Port Phillip Mussel & Jazz Festival 2017

Overview

Love mussels? Well, you're in luck, because March 11 and 12 sees the Port Phillip Mussel Festival return to South Melbourne Market. Feast on locally-sourced seafood with friends and family at this laidback, two-day seafood street party.

Now in its fourth year, the free celebration of the tasty sea creatures and local culture has developed a cult-like following. Top restaurants will be flexing their muscles throughout the weekend, including market eateries Claypots, Köy, Paco Y Lola and Simply Spanish. They'll all be dishing up mussels every which way, be it fried, in a Thai red curry or straight-up.

Dance away the early autumn afternoon — and your belly full of mussels — with the perfect mix of high quality, local wine, beer and cider, and a stellar line-up of Melbourne's best jazz bands.