Melbourne’s eastern suburbs will host a range of events, from an Asian harvest celebration to a country fun fair.
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Victorian Hot Rod Association’s Hot Rod and Street Machine Festival
Image Credit: Victorian Hot Rod Association
The 57th annual event will exhibit a range of hot rods and custom cars, plus trade and market stalls, food trucks and a fireworks display on Saturday night.
When: Saturday September 12, 10am-8pm, Sunday September 13, 10am-5pm
Where: Event Central at Caribbean Park, 1280 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby
Cost: $30
Melbourne Moon Festival
Image Credit: Melbourne Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce
Celebrating its 34th year and hosted by the Melbourne Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, the annual Melbourne Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival includes traditional lion dances, live performances and food stalls serving Asian and Taiwanese street eats.
When: Saturday September 12, 10am-6pm
Where: Box Hill Town Hall, 1022 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill
Cost: Free
Schwerkolt Cottage Heritage Family Day
Hosted by the Whitehorse Historical Society, the annual Heritage Family Day at Schwerkolt Cottage has live demonstrations of heritage trades and crafts including woodturning, blacksmithing, basket making, lapidary, spinning and weaving, lacemaking and Chinese brush painting.
When: Sunday September 13, 11am-4pm
Where: Schwerkolt Cottage and Museum Complex, 2-10 Deep Creek Road, Mitcham
Cost: Free
Tesselaar Tulip Festival
Image Credit: Chris Phutully
The Tesselaar Flower Farm in Silvan hosts this annual event, which includes traditional Dutch entertainment and a tractor ride around the site.
When: Saturday September 12 to Sunday October 11
Where: 357 Monbulk Road, Silvan
Cost: $39.50 adults, children three to 16 free
Mont Albert Village’s Moon Festival Celebration
Includes dancing parades, clay mooncake workshop and locally made fresh moon cakes.
When: Saturday 19 September, 11am-1pm
Where: 18 Hamilton Street, Mont Albert
Cost: Free
Melbourne Country Show
Monster truck demonstrations, bull riding, firework displays and animal exhibits.
When: Friday September 25 to Sunday October 4, midday to 9pm
Where: Event Central at Caribbean Park, 1280 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby
Cost: $10 entry and $10 car parking
Victorian State Ballet - Giselle
Victorian State Ballet is performing the 19th century Romantic ballet of Giselle with a mix of classical and contemporary choreography.
The piece tells the story of a peasant girl and a secret nobleman who fall in love.
When: Friday August 21 and Saturday August 22, 7.30-9.30pm; Saturday August, 2-4pm and 7.30-9.30pm and Sunday August, 2-4pm
Where: Karralyka Centre, 22A Mines Road, Ringwood East
Cost: $65
Museum After Dark: Creatures of the Night
As part of the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale, this adult-only event will include dance beats from Triple R Noongar sister duo Bumpy and Emmy, puppetry workshops from Trash Puppets, exhibitions and the Gondwana virtual reality experience showcasing what the next 100 years may look like for the Daintree Rainforest.
When: Friday August 28, 6-9pm
Where: Yarra Ranges Regional Museum, 35-37 Castella Street, Lilydale
Cost: $30
Emma Krause - Spanx and the City
Comedian Emma Krause is bringing her tales from being a teacher and a mother to the stage.
When: Saturday August 29, 8-9pm
Where: York on Lilydale, 138 York Road, Mount Evelyn
Cost: $45
Dane Simpson: Always Was, Always Will Be … Funny
Hailing from Wagga Wagga, Simpson has appeared on the silver screen in the Australian films The Merger and Residence.
The show will pay tribute to his family’s Gamilaraay heritage and feature tales of his parents and grandparents’ love of laughter.
When: Friday August 21, 8-9.10pm (Nunawading) and Saturday August 22, 7-8.10pm (Upwey)
Where: The Round, 379-399 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading and Burrinja Cultural Centre, 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey
Cost: $32 (Nunawading) and $40 (Upwey)
More Info Here: Nunawading and Upwey
Treasure Island
A contemporary take on the novel from Robert Louis Stevenson by playwright Ken Ludwig, the tale follows Jim Hawkins as he embarks on a dangerous quest and comes up against the legendary one-legged pirate Long John Silver.
When: Thursday August 6 to Saturday August 29, every day excluding Mondays and Tuesdays, 2pm Sundays and 8pm other days
Where: The 1812 Theatre, The Lowe Auditorium, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
Cost: $29
Waverley Garden and Floral Art Festival
This annual event will feature floral art, garden and bonsai displays, plants and produce for sale, free gardening advice and guest speakers.
When: Saturday August 29, 1-5pm
Where: Mount Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley
Cost: $5 adults, children free