Melbourne's Best Wintry Events That Will Get You Out of the House Even When It's Freezing

Ditch your doona to do a spot of ice skating, peruse stalls at a European-style night market and lock yourself into a cosy fondue-filled 'igloo'.
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Published on May 20, 2019
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    Mulled Wine and Hot Cheese Party 2023

    Sat, 3 Jun, 2023

    Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote

    Welcome to Thornbury's ever-popular food festival serves up a winning combination guaranteed to warm your cockles.

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    Mulled Wine and Hot Cheese Party 2022

    Sat, 28 May, 2022

    Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote

    Welcome to Thornbury's ever-popular food festival serves up a winning combination guaranteed to warm your cockles.

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    Madame Brussels Lane European Night Market 2019

    Multiple single dates

    Madame Brussels Lane, Melbourne

    Embrace winter with fried cheese, pierogi, gluten-free cannoli and mugs of warm mulled wine.

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    Winter Wonderlights at Sovereign Hill

    Sat, 29 Jun - Sun, 21 Jul 2019

    Sovereign Hill, Golden Point

    Road trip to Ballarat for European night markets, large-scale light projections and 15-kilometres of fairy lights.

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    Winter Wine Fest

    Sat, 8 Jun, 2019

    Red Hill Recreation Reserve, Red Hill

    A one-stop wine hotspot showcasing the Mornington Peninsula's best winemakers.

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    High Cheese 2019

    Fri, 24 May - Tue, 31 Dec 2019

    The Westin Melbourne, Melbourne

    Swap cucumber sandwiches for gooey camembert this winter.

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    Port Fairy Winter Weekends 2019

    Fri, 7 Jun - Sun, 21 Jul 2019

    Port Fairy

    Port Fairy is turning it on with live jazz, dachshund races and winter solstice swims.

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    Lulie & Rita's Sunday Pizza Party

    Multiple single dates

    Lulie Tavern, Abbotsford

    Bottomless booze and all-you-can eat pizza to wrap up your weekend

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    Low Light Festival 2019

    Fri, 3 May - Sun, 30 Jun 2019

    Various locations in Queensclifff, Queenscliff

    The eight-weekend celebration will bring the seaside town to life with film screenings, gigs, workshops and walks.

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    Whisky, Wine & Fire

    Thu, 18 Jul - Sun, 21 Jul 2019

    Caulfield Racecourse, Caulfield East

    Sip whisky cocktails — and mugs of hot wine — as you explore many sculptures made from fire.

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    Queen Victoria Winter Night Market 2019

    Multiple single dates

    Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne

    Melbourne's cosy outdoor situation of fondue, hot cider and lots of snow.

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    The Provincial Hotel's Winter Rooftop 2019

    Sat, 1 Jun - Sun, 2 Jun 2019

    The Provincial Hotel, Fitzroy

    Embrace winter with a Deep South-style brunch on a Fitzroy rooftop.

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    Mulled Wine and Hot Cheese Party

    Sat, 1 Jun, 2019

    Welcome to Thornbury, Northcote

    A combination guaranteed to warm your cockles.

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    Winter Igloo Garden 2019

    Thu, 2 May - Sun, 1 Sep 2019

    Auburn Hotel, Hawthorn East

    Escape the winter chill inside a cosy igloo with cocktails and chocolate fondue.

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    The Winter Village

    Fri, 3 May - Sun, 29 Sep 2019

    Federation Square, Melbourne

    A European-style winter village with an ice rink, private igloos and fried cheese.

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    WinterWild 2019

    Multiple single dates

    Apollo Bay Foreshore, Apollo Bay

    Victoria's after-dark arts festival returns to the coastal town of Apollo Bay for two weekends in August.

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    White Night Reimagined 2019

    Thu, 22 Aug - Sat, 24 Aug 2019

    Various locations across Melbourne, Melbourne

    This year, Melbourne's after-dark arts extravaganza is part of a three-day city-wide festival happening in winter.

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