Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/whats-on/main-street-mornington-festival-2026/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown 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. Community 18 October 2026 Annual # Main Street Mornington Festival 2026 Cancelled: the 2026 Main Street Mornington Festival will not go ahead. Northern Mornington Peninsula Tourism announced on 11 August 2026 that it could not secure the funding needed to run the event. No date has been confirmed for 2027. **Cancelled. This event will not go ahead.** Northern Mornington Peninsula Tourism cancelled the 2026 festival on 11 August 2026, saying it could not secure the level of funding needed to make the event financially viable. No 2027 date has been announced. [Mornington Peninsula News, 11 August 2026]() Editor's verdict Cancelled for 2026, after 2025 was cancelled too. Do not build a Mornington day around it until the organisers confirm a new date. Northern Mornington Peninsula Tourism cancelled the 2026 festival on 11 August 2026. The organisers said that despite their best efforts, they had not been able to secure the level of funding needed to make the event financially viable. This is the second year running. The 2025 edition was called off for the same reason. Organiser Christina Nolan pointed to rising costs and a shortage of private sponsorship, and singled out traffic management as a large fixed cost the festival has to cover before anything else happens. She argued that events like this one need certainty and continuity of funding rather than a scramble each year. Mornington Peninsula Shire said it has sponsored the festival every year since 2022, and that the organisers chose not to proceed because of rising costs and the shortage of private sponsorship. The figures each side put forward are in the Mornington Peninsula News report linked above. The organisers said they will continue to review opportunities for the future and will provide further updates as they become available. They have not committed to 2027. Treat any third-Sunday-in-October date you see elsewhere as a projection from the old pattern, not a confirmed event. Main Street itself is unaffected. The shops, the galleries and the walk down to the pier are unchanged. Hosted at Main Street Mornington Main Street , Mornington VIC - Visit venue website → - [Get directions →]() At a glance **When** 18 October 2026 **Time** 11:00 to 17:00 **Recurrence** Annual · Annual (3rd Sunday October) when it runs. Cancelled in 2025 and 2026. **Price** Free **Where** [Mornington]() **Weather** Weather flexible Booking and calendar links are withdrawn while this event is cancelled. Filed under - Free - Walk-In Keep planning ## More from What's On [All events -\>]() Markets Weekly – every Thursday year-round ### [Hastings Thursday Street Market]() [Hastings]() Weekly outdoor street market on High Street Hastings every Thursday. [Plan this →]() Festivals Annual, November ### [Peninsula VineHop Festival 2026]() A one-day craft drinks festival across seven Mornington Peninsula venues on Saturday 21 November 2026, with tastings, food and live music. [Plan this →]() Markets Monthly – 4th Saturday of every month ### [Tootgarook Primary School Market]() Fourth-Saturday fundraising market at Tootgarook Primary School, with produce, plants, crafts and second-hand stalls. [Plan this →]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## 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]()