Grampians Grape Escape crowd
Photograph: Anthony Evans
Photograph: Anthony Evans

The best autumn festivals in Melbourne and Victoria

Take in the autumnal foliage and celebrate the harvest season with homegrown booze and produce

Adena Maier
Contributor: Leah Glynn
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Autumn is possibly the most gorgeous time in Victoria, with the region turning into a kaleidoscope of red, orange and yellow foliage. And best of all, the rolling farmlands covered in grapevines, hops and autumnal produce are all ripe for the picking. It's harvest season, and the best way to celebrate is at one of Victoria's many autumn festivals, with a glass of homegrown booze in hand.

We've rounded up the best autumn festivals to partake in this season, so have a scroll, layer your flannels and get a move on.

Keen to get the best view of the changing leaves? Here are our picks of the best places to see autumn foliage in Victoria.

Victoria's best autumn festivals

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  • Melbourne
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You don't have to wait until spring to enjoy the delights of frolicking through a field of flowers, because autumn will bring the arrival of the KaBloom Festival of Flowers. Head to Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges for a festival that combines fields of flowers with spectacular circus art, from the Tesselaar team who also bring us the beloved annual Dutch tulip festival

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  • Grampians

Nestled in the foothills of surrounding mountain ranges, the Grampians Grape Escape is taking over the beloved regional town of Halls Gap with a weekend-long program of world-class wines, gourmet food, arts and live music. After the region was devastated by severe bushfires over summer, this event is the perfect way to support the local community and its small businesses to recover with a much-needed economic boost. 

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If you happen to love live tunes, wine and rollicking mystery musical bus tours, then we have just the Anzac Day long weekend plans for you: Heathcote's Stars and Bars event. This two-day party is a hybrid of a country music festival, food and wine festival and regional bus tour and heck yeah, it promises to rock your socks off.

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  • Brunswick East

Flowers can brighten up any day, but what can make it even brighter is the simple pleasure of getting to pick them yourself. Beloved community garden CERES is spreading this blooming joy throughout the warmer months, welcoming visitors every weekend to come and harvest a fresh bunch. On Friday and Saturday mornings from 9.30am, head to the Coburg site for the Festival of Flowers, where you can pick your own blooms at Joe's Market Garden.

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