Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: 2026-10-04 Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. The Peninsula, in motion spring edition # What's on this weekend Fri 2 – Sun 4 October · Mornington Peninsula A better weekend starts here. Find the date, place and reason to go, then check with the organiser before you head out. Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria. Peninsula Hot Springs, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria. The short list / Fri 2 – Sun 4 October ## Three reasons to go Our edit of the weekend. Open an event for the details, then confirm with its organiser. - The lead pick / 01 ### [National Works on Paper 2026 (NWOP)]() MPRG hosts National Works on Paper 2026 through 22 November. Open Saturday and Sunday, 11am–4pm, for an all-weather art stop. Sun, 4 Oct Mornington Exhibitions - Peninsula Hot Springs, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria. ### [Sunday Sessions at Peninsula Hot Springs]() Book the bathe and the music comes with it. The easiest good Sunday on this end of the Peninsula. Sun, 4 Oct Fingal Live Music - Illustrative family picnic; not a photograph of this event's route. Photo: Peninsula Insider. ### [Family Mystery Picnic on the Mornington Peninsula]() Makes a proper day of it for families in a way that a single activity doesn't. The scavenger structure keeps kids engaged across the whole… Sun, 4 Oct Mornington Kids & Family [Explore the full calendar]() Make a day of it ## Everything on, by day Browse by date and save what catches your eye. ### Sunday 4 October - [Pt. Leo Estate Sculpture Park]() An art-led Peninsula stop that gives both dedicated gallery visitors and casual walkers a reason to spend time in the… 11am · Merricks · Arts · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 · Check opening hours - [Restore & Pamper Retreat at Polperro Farmhouse]() A retreat that takes wellness seriously without the wellness-industrial-complex theatrics. Red Hill · Wellness · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 · Dates on request - [Ten Minutes by Tractor, Terroir Masterclass]() A deeper hosted tasting for people interested in how the Peninsula's vineyards shape Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Main Ridge · Food & Wine · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 · Check session dates - [Bass & Flinders Gin Masterclass]() The most hands-on spirits experience on the Peninsula, and the bottle you take home is the reason it's worth the… Dromana · Food & Wine · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 · Check session dates - [National Works on Paper 2026 (NWOP)]() National Works on Paper 2026 runs at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery from 5 September to 22 November. Regular gallery hours… 11am · Mornington · Exhibitions · On during your dates · runs to Sun, 22 Nov - [Peninsula Hot Springs Studio Yoga]() A useful paid add-on if you're already booked in to bathe, not a reason to drive out on its own. 7.30am · Fingal · Wellness · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 · Check session dates - [Peninsula Hot Springs Yoga (Complimentary)]() Free yoga before a hot springs bathe is the move locals know about and tourists don't book. 9.15am · Fingal · Included with bathing · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 - [Polperro Cellar Table, Private Dining Experience]() The most exclusive table at Polperro and the room you book when an occasion has to land. Worth the spend. 6.30pm · Red Hill · Food & Wine · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 - [Doggy Day Out on the Mornington Peninsula]() The Peninsula's best format for dog people. The digital trail structure keeps it interesting for the owners as much as… Mornington · Food & Wine · Recurring weekly - [Family Mystery Picnic on the Mornington Peninsula]() Makes a proper day of it for families in a way that a single activity doesn't. The scavenger structure keeps… Mornington · Kids & Family · Recurring weekly - [Foxeys Hangout Vegetable Feast (Morning Sun Vineyard)]() A ticketed vegetable-led feast with matched Foxeys wines at a working vineyard. The value is genuinely silly. Red Hill / Main Ridge · Food & Wine · On during your dates · runs to Fri, 30 Apr 2027 - [Sunday Sessions at Peninsula Hot Springs]() Book the bathe and the music comes with it. The easiest good Sunday on this end of the Peninsula. 12pm · Fingal · Live Music · Recurring weekly ## Browse the next two months ### Markets - [Hastings Thursday Street Market]() A useful local market when running; confirm a future date with the organiser before travelling. 9am · Hastings · Free - [Tootgarook Primary School Market]() A school-run market on the southern Peninsula, with produce, plants, crafts and second-hand stalls. 7.30am · Tootgarook · Markets - [Emu Plains Market, Balnarring]() Emu Plains is the artisan market that actually feels like the Peninsula. Stringybarks, music, makers worth coming back to. 9am · Balnarring · Free entry - [Crib Point Community Market]() Indoor and outdoor community market at Crib Point Community House on the second Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm.… 9am · Crib Point · Free ### Live music - [Enchanting Kirtan: Sacred Music & Meditation Experience - Mornington]() Free live music and mantra meditation at Peninsula Community Theatre on Friday 30 October. Doors open at 6:30pm and the… Mornington · Live Music · Free ### Food & wine - [Ten Minutes by Tractor, Terroir Masterclass]() A deeper hosted tasting for people interested in how the Peninsula's vineyards shape Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Main Ridge · Food & Wine - [Bass & Flinders Gin Masterclass]() The most hands-on spirits experience on the Peninsula, and the bottle you take home is the reason it's worth the… Dromana · Food & Wine - [Polperro Cellar Table, Private Dining Experience]() The most exclusive table at Polperro and the room you book when an occasion has to land. Worth the spend. 6.30pm · Red Hill · Food & Wine - [Acoustic Saturdays at Peppers Moonah Links]() The Peninsula's best-value Saturday evening. Free entry, happy hour drinks, and live acoustic sets at a resort with proper views. 5pm · Fingal · Free ### Openings - [Pt. Leo Estate Sculpture Park]() An art-led Peninsula stop that gives both dedicated gallery visitors and casual walkers a reason to spend time in the… 11am · Merricks · Arts - [Glamping Tents - Horror Movie Campout: Back From The Dead Tour 2026]() Glamping accommodation add-on for Horror Movie Campout at Mornington Racecourse, from 3pm on 21 November to 11am on 22 November.… 3pm · Mornington Racecourse · Arts - [Saturday Pottery Class]() A seven-Saturday pottery course at Oak Hill Gallery for adults. The full-term booking covers wheel throwing, materials and firing, with… 11am · Mornington · Arts ### Major events - [Peninsula VineHop Festival 2026]() The shuttle ticket is the cleanest way to make a day of VineHop. The Festival Hub works better if you… 11am · Mount Martha · Festivals - [The Bloody Long Walk – Mornington Peninsula 2026]() If you're going to walk 35km, do it where the coast pays you back. Portsea · Racing & Sport - ["Nancye Wynne Bolton" OLA Golf Day 2026]() The Old Lauristonians' golf day at Sorrento Golf Club on Monday 30 November. Choose an 18-hole or 9-hole competition, or… 8am · Sorrento · Racing & Sport - [Breast Foot Forward Annual Community Walk & Run 2026]() Breast Foot Forward Annual Community Walk & Run 2026 at Safety Beach Sailing club (10KM Start Line) or Anthonys Nose… 8.30am · Safety Beach Sailing club (10KM Start Line) or Anthonys Nose (5KM Start line) to Village Green (Finish Line) · Racing & Sport ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]()