music and literature Festival (Queen's Birthday Wkend) http://woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au/ |
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