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Geelong is home to over 1,000 events every year offering a fantastic and diverse events calendar from cultural festivals, sporting events, markets to wine festivals and car displays, what ever your interest.

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Bellarine Arts Centre - Season 2026

Bellarine Arts Centre

Season 2026 now selling!
Melbourne Victory and Thể Công Viettel emblems with details of match on Wednesday 25 November at Kardinia Park

AFC Champions League Two

25 November 6:45pm
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Bowls Premier League

9 - 13 November
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Christmas opening night

21 November 6:30pm
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Ocean Grove Christmas Carols in the Park
Sunday 13 December from 6:30pm
Ocean Grove Park
18 Dec
Christmas on the Bellarine
Friday 18 December 2026 from 6:00pm
Bellarine Arts Centre
18 Dec
Portarlington Community Carols 2026

Friday 18 December from 7:00pm

WG Little Reserve, Portarlington
04 Jan
Festival of Glass Treasure Hunt

4 January - 28 February 2027

Drysdale Community Hub
14 Jan
Museum of Modern (f)Art - school holiday openings

14 - 22 January

Museum of Modern (f)Art, basement of Barwon Water headquarters
23 Jan
Australia Day 2027 Portarlington family fun

Saturday 23 January from 9:30am

Portarlington Rotunda
23 Jan
Australia Day 2027 junior sports clinic

Saturday 23 January from 2:00pm

Pier Street Reserve (behind cafe)
Australia Day Breakfast - Lara

Tuesday 26 January

Lara Sporting Club Oval 1
26 Jan
Australia Day 2027 Portarlington celebration

Tuesday 26 January from 12:00pm

Portarlington Rotunda
13 Feb
Flying Brick Bellarine Sunset Run

Saturday 13 February 2027 from 4:30am

Bellarine Bayside Foreshore Coastal Trail
28 Feb
Festival of Glass EXPO

Sunday 28 February from 10:00am

Drysdale Community Hub
07 Mar
Bellarine Agricultural Show

Sunday 7 March from 9:00am

Portarlington Recreation Reserve

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Aerial view of Floating Christmas Tree at Geelong Waterfront in 2021

A new Christmas centrepiece for central Geelong

30 October 2026

The City is planning the next chapter of Christmas in central Geelong, with a new festive centrepiece set to take pride of place from 2028.
Mayor Stretch Kontelj OAM and Denis Walter OAM

Celebrating 30 years of carols, and enter Flick the Switch competition

27 October 2026

Two Christmas icons will come together again on Saturday 21 November 2026.
Craig Williams, Ali Wastie and Webstar Swim School mascot riding exercise bikes

City supports local health and wellbeing through Run4Geelong partnership

26 October 2026

We’re bringing fitness, family fun and healthy living to the City of Greater Geelong Run4Geelong presented by Barwon Health Foundation, with a range of activities for the community to enjoy on Sunday 8 November 2026.
Five people standing in front of Deakin signage, some are wearing traditional cultural dress.

Festival of lights returns to Geelong

26 October 2026

Deakin University’s Waurn Ponds campus will transform into a sea of light and colour on Friday 6 November from 6-9pm in celebration of Diwali.

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