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Apollo Bay Art Show
Fri Apr 3rd - Sun Apr 12th
Apollo Bay
Apollo Bay Farmers’ and Makers’ Market
Sun Dec 17th - Sun Jun 21st
Apollo Bay
Camperdown Rotary Market
Sun Feb 4th - Sun Oct 4th
Camperdown
Kawarren Market
Sun Dec 24th - Sun Jun 28th
Kawarren
Storytime for preschoolers at Wildlife Wonders
Thu Dec 12th - Thu Dec 10th
Apollo Bay
Terang Market
Sat Feb 1st - Sat May 2nd
Terang
Timboon parkrun
Sat Nov 1st - Sat Nov 28th
Timboon
Port Fairy Community Market
Sat Jan 18th - Sat Jan 31st
Port Fairy
Port Fairy Farmers Market
Sat Feb 1st - Sat Dec 26th
Port Fairy
Koroit Community Produce and Plant Swap
Sat Feb 1st - Sat Dec 12th
Koroit
Red Rock Film Society Movie Screening
Wed Jun 18th - Wed Jun 17th
Cororooke
Coragulac House Open Day
Sun Apr 20th - Mon Jan 26th
Coragulac
Warrnambool May Racing Carnival
Tue May 5th - Thu May 7th
Warrnambool
Run Forrest Trail Run
Sat Jun 6th
Forrest
The Australian Eagles Show – 50 Years of Hotel California – Warrnambool
Fri Feb 20th
Warrnambool
Seventh Wonder performs Fleetwood Mac – Warrnambool
Fri Apr 10th
Warrnambool
Surf Coast Trail Marathon
Sat Jun 20th
Torquay
Timboon Makers and Farmers Market
Sun Jan 11th - Sat Apr 4th
Timboon
Geelong Cross Country Anglesea Eight Kilometre Footrace
Sun Aug 23rd
Anglesea
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Fri Mar 6th - Mon Mar 9th
Port Fairy
Tom Curtain in Alvie
Fri Mar 27th
Alvie
70th Australian Association of Live Steamers Convention
Thu Apr 2nd - Mon Apr 6th
Cobden
Great Ocean Road Running Festival
Sat May 16th - Sun May 17th
Apollo Bay
Port Fairy Marathon and Community Running Festival
Sun Feb 22nd
Port Fairy
Marty Sheargold The Red Card Tour Warrnambool
Thu Feb 5th - Sat Feb 7th
Warrnambool
The Otway Odyssey and Great Otway Gravel Grind
Sat Feb 28th - Sun Mar 1st
Forrest
Collaborating with the environment – Printmaking workshop
Sat Feb 28th - Sun Mar 1st
Port Fairy
Introduction to Acrylic Painting with Judy Rauert
Wed Feb 25th - Wed Mar 11th
Port Fairy
The Divinyls Story – It’s a Fine Line Live Music at the Brewhouse
Sat Jan 24th
Apollo Bay
Coastal Quest Surf Coast Adventure Race
Fri May 1st - Sun May 3rd
Anglesea
Kids and Teens Holiday Surf Program in Port Fairy
Sat Dec 27th - Mon Jan 26th
Port Fairy
Warrnambool Yoga Festival
Sat Jun 13th - Sun Jun 14th
Warrnambool
Introduction to Indigo with Cathy Moon
Sat Mar 21st - Sun Mar 22nd
Port Fairy
The Regional
Sat Nov 15th - Sun Mar 15th
WARRNAMBOOL
Kitty Flanagan – Glad Game – Warrnambool
Sat Mar 14th - Sun Mar 15th
Warrnambool
Ozact’s The Tempest in Camperdown
Sat Mar 28th - Sun Mar 29th
Camperdown
Buttered Loaf Live Music at the Brewhouse
Sat Feb 7th
Apollo Bay
Junior Chocolatier Classes at the Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery
Sun Nov 9th - Sat Feb 28th
Bellbrae
Port Fairy Annual Show
Sat Nov 7th
Port Fairy
Taste and Create Rocky Road Workshops
Sat Nov 15th - Sun Mar 15th
Bellbrae
Live On The Lawn
Sat Feb 7th
Dixie
Skipton Market
Sat Dec 13th - Sat Apr 11th
Skipton
Sunday Live
Sun Oct 26th - Sun Mar 29th
Dixie
The Dixie Social Club
Fri Nov 7th - Fri Mar 6th
Dixie
Derrinallum Sunday Country Market
Sun Nov 23rd - Sun Mar 22nd
Derrinallum
Koroit Irish Festival
Fri May 1st - Sun May 3rd
Koroit
Koroit Truck Show
Sat Jan 24th
Koroit
Port Fairy Annual Show
Sat Nov 7th
Port Fairy
Port Fairy Jazz Festival
Fri Feb 13th - Sun Feb 15th
Port Fairy
Port Fairy Spring Music Festival
Fri Oct 9th - Sun Oct 11th
Port Fairy
Tracks Music festival
Sat Mar 14th
Timboon
International Back-to-Back Wool Challenge
Sat Mar 21st
Warncoort
Aireys Inlet Summer Markets
Sun Dec 28th - Sun Feb 8th
Aireys Inlet
Drawing: developing observational and perceptual drawing skills with Sally Forrest
Sat Feb 14th
Port Fairy
Introduction To Lino Cut with Britt Gow
Sat Mar 28th - Sun Mar 29th
Port Fairy
Paper Making with Vicki Reynolds
Sat Feb 21st
Port Fairy
Premier Speedway
Sat Dec 13th - Sun Apr 5th
Allansford
Surf Coast Classic – Men’s
Thu Jan 29th
Lorne
Surf Coast Classic – Women’s
Wed Jan 28th
Lorne
The Appreciation of Naturals with Gaye Nieuwenhof
Sat May 2nd - Sun May 3rd
Port Fairy
Warrnambool’s Summer Family Carnival
Fri Dec 26th - Mon Jan 26th
Warrnambool
Grounded Festival 2026
Wed Apr 22nd - Thu Apr 23rd
Deans Marsh
Lighthouse Classic 2026
Thu Jan 1st - Sat Jan 31st
Aireys Inlet
ProVelo Super League: Lochard Energy Women’s Warrnambool Cycling Classic
Sun Feb 15th
Colac
ProVelo Super League: Powercor Melbourne to Warrnambool Men’s Cycling Classic
Sat Feb 14th
Warrnambool
Brett Blake – Little Turd – Warrnambool
Sat Feb 28th
Warrnambool
Rotary Hole In One
Fri Dec 26th - Sun Jan 25th
Warrnambool
Hamilton Campdraft
Sat Feb 28th - Sun Mar 1st
Gazette
Summer Haven – Community Exhibition
Thu Dec 18th - Sun Jan 25th
Port Fairy
Brett Blake: Little Turd
Sat Feb 28th
Warrnambool
Kirsty Webeck: Lost for Words
Sat Feb 21st
Warrnambool
Luke Heggie: I Won’t say It Again
Fri Jun 19th
Warrnambool
Tom Ballard: Be Funny Challenge
Sat Mar 14th
Warrnambool
Festival of Small Halls 2026 Autumn Tour: Cobden
Thu Mar 5th
Cobden
Festival of Small Halls 2026 Autumn Tour: Port Fairy Folk Festival
Fri Mar 6th - Mon Mar 9th
Port Fairy
Kids Holiday Surf Program and SurfGroms – Warrnambool
Sat Dec 27th - Mon Jan 26th
Warrnambool
SurfGroms – Kids Learn to Surf, Port Fairy
Sat Dec 27th - Mon Jan 26th
Port Fairy
Beechy String Band Live Music at the Brewhouse
Fri Jan 16th - Fri Feb 6th
Apollo Bay
Cosmic Psychos – I Really Like Beer Tour
Thu Jan 29th - Fri Jan 30th
Warrnambool
Mt Pleasant Live Music at the Brewhouse
Sat Mar 7th
Apollo Bay
Robbie Burns Evening
Sat Jan 24th
Koroit
Wetlands Environmental Taskforce – Australia Day Picnic
Mon Jan 26th
Connewarre
360 x PEZ – BacknForth Tour
Fri Apr 10th
Warrnambool
Courthouse Camperdown Art Gallery Exhibitions
Fri Jan 2nd - Sat Jan 31st
Camperdown
Afterglow Night Trail Run
Sat Dec 5th
Torquay
Coragulac House Devonshire Tea
Sun Feb 1st - Sun Dec 6th
Coragulac
Earth Emotions – Music and Philosophy for Nature
Sun Feb 1st
Lorne
Great Ocean Trail Ultra
Sat Oct 24th
Apollo Bay
Ocean Alley Love Balloon Aus Tour
Sun Mar 8th
Torquay
Live Music at the Brewhouse
Sat Feb 14th - Sat Feb 28th
Apollo Bay
Warrnambool Record Fair
Sat Feb 14th
Warrnambool
Chocolate Discovery Class at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery
Sat Mar 21st
Bellbrae
High Tea at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery
Sat Feb 7th - Thu Apr 2nd
Bellbrae
Ice Cream Festival at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie
Wed Feb 11th - Sun Feb 22nd
Bellbrae
A Celebration of Seafood
Sat Feb 7th
Apollo Bay
Luke Kidgell: Good Intentions – Warrnambool
Fri Jun 19th
Warrnambool
Warrnambool Parkrun
Sat Apr 27th - Sat Dec 4th
Warrnambool
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