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Weekly outdoor street market on High Street Hastings every Thursday.
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Food & Wine Annual (King's Birthday long weekend)
Mornington Peninsula Winter Wine Weekend, Winter Wine Festival
The Saturday centrepiece of Winter Wine Weekend.
Markets Appears one-off/occasional (not confirmed recurring)
Ninch Nabs: Samples & Seconds Makers Market
One-day samples and seconds makers market at The Village Church Mount Eliza: local artists and small businesses moving handmade goods at accessible…
Festivals Annual (winter solstice)
Sorrento Solstice Festival (Fire Night)
The Saturday night centrepiece of Sorrento Solstice: the 6-metre 'Bernie' effigy burns on the bay at 6:30pm, with fire performers, lantern path,…
Live Music Annual (January)
Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2027, Save the Date
Peninsula Summer Music Festival returns 2 to 11 January 2027.
Exhibitions One-off (Melbourne Design Week 2026 tie-in)
Tall Poppy, the first Melbourne Design Week exhibition on the Peninsula
Fifteen Australian designers and makers, curated by Tiffany Jade, at Kelli Lundberg Art in Moorooduc.
Markets Monthly – Last Saturday of every month
Dromana Community Market
Community market at Dromana Park on the last Saturday of every month.
Community Annual (3rd Sunday October)
Main Street Mornington Festival 2026
Annual free street festival on Mornington's Main Street: 7 stages, live music, local wine and craft beer, food stalls, artisan crafts, kids'…
Markets Monthly (2nd Sunday)
Mornington Racecourse Monthly Market, June 2026
Monthly market at Mornington Racecourse featuring handmade crafts, fashion, fresh produce, art, and artisan goods.
Markets Monthly (3rd Saturday approx)
Emu Plains Market, Balnarring
Monthly artisan market at Emu Plains Reserve (Coolart Road, Balnarring).
Exhibitions 1 Apr
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery - Autumn Exhibition
The Peninsula's most serious public art institution, running a rotating autumn exhibition calendar that's quietly one of the best regional programmes in…
Food & Wine Weekly (every week year-round)
Bass & Flinders Gin Masterclass
Three hours at the still in Dromana.
Food & Wine Recurring series (specific dates vary; follow Foxeys Instagram)
Foxeys Hangout Vegetable Feast (Morning Sun Vineyard)
Chef Bernard McCarthy's all-vegetable, multi-course feast at Morning Sun Vineyard in Main Ridge, matched to Foxeys wines.
Wellness Daily
Peninsula Hot Springs Daily Studio Yoga
Daily 45-minute studio yoga at Peninsula Hot Springs (16+), a $20 add-on to a bathing session.
Wellness Daily
Peninsula Hot Springs Yoga (Complimentary)
Free 25-minute outdoor yoga by the amphitheatre pools, included with bathing admission.
Live Music Monthly
Peninsula Hot Springs, Sound Healing Sessions
Monthly sound healing immersion at Peninsula Hot Springs through autumn and winter.
Food & Wine Saturday evenings (check availability)
Polperro Cellar Table, Private Dining Experience
Polperro's private dining room below the winery.
Arts Daily year-round
Pt. Leo Estate Sculpture Park
Australia's largest privately owned outdoor sculpture park: 16.
Wellness Available on request (not fixed public dates)
Restore & Pamper Retreat at Polperro Farmhouse
3-day, 2-night wellness retreat at Polperro Farmhouse in Red Hill.
Wellness Monthly (full moon dates, check Eventbrite for specific dates)
Sound Circle: Full Moon Sound Journey at Peninsula Hot Springs
Monthly full-moon sound journey in the PHS Wellness Studio followed by an afternoon in the hot springs.
Food & Wine Available on request (check availability on TMBT website)
Ten Minutes by Tractor, Terroir Masterclass
One hour in TMBT's private tasting room.
Live Music Weekly – Sundays
Peninsula Hot Springs Sunday Sessions
Live music every Sunday afternoon from the amphitheatre pool stage at Peninsula Hot Springs.
Markets Weekly – every Wednesday year-round (weather and wind policy dependent)
Mornington Wednesday Market (Main Street Market)
Victoria's longest-running street market – operating over 40 years every Wednesday on Main Street Mornington.
Nature & Walks Weekly – Thursdays
Peninsula Hot Springs – Bathe-in Cinema (Thursdays)
Watch a film from the amphitheatre thermal pool every Thursday night through autumn and winter.
Nature & Walks Multiple daily sessions throughout season
Red Hill Truffles: Winter Truffle Hunt Season
Guided winter truffle hunts at the Peninsula's first truffle producer, bundled with a meal at Red Hill Estate Restaurant, The Epicurean or…
Nature & Walks Multiple sessions through June–August; check Facebook/Instagram for dates
Flinders Truffles: Winter Truffle Hunt Season
Guided Périgord black truffle hunts on the Flinders farm through winter (June to August), with truffle soup and a toastie by the…
Live Music 5 June
Mornington Winter Music Festival 2026
12th annual three-day festival over King's Birthday weekend: 20+ venues across Mornington, jazz, blues, soul, R&B, plus street entertainment on Main Street.
Cellar Doors Annual (King's Birthday Weekend)
Crittenden Wines, King's Birthday Wine Weekend Events
Crittenden's King's Birthday weekend across cellar door, restaurant and Lakeside Villas: seated tastings of 25+ wines, new restaurant, and a Flinders Truffles…
Food & Wine 6 June
Mornington Peninsula Winter Wine Weekend 2026
Three days of Peninsula wine across the King's Birthday long weekend.
Markets Selected dates only – irregular (check website for future dates)
Point Nepean Portsea Market
Bi-monthly artisan market threaded through the historic Quarantine Station buildings and tea trees at Point Nepean.
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Peninsula This Weekend
Peninsula This Weekend — 6 to 7 June
King's Birthday is the loudest winter weekend on the Peninsula. Two clear moves, and the rest of the weekend kept open.
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A week at a glance
Dated picks for each of the next seven days. Quiet days stay quiet — we don't manufacture options to fill a row.
Signature Events
The Peninsula's anchor events
Annual events with dedicated landing pages, recurring coverage, and a strong Peninsula identity.
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Portsea Polo
Marquees, fashion, and Bass Strait views — the Peninsula's most photographed summer event.
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Sorrento Writers Festival
Australia's beachside literary festival — four days of authors, ideas and ocean walks.
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Winter Wine Weekend
The Peninsula's flagship cool-climate weekend — fires, truffle lunches, and cellar doors at their best.
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Portsea Swim Classic
The bay swim that turns Portsea’s front beach into a summer starting line.
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Peninsula Film Festival
A local short-film platform with a Peninsula production backbone.
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Portsea Twilight
A summer-evening run through Point Nepean, finishing in the Portsea event village.
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Main Street Mornington Festival
Mornington’s big street-festival day — food, wine, music and Main Street closed to traffic.
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Mornington Winter Music Festival
A long-weekend music crawl through Mornington’s venues and Main Street.
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Major sailing regattas
The Peninsula’s quiet calendar of club racing, Couta boats and bay-side summer regattas.
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Major wine weekends
The recurring cellar-door weekends that make the Peninsula work beyond summer.
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Major annual festivals
The annual Peninsula festivals worth planning around — not every event with a poster.
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Seasonal & Annual
Dates and programs shaping the calendar
Recurring reasons to go that aren't tied to one weekend — winter festivals, summer programs, ongoing exhibitions.
Food & Wine Annual (King's Birthday long weekend)
Mornington Peninsula Winter Wine Weekend, Winter Wine Festival
The Saturday centrepiece of Winter Wine Weekend.
Festivals Annual (winter solstice)
Sorrento Solstice Festival (Fire Night)
The Saturday night centrepiece of Sorrento Solstice: the 6-metre 'Bernie' effigy burns on the bay at 6:30pm, with fire performers, lantern path,…
Live Music Annual (January)
Peninsula Summer Music Festival 2027, Save the Date
Peninsula Summer Music Festival returns 2 to 11 January 2027.
Exhibitions One-off (Melbourne Design Week 2026 tie-in)
Tall Poppy, the first Melbourne Design Week exhibition on the Peninsula
Fifteen Australian designers and makers, curated by Tiffany Jade, at Kelli Lundberg Art in Moorooduc.
Community Annual (3rd Sunday October)
Main Street Mornington Festival 2026
Annual free street festival on Mornington's Main Street: 7 stages, live music, local wine and craft beer, food stalls, artisan crafts, kids'…
Exhibitions 1 Apr
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery - Autumn Exhibition
The Peninsula's most serious public art institution, running a rotating autumn exhibition calendar that's quietly one of the best regional programmes in…
Markets
Markets worth planning around
Recurring farmers, makers, foreshore and community markets with enough Peninsula character to anchor a morning.
Markets Weekly – every Thursday year-round
Hastings Thursday Street Market
Weekly outdoor street market on High Street Hastings every Thursday.
Markets Appears one-off/occasional (not confirmed recurring)
Ninch Nabs: Samples & Seconds Makers Market
One-day samples and seconds makers market at The Village Church Mount Eliza: local artists and small businesses moving handmade goods at accessible…
Markets Monthly – Last Saturday of every month
Dromana Community Market
Community market at Dromana Park on the last Saturday of every month.
Markets Monthly (2nd Sunday)
Mornington Racecourse Monthly Market, June 2026
Monthly market at Mornington Racecourse featuring handmade crafts, fashion, fresh produce, art, and artisan goods.
Markets Monthly (3rd Saturday approx)
Emu Plains Market, Balnarring
Monthly artisan market at Emu Plains Reserve (Coolart Road, Balnarring).
Markets Weekly – every Wednesday year-round (weather and wind policy dependent)
Mornington Wednesday Market (Main Street Market)
Victoria's longest-running street market – operating over 40 years every Wednesday on Main Street Mornington.
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