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Wet-weather rescue

# Rooms with a roof, in case the forecast turns

Indoor events that hold up regardless of the weather. Galleries, cellar doors with proper restaurant tables, hot springs, treatment rooms. The Peninsula has more wet-weather options than people think.

Markets   Fourth Sunday October through November 2026, 9am to 1pm.

### [Mt Eliza Farmers Market](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/mt-eliza-farmers-market/>)

VFMA-accredited farmers market on the Mount Eliza Village Green and Mt Eliza Way service road.

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Image · BrooksieG [CC BY-SA 4.0](<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/>)[Image source](<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pt_Leo_sculpture.jpg>)

Arts   Check opening hours

### [Pt. Leo Estate Sculpture Park](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/pt-leo-estate-sculpture-park/>)

[Merricks](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/merricks/>)

An outdoor sculpture park spanning 16.5 acres, with more than 70 contemporary works and two walking loops at a working winery.

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Food & Wine   Check session dates

### [Ten Minutes by Tractor, Terroir Masterclass](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/ten-minutes-by-tractor-terroir-masterclass/>)

[Main Ridge](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/main-ridge/>)

An intimate hosted tasting listed at 11am daily in Ten Minutes by Tractor's private room.

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Illustrative image  This image shows AI-generated still life of gin botanicals and an unlabelled glass vessel. It does not depict Bass & Flinders Gin Masterclass.

Food & Wine   Check session dates

### [Bass & Flinders Gin Masterclass](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/bass-flinders-gin-masterclass/>)

[Dromana](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/dromana/>)

A two-hour guided gin masterclass in Dromana.

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Exhibitions  5 Sept

### [National Works on Paper 2026 (NWOP)](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/national-works-on-paper-2026-nwop/>)

[Mornington](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/mornington/>)

National Works on Paper 2026 runs at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery from 5 September to 22 November.

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Wellness   Check session dates

### [Peninsula Hot Springs Studio Yoga](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/peninsula-hot-springs-daily-studio-yoga/>)

A 45-minute studio yoga class listed by Peninsula Hot Springs for 7:30am daily, for bathing guests aged 16 and over.

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Food & Wine   Saturday evenings (check availability)

### [Polperro Cellar Table, Private Dining Experience](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/polperro-cellar-table-private-dining-experience/>)

[Red Hill](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/red-hill/>)

Polperro's private dining room below the winery.

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Food & Wine   Every Saturday evening year-round from 5pm

### [Acoustic Saturdays at Peppers Moonah Links](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/acoustic-saturdays-peppers-moonah-links-2026/>)

[Fingal](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/fingal/>)

Saturday evening acoustic sessions with local artists at Peppers Moonah Links.

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Food & Wine   Runs daily from 15 to 22 October; daily session times not stated on source

### [Oktoberfest at The Continental Sorrento](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/oktoberfest-continental-sorrento-2026/>)

[Sorrento](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/sorrento/>)

Conti Bar becomes a German beer hall from 15 to 22 October, with Weihenstephaner on tap and a Bavarian menu.

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Image · Two Palms Australia [Image source](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/by-mood/when-it-rains/Victoria%20Content%20Hub%20asset%20160851,%20downloaded%202026-09-28>)

Live Music   Every Sunday from 12pm; performer changes weekly

### [Sunday Sessions at Peninsula Hot Springs](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/peninsula-hot-springs-sunday-sessions-spring-2026/>)

[Fingal](<https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/fingal/>)

Live music every Sunday from midday at Peninsula Hot Springs, played to the pools and included with bathing.

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