Weekend Warriors – Location Suggestions
Please note that this list of events and places are suggestions only and provided to for those who may wish to organise a group.
Any member of the club can lead a Weekend Warriors group.
To organise a group, go to the event calendar and add your event. Once approved it will be added to the club calendar.
All Year Bi-Annual January February March April May June July August September October November December
All Year
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | ArtVo | Harbour Town, Docklands | 10:00am – 6:00pm | Entry | 3D Immersive Gallery | |
| 2 | Toolangi Sculpture Trail | Toolangi Forest | ||||
| 3 | Victorian historic racing register | Various | various | Entry | ||
| 4 | RACV Calendar of Events | https://www.racv.com.au/travel- leisure/events.html | Select each month from the list to display events | |||
5 | Werribee mansion | |||||
6 | Melbourne Zoo | |||||
| 7 | Australian National Aviation Museum | Moorabbin Airport, Moorabbin | Entry | |||
| 8 | Elisabeth Murdoch Arboretum | Langwarrin | Free | http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Things_To_D o/Parks_and_Reserves/Langwarrin/Elisabeth_ Murdoch_Arboretum | ||
| 9 | The Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society | Mt Martha | 1st Friday each Month | September Special Event |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Mornington Peninsula Hinterland Scarecrow Festival | Various | 2018 | Even years (tbc) | ||
| 2 | Melbourne International Air show | Avalon Airport | February: End March: Start | Entry | Odd Years | |
3 | Tyabb Air show | March | http://www.tyabbairshow.com/ | Even Years |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Blessing of The Seas | Frankston Pier | January 6, 2017 | Free | http://www.greekorthodox.org.au/?page_id= 4181 | Feast Day of the Holy Epiphany |
2 | Tooradin Tractor Pull | Tooradin | TBC | Entry | http://tooradintractorpullers.com.au/ | Truck Show, Tractors |
| 3 | Frankston Water Front Festival | Frankston Pier | TBC | http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Things_To_D o/Events/Major_Events/Frankston_Waterfron t_Festival | ||
| https://www.facebook.com/FrankstonWaterfr ontFestival/ | ||||||
| 4 | Bloody Big Swim | Frankston Life Saving Club | TBC | Free | ||
| 5 | Rip Race Swim | Point Nepean, Queesncliff | Jan – Mar | Free | ||
| 6 | Australia Day Fireworks | Mornington | 26-Jan | Free | http://www.mornpen.vic.gov.au/Whats_On/A ustralia_Day | |
| 7 | Two Bays Trail Run | Dromana, Cape Schank | Free | |||
8 | Festival of Sails | Geelong | Free | http://festivalofsails.com.au/ | ||
9 | Lantasia | Boneo Maze | http://www.lantasia.com.au/ | |||
10 | Two Bays Trail Run | http://twobaystrailrun.com.au | ||||
Port Arlington Mussel Festival | Port Arlington | |||||
Festival of Sails | Geelong Waterfront | http://festivalofsails.com.au |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Holi Festival of Colour | Carrum Downs plus various | Feb-13 | Free | http://www.whatsbest.com.au/holi-festival- melbourne/ | |
2 | Rip Race Swim | Jan – Mar | Free | http://www.riprace.com.au/ | ||
3 | Western Port Festival | Hastings | Free | https://www.westernportfestival.org.au/ | ||
4 | St Kilda Festival | St Kilda | Sunday, 12 | Free | http://stkildafestival.com.au/ | |
5 | Superbike Racing | Phillip Island | 24 – 26 | Free | http://worldsbk.com.au/world-sbk-home | |
| 6 | White Night | Melbourne | Saturday,18. 7:00pm – 7:00am | https://whitenightmelbourne.com.au/ | ||
7 | Valentine’s Day | 14 |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
1 | Twilight Jazz ; Cruden Farm | Langwarrin | Entry | http://www.crudenfarm.com.au/contact/ | Buy tickets from McClelland Gallery | |
2 | Rip Race Swim | Jan – Mar | http://www.riprace.com.au/ | |||
3 | Earth Hour | Free | https://earthhour.org.au/home/ | |||
4 | MS Melbourne Cycle Event | http://www.msmelbournecycle.org.au/ | ||||
5 | Peninsula Picnic | Mornington Race Course | TBC | http://www.peninsulapicnic.com.au/ | ||
6 | Rosebud Kite Festival | Rosebud Foreshore | Free | http://rosebudkitefestival.com.au/ | ||
7 | Blues at The Briars | Mount Martha | TBC | http://bluesatthebriars.com/ | ||
8 | Melbourne International Flower Show | Exhibition Buildings, Carlton | Entry | http://melbflowershow.com.au/ | ||
Ventana Fiesta 2017 | Frankston | Saturday 11th | Free | http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Things_To_D o/Events/Major_Events/Ventana_Fiesta_2017 | ||
Beach Volleyball, Fancy Dress Day | South Melbourne Beach | Sunday, 5th | Free | http://www.vicbeach.com.au/event- information.php?e=342 | ||
Serenade at Sunset | Grantville | Saturday 11 | https://www.serenadeatsunset.com/ | |||
The San Remo Rotary Art and Photographic Show | San Remo | 10 – 13 | http://rotary-phillipisland-sanremo.org.au/art- show/ |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
1 | Mornington Cup Day | Mornington Race Course | http://mrc.racing.com/calendar/#/event-view | |||
2 | OxFam TrailWalk 100Km | Jells Park Wesburn Park | 7 – 9 | https://trailwalker.oxfam.org.au/melbourne/ | ||
3 | Peninsula Picnic | Mornington Race Course | 1 | http://www.peninsulapicnic.com.au | ||
SupaNova | Melbourne Showgrounds | 28 – 30 | http://www.supanova.com.au/ |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Mornington Cup Day | Mornington Race Course | ||||
2 | OxFam TrailWalk |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Sovereign Hill : Christmas in July | Ballarat | June : End July : Start | |||
| 2 | Mansfield Lantern Festival | Mansfield | 27 | |||
3 | Taste of Sorrento | Sorrento | TBC | TBC | http://www.tasteofsorrento.com.au/ |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Melbourne International Film Festival | |||||
| 2 | Open House Melbourne | Various | ||||
| 3 | Melbourne Magical Festival | Melbourne Northcote Town Hall | 3 – 15 | Entry | ||
Sovereign Hill : Christmas in July | Ballarat | June : End July : Start | Sovereign Hill : Christmas in July | |||
| 4 | Melbourne Caberet Festival | Prahran, Melbourne | June : End July : Start | |||
| 5 | Oz ComiCon Melbourne | Exhibition Buildings Melburne | 1 – 2 |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Melbourne Orchard Spectacular | KKC Park, Skye | ||||
| 2 | OSCOV Show – Melbourne Orchid Spectacular | |||||
| 3 | Australian Pinot Noir Challenge | Mornington Peninsula Various | 14 – 15 | http://mpva.com.au/events/detail/Australian %20Pinot%20Noir%20Challenge |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Tesseler Tulip Festival | Silvan | September : Start October : Start | |||
| 2 | Melbourne Fringe Festival | Melbourne, various | ||||
| 3 | Melbourne International Guitar festival | Melbourne University | ||||
| 4 | Mornington Peninsula Hinterland Scarecrow Festival | Mornington Peninsula, various | ||||
| 5 | The Mornington Peninsula Astronomical Society | Mt Martha | 1st Friday each Month | September Special Event |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Dewali / Deepavali : Festival of Lights | Shri Shiva Vishnu Temple Carrum Downs | Free | http://www.hsvshivavishnutemple.org.au/SVT HOMA/Home.aspx : Carrum Downs | ||
2 | Volcano Art Prize | http://volcanoartprize.com/home/ | ||||
3 | Nhill Air Show (TBC) | Nhill | http://www.nhillairshow.com.au/ | |||
| Pets Day Out | Frankston | http://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Things_To_D o/Events/Major_Events/Pets_Day_Out | ||||
| 4 | Yarra Valley Balloon Festival (Cox Plate Race Meeting) | Yarra Valley Race Course | http://www.yarravalleyracing.com.au/yarra- valley-balloon-festival | |||
| 5 | Balnarring Picnic Races | Balnarring | ||||
| 6 | Australian Adventure Festival | East Gippsland | TBC |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
| 1 | Eureka Climb | Eureka Tower, Melbourne | ||||
| 2 | Frankston Festival of Lights | Frankston | Free | |||
3 | Remembrance | Various | 11.11 | Free | ||
4 | Festival of Wheels | Moorabbin Airport | ||||
| 5 | Castlemaine Rotary Annual Truck and Music Show | Castlemaine | http:://truck.rotarycastlemaine.org.au |
What | Where | When | Cost | Web | Comments | |
1 | FPC Christmas Party | |||||
| 2 | Christmas Lights | Various | December : Start December : End | Photgraphing Christmas Lights https://open.abc.net. au/explore/61181, last accessed 26 January, 2017 |